All Chapters of I'm Only Here to Cure His Terror: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

Logan's POVThe next morning, Mom suddenly changed her tune. "Going to Perkson isn't completely out of the question."My hand froze around the mop. Liam Jackson had slept in my bed last night, clutching my hand and saying he could only fall asleep if he could hear me breathing.I stayed by his side all night. As soon as dawn broke, they woke me up to do the housework.Still, hearing Mom say that ignited a trace of excitement inside me. I held my breath and looked at her. "Really?""Of course. Liam can go with you," she said. "He'll live with you. You'll rent a bigger place, but your bedrooms have to be right next to each other. And you're not allowed to lock your door."I looked at my younger brother, Liam. He was still in his pajamas, leisurely sipping his milk, his cheeks rosy and his complexion healthy."What can he even do in Perkson?"Mom immediately frowned. "How can you expect him to work when he's so sick? He can't be without you. Wherever you go, he goes."Dad finally

Chapter 2

Logan's POVI immediately got off at the next station and took the subway back.There, Liam was surrounded by my family on a bench on the platform. Mom held him in her arms, gently patting his back, while Dad stood on the other side, holding his hand.Ava knelt before him, guiding him to breathe slowly. "It's okay. I'm right here with you. Look at me. Slow breaths."Liam was crying so hard he could barely catch his breath, his fingers still clutching Ava's sleeve. She let him hold on without so much as frowning.I stood a few feet away and watched them for a long time.When Mom saw me, she yelled, "I thought you wouldn't come back! You knew Liam couldn't be without you, so why did you get on the train first?"I pressed my lips together. "He pushed me."The moment I said that, tears rolled down Liam's cheeks. "Logan, why would you lie about that? Were you upset because I wanted to go out? Was that why you deliberately shook me off?"Ava looked up at me, her face stormy with ang

Chapter 3

Logan's POVWith the cameras over my head, I had to change clothes under the covers. I didn't sleep at all that night.The next morning, Liam came to me and asked for my phone."Logan, I want to install a monitoring app on your phone. You were on your phone all night. I'm just worried you're hiding something from me. I can't sit still."He reached out, looking at me like a helpless kid.I held my phone behind my back. "No."The living room fell silent. Everyone looked at me.Mom frowned. "It's just a phone. What's there to hide?""I have the right to my privacy," I said firmly.Dad snorted. "We're family. Why are you talking about privacy? If you weren't always trying to get away from Liam, he wouldn't be this insecure."Aava tried to reason with me. "You're brothers. Why make such a big deal about keeping things separate? Come on, be nice. I'll make it up to you someday."I looked at all of them and felt utterly drained. "And when exactly is 'someday'?"She froze."When h

Chapter 4

Logan's POVI struggled frantically. "Are you guys insane?"Mom held my arm down with all her strength. "Logan, for the sake of Liam, just put up with it. If he knows where you are, he won't have another attack."Dad pinned my shoulders in place. "As long as you stay by Liam's side every day, it makes no difference whether you have this thing or not."Ava's face was tense as she tightened her grip on me. "It'll be over soon, Logan. For Liam, just suck it up."They had told me to suck it up when they forced me to give up my spot at my desired high school and when I had to give up my dream of attending the Wellington Institute of Fine Arts.Now, they wanted to turn me into Liam's pet, keeping me chained to his side. Even then, they were telling me to put up with it and suck it up.When the needle pierced my skin, I stopped struggling. Looking at Mom's and Dad's distorted faces, I recalled memories from when I was little.Whenever I was scared of getting a shot, they would hold me

Chapter 5

Third-Person POVThe next morning, when Liam woke up, he didn't call Logan right away like he usually did. Instead, he picked up his phone and opened the camera feed in his room.On the screen, the blankets were raised in the shape of a person. His phone was lying beside the pillow, and his location still showed him in bed.Liam watched him for a while, then smiled in satisfaction.Their mother, Angela Brown, placed a grilled cheese sandwich onto his plate. "Is Logan not up yet?"He shook his head. "No. He was probably tired from yesterday. We should let him sleep in."Angela looked somewhat relieved. "He promised you yesterday that he'd always stay by your side. Once you move to Perkson, make sure you treat him well. Don't give him a hard time."Liam nodded without much interest. He didn't think Logan could cause any more trouble.After all, he had his ID and personal records. His phone had the monitoring app installed, and they even had a tracking chip implanted in him.At t

Chapter 6

Third-Person POVAva glanced at Liam, her lips trembling as if she wanted to say something.Of course, Logan used to have friends.In high school, people would invite him out to watch movies on the weekends. In college, classmates would ask him to join clubs and go to events.But every time he went out, Liam insisted on coming along.He would suddenly feel sick whenever Logan was talking to someone else. If he didn't reply to his messages, he would spam him with calls.Whenever everyone was having the most fun, he would grab Logan and insist that they leave early. After enough times, people stopped inviting Logan altogether.Angela searched through Logan's contacts for a long time and could only find a few names he hadn't spoken to in years. She called them one by one, only to receive a bunch of similar answers."Sorry. I have no idea.""Oh, we haven't been in touch in ages.""I thought Logan Jackson was always with that little brother of his."She gripped the phone, unable

Chapter 7

Logan's POVBy the time the plane landed, the wound on my arm was burning. It had hurt the entire night, but the moment my feet touched the ground at the airport in Pronce, I felt lighter than I ever had.I purchased a new phone and contacted the firm. The person who came to pick me up was Harry Lowe, one of the judges from the design competition six months ago.When he saw the blood-stained gauze on my arm, he frowned. "You should go to the hospital first. We can talk about work tomorrow."I instinctively refused, "No, it's okay. I can go straight to the office."He gave me a clear look of disapproval. "If you don't take care of your health, you can't pursue your dreams."I smiled faintly, warmth spreading through my chest.After we left the hospital, Harry drove me to the serviced apartment. "Want me to help bring your luggage inside?"I shook my head. "I can handle a few bags."He nodded and handed me the keys. "Come to the office at 10:00 am tomorrow. If you're tired, you

Chapter 8

Logan's POVSix months later, my parents and Ava came to Pronce.Harry found me outside the conference room. "There are three people downstairs. They've been waiting for three hours."When I went down, I almost didn't recognize Mom. She had lost tons of weight, and her hair had turned white. As soon as she saw me, tears rolled down her face."Logan."She took two steps toward me, then stopped. Perhaps she had finally remembered that she no longer had the right to approach me at will.Ava stood behind her. She had also lost some weight. In her hand was the sketchbook I left behind at home. "Logan, we're not here to bother you. We just want to see you."I said nothing and led them to a nearby cafe.Mom started crying the moment she sat down. "Logan, I know I messed up. Liam was never sick. He fooled all of us."I looked at her, unfazed. "So?"She looked taken aback. "What?"I stirred my coffee. "Are you insinuating that if he had been sick, what you guys did would've been just

Chapter 9

Logan's POVMom stayed in Pronce for a week. Every day, she waited for me downstairs outside the firm—sometimes with breakfast and sometimes with photos of me from when I was little.She kept telling me that she would make it up to me, that she would give me back everything that should've been mine.On the seventh day, I finally turned her away. "I don't need any of that anymore. Just go home and don't ever come back."Her eyes were red as she asked carefully, "Will you ever go back?"I shook my head."Logan, are you abandoning your dad and me for good? Your family and your home?"I looked at Mom and was reminded of something from years ago.The first time I gave up my place at my dream high school for Liam, I had hidden under my blankets and cried all night. Back then, she had told me something."You're the older brother. Liam needs you, and so do we."She said the same thing every time after that."You're the older brother. You're good at school. You still have plenty of o

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