Keluarga Tak Kasat Mata Part 13 の小説・ストーリー

It was an unknown number, so I rejected it, only for it to ring again. This time, I answered on speaker. “Hello, is this Miss Harper Grey? We’re calling from a TV program called Family Forever. Your mother contacted us and said you’ve been influenced to cut ties with your parents. We’d like to invite you onto our show to have a proper conversation with your family.” “I’m not going.” “Miss Grey, we’d like to help you reunite with your family–” “There’s no need for that.” With that, I hung up and couldn’t fall back asleep again after that.

I barely made it back to my room before I heard the front door and Mom’s voice calling everyone downstairs. **** “Movie night! Family bonding time. No excuses!” Great. Just what I needed after tasting my stepbrother’s load. **** Downstairs, the living room was already set up—dim lights, popcorn bowls, and the massive sectional couch. Stepdad Mark was in his usual recliner, Mom curled up beside him with a glass of wine. Kara, my new baby stepsister who had just turned eighteen, was scrolling on her phone with her usual bored expression. And Ethan… he dropped onto the couch looking far too relaxed for someone who’d just jerked off to me.

"I just never realized it would cause such serious consequences for you!" Tears streamed down Chelsea's face as she continued, "Wyatt, I'm sorry. Won't you give me another chance? I've already gotten back at Patrick for you. "His family has been in a financial crisis these few years and only barely survived because of me. I pulled all the funds, so his family has gone bankrupt. They ended up much worse than I ever was. "Besides, Callie can't be without you either. She's been waking up crying in the middle of the night, asking for her dad. She's not doing well, and I couldn't take care of her properly, so my family sent her to boarding school—"

"Every member of my family." The Shared-Sense System paused, as if the idea were new to it. Then its reply came sharp and satisfied. "Approved. Bound targets: Amber, your eldest brother Justin, your second brother Nelson, your third brother Rayden, and your fourth brother Stefan. "Activation condition: First pain event reaches 90+. Bound targets will share 30% of your pain. "Second pain event at 90+: Transfer increases to 65% percent. "Third pain event: Transfer becomes 100%.

I spoke coldly and turned to leave. Behind me, Arthur and Lauren exchanged a glance and quickly followed. On the way, my thoughts drifted back to what Paula had been like before she became paralyzed. She hadn't talked much, but she had been kind. Sometimes, she would tell me stories about her younger days. She once mentioned her family had been wealthy before falling on hard times, resulting in her marrying into a family in the countryside. At the time, I thought it was just nostalgia. I never took it seriously. Now, it seemed those gold bars might really have come from her family.

"Go ahead and bid on whatever you want today. Don't worry, I'll cover it all." Her friends cheered loudly. "Chloe, you're amazing!" I couldn't help but snicker. Chloe had absolutely no idea how things stood with her family. Since my rebirth, my dad had been slowly cutting off ties with the Parker family's businesses. The only remaining collaborations were small contracts worth tens of thousands. The Parker family enterprise was barely surviving. Just as I was about to move Carmen somewhere quieter, Jacob spotted me. "Jack?" Then Chloe's friends noticed me and started making a ruckus.

“Elaine, although to you and to others, this is just a normal debut, but it's not. You don't know how you went missing and why I spent so much time finding you. There are people in this family who haven't shown themselves. Those who are waiting for you to be officially recognised into this family so they will begin whatever they are planning. No matter what, I want you to be very careful. Never trust the people in this family except your brother's. Okay?”

Russell cursed under his breath, his hatred for these families boiling over. He despised the Lowell family, wishing he could lead troops to destroy them. "You're already doomed, so why can't you just wait for your end? Wiping out the Reilley family to frame Matthias? Do you think being the top family gives you the right to do whatever you want?" Russell cursed. What riled him even more was how the Lowell family had incited other innocent families against Matthias. Even a blind man could tell they were trying to escalate the situation. The foolishness of the other elite families dumbfounded him. After all, they saw him treating Matthias with great respect, and it should have been obvious that

“I thought you cared.” Cassia looked up at her, her expression unreadable. “I do care,” she said softly. “But I care about my family more. And I won’t let you take them away from me.” Elara stared at her, unable to believe what she was hearing. “I’m not trying to take anything away from you,” she protested. “I just wanted to be part of the family too.” Cassia stood up, her posture tense as she faced Elara. “You’ll never be part of this family,” she said coldly. “Not really. And the sooner you accept that, the better off you’ll be.”

Staring at my suddenly unrecognizable fiance, I felt my entire world plunge into darkness. The man I loved had changed. The family closest to me hated me. All they had for me were countless schemes. There was no love left for me. Only complete desolation. As the memory ended, my face was streaked with tears. No matter how many times I told myself I wouldn't get hurt anymore, my heart was already bleeding. I could never truly feel nothing from it. The crowd was stunned, their eyes darting between all of us. "This is insane!" "So that's the truth?"