All Chapters of I Cast Them Away After My Mother's Death: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

"Mom!"My daughter, Valerie Walker, and my wife, Giselle White, had actually tried to kill my mother because they were heartbroken over another man.Mom was already running out of time, yet she still had to suffer something this cruel.Staggering on unsteady feet, I hoisted my blood-soaked mother onto my back and rushed to the hospital without stopping. The only staff member who came to see us was an intern, who looked at me helplessly."I'm sorry," he said awkwardly, "But a VIP's husband got injured. It was really just a small cut on his finger, but she called every specialist over to his side…"I settled Mom onto a hospital bed and immediately ran toward the VIP ward. I couldn't afford to waste even a second. With a thud, I dropped to my knees at the door.With all my dignity abandoned, my voice came out hoarse and broken. "Please, I'm begging you, save my mother."When I looked up, I saw Giselle and Valerie standing on either side of Jay Cooper, protecting him like devoted gu

Giselle stiffened slightly, as if my words had struck a nerve. But the next second, she grabbed my chin and forced my face up. A mocking laugh escaped her lips."You've gotten addicted to your own lies, haven't you? That thing on the helicopter was clearly just a dummy, yet you keep insisting I save your mother. I'm telling you, nothing matters more than Jay right now!"After hearing Giselle's words, the hesitation on Valerie's face vanished, replaced by a harder, more resolute expression. "Take him over there and draw his blood for Mr. Cooper!"I was thus forcibly pinned into the transfusion chair. The needle pierced my vein, and pain shot through my body. I trembled violently, and my vision grew blurrier with every passing second.Suddenly, I remembered a time when I had accidentally cut my finger while cooking. Giselle had been so worried that she nearly panicked.Ironically, she and Valerie were now working together, disregarding Mom's life and forcing me to give blood to her

The moment the plane took off, Giselle and Valerie no longer existed in my world.At the same time, they were carefully supporting Jay down the hospital corridor.He covered his face, where a bruise had bloomed, and smiled faintly. "Thanks for standing up for me. Otherwise, Dylan would've actually tormented me to death."Giselle froze for a moment. An instinctive word of comfort rose to her lips, but she swallowed it back down."Valerie, come here," Jay said. "Have an apple."Valerie accepted the apple he handed her, her expression complicated. For some reason, she thought of the apples I used to give her, which were always carved into little rabbit shapes.The apple Jay gave her, on the other hand, hadn't even been washed. A faint sense of unease rose in her chest, as if something important had quietly slipped away from her.In Giselle's mind, the image of the urn shattering kept replaying itself. Along with it was my grief-stricken, despairing expression. She had never seen me

Inside the USB drive were all the proofs of Jay's provocations toward me. That cross pendant was never a keepsake or personal belonging at all.He had worn a twisted smile as he swapped the dummy with Mom. The man who always appeared pure and innocent on the surface had, in reality, tormented me time and again.Valerie stared blankly at the contents of the USB drive, her expression dazed. "Mommy, Grandma is actually… dead."Giselle clutched her chest in pain, tears welling at the corners of her eyes. She was also one of the monsters responsible for killing Mom.Her gaze suddenly drifted. When she saw the death certificate again, she collapsed to the floor, her body giving out. A surreal feeling filled her chest, but not in a good way.How could this be? How could this possibly have happened?At that moment, the lawyer I had sent arrived at the villa and knocked on the door."Mrs. Walker, your husband has been in a severe car accident. Resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful. Hi

Claire's eyes were bright and glistening, burning with an intensity that made my chest feel oddly warm. I realized then that she wasn't joking. Regardless, I didn't have the strength left to start a new relationship.She held my hand carefully. "It's okay. Over time, I'll prove that my feelings for you are true."I froze, letting her hand wrap around mine.…Giselle woke once again from a nightmare.Realizing that I wasn't by her side, she got up bitterly and headed toward the balcony to smoke a cigarette. As she passed by Valerie's bedroom, she was stopped by the sound of her crying.Valerie was weeping in her sleep. "Daddy, don't leave me… Daddy, I'm sorry…"Ever since my "death", Giselle and Valerie hadn't had a peaceful sleep for a single night.Giselle picked up her phone and, to her surprise, found my location. She knew that I wasn't dead, which meant there was still a chance to make things right.…I looked at the two of them in front of me—exhausted, disheveled, and c