After My Brother Died, I Stopped Pretending to Be Good のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 10

“Adrian, I’m sorry. I can’t protect you anymore.”In the hospital surveillance footage my assistant sent me, Nathan stood there with messy hair and a hollow look in his eyes.After saying those words, he turned and ended his life without a moment’s hesitation.There was only despair on his face.My whole body trembled with rage.My brother had cared about his appearance ever since he was little.Even when I messed up his hair, he would sulk for half the day.How could someone like him choose to leave this world in such a painful, humiliating way?The moment I got out of the car, I rushed toward the operating room.All the darkness I had buried deep inside me broke through the surface and began to grow wildly.The surgery was already over.Inside the cold operating room, a white sheet covered what was left of my brother.“Maya, don’t be too sad. Nathan loved you so much. If he saw you like this, he wouldn’t be able to rest in peace.”My steps stopped cold.Standing beside

A chill spread through my entire body.I kicked Oliver away.He hit the floor and burst into loud sobs.Everyone’s faces turned pale.They probably hadn’t expected me to show no mercy even to Nathan’s own son.But if not for Nathan, I wouldn’t have spared Winters family a second glance.“You little brat. You don’t deserve to be my brother’s son either.”“Say one more word, and I’ll make you regret it.”Oliver was so scared he stopped crying. He stared at me in terror as I walked toward the cold body.I lifted the white sheet and looked at my brother lying there.My voice broke completely.“Nathan, I’m here to take you home.”Just like you once took me home.I was the real heir of the Hayes family who had been stolen as a child.When I was seven, I was kidnapped by traffickers and sold to a remote, impoverished town.They kept me locked up beside a pigpen.The stench inside was suffocating, and filthy water seeped beneath me.They didn’t feed me.To survive, I fought t

The few of them started talking about their childhood together, smiles covering their faces.But my brother was still lying in the cold morgue.He would never smile at me again.Why?They would all pay for this.Not long after I returned to my hospital room, Vivian came back.She acted as if nothing had happened and opened a takeout container with a smile.“Honey, this is your favorite bacon and egg breakfast sandwich. I got up early this morning just to pick it up.”“It’s at the perfect temperature now. Try some.”She held it out toward me.I picked up the container and dumped it over her head.She jumped up, veins standing out as she screamed, “Adrian Hayes, do you know you look like a lunatic right now? You’re being completely unreasonable.”I looked at her coldly and let out a mocking laugh.“Vivian, I hate bacon. Who’s the one who really loves bacon and egg breakfast sandwiches?”In an instant, panic flashed across Vivian’s face.She quickly came over and grabbed my

I grabbed her by the hair and dragged her back.Maya finally realized I meant it.She scrambled up, dropped to her knees, and clutched my pant leg.“Adrian, this is Nathan’s and my home. He’s just angry with me.“He loves me. Once he stops being angry, he’ll come home.“Adrian. Please. Nathan isn’t dead. He really isn’t. He told me himself that he’s not from this world. He won’t die.”Maya sobbed until her face was soaked with tears.But all I wanted was to end her right there.Nathan had trusted her.He had held nothing back from her.He had even told her his biggest secret.People who know they’re loved always think they can get away with anything.My rage was almost impossible to hold down.I stepped on Maya’s chest and looked down at her.“Maya Winter, do you remember what you promised me back then?”Her face went white as paper.“You promised you would never betray Nathan in this lifetime. You said if you did, you deserved a terrible end.”Maya still tried to stru

A swarm of reporters rushed in, cameras flashing as they took photo after photo.Ethan screamed, “Who is it? Who’s trying to ruin my wedding?”I let out a soft laugh.“Oh, what a shame.”Everyone turned to look at me.“Adrian Hayes, what did I ever do to you?”I looked down at him from above, my eyes full of contempt.“You know exactly what you did.”Then I turned toward the guests and smiled.“Everyone, you might not get to eat food this good tomorrow, so enjoy as much as you can today.”I turned and walked away.A recording began playing on the giant screen.“Maya, do you love me or Nathan?”“Of course I love you, Ethan.”“I’ve been sick of him for ages. He spends all day in the kitchen and always smells like grease. It’s disgusting.”“But he’s a Hayes heir.”“A fake one. If I didn’t still need the Hayes family’s money, I would’ve divorced him a long time ago.”“Aren’t you afraid he’ll hear you say that?”“Afraid? That idiot? I can sweet-talk him a little and he’d d