All Chapters of They Lost It When I Became Good: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

8 Chapters

Chapter 1

For some reason or other, I managed to survive the poisoning. However, I soon discovered that the family that ostensibly saved me didn't seem happy about it after all."What do you mean that Dexter is my younger brother now! I will only acknowledge Derek as my younger brother, and nobody else!""Who knows what sorts of horrible habits he's picked up while living in the slums? Why else would he keep threatening suicide like this? It's obvious that he's just trying to threaten us! He's trying to garner our pity so we'd feel sorry for him!"The door was pushed open, and a tall young man walked in. He was Dominic Richmond, the eldest son of the family, and apparently, my elder sibling now. He was also the one who said all that earlier.A younger-looking teenager was right behind him, wearing a white shirt and looking very spick and span. That was Derek Richmond, the Richmond family's adopted youngest son.Derek's eyes were red and teary as he looked at me fearfully. "Dexter… You're fi

Chapter 2

"Dom, do you think Dexter won't eat it because he hates me?" Derek suddenly asked, lowering his eyes and sounding aggrieved."Dexter Richmond!" Dominic yelled, slamming his fist on the table. "Eat that fucking shrimp, you ungrateful bastard! You will accept everything Derek gives you in this household, even if you have to get down on your knees to beg for it!""Dom, that's not how you speak to your brother," Mom said, finally looking up. However, she simply chided him lightly like that before turning to me. "Hurry up and eat it, Dex. Don't make Dom mad. Derek's just being kind to you."I picked up my fork and stabbed it into the peeled shrimp."Yes, Mom."I put the shrimp in my mouth and chewed it for a while before swallowing.It tasted very sweet and delicious, but it also tasted like death.Less than three minutes later, I felt my throat constricting, and rashes also broke out on my skin. It got harder and harder for me to breathe, as though someone had wrapped their hands ar

Chapter 3

Dominic scoffed coldly. "It's a waste to give Dexter the smartwatch. How could someone from the slums even know how to use it? What a terrible waste."He then came up to me and grabbed me by my collar in disgust. "That watch is too dangerous for you. You'd better not let it electrocute you to death."Also, you reek like hell, just like the slums. You smell so poor that no amount of clothing you wear can ever cover up that foul odor. Go and give yourself a good scrubbing and don't come out until you're squeaky clean, you embarrassing piece of trash!"I touched my collar and then my arms."Okay. I understand."I turned, went into the bathroom, and locked the door behind me.I didn't run the bath or turn on the shower. Instead, I found a stainless steel scourer in the cabinet under the sink meant for heavy-duty cleaning.Since Dominic said I stank and reeked of the countryside, maybe I should just scrub all my skin off. Without it, I'd probably finally be clean, right?So, I grabb

Chapter 4

I stared at the parrot, still telling me to kill myself, then back at Dominic, who had completely twisted the truth."I did no such thing," I said calmly."And you're still trying to deny it?"Dominic stormed over angrily. "Who else in this household would hate themselves this much if not you? Derek is such a kind soul! How could he ever have taught Pippy to swear? I know you must have taught it to swear behind our backs to embarrass Derek on purpose!"You're completely hopeless, Dexter Richmond! How much more evil and vicious can you get?"He then picked up a glass from the table and smashed it on the floor next to my feet."Apologize to Derek! And then, apologize to the parrot!"I looked at the broken glass on the floor. "Apologize?""Yes, apologize to them now! If not, then consider yourself kicked out of this household for good! We, the Richmonds, will never accept someone as evil as you as part of our family!"I nodded and said, "Okay. I understand."I stood and walked t

Chapter 5

I didn't end up dying.After all, I was only two floors up, and I'd also somehow landed on the dense bushes in the courtyard, which cushioned my fall. So, I only wound up with three broken ribs, a comminuted fracture in my left leg, and a mild concussion.However, when I woke up again, I saw Dominic sitting next to my hospital bed, his face haggard and his posture sagging.The haughty, arrogant Dominic I knew now looked like a dog with a broken spine. His suit was caked with mud and dried blood—my blood.He looked up abruptly when he realized that I'd opened my eyes. His eyes were bloodshot and red-rimmed as he called out to me."Dexter…"He wanted to reach out to me, but his quivering hand stopped mid-air. He didn't dare to touch me."Does it hurt? I'll… I'll go and get the doctor…"I looked at the ceiling instead of him. My chest still hurt, and every time I breathed, it felt like I was whistling through a pair of broken bellows."I'm sorry, Dominic," I said, my voice broken

Chapter 6

Later that night, Dominic was so tired that he fell asleep right next to my bed.The ward door was slowly pushed open, and Derek slid in. Dominic had warned him to stay away from the hospital, but he still came.He approached my bed and looked down at me condescendingly. The moonlight reflected off his menacing face."You sure have Lady Luck on your side, Dexter Richmond," he said in a low voice, grinning maliciously at me. "I can't believe that you still survived falling off the second floor."I looked at him without saying a single word."Did you really think that you could keep inflicting injuries on yourself just to get everybody's pity and make them take your side?"He then reached out and pressed hard on my leg in the cast. A sharp pain shot through me, and cold sweat broke out almost instantly, but I bit my lip tightly so I wouldn't make a sound."See? You're nothing but a spineless bastard after all."He pressed down even harder on my leg, with a crazed look in his eyes

Chapter 7

Dominic said, "I was the one who put the recording device into the vase myself, Derek Richmond. Nobody else knows about it except me."You came to the hospital yesterday, didn't you?""I… I…"Derek stumbled backward in a fluster as he tried to explain himself. "I just came to visit Dexter… I just…""You broke his leg again?" Dominic questioned, inching closer and closer to Derek. "And you were going to find an even higher spot for him next time, too?""Dom! I didn't mean anything I said! I was just so angry that my judgment got clouded!" Derek cried, falling to the ground and hugging Dominic's leg. "I didn't want to lose you, Dom! I didn't want any of you to abandon me… I didn't want to lose you… I'm sorry, Dom!"Dominic kicked him away harshly and yelled, "Get off! Don't you fucking touch me!"Then, he came up to me and pulled my covers off.It was obvious that my leg was broken in the cast again, as it was bent in an awkward shape. When the cast was removed, the swelling in m

Chapter 8

I said, "This place is too clean for me." I then pointed at myself. "I'm too dirty. I don't deserve to stay here. I want to go back and sleep with the pigs. That's my place.""No way!" Dominic responded instinctively at once. "That place is not fit for anyone to live there! Dexter, you're the youngest heir of the Richmond family!"I didn't fight back. I just lowered my eyes and said, "Okay. I understand. I won't go there."That night, I pressed a blade to my wrist at Dominic's room door. Blood pooled around me in a puddle, soaking into his expensive rug.I lay in the center of it all, still holding the blade in my hands, with a peaceful smile on my face.When Dominic came out in the middle of the night for some water, he stepped on some viscous, sticky liquid. The moment he flicked the light switch on, I heard the most terrified, most blood-curdling scream I'd ever heard in my life.…I was saved again this time, but I refused to get a blood transfusion or cooperate with the med

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