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The Girl Everyone Hated
<p>💔 THE GIRL EVERYONE HATED</p><p><br/></p><p>EPISODE 2: THE SECRET BEHIND MERCY'S BIRTH</p><p><br/></p><p>The following morning, Mercy arrived at school, still thinking about Daniel's strange words.</p><p><br/></p><p>"What do you mean she's alive?"</p><p><br/></p><p>She told her best friend, Grace, everything that had happened the previous day. Before they could discuss it further, Vanessa approached Mercy angrily.</p><p><br/></p><p>"I heard you were talking to Daniel! Do you think someone like you deserves his attention?" Vanessa shouted.</p><p><br/></p><p>"I'm not interested in him. Please let me pass," Mercy replied.</p><p><br/></p><p>Vanessa pushed Mercy's books to the floor, making the other students laugh.</p><p><br/></p><p>Suddenly, Daniel appeared.</p><p><br/></p><p>"Is this how you treat people?" he asked Vanessa.</p><p><br/></p><p>Vanessa quickly changed her expression. "Daniel, darling, we were only playing!"</p><p><br/></p><p>"Then pick up her books," he ordered.</p><p><br/></p><p>Embarrassed, Vanessa walked away after threatening Mercy.</p><p><br/></p><p>Daniel handed Mercy her notebook.</p><p><br/></p><p>"Can we talk after school? It's about your mother," he whispered.</p><p><br/></p><p>Mercy was shocked but agreed to meet him.</p><p><br/></p><p>AFTER SCHOOL</p><p><br/></p><p>Behind the school library, Daniel showed Mercy an old photograph of a woman holding a baby.</p><p><br/></p><p>Mercy gasped. The woman looked exactly like her mother!</p><p><br/></p><p>"Where did you get this?" she asked.</p><p><br/></p><p>"It belongs to my family. My mother told me that a woman named Elizabeth disappeared seventeen years ago with her baby girl."</p><p><br/></p><p>Mercy's eyes widened.</p><p><br/></p><p>"My mother's name is Elizabeth!"</p><p><br/></p><p>Daniel stared at her in disbelief.</p><p><br/></p><p>Before he could explain further, Mercy received a call from her younger brother, David.</p><p><br/></p><p>"Mercy, come home quickly! A strange woman is here, and Mummy is crying!" he shouted.</p><p><br/></p><p>Mercy rushed home immediately.</p><p><br/></p><p>Meanwhile, Daniel called his mother.</p><p><br/></p><p>"Mum, I met Elizabeth's daughter. Her name is Mercy."</p><p><br/></p><p>His mother began to cry.</p><p><br/></p><p>"Oh my goodness! She's alive!"</p><p><br/></p><p>Daniel demanded to know the truth, but his father interrupted the call, shouting, "Don't tell him anything else!" The call disconnected.</p><p><br/></p><p>Daniel was stunned when he realized his family was hiding a secret involving Mercy and their family fortune.</p><p><br/></p><p>MEANWHILE, AT MERCY'S HOUSE...</p><p><br/></p><p>Mercy rushed inside and found her mother crying beside an elegantly dressed older woman.</p><p><br/></p><p>The woman stood up and stared at Mercy.</p><p><br/></p><p>"My goodness! You have her eyes," she whispered.</p><p><br/></p><p>"Who are you?" Mercy asked.</p><p><br/></p><p>"My name is Margaret Williams."</p><p><br/></p><p>Mercy was shocked. Williams? The same surname as Daniel?</p><p><br/></p><p>Margaret brought out another photograph showing a man standing beside Elizabeth.</p><p><br/></p><p>"Margaret, please! You promised never to reveal this secret!" Elizabeth cried.</p><p><br/></p><p>"I have kept this secret for seventeen years. I cannot keep lying anymore," Margaret replied.</p><p><br/></p><p>She turned to Mercy and held her hand.</p><p><br/></p><p>"Seventeen years ago, your mother was the wife of a very wealthy man."</p><p><br/></p><p>Mercy's mouth fell open.</p><p><br/></p><p>"But Mummy told me my father died when I was ten!"</p><p><br/></p><p>Margaret shook her head.</p><p><br/></p><p>"The man you were told was your father may not be your biological father. Mercy, your real father may still be alive!"</p><p><br/></p><p>Mercy turned to her mother, tears filling her eyes.</p><p><br/></p><p>"Mummy, is it true?"</p><p><br/></p><p>Elizabeth couldn't answer. She only cried.</p><p><br/></p><p>At that moment, Mercy realized that everything she knew about her family might have been a lie.</p><p><br/></p><p>But who was her real father? And why had the Williams family hidden the truth for seventeen years?</p><p><br/></p><p>💔 TO BE CONTINUED </p><p>💔 END OF EPISODE 2 💔<br/></p>

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