All Chapters of The Last Tear: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

When I thought about the miserable endings of the people who had crossed me before, my whole body started shaking.Roger Kirk, my brother, noticed and sneered, "You think trash like you can fight me for Mom and Dad's money?"Hearing that made me shake even harder.I remembered someone once casually calling me a leech. For that, my adoptive brother, Ollie Fuller, cut off his arms and legs, sliced out his tongue, and dumped him into a container full of leeches. Millions of leeches sucked him dry until he became like a dry corpse.If Ollie heard Roger insult me like that… I didn't even dare finish the thought. Trembling, I blurted out, "I swear I won't fight you for anything. Just take me back. If you want to cut ties with me after that, I'll agree!"My parents spat right in my face."Ha! You manipulative little brat. You used the media to guilt us into taking you back, and now you're shocked it turned out like this?"We should've just strangled you when we had the chance. A wort

Seeing Tyler laugh out loud, Roger finally relaxed as he pulled the ID back.That was when I remembered something that crushed what little hope I had left.After I came back home, Roger had cut off my waist-length hair while I was asleep.My parents had also changed my name to Bambi.Back then, Ollie never allowed me to cut my hair. He said long hair made me look like a little princess.My foster parents had named me Mia, saying I was their precious girl.But to someone like Tyler, a low-level enforcer, the only thing he really knew was that his boss's adoptive sister was called Mia. He had only seen me from a distance a few times.And men like him were never allowed to look at me too closely.Once, a small-time boss stared at me for a few seconds too long, and Ollie gouged out both his eyes.After that, no other men in the compound dared to look me straight in the eye again.So Tyler only remembered my name and my signature long hair. There was no way he could recognize me n

"Bambi?"Margaret said my name in a cold, distant voice, then turned her sharp gaze on my parents and Roger."Yes, that's her," my father said quickly, eager to please. "She's cursed and nearly dragged our whole family down with her. So, we gave her a silly name as a kind of payback."My mother chimed in right away, "That's right! But now that she belongs to you, you can call her whatever you want."Roger, noticing Margaret's expression falling, leaned close to Tyler and whispered, "Hey, can we leave now? Let's just sign the papers and grab the money."Tyler motioned for him to shut up, then asked Margaret carefully, "Mrs. Fuller, should I go ahead and send this girl to the winery?"Margaret didn't answer him. Instead, she reached down and helped me to my feet. Her hands trembled as she ripped the tape off my mouth.The scab on my swollen, torn lips ripped open again, and blood dripped down, splattering onto her high heels.Tyler's face darkened. He shoved me aside and dropped

When Ollie saw how badly I'd been beaten, his face twisted with rage."You've been with me all these years and still couldn't recognize my sister? How could you let people do this to her? I'll teach you a lesson!"Tyler groveled again, looking desperate."I swear, I didn't know! They cut off all her hair, gave her a silly name, and beat her up so badly—how could I have possibly recognized her? If she had been her real, beautiful self, of course, I would've known right away!"At that, Ollie's eyes reddened."I washed her long hair and took care of it since she was a kid. How dare you cut it off!" His voice dropped, cold and sharp. "Throw him in a boiling vat and burn off every hair on his body."Roger's face went pale with terror. He tried to beg, but the guards dragged him away.Meanwhile, the doctor hooked me up to an IV and carefully cleaned and bandaged my wounds. Margaret, Neil, and Ollie hovered around me, full of concern.But no matter how kind they acted, I couldn't brin

My mother raised her hand toward me, but before she could strike me, Margaret grabbed her hand."She's so stubborn. Mia, you shouldn't have saved her."I sat up and shook my head."I had to. She risked her life to give birth to me. I owe her at least one life in return."Margaret thought about it, then slowly let go of my hand."You're right. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have you. But I'm worried she'll hurt you in the future. I don't want you two to meet again."With that, Margaret ordered them to wheel my mother away. She told the guards to lock her in a dark room and give her one small meal and some water every day, just enough to keep her alive.I didn't argue anymore.As my mother was pushed out, she screamed in desperation, "I'm your real mom! Save me!"I let out a long sigh.More than saving my mother, I wanted to save all the innocent people who were dragged into this.Another month passed.One day, Ollie's men brought back a beautiful young woman. They said sh