Mistakenly Regarded As A Love Rival By Stepmother

She even thought this piano was a token of love between my dad and me.

A wealthy wife in the livestream asked, "Ladies, does anyone know about pianos? Is this one very expensive? Otherwise, why would this whore care so much?"

Soon, someone responded, saying the piano was old and not worth much.

But Mariyah didn't believe it. Holding a baseball bat, she threatened me, "Fiona, don't try to fool me. This piano must be an antique, right?"

Forced to concede, I told her the truth, "It's not worth much. It's my mother's piano and means a lot to me. If you want to vent your anger, go smash that vase over there instead. That vase is an antique worth fifty million dollars."

"How could that be? Still not telling the truth, right?"

With a mocking expression, Mariyah swung the baseball bat threateningly.

"Stop it!"

My heart was in my throat. I tried to force a pleading expression and spoke in a softer tone.

"Mariyah, I've told you that I'm Jaime's daughter. This piano was a gift from Jaime to my mother and is very important to me.

"If you want to vent your anger, go ahead, but don't destroy it!"

When my mom was young, she was a talented pianist, but back then my dad was poor and couldn't afford it.

After my mom helped him build his fortune from scratch, he bought this piano for her with the first money he earned.

I grew up listening to my mom play and learned to play the piano from her.

This piano held immense sentimental value for our entire family.

It was irreplaceable, no matter the cost.

Whenever my dad and I missed my mom, we would come and play the piano keys.

To save it, I was willing to beg Mariyah.

But my pleas and honesty only made Mariyah see it as a joke.

"You're hilarious. Jaime has no daughter. He only has a son abroad. Think about it before lying!"

I was speechless.

My mom passed away early, and although I was mischievous as a child, my dad never stifled my nature, even when I got a buzz cut.

So, years ago, there were media reports about Jaime's son.

Later, I came back from abroad a few years ago, joining the company without telling anyone.

Before I could explain, Mariyah had already raised the bat and struck.

With a loud noise, the old, fragile wooden piano was smashed to pieces by Mariyah.

The piano keys buzzed, and my heart shattered along with it.

"Stop!"

Tears streamed down my face instantly. The tender memory of my mom sitting at the piano during my childhood seemed to vanish with Mariyah's destruction.

Seeing my grief, Mariyah was especially pleased. She held her phone up to my face.

"Ladies, it seems this mission to get rid of the whore was very successful. She's heartbroken.

"This is a lesson to others, so no one dares to be a whore in the future."

I looked at Mariyah, my eyes filled with hatred. "Mariyah, I will make you pay for this!"

"Oh, I'm so scared!

"I'm going to be the future richest wife. What can you do to me?"

Mariyah smugly patted my face. "You were seducing men with your pretty face, weren't you?"

I didn't respond, only staring coldly at her.

Seeing my lack of reaction, she came up with another idea.

"You cheap bitch, let's see if you can seduce men in the future!"

With that, she brought over a bowl of meat soup and poured it all over me.

I didn't know what she mixed into the soup, but I saw the guard dogs nearby going wild, drooling and baring their teeth.

She then signaled for the dogs to be let loose.

Several black dogs lunged at me. I desperately tried to dodge, but the ropes held me back.

At first, the vicious dogs only licked my legs, but then they began to fight and tear at them.

I endured the excruciating pain, tears streaming down my face, my body covered in wounds.

Finally, Mariyah tore my clothes to shreds and said.

"Fiona, now you're just trash. Remember this, never dream of seducing my man!"

The others watched my miserable state, praising the dogs and mocking me.

At that moment, the police suddenly burst in.

"Everyone freeze! We received a report about illegal kidnapping and intentional harm here."

I lay on the ground, crying out in pain.

"Sir, I want to report that Mariyah and these people are involved in illegal kidnapping, defamation, intentional harm, and property destruction…

"I refuse any mediation. I want them to face the full force of the law!"