All Chapters of My Parents Feel Guilty After My Brother's Death: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

When I saw my parents illegally enter my rental apartment, I was not surprised at all.After all, they had gotten my post taken down and my account suspended just ten minutes after I posted it asking for help.They had the money to make that happen, yet they could not spare a cent for my younger brother Xander Parker’s medical treatment.I clenched my fists as I listened to my dad coldly announce in a voice as merciless as the Grim Reaper’s, “Yale, you’re not getting your allowance for the entire year.”He immediately launched into a furious tirade.“You and Xander have gone way too far this time. You’ve lied about medical expenses and spread rumors online just to get money!“Do you have any idea how much it cost me to get your post taken down?”He grew more and more furious as he looked around the apartment.“Where’s Xander? Get him out here! I’m your father, and I’m going to teach you both a lesson today!“Get on your knees first!”My mom stepped forward and pretended to de

“Yale, I saw you and Xander at the hospital this morning. You were buying fake medical records and forging medical documents. How can you suddenly claim that Xander is dead?“Mom, Dad, if Yale wants to cut ties with us, then just agree to it. At worst... we can treat this as another test.”I let out a bitter laugh.How could Zach lie so naturally about something that had never happened?I felt completely helpless, but I still tried to explain myself again.“You two have so much power. Why don’t you just investigate the hospital yourselves? Then, you’ll find out whether a patient named Xander Parker died there.“Then it’ll be obvious who’s lying, Zach or me!”However, my mom trusted Zach without question.“Zach isn’t like you. Why would he lie to us? Xander is your brother. You keep saying he’s dead. Are you cursing him, or are you cursing us?“Go get Xander right now and make him apologize. Otherwise, he won’t get another cent of allowance from us!”I looked at the comments f

“Yale, I’m sorry.“But the 2,000 dollars…“I can’t give it to you.”The commenters that had been celebrating for me just moments ago suddenly fell silent.I opened my mouth. I wanted to ask why, but I could not get the words out.I could not stop shaking. Tears welled up in my eyes.Then, I saw the comments.[Yale, it looks like your parents pressured Peter. If he gives you the money, he might lose his entire business…][Peter has it hard too. His mother has heart failure, and he has a son with autism. The bar is the only thing keeping his whole family going. He had no choice but to turn you down.][But what is Yale supposed to do without the 2,000 dollars? The funeral home is already ready to cremate Xander.]I looked at Peter’s teary eyes and said in a numb voice, “Thank you. I’m sorry for putting you in such a difficult position.”I turned around stiffly and wandered aimlessly through the streets.I felt completely hopeless.Why did it always end this way?Every time t

“When that day comes, I’ll stay with you forever, okay?”I sat there for a while longer before I finally made my way down the mountain.As soon as I reached the road, I saw Zach step out of a luxury car.“You already buried Xander? Looks like you had a great time with that stuff today. You sure had plenty of energy.“Hey, how come that car accident didn’t kill both of you? Why did you have to survive and cause me all this trouble?”I froze for a moment. Then, I looked up at him.“What do you mean?“You were behind the car accident?”Zach laughed.“Yeah. I did it. What are you going to do about it?“Do you have any proof? If you call the police, do you really think anyone will believe you?“You should be grateful that you’re still alive. At least you have a chance to confront me.“Anyway, I’m here to tell you something. Mom and Dad saw the video of you taking drugs. They were planning to make a public announcement that they were cutting ties with you.“But guess what? Every

I could not help but let out a bitter laugh.Why was I the one who always survived?Why was Xander’s life so fragile?When the nurse saw that I was awake, she quickly got up and opened the door.A police officer walked in.“Hi, Yale. Are you feeling better? Do you still feel uncomfortable?“Would you like some water?”He noticed the confusion on my face and smiled.“Don’t worry. You’re safe now.”I took a sip of water. After I heard the officer’s explanation and read the comments, I finally understood what had happened.I had suffered from malnutrition for a long time. Then, my parents beat me, and I became extremely distressed. All of that caused me to lose consciousness.Someone in Zach’s livestream saw me collapse and immediately called the police.The police arrived soon after. When they took me to the hospital for emergency treatment, they found more than just injuries from the beating. They also found needle marks on my body.While I was unconscious for those three d