The Five-Year Lie
On our wedding day, my fiancée and brother died in a tragic crash, and the shock left my mother completely bedridden.
Everyone blamed me, saying I brought misfortune and death to everyone around me. However, I didn't even have time to grieve. I worked myself to the bone, hauling concrete at construction sites by day and delivering food by night, just to afford my mother's medical bills.
Then came the day I took a side job wearing a mascot suit for a grand opening event. One employee mentioned, "Our boss is super rich and handsome, and his wife is so sweet. Their family is so loving. They even rescue stray cats and dogs all the time!"
I stayed quiet, only worried about whether I'd make it