Todos los capítulos de Dying Was the Best Gift I Gave My Mother: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

I knew my mother, Isabella, wanted me dead. But I was too stubborn to die, clinging to my miserable life with her for twelve years. Until that day, when I was changing my sister's blanket, Isabella rushed in like a madwoman and slammed me against the wall."You spawn of that Barone bastard! Why don't you just die and do this family a favor!"That was the first time I didn't fight back. She was right. My existence was a mistake, and I really did deserve to die.By the time I dragged my bleeding body to Theresa's compound, night had already fallen.My grandmother Theresa, the matriarch of our family, wasn't surprised at all to see me looking like this.She called for the family doctor, laid out a table full of ointments and bandages, and had a maid bring over a plate of pasta.It was my favorite, spaghetti bolognese.In the past, I would have scarfed it down while threatening to smash all of Leo's favorite limited-edition toys to pieces the next day.But tonight, I just stared at the blo

My mind went completely blank, and my head snapped toward the sound.It was my spoiled, stupid little brother, Leo.Leo ran toward the estate while wailing, not even caring that one of his little leather shoes had fallen off.That night, the sound of slapping echoed through the living room endlessly.She grabbed every hard object within her reach and hurled them at me. Then she pushed me to the ground and slapped me frantically.She glared at me like I was the family's worst enemy, her eyes filled with murderous intent.But in the moonlight, I clearly saw the tears slipping from the corners of her eyes.I had occasionally seen those kinds of tears in the past.But back then, I just thought she was completely hypocritical. I would push her away like a feral wolf cub, screaming that I would make her pay when I grew up.Yet at this very moment, I just silently curled up on the floor without any thought of fighting back, letting her take it all out on me.Finally, she exhausted all her str

I whipped my head around just in time to see Leo miss his step, tumbling off the edge of the boardwalk.A loud splash erupted. He flailed his skinny arms wildly before the seawater swallowed him, leaving only a rapid trail of bubbles on the surface.Before my brain could even process it, my body moved.I sprinted over and jumped right in.The water was colder than I imagined, the chill seeping straight into my bones.I opened my eyes underwater and locked onto Leo, who was struggling desperately. His wide eyes were filled with terror.I swam over with all my might, supported his waist, and used every ounce of my strength to push him toward the shore.He clung to the wooden pilings by the boardwalk like driftwood, coughing and crying at the same time.But I was pushed backward by the force, swept toward the deeper, turbulent undercurrent.Seawater flooded over my head, and the surrounding world instantly became dead silent and thick.The surface refracted the swaying sunlight, looking e

Just as my resentment peaked and I was about to make some noise to scare her, she finally spoke.Her voice was terribly hoarse."Mom, was I wrong?"I froze abruptly, my gaze shifting to the ajar door.Theresa was already standing in the shadows. I didn't even hear her footsteps.Over the past few days, the lines on her face seemed to have deepened.Isabella's voice revealed a rare sense of confusion and helplessness."She used to be so tough. No matter how I tortured her, she'd stick her neck out and glare at me like she wanted to cut me open, looking exactly like a feral wolf cub.""I always thought she was a demon sent by that rival to claim my life. I couldn't drive her away, and no matter what I did to her, she was too stubborn to die.""But now? How could she just be gone like that?"Theresa finally stepped forward and walked in.In front of her daughter, she slowly opened her hand.Lying in her palm was a small silver cross. The chain was broken and had been carefully tied with t

Isabella abruptly lifted her head.Theresa used her rough fingers to wipe the tears from her face bit by bit."Her bones were broken, her heart was bleeding. And right before she left, she still thought to tuck the very last thing she had to protect someone into the hands of a person who might not care about her at all.""It's not that she didn't hate you.""It's that she was too much like you.""She inherited the bloodline of our family. She was just as stubborn as you, just as foolish. She couldn't even manage to hate someone thoroughly and uproot them completely. She could never go all the way when it came to being ruthless."Isabella suddenly let out a hoarse laugh."She was more like me?""That's right. All the elders in the family gossiped privately that she looked exactly like me when I was young. Her eyebrows, her eyes, the bridge of her nose, she was cut from the same cloth."Her murmur was so faint it seemed it could be blown away by the wind.She slowly raised her hand and t