Chapter 2

“Ouch...”

Toby suddenly twisted his body in discomfort on the hospital bed.

His slight movement immediately caught Mom and Dad’s attention. They hurriedly rushed to him and asked, “What’s wrong, Toby? Does something hurt?”

Toby shook his head. His face was pale. “I’m fine. Mom, Dad, you should go check on Wilson, too. He always says you don’t care about him...”

Even fresh out of surgery, he kept bringing me up and pretending to care.

This only made Mom and Dad more exasperated. Dad poured Toby a glass of water and said with a huff, “Toby, you’re too considerate. That’s why Wilson walks all over you. He takes advantage of your generous heart!”

Mom chimed in, “Exactly! Right now, your father and I are here to protect you. Heaven forbid something happens to us! Who will look out for you then?”

As she spoke, she started to sob heart-wrenchingly.

Toby had only said those things to stir up my parents’ resentment toward me. When he saw that he had succeeded, he was pleased with himself. Even so, he forced himself not to show it.

He said in mock pity, “Mom, Dad, don’t blame Wilson. It’s my fault. If I weren’t so sick, he wouldn’t hate me like this.”

As I floated in the air, I felt nothing but disgust at his hypocrisy.

I had to put up with his constant schemes while I was alive. Even after my death, he was still smearing my name.

I never looked down on him. Despite his constant lies and accusations since childhood, I always upheld my duty as an older brother and never treated him unfairly.

I also knew that no matter how much I explained myself, Mom and Dad never believed me.

Eventually, I just stopped trying.

The moment they heard him wallowing in self-pity, Mom and Dad rushed to comfort him. “Toby, don’t you dare think like that. Of course, we’d care more about you. You’ve always been frail. Your brother was downright vile.

“If we hadn’t planned ahead, he would’ve never given you that kidney. If he’s that heartless toward his own brother, would he care about us?”

I felt nothing but desolation when I heard that.

I had managed every part of their lives, down to the smallest aspect. If they would not give me credit, the least they could do was acknowledge my years of service.

Yet, they thought I did not love them.

In that instant, I realized I had been nothing but a colossal joke.

Just as the three of them were immersed in their picture-perfect family scene, the hospital room door suddenly swung open.

It was Cayley, my girlfriend. We had been together for years, and she had witnessed firsthand how my family treated me.

Because of that, she resented my parents. Cayley had even argued with them over the phone.

Without another word, she stormed toward Toby. She grabbed him from the hospital bed and screamed, “You heartless monster! There were more compatible kidney donors for you. Why did it have to be Wilson’s? You killed him! You’re a murderer!”

My parents froze when they saw Cayley’s frenzied outburst. They were momentarily stunned.

Only after a while did Mom and Dad hurriedly pull Cayley away from Toby. Mom raised her hand to strike her. “You trash! How dare you say that? Wilson’s fine!

“Even if he’s dead, that’s his own fault! He was a lazy, useless glutton! His body was unhealthy to begin with! Donating one kidney was nothing, so quit the act!”

Cayley trembled with rage. She grabbed Mom’s wrist just before the slap landed and snarled, “Let me say this again, your son, Wilson, bled out on the operating table because you forced him to give up his kidney for Toby!”

To her disbelief, my parents dismissed her words entirely. Dad yelled furiously, “You’re the one wishing him dead! Can’t you see Toby just had surgery? What’s wrong with you, barging in here and causing a scene?!”

Cayley shuddered with anger when she heard their mocking words.

“God, you two deserve each other. You guys are utterly selfish and heartless! You don’t care about anyone but yourselves, and your mouths are just as filthy as your hearts!”

She let out a cold laugh and nodded when she saw the three of them standing united. “I see how it is. You want to build your happiness on Wilson’s grave. I won’t let that happen. You’ll regret this!”

With that, she stormed out and slammed the door behind her.

My parents sneered as they watched her leave.

Mom muttered, “What a disgraceful trash!”

From above, I could only watch helplessly as Cayley endured their cruelty.

I screamed and raged, but no one could hear me.