Chapter 1 Five years ago , Amelia Ackrea got into a car accident while trying to protect her family . She ended up in a coma . Five years later , when she finally woke up , everything around her had changed . Her parents and brother had taken in an adopted daughter named Emily Ackrea They doted on Emily , and even Kyler Gibson , Amelia's childhood sweetheart and fiancé , seemed to treat Emily differently . They said they adopted Emily because they missed Amelia so much . But Amelia couldn't bear it and insisted they send Emily away . Unexpectedly , on the way to send Emily away , a car accident occurred- killing Amelia's parents and Emily on the spot . From then on , her brother Matthew Ackrea and Kyler turned their love for Amelia into hatred . They believed that if she hadn't pushed to send Emily away , none of them would've died , They tormented and retaliated against her , and she silently bore it , willing to atone for her sins . Three years later , after enduring unbearable suffering , Amelia was a shadow of her former self . Then she was diagnosed with terminal cancer . The doctor told her she had no more than a month to live . But as she walked past a hotel in a daze , she saw her " dead " parents , her Chapter 1 brother , and Kyler sitting around a table , celebrating Emily's birthday . Emily was wearing a crown and smiling like a real princess . Amelia just stood there at the door , completely shocked , like she'd been hit by lightning . Before she could even react , she heard Kyler ask Matthew , " Lia's already learned her lesson . How much longer do we have to keep pretending ? " Matthew replied with a smile , " Let's tell her the truth on her birthday next month . Let her feel a bit more pain and really understand her mistake , so she'll never even think about pushing Emmy away again . " . Her mother , Melanie Ackrea , sighed , " Yeah , she's too stubborn . If we don't make her go through some hardship , she'll never learn to accept . Emmy . " Her father , Hayden Ackrea , nodded . " After we pretended to die this time . she definitely won't dare to go after Emmy anymore . " At that moment , she stood outside the door , feeling like her blood was rushing the wrong way . So that's what it was . It was all a lie ! They weren't even dead . They faked their deaths just to make her accept Emily and put her through all that pain . How ridiculous was that ? Her own parents , her brother , and Kyler - the people who said they'd love her forever - treated her like a fool just for the sake of an adopted daughter ! But they had no idea . She had less than a month to live . She wasn't going to wait for their so - called " forgiveness " . *** The scene inside was full of happiness and togetherness , but Amelia couldn't watch anymore . She stumbled away from the hotel , her mind . flooded with painful memories from the past three years . For the past three years , every day she had been living in guilt . Again and again , she dreamed of that burning car , of her parents screaming for help in the fire , of Emily's terrified eyes . So she accepted all the punishment from Kyler and Matthew . She let Kyler grip her neck as he constantly said , " You killed them . " She knelt in the mourning hall for three whole days and nights . She kept writing " I was wrong " until her fingers were bled . And now it turned out it was all fake ! She ran home in despair , and as soon as she walked through the door , she coughed up blood . In the restroom , she was kneeling by the toilet , blood and tears streaming out . Shaking , she reached for the painkillers and swallowed them . Just as she flushed away the blood , the door suddenly flew open . " I've been calling you forever , and you didn't answer . Who are you trying to fool by pretending to be dead ? " Matthew stood in the doorway with a cold expression . " Trying to skip today's punishment again ? " Kyler frowned . " What are you doing down on the floor like that ? " Chimer ! Amelia didn't say anything . She just looked up numbly . " What do you want me to do today to atone for my sins ? " The two men exchanged a glance . Kyler said coldly , " Go to the north side of town and buy some butter cakes for Anna . " Amelia tugged at her lips and gave a quiet laugh . Anna ... Lillianna Amerson ... That was the woman they had brought home a month after Emily " died "- someone who looked almost exactly like her . Back then , she had thought they just wanted someone to help them get through the pain . Now she finally got it . A replacement ? No , she was never a replacement . Because Emily had never died at all .