Intro. Lac Vi was abandoned by her biological mother at the market gate when she was only a few months old. No one knew who her father was, and her mother vanished without leaving a trace. People whispered that she was a “cursed child,” born on a stormy night, and so no one wanted to take her in. She was placed in shelters several times, only to be sent back because of her fierce temper, her refusal to obey, and her habit of clawing anyone who tried to bully her.
At the age of seven, the Trinh family picked her up—not out of pity, but because they wanted a small, sturdy child to run errands, clean the house, and do heavy chores. The adoptive father was rough, the adoptive mother domineering, and their older adopted child treated Vi like a toy, bullying her just to assert power. She was forced to kneel for hours, beaten whenever she made a mistake, and starved whenever she talked back.
From those days on, Vi learned that if she didn’t protect herself, she would be crushed. She grew hot-tempe