登入When we get into a car accident, I use all my strength to push my mother, Sheila Carver, out of the way. But after Mom is saved, she completely ignores me as I lie trapped under the wreckage. Instead, she immediately leads the rescue team over to my younger brother, Lance Howell, who has only scraped his knee, and frantically makes sure it gets disinfected and bandaged. With the last bit of my strength, I beg Mom to save me. But she simply shouts at me with annoyance, "Can't you pick a better time to fight for attention? Do you have any idea that Lance could have been left with a scar?" Soon after, I die from lack of urgent care, and my body turns cold. Mom, however, loses her mind overnight.
查看更多"Of course, it's all your fault!" Lance said coldly.Mom, who had just barely managed to calm down, instantly broke down again.Seeing her about to slap herself once more, Esther quickly grabbed hold of her."Mrs. Howell, this isn't your fault. You were also deceived by Lance's sweet words. We were all fooled by him. He's the real monster."Lance didn't care at all what others said about him. He only cared about whether his own goals had been achieved.When he heard what Esther said, he burst out laughing."I fooled you all? Fine. But have you ever thought about your own fault in this? Did I force this old hag not to save Brett?"She knew perfectly well that it was Brett who pushed her out of harm's way, yet she turned a blind eye to his suffering. Just like she spent over a decade silently condoning the way I bullied him!"A sudden tremor ran through Mom's thin and frail body. She lowered her head, not daring to meet the eyes of anyone present. Tears suddenly streamed from her
When Lance was brought to the police station in a daze, Mom had already been crying her heart out, to the point of passing out several times.The moment she saw him, Mom immediately regained her strength and lunged at him.She tore at him fiercely while shouting, "You monster! How could you do this to your own brother? I raised you with the best of everything—what have you ever lacked all these years? You actually threw away every shred of humanity just for money!"Having just walked through the door only to be slapped square in the face, Lance stumbled back a few steps, clutching his cheek.From the time Lance was a child, Mom had never so much as laid a finger on him, much less slapped him.He hadn't even had time to process what was happening. He just stared at Mom with wide, incredulous eyes.Esther, who had come with him, rushed forward anxiously to check his injury, her heart aching."Mrs. Howell, what's gotten into you? Lance rushed over the moment he got your call. How c
As time passed, Mom experienced a rare stretch of lucidity.That day, she eagerly set out to buy groceries and cook a meal for Lance and Esther, only to realize halfway there that she had forgotten her keys.When she hurried back to retrieve them, she heard an unfamiliar man's voice coming from inside the house."Is your mom really okay? All this craziness doesn't seem right. Maybe you should take her to the hospital to get checked out?"Lance let out a cold laugh. "Why waste the money? It'd be even better if the old hag just died. I'd be rid of a huge burden. She doesn't have any money left anyway. The moment she's dead, I'll marry Esther right away."The man sounded surprised. "That fast? I wouldn't have guessed you actually like her that much."Lance blew out a puff of smoke and waved his hand impatiently."Are you stupid? Who would ever like an idiot like that? If it weren't for her family having a bit of money that can let me live a life of comfort and ease, I wouldn't even
Mom's condition deteriorated steadily, to the point where she only had brief moments of lucidity.Every day, she sat at home holding my photo in her arms, silent and withdrawn.Her workplace also advised her to rest at home due to her special condition.On the surface, it seemed like they were considering her well-being, but the truth was they feared that the incident that had led to my death would affect the unit's reputation.As a result, the family had completely lost its only source of income.Lance had always been reckless with money, so within just a few days, he had burned through all their savings.Staring at the dwindling numbers in the bank account, he called Esther.When Esther rushed over, Mom was still sitting on the couch in a daze."Mrs. Howell, what's happened to you? You can't bring back the dead—life still has to go on. Just look at Lance—he's grown so thin under your care."It was only upon hearing her voice that Mom laboriously turned to look at Lance."La












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