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Chapter 1

The courtroom was packed with familiar faces. Almost all of them were my relatives.This was another world, one with extremely advanced artificial intelligence. Here, the court was the highest authority.My parents, Gideon Briggs and Meryl Wheeler, sat not far away with my younger brother, Cody Briggs. The look in their eyes was pure heartbreak, as if I were some unforgivable criminal."No one may leave during trial proceedings. Any attempt to exit will result in immediate execution," the presiding judge, Judge Caine, recited the rules in a mechanical tone, then looked at me. "Defendant Brandon Briggs, do you accept judgment?"Watching the familiar scene unfold, my chest tightened with a flood of emotions. That was right. I had been reborn.At first, I couldn't understand why my parents would drag me to court for being unfilial. I thought I must've done something to make them misunderstand me. They had given me life and raised me. I couldn't bear to see them suffer the court's h

Chapter 2

"Bran, just plead guilty. Your dad and I only want to keep you from going down the wrong path. You just have to spend ten years in prison, come out, and start over. We'll be waiting for you at home." Mom looked at me with feigned concern, like she was about to cry.In my past life, I would've softened and listened to her. In fact, I did. Now, hearing the same words again only made me sick."Brandon, don't be stubborn. Mom and Dad treat you even better than they treat me. You just broke their hearts. Just admit it." Even Cody joined in. And just like that, they pushed me into a corner.Our relatives started chiming in one after another."What's the point of raising a son like this? We all saw how your parents doted on you growing up, treating you like a fragile piece of glass. Now, you don't even know how to be grateful.""Exactly. I thought Brandon would turn out more reliable than Cody. What a disappointment. It makes me think twice about having more than one child, especially gi

Chapter 3

Judge Caine began to read, "First charge. When the defendant's mother was unwell, the defendant neither contributed financially nor showed up in person. Defendant, do you plead guilty?"I licked my cracked lips. Even without a mirror, I knew my face must be deathly pale."I do not." My voice was low, but the microphone beside me carried it clearly."Very well. Based on the plaintiff's evidence, we will reconstruct the events."The evidence Judge Caine referred to was my parents' version of events, pieced together from their memories. Only after that would mine be revealed.The screen immediately shifted to three years ago. Mom had been hit by a car while jaywalking. Since she was at fault, the driver refused to compensate us. Our family had no choice but to accept the loss.In the hospital, Mom's leg was broken. Sweat beaded across her forehead from the pain.Cody rushed over from school, while Dad returned from outside the ward, looking dejected as he said, "There's not enough

Chapter 4

"Bran, I can understand if you didn't want to pay for my treatment. But when I was hospitalized, you didn't even visit once. What kind of son…"The live chat comments immediately turned against me."What could possibly be so important that you can't even take a call? I reply to messages while waiting at traffic lights. How can you call yourself someone's son?""Unbelievable. Parents are usually closest to the child they favor most, but it's the opposite here. His brother is a better son than he is."Some comments were also on my side."What if he really had something urgent? I once took a call from home during a meeting and got fired for it.""To the commenter above, how often does something like that actually happen?"The live chat went back and forth, while my relatives in the gallery hurled insults that were hard to listen to. Meanwhile, Mom kept wiping her tears, playing the perfect victim.Judge Caine glanced at me. "We will now extract the defendant's memory."A surge of

Chapter 5

"Mom, how are you? Which hospital are you at? I'll come see you right now."Mom's voice came through the receiver, cold and indifferent. "Drop the act. What were you doing earlier? Forget it. I won't argue with you. Just transfer me some money. The money isn't enough for the surgery."Back then, I didn't realize that she never wanted me to visit at all. All she wanted was money.I gripped the phone tightly, my knuckles turning pale. I said with difficulty, "Mom, isn't all my money with you? My salary, and the severance pay from when I got laid off. You said you were keeping it for me for a house and marriage. Now that you're hospitalized, you should use that first. It's fine. Just use it."Silence stretched on the other end. Even the relatives in the gallery fell quiet, their expressions turning strange as they looked at Mom. She turned her head away, avoiding their gazes.The live chat exploded."I finally understand why the three of them get to live so comfortably while Brandon

Chapter 6

Following the murmurs of my relatives, Judge Caine spoke again."Second charge—the defendant assaulted his parents. Do you plead guilty?"I didn't blink, merely shaking my head. "I don't."Dad exploded like a cat with its fur standing on end. He shot up from his seat and roared at me, "You piece of trash! The scar you gave me is still here! How dare you deny it?"As he spoke, he rolled up his pant leg, revealing an ugly scar.Everyone in the courtroom gasped and shot me judgmental looks.I straightened my back and refused to look at him."If I did it, I'll naturally admit it. But I didn't, so why should I?"Dad wanted to say more, but Judge Caine silenced him with a look. Without wasting any more words, he followed the same procedure as before and played the footage on the big screen.This time, the live chat was much more cautious. No one dared to throw out opinions so casually anymore. After all, the sting of being proven wrong earlier was still fresh in everyone's minds.S

Chapter 7

This time, my own memories appeared on the big screen.Back then, I was in the middle of starting my business, and the prospects were excellent. At the very least, I no longer had to sit by the roadside every day with a group of day laborers, waiting to be picked like merchandise for a hundred dollars or so.When my parents learned how much I was making, they started getting ideas.Although I was willing to let go of past grudges and be good to them unconditionally, I would no longer let Mom control my finances. After all, my company needed capital for turnover.She brought this matter up to me multiple times, but I brushed her off every time.By then, Cody had also graduated. My parents wanted him to go abroad for a better future, but he didn't want to.Perhaps he had the gambling gene. Back when he was studying at the prestigious private school, he made a lot of rich, wealthy friends. To fit in, he followed them to Pahau, the land of the casinos.I only found out he owed milli

Chapter 8

The relatives who had spoken for my parents earlier all turned silent. No matter how many pleading looks my parents threw their way, they were completely ignored.The relatives, clearly feeling ashamed, just let out deep sighs and left one after another. A few who had yelled at me the most harshly in the beginning even came over with apologetic smiles."Bran, please don't blame us. We were deceived by your parents, and that's why we misunderstood you. They're the truly despicable ones for hiding the truth.""That's right, Bran. We're really sorry."I waved my hand and said nothing.After all, according to the court's rules, they would face some level of punishment anyway. I didn't need to get my hands dirty.The live chat was now condemning my parents as well."What? They actually pushed their own son out as a shield in a life-and-death situation? What kind of animals would do that?""Now I know why those two shameless people kept insisting Brandon plead guilty from the start.

Chapter 9

Listening to my parents' desperate pleas now, I felt only a sense of distance.In my past life, I had pleaded with them just like this. I had begged them to spare me. I had begged them to take me to a doctor. I had even begged them to put me out of my misery because the illness was torturing me to death.But all I got was disgust and disdain. I never saw any trace of the compassion or reluctance one would expect from parents.Since they were the ones who acted unjustly first, why were they now blaming me for being heartless?I smirked slightly, looked at them coldly, and took a few steps back—just like they'd done in my previous life."Mom, Dad, you're both cursed with bad luck now. Don't come near me. I don't want it rubbing off on me."That was something Mom had said to me in my past life as well. She'd said, "Tuberculosis is contagious. Stay away from us. If we catch it too, what will happen to your brother?"My parents stiffened. The disappointment in their eyes was obvious.

Chapter 10

After another round of capital injection, my company became a leading force in the industry.I heard that Cody also contracted tuberculosis in prison. He called our parents, and they went to see him, both of them crying their hearts out. But they didn't treat him with the same cold indifference they had shown me in my previous life. They simply felt powerless to help.I guessed that they would come looking for me, so I sat in my office, waiting.The moment Mom walked in, she dropped to her knees. My eyebrows twitched slightly, but I made no move to stop her."Bran, please save your brother. He's going to die. If you just give us some money, we'll be grateful to you for the rest of our lives."Why hadn't they begged anyone like this for me in my previous life? They even had my money at the time. Saving me would've been as simple as a single decision.Yet they still chose to turn a blind eye.I scoffed coldly."If you could remember that I was in the same situation in my past lif

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