Chapter 2 Leaving the Scott Family

Victoria thought to herself, 'Is Ella really that two-faced? How can someone be so fake?'

Ella was acting like Victoria was some ungrateful brat who didn't appreciate the Scott family's eighteen years of care.

If it were the old Victoria, she would've been touched by Ella's words, thinking Ella was willing to accept her without making her leave Joan and Brian.

But the reborn Victoria already knew Ella's true nature.

Sure, she owed the Scott family for raising her, but that didn't mean she had to stick around.

Leaving the Scott family was the only way she could truly spread her wings and succeed!

Victoria pulled her hand away, trying to hide her disgust, and wiped it on the blanket. "Mom, Dad, now that your real daughter Ella is back, I need to find my biological parents. I'm sure they miss me too."

"Biological parents?" Joan and Brian thought about how heartbroken they were when they found out their real daughter was out there alone.

They couldn't stop Victoria from finding her real parents, even though they were reluctant to let her go after raising her for so many years.

Victoria had always been so obedient, sensible, and hardworking. They had hoped she'd marry well and bring good fortune to the Scott family.

Looking at the timid Ella beside them, they felt sorry for her too.

Ella wasn't bad either. She was their real daughter, and they liked her in every way.

Even though Ella hadn't had the same resources growing up and wasn't as exceptional as Victoria, now that she was back, everything would be fine.

Victoria nodded. "Yeah, they're my real parents. I can't just ignore them because they're not well-off."

Brian nodded. "That's right. You're so filial, that's good."

Ella was confused. 'What's going on? Why is this different from my previous life? No, I can't let Victoria leave. How will I get my revenge if this bitch leaves?'

"Victoria, you can't go! The Baker family lives in the countryside. When it rains, the house leaks, and there are cockroaches and rats everywhere."

Hearing this, Joan hugged Ella with teary eyes. "Ella, you've suffered so much. Your father and I will make it up to you!"

Ella said, "Mom, I'm fine. Please convince Victoria not to suffer the same hardships."

Joan said, "That's right, Victoria. You've been pampered. How can you live in the countryside!"

Victoria was stunned. The countryside? She had lived there in her previous life.

After being ostracized by Ella and kicked out of the Scott family, with her career ruined, the countryside was better than living under a bridge.

"Don't worry. I can handle it. Even if it's the countryside, it's still my home. Is Ella coming back because she looks down on poverty?"

"No, I'm not!" Ella denied it. "Mom, Dad, believe me, I'm not like that!"

"Of course, we believe you, Ella."

Seeing that Brian and Joan didn't doubt her, Ella continued to persuade. "Victoria, I didn't want to say this, after all, the Baker family raised me for eighteen years, and I owe them. But..."

She covered her face and cried.

Joan asked nervously, "Ella, what's wrong?"

Ella said, "It's nothing, and it's all in the past. But Victoria, you mustn't go back to the Baker family! They wanted to sell me for money to buy a house for their son."

Joan was stunned. "What? How could they do that to you!"

"Yes, that's why I escaped to Silvervale to work, and that's how I met Mom at the café." Ella buried herself in Joan's arms, looking deeply emotional.

In this life, Ella had made sure to show up in front of Joan herself.

Unlike her previous life, where the Scott family found her after she went to some regular college, she always felt second to Victoria!

Ella and Joan looked so much alike. When she got bullied for spilling a customer's coffee at the café, Joan saw her and stepped in to help.

By chance, Joan found out Ella was her real daughter, probably due to a mix-up at the hospital.

"I need to have a word with the Baker family. Those uncivilized, lowly country people! The Scott family won't let them get away with this!" Brian was fuming. How dare they mistreat Ella!

"Dad, don't. They did raise me, after all. Let's just not see them again." Ella didn't want Brian to confront the Baker family. She had made it all up. What if her lies got exposed?

"Ella, you're too kind." Joan sighed, stroking Ella's hair.

"Victoria, I'm afraid if you go back, you'll be…" Ella hinted.

Victoria stayed calm. Ella couldn't stand to see her doing well, that much was clear from her previous life.

So, was the Baker family really as bad as she said?

Probably not. If they had treated her poorly, how could she have grown up so delicate, without a single callus on her hands?

It seemed that even though the Baker family was poor, they had pampered Ella. Ella just couldn't appreciate the love in their humble environment.

"No matter how poor the Baker family is, they are still my blood relatives. I still want to go back. Besides, I'm eighteen now, an adult. If the family isn't doing well, I can work to support myself. You don't need to worry about me."

Seeing that Victoria was determined to leave, Brian and Joan couldn't stop her.

"Alright, you can go. But Victoria, remember, if you have any difficulties, you can always come back to the Scott family." Joan's eyes were filled with tears.

Victoria had always been a good girl, and Joan felt for her, but she couldn't overlook Ella.

Victoria said, "Thank you, Mrs. Scott."

"Victoria, why are you being so distant?" Joan's eyes moved between Ella and Victoria, and she sighed.

Victoria had changed her address. Maybe Brian and Joan still had some affection for her now.

But with Ella around, if she stayed, they would soon side with Ella, suspecting that everything she did had ulterior motives and that she harbored malice and a desire for revenge against Ella.

Victoria might as well leave early, giving them a dignified farewell.

Ella had no choice but to give the Baker family's address.

It was in Embercrest, a small city near Silvervale.

Victoria felt a bit relieved after getting the Baker family's address and headed straight to Embercrest after being discharged from the hospital.

She left the Scott Villa with nothing but a few simple changes of clothes and the $100,000 scholarship she received upon being accepted to Nexus College.

As for Ella, watching Victoria leave without a backward glance left her feeling panicked.

At first, in the hospital, she thought Victoria might be playing hard to get, trying to make Brian and Joan feel sorry for her.

But she didn't expect Victoria to leave without taking any luggage, alone. She was shocked; this was different from her previous life!

Then Ella thought, 'That bitch Victoria, having grown up in luxury with the Scott family, can she endure hardship?'

She might talk big, and she probably couldn't stand the hardship for long and would come back crying!

By then, Brian and Joan would see Victoria's true colors, her disdain for poverty. How could Victoria compete with her then?

Thinking of this, Ella smiled smugly. 'Just wait and see.'