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"When it comes down to it, you just don't want to give me the money! How can you have the nerve to call yourself my older sister when you're trying to keep all of Mom's life insurance payout to yourself?"Alvin Bellamy, the younger brother whom I'd painstakingly taken care of for ten long years, was now glaring resentfully at me. My throat tightened. I couldn't speak.Our relatives, who'd come for the party, all assumed I'd been caught in the act, so they started chiming in at once."You're definitely in the wrong here, Sandra. Sure, you've worked hard taking care of Alvin all these years, but what kind of older sister doesn't look after her younger brother? Keeping the money for yourself is such a heartless thing to do.""Alvin scored 1400 on his SAT! Just give him the money. As long as you two maintain a good relationship, he'll definitely repay you in the future.""That's right. We know you've had a hard time all these years, but that's no excuse to keep all that money to yours

"How's that possible?" Jimmy snatched the phone from Alvin's hand. After seeing the transferred amount on the screen, he frowned grimly before suddenly pointing at me as if he'd realized something."Sandra Bellamy! How can you steal your own brother's money? Have you no shame? The money comes from your mom's life insurance payout!""Oh, so you do know it's the life insurance payout for my mom's death, huh?"Clutching my phone tightly, I scoffed at Jimmy. "Sure, it seems like you're speaking up for Alvin, but anyone who isn't aware of the situation might think you're trying to take the money for yourself instead."After all, if I hadn't held a knife to my throat back then, this money would have already ended up in his hands. Now that he and his mistress had another son, it was hard not to suspect it was his own pockets he wanted to line with that money.Jimmy's gaze flickered, but I didn't bother with him anymore. I simply looked at Alvin, still hoping to see even a trace of realiz

Jimmy pushed his way through the crowd and put his arm around Alvin before putting on a tearful performance as he listed out my "awful deeds"."Just look at yourself! You've been living such a comfortable life that your skin is practically glowing! Meanwhile, Alvin looks so frail. "Why do I get the feeling you've been abusing him all along, huh? And now you're hoarding the life insurance payout and trying to use emotional blackmail on him! How dare you talk about family, huh?"I scoffed in anger.At home, I had always given Alvin the best of everything. If he looked frail, it was because of his health condition. But that was somehow my fault?However, thanks to Jimmy's claims, the crowd that had briefly settled down after my counterattack seemed to snap back to life. Holding their banners, they began to condemn my "heartless" behavior."I have to admit she's pretty tough. Look at how she took down that burly guy with one move.""Yeah, she looked pretty cool just now, but that d

Just as I was about to hand my phone over to Alvin, it was forcefully snatched away from me."Drop the act!"Before I could react, Jimmy grabbed my phone and raised it high before throwing it down. Upon hitting the ground, the screen shattered. He proceeded to stomp on it with all his might, his heel grinding into the glass, sending shards everywhere. It wasn't until the entire phone had been reduced to a mangled mess that he finally stopped, panting heavily."How dare you try to sully our eyes with your embarrassing fake evidence, huh?" Jimmy snarled in between pants. He turned to the crowd with a pained, heartbroken expression. "See that, everyone? Can you believe that's my daughter? She'll make up all sorts of lies just for money!"With the evidence gone and Jimmy's baseless accusations riling everyone up, the crowd grew even more frenzied. Two people rushed forward, grabbing me by force.I struggled with all my strength. "Let go of me! You're breaking the law! I'm calling th

"Don't joke with me like that, Sandy. I don't have any money!" Alvin's eyes widened, and his voice rose sharply. "I've spent all these years doing nothing but study! Where am I supposed to get 580 thousand dollars from? You're backing me into a corner right now!""I'm doing no such thing. There are plenty of ways for you to get the money—you can work, beg, borrow, or steal the money for all I care." As I looked at the tearful Alvin, I took a step back with complete indifference. "That's what you owe me."The live stream comments had already turned completely in my favor. Alvin and Jimmy tried to use public opinion to force me into giving up the money, but instead, they'd handed me the perfect chance to clear my name.The crowd also began condemning the two of them for their despicable actions.Moments after I'd finished speaking, the faint sound of police sirens came from afar. Alvin's and Jimmy's faces turned increasingly pale. Even as the police took them away, they tried to use