LOGINOn the day I left for a business trip, my son, Billy Smith, livestreamed his suicide attempt from our home. While I took my time shopping at the mall, my younger sister, Lori Chaney, and my husband, Greg Smith, were beside themselves with panic. By the time I got the call from Lori, I dropped everything at work and rushed home. However, I reached home to see Billy sobbing into the camera. “Mom, whenever Dad isn’t home, you bring Mr. Scott into the house. After that, you’d force me to keep it a secret. When I refused to play along, you abused me in every way you could! I also found the medical report in your nightstand. You have AIDS, but you never told Dad. I’m ashamed to have a disgusting woman like you as my mother!” Billy then jumped from the building and landed on the rescue airbag without a scratch. I, however, became the target of public outrage. I tried to clear my name, but no one believed me. After all, who would risk his own life just to frame his mother? Greg even brought me a glass of poisoned milk and forced me to drink it. He then told everyone that I had committed suicide out of shame. When I opened my eyes again, I realized I had been sent back in time to the day Billy threatened to kill himself.
View MoreOn the day of the livestream, I called Billy and Greg over.I placed the DNA test results in front of them. “Take a look.”Greg was smiling. “What is this? Why all the mystery?”I said nothing and simply smiled. I turned on the television and put Lori’s livestream on the screen.“I want to apologize to my sister. She has always been a wonderful sister, a devoted wife, and a loving mother. I’ve failed her more than anyone else in my life.”Greg’s smile froze on his face as he stared at the name printed at the top of the report. He read it again and again in disbelief.“How does it feel to discover that you’ve been raising another man’s son?” I watched him calmly.When I arranged the DNA test a few days earlier, I had also submitted a sample from Greg. I had not expected it to uncover another surprise.As it turned out, Billy was not Greg’s son either. “That’s impossible! You forged this!” Greg crumpled the report into a ball and hurled it at me.“Well, you can get another DNA
“You’ve been spoiled your entire life. It’s time you learned to be a little more independent.”After I left, Greg leaned close to Billy and whispered, “Your mom is still furious. Let’s just play along for now. When she is dead, everything she owns will be yours. Then, you can buy the entire bus company if you want.”Hearing that, Billy stopped whining.Although I had agreed to remove the cameras, I never said I would take all of them down. There were still several hidden ones left in the house.Lori had always seemed instinctively hostile toward me. Perhaps it came from the rivalry for attention and resources that often existed between siblings. With our parents constantly favoring her, taking things from me always came easily to her.I had understood the truth long ago. Anything that could be taken from me was merely a burden in disguise. The only things worth keeping were those that could not be stolen.I went to see Lori with several bodyguards in tow. “What do you think you
With the public attention still hot, I went live myself and played the footage of Lori and Greg coaching Billy on his suicide act in our home.When the viewers realized they had been used as pawns, their anger immediately boiled over.[Great. So, I’m one of those idiots online who attacks whoever they’re pointed at.][I’m never blindly jumping on another online scandal again. I was the real fool here.][That wretched woman worked with her brother-in-law to spread filthy lies about her sister. It’s absolutely vile!]I heard that Lori fainted after watching that footage at home. When she woke up, she threatened to kill herself. My parents were so furious that they wanted to come after me.When I came home, Billy rushed over, his face stricken with guilt.“Mom, I was wrong. Please forgive me.”Greg came to stand in front of me as well. “Honey, Billy and I were manipulated by Lori. She has always been jealous because you’re better than her in every way. That’s why she put our son u
I pulled out the security footage from my house. It clearly showed Lori and Greg coaching Billy on what to say and applying makeup to create his fake injuries.The ward fell silent for a moment before my mother began making excuses on her behalf. “Your sister was only playing a joke on you. Besides, Billy is just a child. He doesn’t know any better. You’re an adult. Why would you hold it against a child? Besides, he’s your son. If it came down to dying for him, that’s what any mother should do.”I scoffed. “Is that so? Is he really my son?”As soon as I said that, silence filled the ward again. My mother froze in place for several long seconds.“What... What do you mean by that? If he’s not yours, then whose is he? You must’ve lost your mind!”Judging by my mother’s reaction, I knew she had been aware of the truth all along.When I heard Billy call Lori “Mom” on the footage, I knew something was wrong. So, I had quietly arranged for DNA tests.Just as I had suspected, Billy was
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