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Second Life: Turning Down My Sister's Fortune

Second Life: Turning Down My Sister's Fortune

Short Story · Emotional Realism
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Familial Bond

Bias

Fake Death

Face Slapping

Feel-Good Story

Plot Twists

Hypocrisy

My sister, Winona Clarke, was stabbed to death by a thug in order to save me. My mom, Amber Green, does not want my nephew, Sonny Cohen, to suffer. So, she suggests that I marry my brother-in-law, Kenneth Cohen, and take care of the father and son. For Sonny's safety, I end up on the verge of death due to Kenneth's relentless and merciless torture. Just then, Winona, who should have been dead, returns! Her arm linked with a millionaire's, she boasts to me, "Thank you for putting up with that maniac and sticking around until he died. Not only did you help me raise Sonny, who has Super Male Syndrome, but you even made it possible for me to inherit all of Kenneth's assets through Sonny." Sonny joins Winona in belittling me and even spreads rumors that I killed Kenneth. Because of her lies, I become notorious online and eventually die while being the subject of everyone's criticism and ridicule. The heavens must have taken mercy on me, for I am granted a second chance at life. Now, I am back to the day Mom wants me to marry Kenneth.

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11 Chapters
Chapter 1
"Your sister is gone! What is going to happen to Sonny? He's only seven. He may not survive at the hands of a wicked stepmother if his father remarries!"The burning pain in my stomach lingered faintly as I stared blankly at the scene before me.All I saw was black and white. Everyone who came to mourn hung their heads and sobbed quietly.My mother, Amber Green, was kneeling on the ground and clutching the hem of my pants. She was crying her heart out.Her noisy sobs dragged my consciousness back to the present moment.I had somehow gone back in time!Seeing that all I did was stare back at her with a blank expression, Mom slapped me hard across the face. She stood up and glared at me with eyes full of hatred.She screeched, "Stella, you heartless woman! Winona died saving you, but you won't even shed a tear for her now! How can you be so cold-hearted?"Feeling the sharp sting on my cheek from the slap, I countered flatly, "She didn't die saving me. Those men were after her fro
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Chapter 2
Everyone froze when they heard Mom's words. But since this was Winona's funeral, no one spoke up for me.However, I sneered. "Mom, Winona has just died. Yet, you want me to marry her husband right away. What kind of logic is that?"Mom instantly dropped her act of grief and said with a smile, "Don't we always say, 'a life for a life?' If you marry Kenneth in your sister's place, won't that be the best of both worlds?""The best of both worlds? For who? For Winona and Kenneth, I suppose," I mocked inwardly.I was just about to refute Mom's self-righteous claims, but a man's voice cut me off."Amber sees the big picture. Now that Winona is dead, it's perfect for Stella to marry me. She is Sonny's aunt, so she'll take care of him better than anyone else."Kenneth was dressed in flamboyant, flashy colors. He rushed in from who-knew-where and shoved Sonny toward me.Even though Sonny was still young, I could already see a vicious look in his eyes. It wasn't a look a seven-year-old ch
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Chapter 3
The people attending Winona's funeral crowded forward upon hearing my words. Seeing that the coffin was empty, all of them were shocked. Could Winona really have come back to life?Mom spoiled and doted on Winona excessively. So, of course, she couldn't bear to let Winona suffer by stuffing her inside a coffin for hours.In my previous life, Mom rushed to hold Winona's funeral the day after she died. I had always been suspicious about her sudden death. Those thugs didn't want money, nor did they want her body. What were they after?But Mom claimed she wanted Winona to be laid to rest as soon as possible. So, she stopped me from investigating further.After Kenneth and I held our wedding, she wouldn't let us register our marriage, saying it was to honor Winona's memory. She didn't want me to take the official title after I had already taken her husband physically in real life.I had been suspicious. But Sonny's incessant crying wore me down, and I slowly let down my guard on this
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Chapter 4
Kenneth left Sonny behind at the funeral, and Mom used that as an excuse to push him onto me. I didn't want to take him, but he cried and clung to me, insisting that he wanted to go with me.Soon, everyone started guilt-tripping me and said I should take him in since he had nowhere to go. In the end, I had no choice but to bring him home.Sonny certainly knew who would treat him well. But I learned from the painful experience in my past life that no matter how much I sacrificed myself for him, all I would get in return was a thankless ingrate.Upon reaching home, I put Sonny in the guest room.That night, I fell into a deep sleep. When I stirred in the middle of the night, I caught a steely glint through my half-opened eyes. It startled me so much that I jolted awake.Under the moonlight, I saw a small figure holding a kitchen knife and brandishing it. A chill went down my spine.When I realized it was Sonny, I let out the breath I'd been holding in relief. Then, I sat up and tur
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Chapter 5
I picked up the identity tag lying nearby.Mom tried to lunge forward and grab it, but I dodged. She fell straight to the floor.I stared into the cremation operator's eyes and asked in a stern voice, "Where did you put Winona's body? She died from a stab wound. If her corpse is missing, then you're an accomplice to murder!"The long-haired woman pretending to be a cremation operator trembled upon hearing my words.From the moment I walked in, I could tell she didn't work for the crematorium. Under the pressure from my firm gaze, she led us to another room.Right away, I noticed Winona's slightly trembling eyelashes. It was a clear sign that she had just hurried over and lay down.I smiled in satisfaction. After the mourning came the cremation, after all.Mom opened her mouth to protest again.But Kenneth said coldly, "Since Winona was my wife, I want to watch her cremation with my own eyes. No one leaves today."From the moment Mom started acting strange after Winona's allege
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Chapter 6
My emotional cries drew everyone's attention toward Winona.Instantly, everyone knew what was going on. So, it really was a staged play all along.When Kenneth saw that Winona was indeed alive, he walked straight over and slapped her hard across the face.Mom collapsed to the ground, mumbling that everything was over.Winona covered her cheek and sobbed. "Honey, aren't you happy that I'm not dead?"Kenneth glared at her furiously and growled, "How do you still have the nerve to ask that, you bitch? So, you were pretending to be dead all the while! I treated you so well, yet you tried to fool me!"Seeing me standing by and enjoying the show with an amused expression, Winona suddenly directed her accusations at me. She cried, "I didn't mean to… It was Stella! She forced me to do it."Winona started sobbing, and Kenneth signaled for her to go on.In the twisted story that followed, I was painted as a spiteful, jealous sister. She, on the other hand, became the most innocent victim
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Chapter 7
Everyone stared at me in shock.Mom finally came back to her senses. Without Kenneth holding her back, she strode forward angrily and slapped me."How vicious of you, Stella! How did I give birth to such an evil daughter?" she screamed. I let out a cold laugh. How perfectly Winona twisted everything around! But who in their right mind would fight to hold on to two sadists like they were something precious?Still, Winona's little tale held about 80 percent truth to it. The only catch was that she had pinned the blame for every vile thing she had done onto me, the victim, instead.Winona had always been the one who loved stealing things. She was the one who had stolen someone else's husband.In the beginning, the one Mom had planned to marry off to Kenneth in exchange for money was me. He had the money and the looks. To be fair, he was nothing like those typical rich old men. Aside from being 20 years older than me, no one had anything bad to say about Kenneth.At the end of the
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Chapter 8
From the day Winona came back from the dead, she disappeared completely from my sight.I changed my phone number, too, because I didn't want to be involved with that deranged family in any way. Nevertheless, trouble still came knocking.A post suddenly went viral online. It claimed that the poster's aunt had been jealous of his mother and had hired killers to murder him. Luckily, the mother survived. But due to insufficient evidence, the aunt walked away scot-free.Now, the aunt had replaced the mother and had become the father's new wife. The mother was missing, and the child was being mistreated daily. Attached to the post was a picture of a battered little hand.Once the post gained attention, it spread online like wildfire. At first, most people assumed it was just clickbait. But then, nosy people online found out the poster's address and shared it online.The incident concerning my family wasn't exactly unknown. With a real location, plus tags like murder, child abuse, and ho
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Chapter 9
Mom had somehow gotten hold of my new phone number.The moment I picked up, I heard her howling over the phone. "Stella, I'm begging you! Please let Winona go!""What's going on, Mom?" I asked.She didn't answer my question. She just told me to hurry home, saying that Winona was about to die.I could tell something was off and tried to refuse her. However, in a way that was very out of character, Mom suddenly spoke to me in a gentle and coaxing tone.After my repeated refusals, she finally hung up.Right before the call disconnected, I heard her complain tearfully, "Do you see that, everyone? That heartless woman must have done something to Winona! Why else wouldn't she come back?"Hearing her sniffles, I finally understood that she was livestreaming.I grabbed my phone and found her livestream room in no time. As it was hosted on the same account Sonny used for his viral post, the stream was trending.I saw Mom dabbing at her tears dramatically on screen.Behind her was Wino
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Chapter 10
Kenneth swept his eyes over my body like he was inspecting a piece of merchandise. Satisfied with what he saw, he smirked.He said, "Stella, you belong to me from now on."Then, he glanced at Mom's pathetic figure and said in a sinister tone, "If this old hag ever upsets you again, I'll take care of her myself."Mom staggered to her feet, trembling and desperate to escape this nightmare. Of course she had thought about who mutilated Winona so cruelly. The biggest suspect could only be Kenneth.But then again, she didn't have the courage to confront him. So, she directed all her rage onto me, convincing herself that I was the one who ruined her precious Winona.Winona stared at something, or rather someone, behind Kenneth in terror. Following her line of sight, I saw my seven-year-old nephew, Sonny.He looked at Winona's limbless body and smiled sweetly. "Great. Now, Mommy can't run away anymore."Then, he turned to me with confusion. "Do you want to be like Mommy, too, Aunt Stel
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