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When the Truth Leads Me to Patricide
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A curse is cast upon everyone in this village, reducing us to mutes. But once a villager's lover takes three laps around the back mountain and marries said villager successfully, the curse on that villager will be broken. My childhood friend, who's the same age as me, has already gotten married and embraced his life as a regular person. Even my cousin, who's just turned 18 years old, has her curse broken as well. I, on the other hand, am about to turn 30 years old soon, and yet I'm still a mute. Whenever I'm about to get married, all of my ex-fiances, who kept telling me that they'd love me with all their hearts, would do anything just to terminate our engagements right after they came out of the back mountain. In order to proclaim his deep love for me, my tenth fiance, Isaac Jameson, tells me confidently that he'd definitely marry me once he's done with his laps around the mountain. But as soon as his words fall, his expression changes the moment he sets foot into the mountain. To my horror, Isaac picks up an axe from the ground and begins hacking at me with it. "Why are you still alive in this world? Why can't you just die already?" I can only lie on the ground while suffering from intense pain. I have no idea what's in the back mountain and why the same outcome will happen every time. Why is it that the entire village can break their curse so easily, and yet I can never get married despite having gone through it ten times in a row?
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I instantly couldn't breathe. I struggled to shove Dad away, but he was like a mountain that refused to budge.At that moment, Uncle Thomas, who'd trailed in after me, burst through the door and immediately lunged forward when he saw what was happening. With a solid kick, he got Dad away from me.I clutched my chest and drew in huge gulps of air.Dad froze when he saw Uncle Thomas, then laughed maniacally. "This all happened because you wouldn't let her marry me! I gave her daughter the chance to study, but I kept her under my thumb so she'd never escape this town!"Uncle Thomas' eyes widened with anger as he rained punches on Dad. "She's your daughter, too! How could you do this to her? You nearly killed her!"Dad's expression shifted abruptly. He roared, "She was pregnant before I even kidnapped her and brought her here! That child isn't mine!"Uncle Thomas' fist stopped in mid-air when he heard this.I, on the other hand, staggered back as if Dad's words had physically blown
When the Truth Leads Me to Patricide Chapter 7
My brows furrowed. What did the doctor mean by that? How was I rendered mute by poison and hypnotized for a whole 30 years?I instinctively asked, "What are you saying?"It took me a while to come to my senses and realize I could speak!The doctor was about to explain when an elegant old woman squeezed through the gap in the door. Behind her were a few men dressed in suits and leather shoes.The elegant old woman put her arms around me and sobbed. "My poor granddaughter! Sophia died not long after she had you. After so many years of searching, I've finally found you! I've found Sophia's heiress!"It's all that wretched man's fault! He did a good job hiding you. Once I find him, I'll have him drawn and quartered!"I had a vague feeling that the "wretched man" in the old woman's story was none other than Dad.The three men who'd trailed in after the old woman threw their arms around me and sobbed as well. I learned that they were my uncles from the stories they told me.However,
When the Truth Leads Me to Patricide Chapter 6
Dad led some of the mob away, but they were still shouting at me and threatening to kill me. Fortunately, a lady in the crowd seemed to have her wits about her, for she questioned loudly, "You're not making sense, Mr. Seymour. None of us in town could speak until we were married."Elizabeth is mute, so how could she have a cursed tongue and hex anyone? This whole incident is absurd. Why is Elizabeth's name on all these tombstones?"At once, the mob divided into two schools: one believed me, while the other—a small, conservative part—insisted I was behind their loved ones' deaths.I glowered at Dad. From his gaze, I knew he was part of the small conservative group that wanted to hold me accountable.At that moment, I was more certain than ever that it was Dad who'd framed me.Suddenly, Dad broke his silence and asked the townsfolk to follow him to the basement of our house.The crowd and I were baffled as we trailed after him, entering the basement of our house. I had no idea wh
When the Truth Leads Me to Patricide Chapter 5
A closed-off cemetery lay in the hill behind our town, and in it were over a hundred graves. Each grave bore the cause of death of the person buried there.I took in the entire cemetery with abject horror.Billy Larkin—died after a car hit him.Edward Brown—he'd been hiking up the mountains when a boulder crushed him. His remains were eaten by wolves, and only a few of his bones were left when they found him.Flora Waterhouse—she'd been on her way to the clinic to give birth when she fell into the sewerage system. Both she and her unborn baby died.There were other causes of death engraved on the tombstones around me, and my name had been carved into the back of each stone: "Murderer: Elizabeth Seymour."However, as far as I could recall, I'd always stayed in line and been on my best behavior.I was quiet for the most part, and whenever I saw injured puppies by the road, I'd take them home to bandage their wounds. I'd also piggybacked the elderly townsfolk to the clinic for thei
When the Truth Leads Me to Patricide Chapter 2
Ms. Lewis was startled by the blood covering my skin and gushing out from my lower abdomen. Without another word, she quickly tended to my wounds, staunching the blood flow while drying her tears.In the end, she was so heartbroken at the miserable sight of me that she dragged Dad by the ear to my
When the Truth Leads Me to Patricide Chapter 1
Isaac Jameson truly wanted to kill me. He didn't hold back at all."I can't believe that a wretched, twisted heart lies beyond your pure, innocent face! I nearly married you! I was lucky the hill was the final hurdle to marrying you, or you might've murdered my entire family!"I had no idea what I
When the Truth Leads Me to Patricide Chapter 4
The mayor tossed me into the biggest snake pit in town. A large, cold snake coiled around me until I couldn't move. I could only watch as countless smaller snakes slithered toward me, nipping at my body.It had only been a day, but my skin had grown purplish from the snake bites. I was covered in c
When the Truth Leads Me to Patricide Chapter 3
I struggled against Dad's vice-tight hold as he let me kick and punch him. Whimpers and grunts of devastation formed in my throat as my tears sprang free.It wasn't until the lakewater had swallowed my passport that Dad finally let me go.However, I knew my life would be over if I heeded his word
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