Traded to the White House: The President’s Chosen Daughter / Chapter 19: The End of Childhood
Traded to the White House: The President’s Chosen Daughter

Traded to the White House: The President’s Chosen Daughter

Author: Jonathan Cox

Chapter 19: The End of Childhood

← Prev
Next →

In the third year Chloe accompanied me, she suddenly stopped coming.

The former First Lady said Chloe was old enough to prepare for college at home, and it wasn’t suitable for her to come to the White House to study anymore.

I was very sad, but there was nothing I could do.

Just as I was about to give Jacob the friendship bracelet Chloe asked me to deliver, the former First Lady intercepted it.

Then I was scolded again and punished to copy books.

Then I moved back to the dining room. Now Jacob sat at the main desk reading paperwork, while the former First Lady and I each had a desk below.

But now I usually didn’t sit for long, because the former First Lady and Jacob argued more and more often.

Usually, just as I started to get a little annoyed, Jacob would start debating with the former First Lady.

At first, the former First Lady would tell me to leave. Now, when I saw them arguing, I would quickly and sensibly leave.

After half a year of this, the former First Lady stopped attending meetings.

The academy felt emptier without her—just the echo of my footsteps and the tutor’s stories, which suddenly weren’t as funny anymore.

When I was fourteen and Jacob sixteen, he gained real power.

I no longer had to go to the dining room to study and write.

But before I could enjoy it for two days, the former First Lady dragged me off to learn to manage the East Wing.

She taught very seriously, and I learned very slowly.

One evening, after finishing my lesson with her and returning to my room, I ran into Jacob, whom I hadn’t seen for many days.

He sent his young aide to tell the former First Lady he would pay respects later.

Then he followed me, and as we walked the path I’d taken countless times, I suddenly felt very sad.

I said, "Why do you think your dad didn’t trust mine? Do you think my dad would betray the country?"

He said, "Natalie, don’t you want to stand by my side?"

I said, "No."

He looked at me in silence for a long time, then said okay.

I wanted to tell him I missed mom, missed Lily, and that there were too many rules here and I couldn’t learn them all.

But before I could speak, he left.

His footsteps echoed down the marble corridor, fading into the hush. I hugged my arms around myself, wishing he’d turn back just once.

This chapter is VIP-only. Activate membership to continue.
← Prev
Next →

You may also like

He Chose My Sister for the White House
He Chose My Sister for the White House
4.7
Anna died as the president’s secret beloved, only to wake up as a teenager with a second chance—only to watch him choose her younger sister as First Lady. Cast aside, forced into a loveless engagement, Anna must endure humiliation and heartbreak in the shadows of the nation’s highest office. But when old rivals and forbidden desires collide, will she bow to fate—or risk everything to reclaim the love that was promised to her?
The President’s Lost Bride Returns
The President’s Lost Bride Returns
4.7
Rescued from a landfill and hiding behind a stolen identity, Abby is forced into a political marriage with the President’s neglected daughter. But as ghosts from her past resurface—one a vengeful ex-president, the other a ruthless lover—Abby must survive deadly family secrets and choose: betray the girl who saved her, or risk everything for a forbidden escape. In the White House’s gilded cage, love is a weapon and trust could get her killed.
Mistress to First Lady: His Secret Return
Mistress to First Lady: His Secret Return
4.9
She was the Whitmore family's hidden mistress—until the day the President, haunted by his own near-death and a face from the past, named her First Lady and brought her into the heart of power. Lillian thought she’d lost everything: her freedom, her hope, her childhood friend Jamie. But when a single glance at a Thanksgiving parade reveals the President’s true identity, her world spins into chaos. In a city of secrets and betrayals, Lillian must navigate ruthless rivals, the cold grip of her old lover, and a President who might just be the only person who remembers who she really is. When pain, longing, and fate collide in the West Wing, will Lillian finally reclaim her life—or be consumed by the ghosts of her past? Can love survive when the world wants you erased?
The President’s Secret Mistress Became His Daughter-in-Law
The President’s Secret Mistress Became His Daughter-in-Law
4.8
For years, Quinn was the President’s hidden lover—kept in the shadows, denied a title, and discarded for the First Lady’s unborn child. When her family betrays her and forces her into a loveless marriage with the President’s son, Quinn’s secret threatens to shatter Washington’s most powerful family. Now, as she kneels before her former lover—her new father-in-law—everyone’s lives hang on the truth she’s too broken to confess.
The President's Illicit Mistress
The President's Illicit Mistress
5.0
Scandalized and exiled, Ms. Lane survived the White House as the President's infamous mistress—until the First Lady and her ruthless son seized power. Now, with her son’s life and her own reputation at stake, she must navigate betrayal, public humiliation, and a dangerous new President who may want her for more than just a pawn. One wrong move, and she could lose everything—including her soul.
Daughters of the Chief Justice: Chosen or Cast Out
Daughters of the Chief Justice: Chosen or Cast Out
4.7
In the Connelly mansion, every daughter’s fate is a move in her father’s ruthless game for power. Betrayal, heartbreak, and sacrifice lurk behind every velvet curtain—one wrong step, and you’re exiled, broken, or bartered away. But when love and ambition collide, which daughter will rise—and which will be sacrificed for the family legacy?
Switched With the First Lady: Her Secret Mission
Switched With the First Lady: Her Secret Mission
4.8
After a desperate deathbed pact, loyal maid Emily wakes up in the body of the glamorous but tormented First Lady—five years in the past, trapped in a gilded cage of political rivals and deadly secrets. But if Emily fails to win the President’s heart and claim the title, she’ll die in Rachel’s place. Now, the woman she once served is her most dangerous enemy—and the only one who knows the truth.
The President’s Secret Daughter
The President’s Secret Daughter
4.8
Raised as the nation’s perfect son, Jamie Quinn hides her true gender to secure her family’s power—until her first day as president, when her secret threatens to unravel everything. Torn between her heart, her friends, and a web of political enemies, Jamie must choose: keep the lie, or risk it all for her own identity. But in a world where one wrong move means ruin, even her closest allies could become her greatest betrayers.
Sold to the President’s Son for Revenge
Sold to the President’s Son for Revenge
4.8
Ten years ago, my sister traded her body to save my life, becoming the president’s captive bride. Now she’s arranged my marriage to the president’s castoff son—a fate meant to keep me safe, but I crave vengeance, not safety. I’ll use my new husband, seduce the vice president, and burn the regime that destroyed us, even if it means betraying the only family I have left.
First Lady, Last Goodbye
First Lady, Last Goodbye
5.0
Rachel, the President’s beloved wife, faces a terminal illness just as a mysterious beauty arrives to steal her place. Torn between love and sacrifice, Rachel plots her own replacement while hiding her heartbreak. But as secrets unravel inside the White House, she must decide if letting go will save the man she loves—or destroy them both.
Banished Son of the White House
Banished Son of the White House
4.7
Shamed before the world for witchcraft and betrayal, Michael Harrison is stripped of his legacy and locked away while his brothers turn on each other for the President’s favor. In a mansion crawling with Secret Service and venomous secrets, every family dinner is a battlefield—and Ethan, the quietest son, knows that one wrong move means exile or worse. The nation watches as the First Family implodes, but only one brother will seize the throne.
Cast Aside by the President
Cast Aside by the President
4.8
Ellie Foster devoted twenty years to Daniel Rowan, only to be discarded when he becomes President. Forced out with nothing but a faded barrette and a broken heart, Ellie must face the world alone while Daniel confronts what loyalty and love truly mean. But as secrets from the White House threaten to unravel, can Ellie ever escape the shadows of her past—or is her fate forever tied to the man who betrayed her?