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Chapter 3

作者: Maroon Cypress
"I've wanted that championship trophy for a long time. There's no way I'm giving it up," I said.

At that, Dad lifted his tear-and-blood-streaked face and pulled out a faded, yellowed cloth pouch from his pocket.

He unwrapped the pouch layer by layer. Inside were crumpled bills of various denominations, along with a few wrinkled 100-dollar notes.

He held the stack of money up to me and said hoarsely, "How much does that trophy cost? I'll pay for it! We'll pool our money together to buy it for you. Just don't play in the tournament. Let us buy the trophy for you, alright?"

I looked at the pile of money and scoffed.

"That wouldn't even cover the cost of a tiny piece of that trophy. You really are a bunch of clueless country bumpkins," I retorted, not bothering to hide my contempt.

"We have money too!"

The moment Uncle Dwayne said that, all the relatives and distant kin began pulling money out of their pockets.

There were ten, 20, 50, and 100 dollars. They dumped the crumpled bills, reeking of sweat and dirt, in front of me.

Even though I kept my expression indifferent, I couldn't help the sting in my nose. Even so, I still had no intention of going back with them.

"I'm not going back with you. Just give it up. The match is about to start, and my teammates are waiting for me."

Seeing that I was completely unmoved, Dad finally pulled out his trump card.

He struggled to his feet and jabbed his finger at me with resolve. "Cory, if you don't come back with us today, you're no longer my son."

I nodded calmly. "Fine, then you can consider me dead."

My resolve utterly crushed Dad. He slumped to the ground, pounding his fists against the pavement as he let out a piercing, anguished wail.

Seeing this, Uncle Dwayne pointed at me and roared, "You monster! Look at what you've done to your father! What could be more important than your own parents? You're coming back today whether you like it or not!"

With that, he motioned for a few of my strong, young cousins to come forward and forcibly drag me away.

"You wouldn't dare!"

Coach Platt and my teammates immediately surrounded me, shielding me completely behind them as they faced off against my relatives.

The reporters at the scene were practically buzzing with excitement, their eyes gleaming as they frantically clicked their shutters.

Push notifications had already started popping up on phones.

The hashtag #EsportsProdigyRefusesToSeeDyingMother shot to the top of the trending list at breakneck speed.

At this, Gary immediately turned to one of the live streaming cameras and tearfully launched into a litany of accusations against me. He painted me as a cold, heartless monster who was willing to abandon my dying mother just for fame and fortune.

Uncle Dwayne was fanning the flames, saying they were going to publicly disown me, remove me from the family tree, and make it so I couldn't even be buried in the family plot.

I watched the escalating spectacle before me and felt nothing but exhaustion.

"Do you really have to cause a scene here?" I asked wearily.

Uncle Dwayne's face was flushed with rage, spittle flying as he ranted, "What do you mean by that? It's you who's making a disgrace of yourself here, you ungrateful brat.

"All you have to do is go back and see your mother, and we'll leave immediately. She's lying in the hospital bed waiting for you.

"You might as well forget about your stupid esports tournament. Someone who won't even see his own mother one last time has no right to win any championship."

I took a deep breath and pulled out a spare phone from my pocket.

"Fine. Since you're dead set on blowing this matter up, I'll give you exactly what you're asking for," I said coldly.

I looked into the camera lens and at the millions of viewers watching on the other side.

"You all want to know why I refuse to go back even though my mother is dying? Fine. I'll tell you why right now."

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    "First, Dwayne made sure you never got an education, so you'd always be dependent on your family. Then, once you started bringing in money, he orchestrated this whole murder plot to squeeze out every last bit of value you had."To him, you were never anything but a tool and a commodity to be exchanged for money. He wasn't even doing it for Gary. It was always for himself."I had to brace myself against the wall just to stay on my feet.It turned out the ones I thought were my enemies were just a puppet all along. The adoptive parents I'd hated for 20 years were merely two fools who had been used.And the real monster was my biological father, who had posed as my uncle all those years. From his moral high ground, he coldly manipulated my life and savored my suffering.Was there anything more absurd and ridiculous in this world?I laughed until I cried.What was this? Some kind of sick joke from the universe?Officer Holt let out a sigh and patted me on the shoulder. "Mr. Wiggins

  • I Skipped My Mom's Deathbed for an Esports Title   Chapter 7

    "We are the champions!""Cory, you're an absolute legend!"They tossed me into the air, and I looked up at the dazzling lights above and at all people cheering just for me.I won. I finally got the championship I'd dreamed of for so long.On the podium, I accepted the heavy trophy from the organizers. Under the spotlight, it gleamed brighter than any diamond.The host handed me the microphone and asked for my champion's speech.I raised the trophy toward the thousands of fans in the stand and the millions watching on the screen and said just one thing, "Justice may be late, but it's never absent. This championship belongs to no one but me."The crowd erupted in thunderous applause.I spotted the usually stoic Coach Platt quietly wiping away tears in the corner. My teammates were crying like babies as well.A smile crossed my face. It was the first time in 20 years I'd truly smiled.…At the celebration party, I was the center of attention. Sponsors, media, and league officia

  • I Skipped My Mom's Deathbed for an Esports Title   Chapter 6

    Uniformed police officers poured in through every entrance and exit of the venue simultaneously.They moved quickly, their roles clearly assigned. Within moments, they had the entire place under control.The lead officer, with the rank insignia on his shoulder, walked directly up to me. He removed his cap and gave me a solemn nod."Mr. Wiggins, thank you for your cooperation. We'll take it from here."I nodded back. "I'm counting on you."I'd already contacted the police long before. From the moment I discovered that suspicious insurance policy and the voice recorder hidden under my bed, I knew Mom and Dad had it in their minds to kill me.I didn't confront them. Instead, I immediately reached out to law enforcement. Under the police's guidance, I gathered evidence and played along to draw Mom and Dad out.Meanwhile, another team of officers had already arrived at the hospital. When they broke down the door, they found my "dying" mother lounging on her bed with her legs crossed,

  • I Skipped My Mom's Deathbed for an Esports Title   Chapter 5

    I turned to the camera and explained to everyone who had been left reeling by this earth-shattering revelation, "I'm not their biological son. They found me over 20 years ago, abandoned next to a trash can outside a hospital on a snowy winter day."A new hashtag, #CoryNotBiological, exploded across the internet at a speed even more terrifying than before. The servers even lagged for a few seconds."You can never repay the people who raised you." Uncle Dwayne was still making one last desperate attempt, but his voice sounded weak. "Even if you're not their flesh and blood, they still worked hard to raise you! You can't be this heartless!""Raise me? Do you even know how they raised me?" My smile vanished, replaced by a look of pure venom. "They didn't raise me out of the kindness of their hearts, but so I could be Gary's personal blood bank and walking ATM."I held up my phone. "Not only am I not their biological child, but I'm also nothing more than a tool they use to get what th

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    The whole place went dead silent upon hearing my words."Back when I took the SAT, my scores were far above the cutoff for top-tier colleges. I even got a guaranteed admission offer from Bancroft College.But the night before the interview, my dear parents chained me up in the basement of our family's old house in the countryside. By the time they let me out two days later, the interview was long over."A collective gasp rippled through the crowd."And my dear brother, Gary," I continued, my voice hardening, "used forged identification and my transcript to impersonate me at the interview. Not that it worked. He did so badly they caught him on the spot, but by then, my one and only opportunity was already destroyed."Gary turned pale, then ashen, unable to even utter a single word.The crowd erupted into complete chaos."No way! That's insane!""They ruined the younger son's future for the older one? How could any parent do something like that?"Dad immediately let out a shrill

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    "I've wanted that championship trophy for a long time. There's no way I'm giving it up," I said.At that, Dad lifted his tear-and-blood-streaked face and pulled out a faded, yellowed cloth pouch from his pocket.He unwrapped the pouch layer by layer. Inside were crumpled bills of various denominations, along with a few wrinkled 100-dollar notes.He held the stack of money up to me and said hoarsely, "How much does that trophy cost? I'll pay for it! We'll pool our money together to buy it for you. Just don't play in the tournament. Let us buy the trophy for you, alright?"I looked at the pile of money and scoffed."That wouldn't even cover the cost of a tiny piece of that trophy. You really are a bunch of clueless country bumpkins," I retorted, not bothering to hide my contempt."We have money too!"The moment Uncle Dwayne said that, all the relatives and distant kin began pulling money out of their pockets.There were ten, 20, 50, and 100 dollars. They dumped the crumpled bills

  • I Skipped My Mom's Deathbed for an Esports Title   Chapter 2

    "You bastard!" My uncle, Dwayne Wiggins, was trembling with rage. He pointed at me and snapped, "How could you say something like that? That's your mother you're talking about!"With a look of raw anguish, he turned to the growing crowd of reporters and fans and began to denounce me."Take a good

  • I Skipped My Mom's Deathbed for an Esports Title   Chapter 1

    On the other end of the phone, Dad fell silent for several seconds. Then, he exploded."Your mother is dying, and you still have the mood to play games? As her son, aren't you even going to see her one last time?"I put the phone on speaker and tossed it onto the corner of the desk. My fingers fle

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