Chapter 1

I am the sole heir of the Grant family, yet I am a woman.

Everyone says that the three child grooms my father chose for me are the true heirs, but they have never even glanced at me.

In my previous life, I chose Ethan Shaw, and as agreed, the power of the Grant Family was gradually transferred to him.

However, business gradually declined, resulting in a large deficit.

I worked tirelessly, seven months pregnant, to investigate the matter thoroughly.

But I discovered that while he was coaxing me to take good care of the family, he was also emptying the Grant Group to buy properties and top luxury goods for my driver's daughter, Sienna Lane.

I investigated where the funds went and the shareholders prepared to remove him, but he preemptively produced a forged contract and pinned all the losses on my father.

I took the clues I had found to Caleb Foster, who was in charge of finances.

He helped me check the accounts item by item, patting his chest and promising, "Uncle Grant raised me, I will definitely clear his name."

On the day of the trial, he recanted his testimony in court, admitting that I forced him to forge the ledgers, and also handed over emails from my father instructing him to transfer funds.

My father was ultimately wrongfully imprisoned.

I gathered evidence from all over the place to appeal for him. At this time, Lucas Reed also took the initiative to contact me, saying that he had a recording of Ethan framing his father.

He didn't want money, he only asked to spend his life with me.

I verified some of the recordings he provided, and I was moved that after so many years of friendship, only Lucas was truly sincere towards me.

With Lucas's reassuring assurance, and knowing that I was nearing my due date and my body couldn't take it anymore, I was finally able to catch my breath.

But because Lucas kept stalling, my father died of illness in prison before he could see his conviction overturned.

My eyes were bloodshot, and I brought evidence to demand a thorough investigation.

But I got into a car accident on the way and was trapped in the leaking car, unable to move. I watched as my three childhood sweethearts appeared and took away my evidence.

Caleb asked, "Her father is already dead, why do they still have to kill them all?"

Ethan glanced down at the message Sienna had sent.

"Over the years, she has been using her status as a young lady to make things difficult for Sienna. As long as she lives, Sienna will live in constant fear for the rest of her life."

Lucas closed the car door.

Flames erupted everywhere, and my unborn child and I perished in the inferno before he could even open his eyes to see the world.

When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day my father asked me to choose a husband.

……

Looking out the window, I saw Ethan, who had always been aloof towards me, kneeling on the ground, tenderly massaging the feet of the driver's daughter, Sienna.

He vowed passionately, "I promised to marry Evelyn Grant only to repay the Grant family for raising me. When I become the head of the Grant family, I will marry you in a grand ceremony. As long as Evelyn doesn't harm you, I can spare her life."

"You are the only wife in my heart."

Recalling my past life, I closed my eyes, raised my hand to close the window, and turned to my father, saying, "I've decided on the person for our marriage. It will be Adrian Hawthorne from New York. The engagement will be announced at my birthday party in seven days."

The father frowned and said, "Adrian was paralyzed in a car accident five years ago. Not only are his legs disabled, but he is also unable to have sex. Are you sure?"

I spoke softly but firmly: “In our class, there is no such thing as true love. Since we are all driven by self-interest, we will naturally choose the Hawthorne family, who will bring us the greatest benefit.”

The father's face was grave: "That's true, but you didn't like any of the three child grooms I chose for you?"

My father loved my mother deeply, but she died of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage the year I was born.

He couldn't accept remarrying, yet he couldn't trust the Grant family to a woman like me.

Following his best friend's advice, the father brought back three orphaned boys from the orphanage.

I made a will early on, so that no matter which one of them I chose, the other person could join me in running the company and suppressing the other directors.

My father loves me very much, but that doesn't contradict his belief that a woman can't support such a large company as Grant Group.

I looked at my father and said, “Although Adrian is disabled and cannot have sex, I can have his child through in-vitro fertilization. He is also the sole heir of the Hawthorne family. Rather than choosing an orphan to help the Grant family, it would be better to choose a powerful ally.”

The father frowned and said, "Since the accident that year, Adrian has not appeared in public for a long time. The news that he is disabled in both legs was only released by the Hawthorne family. Nobody knows what his current situation is. There are even rumors that Adrian has long since..."

"Father, rest assured, I have my own ideas about this matter." In his previous life, he had not heard of Adrian's passing. Instead, a few years later, the stock price of Hawthorne Group soared, and the company became a leader in various industries, leaving many aristocratic families far behind.

The father nodded: "Since the three of them couldn't keep your heart, there's no need for them to stay at Grant Group."

If I only say it's because Ethan doesn't love me.

My father will definitely make Ethan kneel in front of me and question him about what right an adopted son has to refuse.

I don't want my father to use the kindness we've shown him over the years to blackmail Ethan, nor do I want to force Ethan to marry me, and I certainly don't want to become a miserable couple with him, causing all the pain to repeat itself.

Moreover, the experiences from my past life were truly horrifying to recount.

Nothing has happened yet, and it's already the greatest mercy I can show to part amicably. If they try to harm my Grant family again, then let them try my methods as the female heir.

As he walked out of the office, his father glanced at Ethan sideways.

After Ethan obediently saw his father off, he turned to me with a frown:

"What tattling did you do this time?"

His eyes were full of disgust and impatience, as if I had done something heinous.

Before I could even speak, Caleb next to me scoffed:

"Isn't it just those same old things?"

"It's nothing more than saying that the three of us didn't play with her and didn't spoil her."

Lucas, who remained, also looked disdainful: "Ms. Grant, feudal dynasties are long gone. Do you still think that having a few stinking coins makes you a princess with everyone revolving around you?"

The three of them were united in their hatred of the enemy, and their sharp words stung me.

I looked at them and asked knowingly, "None of you three want to marry me, so why has no one ever told my father?"

Although my father intended to groom a child husband, he never forced him to.

If they say no, their father will immediately prepare a sum of money to send them abroad to enjoy themselves.