All Chapters of Second Life: Turning Down My Sister's Fortune: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Everyone froze when they heard Mom's words. But since this was Winona's funeral, no one spoke up for me.However, I sneered. "Mom, Winona has just died. Yet, you want me to marry her husband right away. What kind of logic is that?"Mom instantly dropped her act of grief and said with a smile, "Don't we always say, 'a life for a life?' If you marry Kenneth in your sister's place, won't that be the best of both worlds?""The best of both worlds? For who? For Winona and Kenneth, I suppose," I mocked inwardly.I was just about to refute Mom's self-righteous claims, but a man's voice cut me off."Amber sees the big picture. Now that Winona is dead, it's perfect for Stella to marry me. She is Sonny's aunt, so she'll take care of him better than anyone else."Kenneth was dressed in flamboyant, flashy colors. He rushed in from who-knew-where and shoved Sonny toward me.Even though Sonny was still young, I could already see a vicious look in his eyes. It wasn't a look a seven-year-old ch

Kenneth left Sonny behind at the funeral, and Mom used that as an excuse to push him onto me. I didn't want to take him, but he cried and clung to me, insisting that he wanted to go with me.Soon, everyone started guilt-tripping me and said I should take him in since he had nowhere to go. In the end, I had no choice but to bring him home.Sonny certainly knew who would treat him well. But I learned from the painful experience in my past life that no matter how much I sacrificed myself for him, all I would get in return was a thankless ingrate.Upon reaching home, I put Sonny in the guest room.That night, I fell into a deep sleep. When I stirred in the middle of the night, I caught a steely glint through my half-opened eyes. It startled me so much that I jolted awake.Under the moonlight, I saw a small figure holding a kitchen knife and brandishing it. A chill went down my spine.When I realized it was Sonny, I let out the breath I'd been holding in relief. Then, I sat up and tur

My emotional cries drew everyone's attention toward Winona.Instantly, everyone knew what was going on. So, it really was a staged play all along.When Kenneth saw that Winona was indeed alive, he walked straight over and slapped her hard across the face.Mom collapsed to the ground, mumbling that everything was over.Winona covered her cheek and sobbed. "Honey, aren't you happy that I'm not dead?"Kenneth glared at her furiously and growled, "How do you still have the nerve to ask that, you bitch? So, you were pretending to be dead all the while! I treated you so well, yet you tried to fool me!"Seeing me standing by and enjoying the show with an amused expression, Winona suddenly directed her accusations at me. She cried, "I didn't mean to… It was Stella! She forced me to do it."Winona started sobbing, and Kenneth signaled for her to go on.In the twisted story that followed, I was painted as a spiteful, jealous sister. She, on the other hand, became the most innocent victim

From the day Winona came back from the dead, she disappeared completely from my sight.I changed my phone number, too, because I didn't want to be involved with that deranged family in any way. Nevertheless, trouble still came knocking.A post suddenly went viral online. It claimed that the poster's aunt had been jealous of his mother and had hired killers to murder him. Luckily, the mother survived. But due to insufficient evidence, the aunt walked away scot-free.Now, the aunt had replaced the mother and had become the father's new wife. The mother was missing, and the child was being mistreated daily. Attached to the post was a picture of a battered little hand.Once the post gained attention, it spread online like wildfire. At first, most people assumed it was just clickbait. But then, nosy people online found out the poster's address and shared it online.The incident concerning my family wasn't exactly unknown. With a real location, plus tags like murder, child abuse, and ho

Kenneth swept his eyes over my body like he was inspecting a piece of merchandise. Satisfied with what he saw, he smirked.He said, "Stella, you belong to me from now on."Then, he glanced at Mom's pathetic figure and said in a sinister tone, "If this old hag ever upsets you again, I'll take care of her myself."Mom staggered to her feet, trembling and desperate to escape this nightmare. Of course she had thought about who mutilated Winona so cruelly. The biggest suspect could only be Kenneth.But then again, she didn't have the courage to confront him. So, she directed all her rage onto me, convincing herself that I was the one who ruined her precious Winona.Winona stared at something, or rather someone, behind Kenneth in terror. Following her line of sight, I saw my seven-year-old nephew, Sonny.He looked at Winona's limbless body and smiled sweetly. "Great. Now, Mommy can't run away anymore."Then, he turned to me with confusion. "Do you want to be like Mommy, too, Aunt Stel