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Chapter 1

Portia and I rushed into the bedroom to check our valuables.The valuable jewelry is still in the cabinet, and the laptop was still on the desk.The doors and windows were intact. There had been no signs of forced entry.Only Amy’s little pink piggy bank had been smashed open.The two hundred-plus dollars inside had vanished.Portia frowned. Her expression was grim.I took a deep breath. Then, I checked the living room surveillance feed on my phone.We always kept cameras at home to keep an eye on Amy.I wanted to see which thief had stooped so low as to steal a child’s money.Once the footage loaded, I hit replay.At 3 p.m., an intruder entered our home. However, it was not a thief.It was my mother-in-law, Heather Arden. She had entered with our spare key.Behind her was my eight-year-old nephew, Reuben Arden.Chills ran down my spine as I watched Heather walk into the living room like she owned the place.Reuben spotted the piggy bank on the coffee table. He started ye

Chapter 2

On the other end of the line, Heather clicked her tongue in disdain.“No way! The money is already spent. I already bought the tablet.“Forget about getting upset over the lousy two hundred dollars.”I was just about to yell even more when Heather dropped a bombshell.“Alright, quit your wailing.“While I’m at it, I’ll just give you a heads-up. Tomorrow, Reuben, his parents, and I are moving in with you.”I was stunned. “What? Moving in?”Our home was only a two-bedroom apartment. How could it possibly fit that many people?Heather said smugly, “Your brother Derek is selling his house, so he has nowhere to go.“I’m your mother-in-law. Having us stay at your place is a privilege for you.“Clear out the master bedroom for Derek and his wife. You two can take the second bedroom. Amy can sleep on the couch.”With that, she hung up directly.A dial tone buzzed from the receiver.I looked at Amy, who was sitting on the floor with her eyes swollen red from crying. I was furious.

Chapter 3

Heather pounded both fists on the floor and wailed, “Lord have mercy! My own daughter is hitting me! What is this world coming to?!“A daughter gets married, and she forgets all about her own mother! I might as well just drop dead!“If you don’t let your brother’s family stay here, I’ll go make a scene at your office! I’ll let your boss see what kind of person you really are!”Portia was shaking with rage, but she was helpless against her shameless mother.The living room had descended into utter chaos.I could not waste any more time on them. I carried Amy back to the bedroom to grab the first-aid kit and treat her wound.Then, I pulled open the nightstand drawer and felt around inside. It was empty.My heart skipped a beat. The emergency fund card I had kept in there was gone.There were five thousand dollars on that card. We had saved that money for a rainy day.I yanked the drawer out of the nightstand and stormed out of the bedroom. I slammed it down right in front of

Chapter 4

“This room belongs to Reuben now! That little brat can sleep in the hallway!”Amy’s toys and books came crashing down into the hallway.I stared at the mess all over the floor. Just then, I realized something was wrong.Where was Amy?She had been right behind me the whole time.I bolted into the hallway like a madman.No one was there.I picked up the picture books from the floor.It was starting to rain heavily outside. Thunder rumbled overhead.I rushed downstairs and shouted Amy’s name into the rain.There was no response.The rain beat down on me relentlessly.I was soaked to the bone and even lost a shoe. My feet were cut up and bleeding badly.“Amy! Amy, where are you?!”I searched the entire neighborhood like a lunatic.The flower beds, the slide, and even under the cars.But I still could not find her. Fear took over as I searched for two more hours.Finally, in a discarded concrete pipe in the farthest corner of the neighborhood, I spotted a tiny figure.A

Chapter 5

I raised the steak knife high and slammed it down with every ounce of strength I had onto one of the plates.A deafening crash rang out.The ceramic plate shattered against the table. The pieces scattered everywhere.Derek and Jane were sitting the closest. Neither of them had any time to dodge.Shards of the shattered plate flew into their faces and bodies.“Ahhh!”Blood-curdling screams instantly filled the entire living room.Derek clutched his face and rolled around on the floor. Jane screamed and swiped wildly at the shards stuck to her skin.Heather was so frightened that she dropped her fork. She pointed at me and yelled, “Henry, are you out of your mind?! You good-for-nothing trash!She lunged at me and started hitting me viciously.I did not hold back either. I lifted my leg and kicked the dining chair in front of me with all my might.The solid-wood chair crashed onto the floor with a tremendous crash.I held up the steak knife and pointed it right at her.My g

Chapter 6

Portia came back with the medicine from the pharmacy. Her face looked even worse than before.“What’s wrong?” I asked.She held up her phone and said in a trembling voice, “The company just called...“Derek filed a complaint against me. He’s saying I abused my mother and embezzled company funds. Now, I’m suspended pending investigation.”That was just plain cruel of him. Just because he could not have a good life, he was determined to drag everyone else down with him.The next day, he showed up at her office and pulled up a cardboard sign that read: Executive abuses her mother and kicks her brother out on the street! Shame on her!He held a megaphone and wailed at the entrance about how horrible Portia was. He also claimed she had thrown her elderly mother out on the street.Portia worked for a government-owned company. Government jobs like hers lived and died by their reputation.Even though it was a baseless accusation, it took a toll on her reputation.Her superiors calle

Chapter 7

Heather’s phone was turned off.Just then, my phone received a text from an unknown number.There was no text. There was only a photo.In the photo, Amy was bound hand and foot. Her mouth was taped shut. She was huddled in a dark corner, looking terrified.Right after that, a second text came in.[Get five thousand dollars ready as compensation.][Otherwise, you will never see your daughter again for the rest of your life.]Portia and I were heartbroken when we saw the photo.But I forced myself to stay calm. I could not panic. The moment I did, I would lose everything.Portia wanted to call the police, but I stopped her.“If we call the cops now, we’ll tip them off. What if they get desperate and hurt Amy?“Let’s figure out where they are first.”I took her phone and opened an inconspicuous app. It was the management portal for Amy’s smartwatch.Even though Heather had turned off her phone, the GPS function on this watch was independent. As long as it had a battery, it

Chapter 8

The moment Derek heard there was money, his eyes lit up.“Two thousand dollars? Send it to me now!”He stared at my phone, eyes gleaming with greed.I transferred two thousand dollars to him on the spot.Derek looked at the payment notification and broke into a sinister, smug grin.He had no idea that I had already dug up something on him. He was deep into illegal online gambling.That two thousand was never a compromise.It was a one-way ticket straight to hell, and I was the one handing it to him.A gambling addict with cash in his pocket would never be able to stop himself.After getting the two thousand dollars, Derek indeed did not use it to pay off his debts.He ran to that underground casino that very night.He felt his luck had finally turned and wanted to use that two thousand dollars to win back everything he had lost.As predicted, in less than half a day, he lost every last cent.Desperate to win it all back, he borrowed two thousand dollars from a loan shark a

Chapter 9

The production team showed up right at the entrance of Portia’s workplace with cameras and long-lens equipment in tow.At peak rush hour, Heather sat in a wheelchair and wept bitterly on camera.“My daughter is so heartless! She kicked me out of the house and left me out on the streets!“Her brother is gravely ill, and she won’t even lift a finger to help!”The host, Alan Newbury, held a microphone and faced the camera with an expression of performative concern.“Folks, what is this world coming to?“A government-owned company’s executive, treating her own mother like this!”In the livestream, countless netizens who did not know the truth began flooding the comments.[How could such trash be fit to lead us? Dox her!][Anyone who doesn’t take care of their parents is garbage, no matter how good they are at their job!][She should resign right now!]Portia saw the livestream on her phone and trembled with rage.I held her hand and said, “Don’t be scared. This is exactly the c

Chapter 10

If he was going down, Derek was going to take someone with him.He pulled a fruit knife out from his jacket and charged at me.“You trash! You did this to me! I’m going to kill you!”He charged the fruit knife straight at my chest. It all happened too fast. No one had time to react.“Watch out!”Portia threw herself in front of me without a moment of hesitation. She shielded me firmly behind her.I closed my eyes and braced myself. But the pain never came.Then, I heard a dull thud. Undercover cops who had been sitting in the audience sprang into action.They rushed onto the stage. With one takedown, they pinned Derek firmly to the floor.The knife fell to the floor.I had long anticipated that a desperate criminal like Derek would lash out when cornered.Before coming here, I had already tipped off the task force working that case.The police had been there the whole time, waiting to make their move.They were just waiting to arrest Derek, who was wanted for kidnapping

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