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"By the way, take it easy with those breast implants too—they can burst, you know."The moment the words left my mouth, the noisy living room fell dead silent.The air froze, and everyone's gaze darted back and forth between me and Kelsey Randall, my cousin's so-called refined and well-mannered girlfriend.My dad, Myron Snyder, was stunned too. His mouth hung wide open, a crab claw poised motionless in midair.Every last trace of color drained from Kelsey's face.She instinctively shielded her chest with her hands, a flash of panic shooting through those surgically widened eyes.That gesture was as good as a confession.The next second, her tears burst forth like a floodgate thrown wide open.I had to admit, her ten-thousand-dollar double eyelid surgery wasn't wasted. When she cried, she really did look devastatingly beautiful, the kind that could melt anyone's heart."Jillian, I don't know why you don't like me. Is it because I come from a humble background, so you think I'm

So much for family. Blood ties didn't mean a thing when there was something to gain.I pulled out my phone and, with an air of casual indifference, sent off a message.Then, I looked up at Patrick and Kelsey, who were waiting for me to get down on my knees, and smirked."You want to jump?" I questioned with a scoff. "This is the second floor. The worst you'd get is a fracture. However…"My gaze landed on Kelsey's suspiciously oversized chest, and my voice took on an eerie tone."If the impact is too hard and those implants really do burst, what leaks out won't just be silicone but also your—""Shut up!" Kelsey shrieked, her voice so rough that it cracked.She seemed to realize she'd slipped up and immediately clamped a hand over her mouth, staring at me with sheer terror in her eyes.Patrick, desperate to cover his embarrassment, jabbed a finger at me viciously."Jillian, I'm giving you ten minutes to think it over! Either sign the agreement or be utterly ruined! Your choice!"

The air was dead silent for five seconds.Then, a gut-wrenching retch shattered the stillness.Patrick jolted away from Kelsey as if electrocuted, collapsing onto the floor. His face cycled through a kaleidoscope of colors before finally settling on a ghastly green.He clamped his hands around his own throat as he heaved, as if desperate to vomit up every last organ inside him."Your real name's Kelvin? Y-You're a man?"Eyes practically bulging out of his skull, Patrick pointed at the "woman" who had been cooing in his arms just moments ago and was now ashen-faced.On the screen, the police wanted poster was displayed clearly in high-definition.In the photo, Kelvin had a buzz cut, tanned skin, a thick gold chain hanging around his neck, and a predatory glare.Meanwhile, the Kelsey standing before us had one false eyelash hanging halfway off. Cold sweat streaked through her thick foundation, exposing the rough, dull skin underneath."No! It's not true! This is all fake! Jillia

I looked down at Patrick, who had been so full of swagger and arrogance mere moments ago. I watched him grovel on the floor like a mangy mutt begging for scraps and felt nothing but calm.I crouched down and whispered in his ear, "Patrick, even though you didn't know Kelvin was a fugitive, you knew damn well that video was a deepfake and he was trying to extort me."You tried to clean me out so that you could use the apartment to pay off your gambling debts. Looks like one crook just met another."With that, I stood up and turned to the lead detective with a professional smile."Officer, I'll fully cooperate with the investigation. These photos and the agreement are physical evidence, and I have audio recordings of everything they said just now."Patrick collapsed onto the floor in despair. Soon, a pair of handcuffs clicked around his wrists too.And just like that, the pair of star-crossed lovers were marched off together and stuffed into the back of a police cruiser.The siren

Kelvin had zeroed in on Patrick because he was dumb, broke, and desperate to play the big shot, and because Patrick never shut up about me being a doctor. That was what gave Kelvin the idea for the whole scheme.As for the so-called baby…As the officer handed me the interrogation transcript, he had a look on his face that I couldn't quite put into words."The suspect confessed that his swollen belly was actually edema caused by long-term use of cheap, low-quality hormones, combined with a recent bout of constipation. It was literally a gut full of backed-up waste and trapped gas."I couldn't help but let out a snort of laughter.So, Patrick's "son" was nothing but a belly full of shit.When the news reached Patrick in the neighboring interrogation room, something inside him genuinely broke.Word was he threw up again on the spot, so much so that he went into shock and had to be rushed to the hospital.The doctors diagnosed him with "acute stress disorder" and "severe psycholog