Todos los capítulos de I Just Want to Be a Corpse: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 9

"Why are you still standing there? Call the doctor, now!" Mom let out a heart-rending scream, almost choking on her own breath.She stumbled over to me and dropped to her knees, cradling me and sobbing like her world had ended. "Ben, my poor boy… You just got home and haven't even had a chance to enjoy the good life yet. You can't die on me now!"She was loud—so loud I was impressed, actually. After all, for someone like me, whose energy was chronically low, saying even one more word than necessary was exhausting, much less screaming and shouting the way she was.Ethan Ziegler, the fake heir, stood frozen to the spot. After a while, he snapped out of it and picked up the empty bowl from the floor. He stammered, "I-I don't know why things ended up like this. I was just afraid Ben would be hungry and wanted him to have some soup first…"Before he could finish, my elder sister, Felicia Ziegler, burst into the house with the family doctor and shoved Ethan out of the way. "Quick, check

On the day of the welcome banquet, the ballroom was packed with guests. Everyone was craning their necks, dying to see what the long-lost heir of the richest family looked like.I threw on an oversized T-shirt and jeans before stepping into the ballroom.Mom had actually prepared more than a dozen custom-tailored suits for me, but the moment I thought about how much energy changing and styling would take, I turned them all down without hesitation.A few loud, undisguised snickers drifted out from the crowd."You can really tell that he came from the sticks—he looks so tacky. Put him next to the Ziegler family's adopted son, and it's like comparing a nobody to royalty."Ethan was dressed to the nines that day. He puffed out his chest, basking in all the envious looks from the people around him.I couldn't be bothered to argue.Mom and Dad still hadn't come downstairs, and I was starting to get hungry. I found an empty corner, sat down, and got ready to grab a quick bite.All of

The crowd erupted into panicked screams. "Someone jumped!"Onlookers surged forward, sealing off the scene completely.Mom and Dad didn't react at first. It wasn't until Mom caught sight of the locket on the neck of the person on the ground that her legs went weak.She'd put it on me last night, saying it was a family heirloom from my grandmother, something even she couldn't bear to wear herself."Ben, don't scare me like this. Somebody, help! Please, save my son!" she screamed.Mom clung to me, sobbing so hard she was on the verge of passing out.Dad frantically made calls and shouted into the phone. "Get me all the best doctors in the entire city! Right now!"I was rushed straight into the operating room for emergency treatment. Dad stood outside the doors, his eyes bloodshot as he slammed his fist hard into the wall."Why… Why would Ben suddenly jump? Was what we said just now too harsh?"Ethan felt his stomach twist with anxiety, but he still forced himself to stay calm as

That night, the power suddenly went out at the hospital. The backup generator kicked in pretty quickly, but those few minutes when the cameras were down were enough for Ethan to sneak into my ward.He stared at me lying there, motionless, and hissed under his breath, "Why did you have to come back and steal my life, you bastard? Since you grew up out there, you should've died out there. And why was it that Mom and Dad only had eyes for you the moment you showed up?"He charged toward me and started clawing and beating me, venting all his resentment on me. In the end, when he realized he was running out of time, he simply grabbed a pillow and pressed it over my face, snarling, "Go to hell. Once you're dead, no one will be fighting me for anything."Don't worry, though. Seeing as we were brothers for some time, I'll make sure to visit your grave this time next year."The more Ethan thought about it, the more pleased with himself he felt.Right then, the ward door was kicked open wit

I didn't dodge in time, and a tearing pain ripped through my abdomen.Fresh out of prison, Ethan no longer looked like the high and mighty scion he once was. He was so gaunt he looked like a ghost.He gripped the knife and pushed it deeper into my stomach, looking like a man possessed. "You wanted to die, didn't you? I'll help you out!"He sounded completely unhinged as he muttered, "Once you're dead, I'll be Mom and Dad's only son again. They'll have to take me back."Cold sweat soaked my back from the pain, but his idiotic rambling had me gritting my teeth. "Are you out of your damn mind? Get this straight—I'm their biological son. You screwed yourself over and ended up like this. You want me dead? Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm rich now. I've suddenly got plenty to live for!"Over the past three years, Mom and Dad had forced me to work out and learn self-defense. I was no longer the weak piece of trash that collapsed at the slightest thing from back then.I clamped my hand a