The Sterling Legacy: Toy's Love, Lily's Voice

My older sister just married a rich man, Jim Sterling.

I’m an 8-year-old girl who can’t speak, suddenly flung into a world of grand mansions and glittering parties.

But this supposed fairytale quickly turned into a profound nightmare.

Adults whispered "charity case" behind my back.

Girls at school sneered "mute freak," and one even tried to exploit my stepfather’s generosity for her own father’s business.

My new step-grandmother, Marian, saw me as nothing but an obstacle, actively plotting to drive my sister and me away.