The Mermaid I Bullied Is My Daughter

Growing up as a penniless orphan without protection, Marina faces constant ridicule and cruel treatment from elite peers at an ocean-side academy. Among her harshest tormentors is an influential noble matriarch who detests her presence, entirely unaware that this abused student is the biological child she has spent ten agonizing years searching for. When a sudden medical crisis brings Marina's true lineage into the light, the shocking revelation rocks the noble household. Instead of immediate reconciliation, Marina finds herself trapped amid dangerous royal court power plays, forcing both mother and daughter to confront their traumatic past while navigating ruthless enemies determined to seize the crown.