Semua Bab I Listened to Future Me and Paid the Price: Bab 1 - Bab 9

Kieran rushed over when he heard that I'd won a car. He stared at the new ride like he could not bear to look away. "Congrats, Evangeline!""You made it, Kieran. Come on. Take it out for a spin." I nudged his shoulder and pushed him into the driver's seat.He cautiously slid into the driver's side. The moment his hand touched the wheel, his eyes lit up.He kept whispering, "This is such a great car."I watched Kieran cling to the car as if it were his one true joy. The memory of his crash in my last life hit me hard, so I handed him the keys."Evangeline, what are you doing?" He looked shocked.I smiled at him. "Take it, Kieran. Your old car has been around forever. It's about time you got yourself a new one."Kieran looked embarrassed, but he never stopped touching the wheel."You won this. I shouldn't be the one driving it.""It's cool. After all, we're family. Why act like strangers? A great car should go to someone who actually appreciates cars, right?"After hearing th

In my last life, I'd listened to the mysterious caller and kept my distance from Mom and Dad after Kieran's accident. Thus, I had not been there when danger came for them.I decided that I could not trust that voice again.I held Mom's hand as I said, "Let's go home together."At dinner, the room felt heavy because of Kieran's recent passing, but Mom and Dad still kept putting food on my plate.They were sad, but they did not seem to hate me. They even asked if I had enough to eat.I thought about that phone call and inwardly remarked, "See? They're fine. I'm still their precious daughter. That phone call really misled me in the wildest way possible."The next day, Mom and Dad told me they wanted to stay home instead of going out. I almost instinctively agreed to it. But then, the image of their cold bodies from my last life flashed in my mind.There was only one way to stop the same thing from happening."Mom, Dad, Kieran is gone now. You two are everything to me, and I cann

When everything blew up in their faces, Brielle dropped the act altogether. "Yes. Your parents stopped caring about you long ago. You never noticed? If you had jumped earlier, we would not have to drag this out."So what if you know now? What can you even do about it? You're nothing but dead weight in that house."It was as if her words stabbed right into me, the pain sharp and deep.In my last life, I'd kept my distance from Mom and Dad, thinking that was the reason why the thief had killed them. Until this moment, I'd believed it was all my fault.But I now saw it clearly. They'd only hired actors back then. Their real goal was my life."Dad, Mom. I don't know why you hate me this much. We lived together for years, but you still want me gone."A part of me still hoped that they had some hidden reason for all of this. But Mom only clenched her teeth and said, "Why don't you just jump? That would surely save us all the trouble."Dad stayed silent, and that silence said everyth

Mom snapped, "So what if you know the truth? We've always favored Kieran. We had him play his part and live away from us for so long. He went through so much for this plan to come to fruition."She looked at Kieran with love in her eyes."What about the HIV story? And the injury? Did he even get hurt at all?" I looked to Brielle for an answer.She answered, "That's easy. You just grab real HIV-positive blood when the nurse is not watching and inject it into your sample. The test comes back positive, and I say it's yours. How can you argue against solid evidence?""So it really was you," I said, staring at her like I could burn a hole right through her.She lifted her chin. "And what if it was? You're dying soon anyway. Now that you know the truth, you should thank me for giving you closure."I did not want to waste another breath on any of them. "One last question. Was that really a blood donation? Why was my body wrecked after the surgery?"Mom's and Dad's facial expressions ch