Amelia had always been close to her father. At 23, she still lived at home, where her dad insisted she stay. But one day, everything shifted.

He told her she smelled bad and handed her a strange green bar of soap, insisting she use it during cold showers. Amelia became obsessed with cleaning herself — showering up to five times a day — but no matter what, her dad said she still stank.

Her skin began to dry out, crack, and burn, and her self-confidence plummeted. Her mother, once warm and supportive, said nothing. She just stood by silently.

Things changed when Amelia’s boyfriend, Henry, visited. He found the soap in her bathroom and was horrified — it wasn’t soap at all. It was a toxic industrial cleaner used to strip grease from machinery. It could cause chemical burns.

Amelia was devastated. Her own father had knowingly given her something dangerous. When she confronted her parents, the truth came out: her dad had learned she wasn’t his biological daughter — the result of an old affair — and wanted revenge.

“You’re not my blood,” he said coldly. That’s why he did it.

Crushed but determined, Amelia left. With Henry’s support, she filed a restraining order and prepared a lawsuit. Her father’s reputation collapsed. Her mother tried to reach out, but Amelia ignored her.

Now living with Henry in a small apartment, she’s finally finding peace — and healing. And though her heart still aches, she knows one thing for sure: love should never hurt like that.