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Three Years Later, They Finally Regretted It
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Familial Bond
Healing
Plot Twists
Girl Power
True and Fake Heiress
Bias
Family Emotions
Biological Family
Remorse Family
My parents adopted an AI daughter. The day she came home, I suddenly became the most hated person in the family. Dad said I was a thorn in his side. Mom thought I couldn't hold a candle to Sophia, the AI. My brother Jack yelled at me, "All you do is make trouble!" I was so furious that I shoved Sophia to the floor. Mom's face went dark. She struck me hard across the face. "Sophia is your sister! If you were even half as good as her, I wouldn't be this angry!" "You're going to the Academy of Exemplary Obedience to learn how to be a proper, obedient daughter." I was sent away to "swap places" with an AI daughter. Three years later, my parents and brother came to pick me up. They called my name, but I didn't move. The headmaster smiled and said, "Mrs. Walker, you have to say 'Activate' before Unit EVA will respond."
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Three Years Later, They Finally Regretted It Chapter 8
Her voice was so small. Like it came from somewhere very, very deep.I held her hand."I will."Sunlight streamed through the window, falling on the floor in a patch of gold.Just like that morning so many years ago.Back then, I thought I would never be okay again.But here I am.Treating others the way I once so desperately wanted to be treated.A soft voice cut through my thoughts."Can you tell me what I should do next?"I looked up at the quiet girl in my arms, and before I could answer, the question repeated, firmer this time, sharp with the familiar habit I knew so well:"Is that an instruction?"I froze for a second, the familiar question tugging at a thread of old memory buried deep in my chest.Then I wrapped my hand more gently around hers, brushing the stray hair stuck to her wet cheek away with my other hand.I spoke slow and soft, just like how my family talked to me when I first came out of that place:"No, it isn't. This isn't an instruction. There's no right or wrong a
Three Years Later, They Finally Regretted It Chapter 7
The fragments inside my head began to churn.The warm memories from before I turned fourteen — Mom's gentle hugs, Dad lifting me onto his shoulders, Jack sneaking me snacks —And the dark memories from those three years. That hard slap. The endless darkness of the Quiet Room. The blisters on my arms. Jack's poisoned words: "Go kill yourself."All the pain, all the anger, all the grief that had been crushed down for three years — it broke through the dam labeled "absolute obedience" like a flood.My shoulders started shaking. Tears fell without warning.Mom grabbed me and held me tight, crying with me."I'm sorry. Mommy is here." Over and over.Dad turned his back, his shoulders shaking.Jack leaned against the wall, rubbing his eyes with the back of his hand, but the tears kept coming.I cried for a long, long time. Until my voice gave out. Until I was so exhausted I fell asleep in Mom's arms.From that day on, I began to slowly come back to life.I still instinctively waited for comma
Three Years Later, They Finally Regretted It Chapter 6
Days passed like that, one after another.They stopped giving me random commands. But without a command, I just sat there, from sunrise to sunset, like a machine on standby.Every day, Mom sat beside me and told me stories from when I was little.She told me about the first time I said "Mama" at age three, how she'd spun me around in joy.She told me about the time I stole her lipstick at five and drew all over the wall, how she'd stayed up half the night scrubbing it off.She told me about the time I had a 104-degree fever at ten, how Dad had carried me three kilometers to the hospital, losing one of his shoes along the way.She cried the whole time.I just sat there. No response.Jack visited every psychologist in the city. He went back to the academy and raised hell. Eventually, he brought home two thick folders.One contained my three years of training records.The other was Sophia's complete backend log from the manufacturer.That night, the three of them sat in the study reading
Three Years Later, They Finally Regretted It Chapter 5
"There is no definition! No standardization! Emily, Mommy was wrong. So wrong. We never should have sent you away. We never should have forced you to be obedient. We never should have broken your heart over a machine. Just be the old Emily again. Please. Is that too much to ask?""Is that an instruction?" I asked.Mom's body stiffened. Her arms around me loosened. She looked at my expressionless face, and the color drained from her cheeks. She sank back into the chair.Dad came over. His back seemed so much more hunched now. His voice was hoarse."Emily, I'm sorry, sweetheart. I used to think you were too difficult, not as easy as Sophia. But now that you've become like this... I realize the daughter who would throw tantrums and ask for hugs — that's the daughter we truly loved."I didn't speak. There were no command words in what he said.Jack stood up and slapped himself across the face.The sharp crack echoed in the hospital room.Again. And again. Until his cheek was swollen and Da
Three Years Later, They Finally Regretted It Chapter 4
The night wind was cold."Emily!" Jack spotted me first. His voice was sharp and piercing.Mom turned her head. All the color drained from her face."Emily! What are you doing!"I gave her a small smile and carried out the command without hesitation.When I opened my eyes, the ceiling was white. Not
Three Years Later, They Finally Regretted It Chapter 3
A woman in a white coat came to the house. She introduced herself as Dr. Thompson, a psychologist."Hello, Emily."I didn't speak.Mom wrung her hands. "You have to give her a command, or she won't talk."Dr. Thompson frowned. "Please tell me your name.""Unit EVA."Dr. Thompson's pen paused on her
Three Years Later, They Finally Regretted It Chapter 2
At dinner, the family sat around the table.Sophia sat to Mom's right. Jack sat to Dad's left. I was seated at the far end."Eat up," Mom said automatically.I immediately picked up my fork.Steak, mashed potatoes, green beans.When I ate the green beans, Jack's eyes went wide. "No way! You actually
Three Years Later, They Finally Regretted It Chapter 1
"Activate, Unit EVA."Mom's voice was hesitant. She wasn't sure what she was saying, just repeating the headmaster's words.My eyes lit up — like a screen flickering back to life after years on standby.I stood up from the chair, hands at my sides, back straight."Activated. Please give instructions
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