Clara nervously knocked on the door of a mansion. A cold man answered.
“Alexander? I’m Clara… your daughter.”
He scoffed. “I don’t have a daughter.”
Clara explained her late mother, Linda, had told her the truth. Alexander refused to listen, calling both Linda and Clara “mistakes.” As Clara turned to leave, a young woman inside asked who she was. “Nobody. Just a mistake,” he replied.
Weeks later, Clara began working at a fancy restaurant—unaware Alexander was a regular. When he saw her, he accused her of stalking him. Clara calmly said she was working to support herself through med school. He mocked her ambition, but she stood her ground.
That night, his investor, Patterson, choked during dinner. Clara saved him with the Heimlich maneuver. Grateful, Patterson praised her. Suddenly, Alexander claimed her as his daughter, hoping to use her to impress Patterson. But Clara rejected him again.
“You can’t use me. I’ll build my future without your help.”
Patterson saw everything. Disgusted by Alexander’s behavior, he pulled out of the deal—but offered to support Clara’s education instead.
Soon after, Alexander’s corrupt crypto business was exposed. His downfall was swift and public.
Clara felt no triumph, only sorrow. But she walked away knowing she wasn’t his reflection—she was her own person, guided by integrity, not greed.
