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I was Claire Vitale, the lost daughter they forgot, the bride my lover betrayed—and the dying girl they failed to notice. For five long years, I lived like a stranger in my own home. The Vitale mansion was a beautiful prison, where every kind word hid a lie, every promise was false, and even Lawrence, the man I was supposed to marry, cared more for Vanessa than for me. None of them saw how my body weakened each day, how the pain grew sharper. They were too busy watching their precious Vanessa. Vanessa—the perfect adopted daughter, was the girl my parents loved more than me. She came into our family when I was lost, and when I returned, I found my place already taken—by her. Just as the illness was quietly taking my future. Now she was gone, and they all pointed fingers at me, convinced I was behind her disappearance. The machine they strapped to my head would pull memories straight from my mind. "Where is she?" my father roared. My mother sobbed in the corner. Lawrence, my fiancé, stood silent—his accusing eyes louder than any shout. But I knew the truth would shock them—how Vanessa hurt me, how she faked accidents, how she made sure no one ever believed me. The machine would show them everything. As the machine began its work, I trembled—from fear and exhaustion. After all these years of being unheard, would they finally see?
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When I Die Chapter 7
Lawrence shoved Vanessa's gun arm aside. The gunshot rang out—missing its target."How dare you shoot at your father!" Mother screamed.Vanessa's face covered with rage. "You forced me to this! I was supposed to be your only daughter! Then Claire came back—that bitch! Even dead, you still choose her over me! I hate you all!"As she raised the gun again, Lawrence kicked it from her grip with quick speed, twisting her arm behind her back fluently.Vanessa laughed wildly, even as he restrained her. "Or what? You'll lock me up? Hurt me? Go ahead. But remember—you'll lose your only remaining daughter！""This is for Claire," Lawrence yelled in fury. "You're finished."Father didn't hesitate. "Take her back. Lock her in the cellar."Vanessa was dragged to the family cellar and locked away. They made sure she suffered coldness, darkness, and loneliness. Father visited sometimes, and after, her screams lasted hours. But the Vitals had stopped listening. Finally, her cries faded into silence.My
When I Die Chapter 6
My father had used every connection in his mafia network to track Vanessa, finally locating her at a lakeside villa.That evening, rain poured in sheets as my family drove toward the location. The car went through the storm, water slamming against the windows like. Inside the car, the silence was scaring—Lawrence drove without a word, while Mother held a handkerchief, silently wiping her tears. Father sat rigid, his expression unreadable.When they arrived, Vanessa was ready for them—playing her victim role. She stood in the doorway in a white nightgown stained with dirt, faint rope marks around her wrists. The moment the door opened, she threw herself into Mother's arms with a dramatic sob."Mom! Claire hired men to kidnap me!" Vanessa forced out a few tears. "I know she hated me… but I will forgive her."The silence that followed was thicker than the storm outside. Mother didn’t hug her back. She just stood there, looking towards Father.Lawrence, who had always been the first to de
When I Die Chapter 5
The ambulance delivered me to the family's private clinic. Tubes snaked across my body, monitors beeping beside me. I didn't move, didn't speak, not even a string of consciousness remained. My family waited anxiously outside the emergency room.Mother was sobbing. Father stood silent. Lawrence kept demanding answers from the assistant doctor. "What the hell happened? Tell me she'll be fine!""Please remain calm," the assistant doctor reassured him. "The chief physician will explain everything shortly."Then the lead doctor finally stepped out, his expression serious. "She has an advanced brain tumor. It's been growing for a long time. Did anyone notice her collapsing? Nosebleeds? Or headaches?"A heavy silence fell. Then, like a dam breaking, the memories flooded back to them.Mother whispered, "She—she would leave the dinner table suddenly. Vanessa said she was just picky, that she hated our food—"Father held his breath. "At the gala last month, she passed out. Vanessa told everyone
When I Die Chapter 4
This time, the memory extractor finally showed Vanessa's disappearance.Three days before she vanished, Father bought me a piano. At our family gatherings, Vanessa always performed—playing violin, singing, charming every guest. But I remained silent in the shadows. Father decided this couldn't continue."People will talk," he said. So he arranged piano lessons, curious if I had any talent.To everyone's surprise, I excelled. The instructor praised my "natural sensitivity". Father, for the first time in years, smiled at me. "Keep practicing," he said.That night, I locked myself in the bathroom and cried. Maybe they'll accept me now. I practiced obsessively, fingers aching. I'll master this. I'll belong here. I'll never go back to that wretched village.Then on the third day, razor blades hidden between the piano keys sliced my fingertips open.Blood splattered the ivory. I screamed. Vanessa came running, pretending to care. "Oh no, Claire! Did you break a finger?""It was you!" I clut
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