Chapter 3

Aurora returned to her room, gathered all the random pills, and put them in a bag, planning to have them tested at the hospital later. Right now, losing weight was the top priority!

Aurora was 5 feet 8 inches tall, similar to her height as Olivia Pendleton, but while Olivia weighed only around 90 pounds, this body weighed 150 pounds.

With this weight, let alone training, even daily travel was inconvenient.

Aurora took out her notebook and quickly devised a weight loss plan for herself, including daily diet and exercise. This was the winter vacation of her senior year, and she had two months off. She had to lose weight as quickly as possible so she could enter high society and gradually get closer to Isabella Whitmore.

At dinner, Aurora ate only an apple and then went out for a run. After running a kilometer, she was already panting. She couldn't believe it; she used to be able to run ten kilometers with weights!

When she returned home that night, Sebastian Pendleton was waiting in the living room. Sophia was sitting next to him, crying and telling how Aurora had bullied her.

Sebastian asked, "Aurora, why did you hit Sophia? She's your sister, after all. Apologize to Sophia!"

Aurora sneered. Sophia's one-sided story was enough for Sebastian to demand an apology, without even giving her a chance to explain. Such a father was worse than Olivia being an orphan.

"Dad, Sophia said my mom was a short-lived ghost, so I'm a short-lived ghost too, and I'll die sooner or later. I was angry, so I hit her. I know I don't have a mom like Sophia does, with Madeline to guide her. I won't do it again," Aurora said quietly, her head down.

This pitiful appearance made Sebastian feel a twinge of guilt. Aurora was, after all, his biological daughter.

"That's not true! She's lying! Dad! I didn't say that!" Sophia protested.

"I'm sorry, Dad. I know I was wrong," Aurora apologized obediently, her voice much more pleasant compared to Sophia's shrieking.

Sebastian frowned and said, "Enough. I'm busy at the company every day. Don't bother me with these trivial matters."

Then, ignoring Sophia's cries, he went upstairs.

As soon as Sebastian left, Sophia dropped her pitiful act and rushed over to slap Aurora. Aurora grabbed her wrist, her face no longer showing the obedient expression from before. She said menacingly, "Sophia, I'm not the Aurora you used to bully. You'd better not provoke me, or I won't mind hitting you a second time!"

The malice in Aurora's eyes frightened Sophia, who stepped back. Aurora released her hand and went upstairs.

In the middle of the night, Aurora woke up, starving. This body was used to eating so much, and now that she had suddenly controlled her food intake, she was so hungry she couldn't sleep.

Her mind was filled with thoughts of barbecue, hot pot, chicken legs... She was starving!

So she lay in bed doing sit-ups, determined not to eat anything. She had to lose weight or die trying!

A week passed like this. Perhaps Sophia had been scared off by Aurora's sudden fierceness, and the week was very peaceful. No one came to bother her, and she successfully controlled her appetite, losing ten pounds!

Although she was happy, she needed to lose more weight... She really wanted to eat hot pot!

One day at lunch, her grandpa came over. This was the first time Aurora had seen her grandpa since her rebirth.

At the dining table, the old Pendleton said, "For the birthday in half a month, Madeline, make sure it's well-organized. All the well-known families in the city will be there, including the Fairbank family. We can't let anyone look down on our Pendleton family."

Madeline seized the opportunity to please the old Pendleton, smiling and saying, "Dad, don't worry. We'll make sure your birthday celebration is splendid. Maxwell and Evelyn will be back soon."

Although the old Pendleton didn't like Madeline, Maxwell, her son, was his only grandson, and Evelyn was a top star who had become famous all over the country.

Hearing that Maxwell Pendleton and Evelyn Pendleton would be back, the old Pendleton immediately smiled and said, "Good, tell the children to put their work aside and come back to accompany me."

Because of her brother and sister, Sophia became even more smug. With her sister's support, she was going to enter the entertainment industry and become a big star. As for Aurora, she would remain a lazy, fat slob at home.