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Real Heir Only Wants to Die This Time

Real Heir Only Wants to Die This Time

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Sinopsis

Family Emotions

Remorse Family

After Death

Homewrecker

Familial Bond

Bias

Plot Twists

Face Slapping

Hypocrisy

At the reunion dinner, my adopted brother, Isaac Johnson, whispers in my ear, "The Johnson family only needs one son. You're just a country bumpkin. We don't need you here." I think he's right. So, I run straight into traffic at the intersection. My family is terrified. They rush over and manage to pull me back from the road. My sister, Rebecca Johnson, turns pale with anger and warns me not to upset Isaac again. I obediently nod. Then, late that night, I turn on the gas and leave a suicide note. "It's my fault for upsetting Isaac. I'll take the whole family to heaven with me. None of us will ever have to suffer again." My family stares at me as if I've gone mad. Later, at a party, Isaac and his friends push me into the pool. But I don't struggle. I simply let myself sink slowly to the bottom. Isaac panics and has no choice but to jump in and pull me out again. "Idiot! What if you really drowned? Mom and Dad would hate me! Couldn't you at least struggle?" What he doesn't know is that I've fought back before. But every time, it only ended with me dying a horrible death. This is my tenth time being reborn. This time, I just want to die.

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Chapter 1

My stomach burned like fire from all the pool chemicals I had swallowed. My sister, Rebecca Johnson, helped me out of the water.

I collapsed at the edge of the pool, coughing up water. I was barely conscious.

My adopted brother, Isaac Johnson, turned deathly pale. His friends panicked right along with him, all blurting out excuses at once.

"We were just messing around!"

"Yeah! Who knew he'd jump in himself?"

"Who stays totally still while drowning anyway? Is he trying to frame us?"

I was shivering so hard that my teeth were chattering. I wrapped myself in the sweater Rebecca offered me.

Even then, I managed to force a smile at my adopted brother. "Isaac, you told me to jump into the pool, so I did. I always listen to you."

Isaac shuddered under my gaze and took a few steps back, looking at me like I was some kind of monster.

"What crazy nonsense are you talking about?" he yelled. "When did I ever tell you to do that?"

Desperate and nearly in tears, he turned to our parents as they rushed over. "Mom, Dad, don't listen to Carl! He's crazy! He's doing this on purpose to frame me!"

Our parents frowned as they looked me over, their faces darkening when they saw me soaked from head to toe.

One of Isaac's rich friends stepped up and tried to back him up. "Carl really jumped in on his own! We tried to save him, but he wouldn't even come up!"

I peeked out from behind Rebecca, looking completely innocent. "I wasn't refusing to come up. It's just that I have to do whatever Isaac tells me to do. Otherwise, he'll be upset. If he's upset, the three of you will be upset too."

I looked at them and asked seriously, "So what do I have to do to make you all happy?"

Everyone fell silent and stared at me as if I were insane.

Rebecca froze. She grabbed my arm, her long nails digging deep into my skin. "Carl Johnson, shut up!"

Dad barked at the butler, "Take Carl to his room and get a doctor to check him over!" Then he turned to Isaac, his expression unusually stern. "Isaac, you come with me."

Isaac had always been the family's favorite. No one had ever been harsh with him. Rattled by Dad's tone, he broke down sobbing. "Dad, it really wasn't me…"

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11 Bab
Chapter 1
My stomach burned like fire from all the pool chemicals I had swallowed. My sister, Rebecca Johnson, helped me out of the water.I collapsed at the edge of the pool, coughing up water. I was barely conscious.My adopted brother, Isaac Johnson, turned deathly pale. His friends panicked right along with him, all blurting out excuses at once."We were just messing around!""Yeah! Who knew he'd jump in himself?""Who stays totally still while drowning anyway? Is he trying to frame us?"I was shivering so hard that my teeth were chattering. I wrapped myself in the sweater Rebecca offered me.Even then, I managed to force a smile at my adopted brother. "Isaac, you told me to jump into the pool, so I did. I always listen to you."Isaac shuddered under my gaze and took a few steps back, looking at me like I was some kind of monster."What crazy nonsense are you talking about?" he yelled. "When did I ever tell you to do that?"Desperate and nearly in tears, he turned to our parents as
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Chapter 2
Looking at my family's grim faces, I felt completely exhausted. I had no idea what it would take to make them happy.When Isaac lost his dog, he put a collar around my neck, made me eat dog food, and forced me to sleep in a doghouse, turning me into his new plaything.When he went camping with his friends, he locked me tight inside a sealed sleeping bag and kicked me down the hillside.My head and body slammed into the sharp rocks. The pain was so intense that I eventually went numb and could barely breathe.Looking down at my twisted, broken body, he just curled his lip in contempt."I guess the quality of this sleeping bag is pretty terrible," he said. "I'll definitely leave a bad review! Good thing you tested it out for me."This time around, I didn't resist his torture anymore. I didn't know why Mom, Dad, and Rebecca were still upset with me.After the doctor finished examining me, Mom came in with a cup of warm milk and sat beside my bed.She looked at me with a complicate
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Chapter 3
The psychiatrist repeated every word I'd said to my parents.His final diagnosis was simple—there was nothing wrong with me. I was just using an extreme way to protect myself and get back at the world. My mental state was like a string stretched to its breaking point. Any additional pressure could make it snap completely. For me, dying was the best way to protect myself.After hearing this, Mom locked herself in her room for the entire day. Dad smoked one cigarette after another.Only Rebecca still believed that I was putting on an act to gain sympathy. "Carl is faking it! He's fooled you all! He just wants to get rid of Isaac!"Isaac hid behind Rebecca, looking at me timidly, but I could see a hint of smugness in his eyes."Mom, Dad, don't worry. I'll get along with Carl and help him get better," he assured them.Maybe he thought that as long as Rebecca still believed him, no one could touch him.The atmosphere at home grew increasingly suffocating.To ease the tension, my p
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Chapter 4
Moments later, the same voice called out again, sounding slightly panicked."Why is he so quiet? Did something actually happen to him?""Who cares?" Isaac's voice chimed in. "Even if something happens to him, I'll take care of my mom and dad when they're old. Let him figure out how to break the door down himself. Let's go."Their footsteps gradually faded away. I closed my eyes and prepared to get some sleep. Then suddenly, a strong, choking smell filled the air.It was smoke.The fire spread quickly. In less than three minutes, the smoke was so thick that I could barely breathe. The equipment room had become a giant furnace.I didn't scream for help or try to break down the door. I just hugged a basketball and curled up in the corner farthest from the door.My consciousness began to fade.Maybe this was for the best. Maybe I could finally succeed this time.No jumping off buildings, no turning on the gas, no getting pulled back out of the water. Just quietly slipping away wit
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Chapter 5
The crowd instantly erupted into chatter. Everyone started speculating about Isaac's place in the family and mine.Only then did they realize how unequal our relationship had always been and how differently we were treated."Wait… could it really be what I think it is? The adopted son is abusing the biological son?""Holy crap, I never would've guessed. No wonder Carl is always walking on eggshells around Isaac."Isaac clenched his fists, desperately trying to explain himself, but hardly anyone was listening.Mom and Dad rushed home from work that night. The moment they stepped inside, they saw the three of us locked in a tense standoff in the living room. Isaac was trembling like a leaf."What on earth happened? How could a fire break out at school?" Dad asked.Rebecca glanced at Isaac, then at my expressionless face. Her lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she stayed silent.Isaac, on the other hand, threw himself into Mom's arms and sobbed uncontrol
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Chapter 6
The file also included the case records of the trafficking ring that had abducted me. The documents detailed the horrific crimes the group had committed.One child's name was highlighted—Gary.According to the report, Gary had been the smallest and quietest of all the children.But he was also the only child who could clearly draw the gang leader's face and map out the group's hideout after the children were rescued.His intel helped the police track down the criminal group that had terrorized the area for years and arrest all of them.The boy known as Gary was me.After reading through the entire file, Mom sat alone in her study all night.The first thing she did the next morning was dismiss all the household staff and replace them with professional security guards.Next, she went to my school herself and arranged for me to take a leave of absence.She said, "Until my son is truly better, I won't let anyone hurt him again."Dad didn't object, and Rebecca was unusually quiet.
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Chapter 7
Isaac was rushed to the hospital. Lying in the hospital bed, he cried, his voice barely a whisper."Mom, I'm really sorry. Please don't kick me out. I promise I'll never do it again. I'll listen to whatever you say. Just please don't send me away," he pleaded.There was no sympathy in Mom's eyes, only cold disappointment. "Isaac, do you remember the day you came to our family?"Isaac stared at Mom in silence."You were small and skinny, just like you are now. You held my hand and promised you'd be a good boy." Mom furrowed her brows."We believed you and treated you like our own flesh and blood," she said. "We gave you all our love, trying to make up for the guilt we felt over Carl. And what did you do?"She yanked her hand away from his grip. "You lied, put on an act, and bullied Carl. You took our love for granted and used it as an excuse to do whatever you wanted. Isaac, I'm so disappointed in you."With that, Mom turned and walked out without looking back.Isaac scrambled o
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Chapter 8
"Take your son and get the hell out of here!" Dad snarled.The couple flinched and didn't dare say another word. They dragged Isaac toward the door as he screamed and fought to get away. He desperately clung to the doorframe, digging his fingernails into it as he refused to let go."Mom! Dad! Rebecca! I'm sorry! I don't want to go with them! They're monsters!" His handsome face was twisted with fear, making him almost unrecognizable.Outside, the woman started cursing loudly, while the man barked impatiently."Shut your mouth, you cursed bastard! If you weren't so useless, we wouldn't have had to come all this way!" the man chided. "Keep moving! If we get back late, your brothers and sisters will starve!"Their voices gradually faded into the distance.Silence fell over the living room. Mom finally broke down, burying her face in her hands as she sobbed quietly.Dad slumped against the sofa, looking as if he'd aged ten years in an instant.Rebecca stood by the window, staring i
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Chapter 9
"Give me one more chance, please?" pleaded Rebecca.I looked down at her and stayed silent for a moment. Then I said, "Okay."Rebecca's head snapped up, a flicker of surprise and hope in her eyes.I crouched down in front of her and gave her an innocent smile. "You want to make it up to me, right? That's easy."I pointed toward the tall sycamore tree outside the window. "Jump from there. If you survive, I'll forgive you."The hope on Rebecca's face instantly vanished.After Isaac was sent away, the house fell eerily quiet. Mom and Dad tried to make up for everything by giving me more material comforts and attention, but I still felt like an outsider in my own family.They found me the best psychiatrists in the city. They all said my PTSD was severe and that I'd need long-term treatment.From then on, Rebecca drove me to my sessions every weekend.We barely spoke during the drives. She was like a dutiful chauffeur, and I was just a passenger, completely detached from everything
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Chapter 10
I never expected to see that man again.That night, Rebecca had an important business dinner, and Mom and Dad were both away on business, leaving me alone in the house.Sometime after midnight, a noise downstairs woke me. I quietly slipped out of my room and crept over to the second-floor railing to look down.Three figures were rummaging through the living room. One of them was unmistakably the man with the snake tattoo from earlier that day.They were here to rob the house.I didn't scream or call the police. Instead, I quietly went back to my room, locked the door, and called Rebecca."Hello?" It took a long time for her to answer, and I could hear loud music and chatter in the background."Rebecca, there are burglars in the house," I said calmly as if I were stating a fact.There was a brief pause before she spoke again, her voice tense and urgent. "Don't be scared. Hide somewhere. I'm coming home right now!""No need," I said. "I just need you to do one thing for me."Re
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