Chapter 11

"No. That video is fake. Ivy, you believe me, don't you? Tell them I would never do this.""Of course. Tristan is kind. He couldn't possibly..."Vanessa gave a bitter laugh and cut Ivy off."Do you still think Tristan saved your life? The day you collapsed during a medical emergency, Micah carried you for blocks and begged strangers to help until paramedics arrived."And you just pushed the person who saved you toward armed criminals."Every word Ivy had prepared died in her throat. Panic and disbelief covered her face."No. That can't be true."Vanessa slapped her in fury. "The records and witnesses are there. Check them yourself."The beach dissolved into chaos.I barely noticed. Two forces seemed to be tearing at my mind from opposite directions, and the pain was unbearable.The captors hesitated, suddenly unsure what to do.When Denny saw how close I looked to collapsing, he shouted toward Tristan."Mr. Tristan, is this guy okay? We took fifty thousand dollars to stage

Chapter 12

Afterward, the core self fell silent and my own awareness became confused.That was when the System attached itself to us and cycled through several outside challengers who tried to reverse Micah's fate.Every one of them failed.After countless resets, I finally woke fully and assumed I must be another challenger.But I had been wrong. The core self and I had always belonged to the same Micah Bell, the boy who could never earn love from the people who called themselves his family.Those painful memories belonged to both of us.Fate had an ugly sense of humor.I wanted to laugh, but there was no air left for it.Through the blur, I saw a dark figure cutting through the water toward me and pulling me back toward shore.A stranger's voice reached me, firm but gentle."Stay with me. There's more life waiting for you. Keep breathing."Only then did I remember that while Ivy was driving me to the coast, I had quietly contacted 911 and shared what I knew.I had gambled on help ar

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