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Cost of a Lie Chapter 8
James contacted Oscar and Florence immediately.They had still been at home, wondering how to make it up to me. When they heard the news, they were almost petrified.They rushed to the morgue and saw James collapsed in front of the freezer, sobbing bitterly. They could not hold themselves together either, and their legs went weak and gave way.Florence broke down, tears rolling down her face. "James! Didn't you say Alicia was simply acting? Then why is she lying in there?! Give me back my Alicia! Give my daughter back to me!"James remained on the floor and let Florence hit him.Even Oscar, who had always been calm, burst into tears. "Alicia! I'm so sorry! I've failed you as your father!"I was calm in the air at first, but watching the three of them cry unsettled me. My soul could not help trembling. Were they not the ones who refused to believe me? Had I not been the person they hated most, while Tina was the one they loved most? Then why were they falling apart like this after
Cost of a Lie Chapter 7
James was the first to arrive at the party venue to celebrate my return. None of my so-called friends had even arrived yet.He checked his watch every few minutes. Why had his personal assistant not brought me back yet? Oceanus was only so big. We should have been back long ago.He was slowly becoming anxious.Then, the first young woman arrived at the party.It was Wendy, the blogger who had made that video of me. In truth, James no longer blamed me in his heart, so his attitude toward Wendy had softened, too."Why are you here today? I'll pay you ten times over for the loss of what I caused you back then."I nodded from above. At least he still had some conscience left.Wendy did not answer. She only handed James a USB drive. "Alicia left me this before she passed away. She was really sad, you know? If you still think of Alicia as your sister, I'm begging you to go to the mortuary and claim her body. At the very least, let her be buried properly."You destroyed everything I h
Cost of a Lie Chapter 6
James had his personal assistant arrange a party for me to celebrate my return home. Back when he accused me of being a fake heiress, many of my friends had watched me become a joke. This time, they had to be informed that I was the true daughter of the Jennings family.He followed my taste and personally bought some of the small decorations for the party. He wanted to surprise me.The bedroom that was decorated like it was for a princess had once belonged only to me, and it had also been cleaned up. He carefully cleaned every corner and restored the room to the way it used to be.I floated in the air and quietly watched everything.I never thought James still cared about me this much.But if he did, why had he kept suppressing me for Tina's sake? Why had he refused to trust me and forced me into such a dead end?I could not understand it. I no longer wanted to think about something so painful.Suddenly, he found all my childhood photos in a box. He wiped them clean one by one a
Cost of a Lie Chapter 5
James suddenly remembered that I had once used my ALS to gain attention online.Unease crept into his heart as he zoomed in on the photo on his phone repeatedly. He looked at it more than ten times, but parts of the body in the photo had been blurred, and there was almost no flesh left on the body's face.The corpse looked no different from a skeleton. He could not tell who it was.After thinking it over, he decided it could not be me.He knew me too well. I was more calculating than anyone. As long as I had even the slightest hope, I would do anything to survive. Besides, ALS was so rare, and they had no family history of anyone having that disease. How could I have gotten it?James had already called Oscar and Florence back home by then.The house was empty, and James's grim expression made Florence uneasy. She asked, "James, what happened? Why did you call us home so suddenly? Did something happen?"James turned off his phone. He stood up with his lips pushed tightly. It took
Cost of a Lie Chapter 4
It was Oscar and Florence. The moment they saw the laughter on my face, their expressions froze.They stared at me for a long time before they finally realized the beggar standing in front of them was me, carrying a huge bag of recyclable bottles and looking completely out of place in the luxurious villa.Florence's eyes reddened at once, and she broke down again. "What are you doing in our home?! My Tina almost died because of you! Get out! Get out of here!"Oscar comforted Florence, his gaze cutting into me as he ordered me to leave. But I simply stared at James. As long as he agreed to let that blogger go, I would not stay even one second longer.After a few tense seconds, Tina suddenly came out of her room. She still looked fragile and tearful. "Dad! Mom! I don't blame Alicia! Instead, I've always felt guilty toward her. If I hadn't suddenly appeared, Alicia would still be your precious daughter."She bowed to me and said, "I'm sorry, Alicia. I deserve to get depressed. I know
Cost of a Lie Chapter 3
The young woman agreed at once. Then, she carefully asked for my permission and posted my story online.On the screen, my face was sallow and gaunt, and my clothes were in rags. For a second, I almost did not recognize myself. I used to care so much about looking pretty.Then, a thought came to me. I wanted to look beautiful when I died.I counted the money in my hand. I was still tens of dollars short of buying some proper clothes for when I died. I could make that much by collecting bottles, however. Still, my muscles had almost completely wasted away. I really could not walk anymore.I could only make my way to the mall entrance and ask someone to help me write a few large words on a piece of cardboard: [Can you give me your empty plastic bottles? Thank you!]However, there were still plenty of kind people. By the end of the day, the bag in front of me was full, and I sold the bottles for more than ten dollars.But I had not expected the young woman's video to go viral, drawin
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