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Chapter 9

Author: Clear Gilt
I looked at the chaos unfolding before me, at the faces that were both familiar and foreign, and felt utter exhaustion and helplessness.

In the end, I pressed the call button and summoned a nurse. I told her that they were making too much noise and disturbing my rest, and asked her to have them all removed.

Sylvie might have received the punishment she deserved, but it was nowhere near enough to heal the wounds she left behind.

Something inside me had died. I could never go back to being the
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    I looked at the chaos unfolding before me, at the faces that were both familiar and foreign, and felt utter exhaustion and helplessness.In the end, I pressed the call button and summoned a nurse. I told her that they were making too much noise and disturbing my rest, and asked her to have them all removed.Sylvie might have received the punishment she deserved, but it was nowhere near enough to heal the wounds she left behind.Something inside me had died. I could never go back to being the person who once longed for her family's love. That family was no longer the place I called home, so perhaps it was better to let everything end here.…Sometime later, I cut ties with Mom and Dad for good.At first, they kept coming to the hospital to see me. When I refused to go home with them regardless of what they said, they even tried to use our blood ties to force me to leave with them.The police, having learned the full story, stood firmly on my side.They refused to let Mom and Da

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    "Sylvie has always been spoiled because of us," Mom said. "We promise you we'll discipline her from now on."Even now, Mom was still making excuses for Sylvie. Somehow, that only made me more determined not to let things go.I raised an eyebrow and looked at Sylvie. "But you knew I was your sister from the very beginning, didn't you?"Sylvie's eyes darted away. "W-What are you talking about? How could I have known? Mom and Dad never told me!""Then why did you always follow me to the dance studio?" I asked. "I noticed you a long time ago. You already knew who I was back then, didn't you? You pretended not to know me because it made it easier for you to get rid of me!"Sylvie froze. She never expected that I had noticed her stalking me and even memorized her face.Mom was in sheer disbelief. "Sylvie Putnam, is your sister telling the truth?"Sylvie's face turned pale, but she still refused to admit anything. "And you believe her just because she says she's seen me? Well, I can m

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    Frankly, I didn't want to be the bigger person in this situation. All I could think about was how unfair everything had been for me.Dad's visage darkened, and he fell silent. Mom sat in a chair nearby, covering her face as she sobbed uncontrollably. The entire room was suffocating with silence.After a long time, Dad reached out and took my hand. "You're right, Rosie. We did this to you. Come home with us—our real home. We'll do everything we can to make it up to you. You'll never have to suffer again."I'll contact the best doctors in the world and find a way to make you better—"I pulled my hand away, forced a smile, and shook my head. "I'm not going home with you. That isn't my home. I don't have one anymore."Colors drained from their faces, leaving them deathly pale, as though my words had sucked the life right out of them.I turned to Marie. "Let's go back to the hospital. We're done here. There's no point in staying here." She nodded and slowly wheeled me out of the pol

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    Instead of bringing Dad back to his senses, my words only angered him more. He violently wrenched himself free from the officers and charged straight at me.In the blink of an eye, Dad was standing before me. He grabbed the bandages covering my face and tore them off. "You're still lying! You're not my daughter! I'll kill you—you hear me? Rosie is—"The moment they hit the floor, the fury on his face melted. Displacing it was an inexplicable mix of shock and regret. "R-Rosie?"Mom, standing nearby, froze as well. She blinked several times, as though she needed to make sure she was seeing my face correctly.She then shoved Dad aside and dropped to her knees before me. "Rosie, it's you… It's really you!"She gently traced the scars on my face. Tears spilled from her eyes and fell onto me. "My daughter… My baby… How did you end up like this?"Sobbing, she helped me up from the floor and settled me back into my wheelchair.Honestly, by the time Mom and Dad recognized me, I was alrea

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    "My daughter is missing! Why haven't you sent anyone to find her?""Why do you mean she's my daughter? You think I can't recognize my own daughter? You cops have no conscience at all!"When I entered the station, I saw Mom screaming at the top of her lungs, her words slurred from how worked up she was.The officer looked utterly helpless and had to raise his voice just to be heard. "It's not that we didn't want to help you find your daughter. But she is your daughter! You just refuse to believe it!"As he spoke, he noticed I had arrived and pointed in my direction. "There. She's here. Take a good look for yourselves and tell me if she's your daughter!"The moment he finished, Mom and Dad turned toward me. My face was still wrapped in bandages, so they couldn't make out my features."Bullshit! How dare you still try to fool us! We've told you a million times—that is not our daughter! She never would've been anywhere near that school!"Just as I expected, they still refused to bel

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    Mom and Dad locked eyes, shocked.I held my breath, too, anticipating their reactions.Mom glanced over at me, snatched Dad's phone away, and hung up. Her voice was dripping with anger. "What kind of police work is this? How did you end up with our number? She's not our daughter! Stop wasting our time!"With that, she murdered the last bit of hope I had left.The truth was right before them, yet they refused to believe that the female student they had beaten into a cripple was their daughter.Even the police were stunned. "That can't be right. The info came directly from the police database. There's no way it's wrong. Why don't you take another careful look and—"Dad stood his ground. "I only have two daughters. One is recovering from a twisted ankle, while the other is safe and sound at home!"He paused, then narrowed his eyes. "Wait. Is this some kind of scam? She's an orphan who has her eyes on our money, and now you're trying to force her on us. Well, forget it! Not on my w

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