Chapter 5
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At that moment, I had never felt time pass so slowly.
When it was over, Scarface zipped up his pants and threw the money on the ground.
“Here. Not bad, worth the money.”
I stared at the scattered cash, my hair messy. My pride told me not to take it—but Calista’s illness… we were desperate for money.
“You already did it, now what? Acting all pure? Not enough for you?”
The comments and my siblings seemed to freeze at that moment. Everyone was waiting for my decision.
“Look!”
“Don’t take it!”
Harry suddenly stood up and shouted.
He was panting hard, unable to calm down.
Chris and Calista stood with mouths open, looking at each other.
Especially Calista—she always thought I didn’t care, not even staying with her during surgery. She thought I was just cruel. She never imagined I got humiliated by thugs just to save her.
“She… she actually dared to face those thugs alone!
“Is she insane?!” Chris punched the mirror in the hospital room. Blood slowly streamed down his fingers.
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After a flash of static, the memory continued playing.
Watching it, Calista couldn’t hold back anymore. She yanked off her glasses and broke down crying.
“Sob… I… I said she went bad, always out, never home, even had a tattoo… I thought maybe she was mixed up with some gang…
“Why did she do so much and never tell us… Sob… Kirana! Sob…”
Lying on the hospital bed, my heart rate began to fluctuate when I heard her call my name.
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It was the first time she’d called me that in all these years. No one knew how many years I’d waited for that word…
Harry and Chris were too shocked to speak.
The livestream chat exploded in debate.
“Wait, didn’t they say Kirana abused and ignored them since they were kids? If this is abuse, then what does responsibility even look like?”
“So heartbreaking. Orphans are like weeds. Kirana, a girl, raised her siblings and built a career–now she’s forced to have her memories extracted? Monsters!”
“Don’t forget, Kirana is a murderer. Raising her siblings doesn’t excuse killing her parents. All this “sacrifice” was probably her way of seeking redemption. Can’t believe people are siding with her.”
Seeing the comments, Chris snapped back to reason.
“The netizens are right. Nothing makes up for her killing our parents.”
Harry silently lit a cigarette. For the first time, his hatred toward me wavered.
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“Everyone? Should we continue? The patient is in immense pain. If this goes on-”
“Continue…” Harry cut the staff off, his voice trembling for the first time.
“Speed it up. I want to know why she killed our parents.”
Scene 4
Harry’s first business failed. He owed a massive debt to loan sharks.
When they couldn’t find him, they came to our home instead. When I got back, the front door was splashed with red paint.
The white walls were covered in blood–red writing “Pay your debt.”
I rushed to open the door. The lock had already been broken. Inside, everything was trashed. Even the last 15,000 dollars we had in savings was gone.
There was a note left on the dining table.
