All Chapters of Karma Found Them After My Death: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

At eighteen, I was led out the prison's side entrance in handcuffs. Not one of them spared me a second glance.Now, at twenty-four, I stood outside those same prison gates, staring at the dog collar in front of me.Lucas Bennett leaned out of the car window with a bright smile. "Graham! Your sisters picked out a welcome-home gift just for you. It's a limited edition. Even Duke's never had one this nice."Duke was his Doberman.I didn't argue. I simply fastened the dog collar around my own neck.They thought seven years had finally taught me obedience. What they didn't know was that I only had twelve hours left to complete the System's objective.In twelve hours, I'd be leaving this world, and finally reuniting with my real family....Claire Bennett, my second sister, pulled open the passenger door and smiled. "Come on. Let's go home."I had barely taken half a step when Lucas leaned forward from the back seat."Wait." He stopped me, then turned to my sisters. "Dad gave me th

Chapter 2

Vivian's knock came twice."Graham? Are you changed? The guests will be here any minute."I didn't answer.A moment later, Vivian knocked again, her voice softening ever so slightly. "Once you make it through tonight's welcome-home dinner, you'll officially be a member of the Bennett family."My eyes drifted to the gray uniform laid across the bed.I put it on.In the mirror, I barely recognized myself. A dog collar hung around my neck. I was dressed in a gray butler's uniform, with a gold dog tag pinned to my chest. My name was engraved on it.By the time I went downstairs, the living room was already packed. There were even reporters setting up cameras and livestream equipment in the corners."Graham's here! Everyone, let's welcome the Bennetts' eldest son!"Dressed in a crisp white suit, Lucas stood at the center of the room. The moment he saw me, he smiled brightly and started clapping.Dozens of heads turned toward me. Some guests lowered their wineglasses. Others covere

Chapter 3

Everyone turned toward the entrance.The sharp click of high heels echoed through the room as Charlotte Prescott strode inside. She cut straight through the crowd, grabbed my wrist, and pulled me to my feet."Vivian, your family has gone too far." Charlotte's voice was icy as she stared at my eldest sister. "If you're going to bring him home, why would you humiliate him like this?"The living room fell silent. Every livestream camera immediately swung toward her.Standing behind her, I stared at her back. It pulled me twenty years into the past.When I was four years old, I entered the orphanage. Charlotte was there too.She was the smallest girl in the orphanage. Her ponytail was always crooked, and she spoke so softly it was as if she was afraid of disturbing anyone.The older kids stole her lunch and tossed her favorite hair clip into a ditch. She would only curl up against the wall, hugging her knees without making a sound.I was the one who snatched her lunch back and clim

Chapter 4

That night, in front of every guest and every livestream camera, I barked like a dog.Charlotte sat on the sofa without looking at me again.By the time the party finally ended, it was nearly midnight. Guests filtered out in small groups, still laughing as they passed me."So that's the Bennetts' eldest son? He does a pretty convincing dog.""No kidding. Wearing a dog collar and a butler's uniform... if I didn't know better, I'd think he actually was one."I'd been kneeling for so long that my legs had gone numb. Using the wall for support, I struggled to my feet and limped toward the guest room.The moment I stepped inside, I heard a click behind me. The door was locked from the outside.Almost at the same time, the air conditioner roared to life overhead. Freezing air poured from the vents as the temperature plummeted.There wasn't a blanket anywhere in the room, and the bedsheet was as thin as paper. I had no idea how low they'd set the thermostat, but the cold cut through m

Chapter 5

Walter's shout hadn't even finished echoing through the house before Charlotte bolted upstairs. She kicked open the guest room door.The moment she saw the figure curled up on the bed, she froze.Blood covered the mattress, and Graham's lips had turned black. A battered little lion was clutched tightly against his chest.Vivian rushed in right behind her. She slammed into the doorframe, her knees buckling so hard she nearly collapsed.Claire shoved everyone aside and threw herself beside the bed. She checked for a pulse, then his breathing.Nothing.Nothing at all.Her hand trembled violently. Still refusing to give up, she pressed her ear against my chest.One second.Two.The color slowly drained from her face."No..."She went into a frenzy, planting both hands on my chest and beginning CPR.One compression, two, three."Call an ambulance!"Natalie stood frozen in the doorway. It took her three attempts before she managed to dial emergency services. Her voice shook so

Chapter 6

Everyone froze.Vivian was the first to speak."He froze to death? It's August. It's ninety-five degrees outside, and you're telling me he froze to death?"The doctor spread the report across the desk and pointed to the data. "His core body temperature was only seventy-nine degrees. He suffered extensive frost injuries to all four extremities, consistent with prolonged exposure to subfreezing temperatures for at least four to five hours."He turned to the next page. "As for the wounds on his body, these injuries weren't caused by a suicide attempt. He was using his own blood to keep himself warm."Silence fell over the hallway."What do you mean?" Claire's voice tightened.The doctor pointed to the wound analysis. "The injury to his wrist wasn't caused by a vertical or horizontal cut. It was a friction wound."He repeatedly scraped his wrist against a hard edge until the skin split open. Then he smeared the warm blood over his arms, torso, and legs. The heat from fresh blood ca

Chapter 7

Inside the police interview room, Detective Daniel Brooks opened a case file and slid a stack of documents toward them across the table."We've recently been investigating a major insurance fraud scheme. It led us back to the victim in the school poisoning case from seven years ago—Drew Walker."He pulled out a medical report."According to the original diagnosis, Drew suffered severe liver and kidney damage from the poisoning and would require medication for the rest of his life. He used that report to file a substantial disability insurance claim."But during a medical examination last month..." Detective Brooks turned the report around and pointed to the results."Every one of his organs is functioning normally. There are no lasting effects from poisoning. The original disability report was falsified."Vivian accepted the report with shaking fingers.Detective Brooks continued, "We reopened the original case. The evidence we have now indicates that Graham Bennett may have bee

Chapter 8

The car hadn't even come to a complete stop before Natalie threw open the door and rushed inside.Lucas was sitting on the living room sofa, scrolling through his phone. Hearing the commotion, he looked up with his usual sweet, innocent smile."You're back?"Natalie stormed over, snatched the phone from his hand, and hurled it to the floor. The screen shattered."Tell me the truth. Did you set Graham up seven years ago?"Lucas froze for a split second. Then his eyes instantly filled with tears. "Nat, what are you talking about? I don't understand..."Vivian and Claire walked in. Charlotte followed several steps behind.Vivian stopped in front of him, staring down at him coldly. "Drew Walker confessed to everything."Lucas's face drained of color, but only for an instant. Then the tears came pouring out."Vivian, I know what you're talking about."He dropped to his knees and wrapped his arms around her leg. "I was wrong. But I was terrified. When Graham came home, all of you s

Chapter 9

Claire closed the journal.Vivian stood frozen in place, the muscles in her face twitching uncontrollably.Natalie sank to the floor, clutching her head in both hands.Charlotte leaned against the wall without a trace of expression. The front of her blouse had already been soaked with blood. She couldn't understand it. It felt as though her heart had been torn apart, and she couldn't stop coughing up blood.At that same moment, all three sisters doubled over. The agony in their chests reached its peak. It felt as though someone had ripped their hearts straight out of their bodies.Vivian's knees slammed into the tile with a heavy thud. Supporting herself with one hand, she slowly raised her head and fixed her gaze on Lucas, who stood at the foot of the staircase. A mouthful of blood spilled from her lips."You killed my brother."Lucas dropped to his knees with a thud and scrambled toward her, wrapping both arms around her leg. "Vivian, that's not true! I was just afraid you'd s

Chapter 10

On the day of my funeral, the sky was clear and cloudless. There wasn't even a breeze.My sisters and Charlotte knelt before my grave. White lilies blanketed the ground, and my name was carved into the headstone: Graham Bennett.Claire gently placed the little lion in front of it. She had spent the entire night sewing it back together, carefully stuffing the cotton back inside, stitching up its torn ear, and painstakingly embroidering the words "Graham" all over again."Here you go." Her voice was barely above a whisper. "I lost it, but I've fixed it now."Natalie knelt beside her, clutching the necklace in her hand. She had always believed Lucas bought it for her. Now she knew. I'd worked three months of part-time jobs to pay for it. She opened her mouth again and again, trying to speak, but not a single word came out.Vivian knelt at the front of the grave, her back perfectly straight, like a statue carved from stone. She stared at my name for a long time.Then she slowly bent

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