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Reborn My Sister Made Me Take the Billionaire Family - FULL
Reborn My Sister Made Me Take the Billionaire Family - FULL
Reborn My Sister Made Me Take the Billionaire Family - FULL
Reborn My Sister Made Me Take the Billionaire Family - FULL
Reborn My Sister Made Me Take the Billionaire Family - FULL
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00:00In my past life, I was adopted by a poor family.
00:02My little sister Tiffany was taken in by a wealthy family, the Sinclids.
00:07Yet in less than five years, she was thrown out of the Sinclair house.
00:11She miserably died on the street.
00:15As for me, I studied hard and made it into an Ivy League school.
00:21Sinclair was thrown out of the Sinclair house.
00:23She miserably died on the street.
00:26Sincreptatist Eiling earned the Sincre.
00:28In the end, I built my own business empire,
00:31married Tony with my adoptive parents' blessing,
00:34gave birth to kids, and lived a long, happy life.
00:38Somehow, I was reborn.
00:41The second the couple from the poor family walked in, she ran straight to Tony.
00:46Brother!
00:47Threw herself into his arms, called him her brother.
00:50Then she grabbed our new parents' hands and looked back at me with that smug little smile I knew too
00:54well.
00:55Audrey, you can have the rich family.
00:57But just a heads up, the Sinclair's house is a prison.
01:00I'm not going back there.
01:02I looked at the young man who had once been my husband.
01:05I hoped he would say something.
01:06Stay away from my sister.
01:09So in the end, with my sister grinning like she'd already won,
01:12I walked toward the Lincoln with a shogur.
01:15That was the moment it hit me.
01:17One look at her face told me everything.
01:21She had been reborn, too.
01:25Get in, miss.
01:28The Sinclairs had sent no one but a chauffeur.
01:31Same as the past life.
01:33At this exact point, the director of the orphanage told us we could choose our own family.
01:39Tiffany stepped in first, lifted her ditt to her chin, and said,
01:43I'm not living broke.
01:44You are the big sister.
01:46You better suffer for me.
01:48Then she got the rich family she wanted,
01:50and day by day, the smile disappeared from her face.
01:55And now, I was the one stepping into the Lincoln.
02:00The chauffeur kept talking as he pulled away.
02:02He told me about the Sinclair's house rules.
02:05Got all that?
02:07He looked at me in the rearview mirror with those keen eyes, waiting for an answer.
02:13I got it.
02:17We arrived fast.
02:18I followed the chauffeur into a mansion.
02:20It looked less like a home and more like a royal palace.
02:23Mrs. Sinclair, she's here.
02:26An elegant woman sat on the sofa, sipping tea.
02:30She sized me up slowly and beckoned to me.
02:35Come here.
02:35I walked over.
02:39What's your name?
02:41Audrey.
02:42That was the name the orphanage had given me.
02:44Good.
02:45From now on, you're Audrey Sinclair.
02:50Brent, take her upstairs.
02:53Yes, ma'am.
02:56I followed the butler, step by step.
02:59Everything gleamed.
03:01Everything whispered money.
03:03But none of it shook me.
03:04In my past life, I had built this kind of life with my own hands.
03:09I knew what wealth looked like.
03:15Miss, this is your room now.
03:16He set my bag down by the bed.
03:19Get some rest.
03:20I'll come back for you.
03:21Then he left.
03:24I stepped inside and looked around.
03:26The room was perfect.
03:28And somewhere deep inside me, something stirred.
03:31Excitement.
03:33In my past life, I had no strong family background.
03:36Yet I still built this kind of life with my own hands.
03:39This time, with the Sinclair name, I could become so much more.
03:43I was lost in thought when I heard shouting outside.
03:46A basketball came out of nowhere and slammed into my head.
03:49A boy was there.
03:51Zero manners.
03:52I knew who he was right away.
03:56Jasper Sinclair.
03:57He was into street racing, skydiving, anything dangerous enough to get him killed.
04:02Never serious.
04:03Never still.
04:04In my past life, his legs were crushed in a racing accident.
04:08Hello?
04:09You deaf or what?
04:10His voice snapped in my ear.
04:12I came back to myself, picked up the ball, and did it over.
04:17Here you go, Jasper.
04:18He froze for half a second and said,
04:21What an ask, hearer.
04:23You think living here gets you a cut of the Sinclair money?
04:26And remember, never call me by my first name.
04:28We're not that close.
04:30He snatched the ball and walked off.
04:33For the next few days, I barely saw Mrs. Sinclair.
04:36The butler showed me around the mansion.
04:39When we were done, he handed me a printed schedule.
04:43This is your schedule from now on.
04:45Starting tomorrow, you'll get private lessons in business management.
04:48Mrs. Sinclair arranged everything.
04:50Just study hard.
04:51If you do well, trust me, it'll pay off.
04:56You can handle that, right?
04:58In my past life, I didn't get to learn any of this until I started my first company.
05:03This time, I was getting it at 15.
05:11This girl learns frighteningly fast.
05:14She's not only finished the high school curriculum, but she's also mastered obscure business theory.
05:21At this rate, she won't even need to finish high school.
05:24She could start applying to universities now.
05:28But that was never Mrs. Sinclair's plan.
05:32She wanted me to stay with Jasper through high school and then go to university with him.
05:36And she wanted me to rein him in.
05:39Come here.
05:40I walked over.
05:42She took my hand and pulled me down beside her on the sofa.
05:47Then she handed me an acceptance letter.
05:51Westfield High.
05:52A private boarding school.
05:54Super elite.
05:56You did well.
05:57Jasper's grades are a mess.
05:58Help him out.
06:01I don't expect miracles.
06:03Just make sure he passes.
06:07Then she looked me right in the eye.
06:10Get through high school with him.
06:11And I'll cover all your tuition and arrange the best change program for the two of you.
06:16Deal?
06:19And I didn't hesitate.
06:23Thank you, Mom.
06:26Good girl.
06:28No limit.
06:29One day off.
06:31Since arriving at the Sinclair house, it was the first day that actually felt like mine.
06:36I had barely taken a few steps when I saw a face I knew.
06:42Tiffany.
06:43She was standing on the curb in the brutal heat, handing out flyers.
06:47Of course, she had to take a part-time job.
06:51In my past life, that was me.
06:53Three jobs every summer.
06:55School on top of that.
06:57Housework after dark.
06:59Later, I found out why they took me in at all.
07:02Not because they wanted a daughter.
07:03Because they wanted free labor.
07:06Hey there.
07:06Want one?
07:12Audrey?
07:17So, you're living comfortably, huh?
07:19But don't say I didn't warn you.
07:21The Sinclair house isn't for girls like us.
07:23Mrs. Sinclair is far more evil than you think.
07:26Give it time.
07:27You'll find out.
07:28Oh.
07:29Okay.
07:31My parents are amazing, she said.
07:33Tony even helps me study.
07:34Oh, by the way, we got accepted into Westfield High early.
07:39Westfield High?
07:40I almost laughed.
07:43The school was full of Rick Hidd's legacy names and a handful of brilliant scholarship students.
07:49In my past life, Tony and I had been the scholarship kids.
07:52Tiffany looked at me like she was already watching my funeral.
07:57Our lives are only going to get better.
08:01You?
08:03You're going to end up dead in the street!
08:06Just as I was about to answer, a voice cut through the noise.
08:10Tiff!
08:11Tony!
08:11What are you doing here?
08:16Tony walked over with a lunch bag in one hand.
08:19Mom sent me.
08:19She wanted me to bring you lunch.
08:20It's blazing out here.
08:21Want me to cover for you for a while?
08:23It's okay.
08:25I'm fine.
08:26The Roberts would rather scrape together money for Tony's test prep than let Tiffany take
08:29a break.
08:30Same as the past life.
08:31Same pressure.
08:32Same grind.
08:33You're the best.
08:40This is my sister, Audrey.
08:42You met her at the orphanage.
08:44Tony looked me over.
08:46His expression was cold.
08:48Faintly disgusted.
08:49Don't hang around people like that.
08:51Come on.
08:51Let's go.
08:52He grabbed her hand and pulled her away before I could say a word.
08:57Their voices still carried even after they walked away.
09:02Tony, why are you being so mean?
09:05What if you scared her?
09:06You're too nice.
09:08Girls like that are trouble.
09:09Stay away from her.
09:10One day she'll stab you in the back.
09:12The words hit, like pressing on a bruise that had already healed wrong.
09:16I stood there for only a second.
09:18Then I looked down at the card Mrs. Sinclair had given me.
09:21I went luxury shopping.
09:23When I walked out of the stores with both hands full, Tiffany was still outside.
09:28The jealous look on her face was almost funny.
09:31What a show-off.
09:32You're still going to die on the street.
09:34Tony and I, we're going to run companies one day.
09:37She was so naive.
09:39The truth was, none of the shopping was for me.
09:42Everything I bought was for them.
09:44For Mrs. Sinclair.
09:46For Jasper.
09:47For the staff.
09:50Jasper was home.
09:51That was rare.
09:52Well, look at that.
09:54You've been here for just a while, and you're already spending money that doesn't belong to you.
10:02Jasper.
10:04Jasper.
10:04She's your sister.
10:06In what world?
10:07I don't have a sister, and I never will.
10:09You think I'm bringing this bumplad around my friends?
10:11Oh, please.
10:13Jasper had never liked me, and I wasn't dumb enough to push him.
10:16Mom, this is for you.
10:19Then I handed out gifts to the butler and the rest of the household staff.
10:24The butler and the rest of the staff were only Jasper'd.
10:28His face dropped on the spot.
10:30Oh, come on.
10:31You really think a few gifts are enough to buy people off?
10:34You think that makes you-
10:36Well, this one's for you.
10:38It was a custom race car model.
10:40I heard you're into racing.
10:42I saw it and thought of you.
10:51School started soon after that.
10:53I was already set to grab a cab on my own,
10:56but when I stepped outside, I saw a car waiting at the front.
11:00I smiled before I could help it.
11:02I ran over.
11:05Jasper!
11:07I told you not to call me by my first name!
11:10Well, get in.
11:11I don't have all day.
11:14Oh, right.
11:16I climbed in, slowly, on purpose.
11:21Then I handed him the breakfast the cook had packed.
11:25Mom said there was one for each of us.
11:27Who even eats breakfast these days?
11:30But he still took it.
11:34He was back with that we-don't-know-each-other face.
11:38Listen carefully.
11:39I don't care what Mom said,
11:40but at school,
11:41you do not tell people you're a Sinclair.
11:43You do not tell people we're related.
11:45If I hear any rumors, I'll blame you.
11:49Don't mind young Mr. Sinclair.
11:51He's always been like that.
11:53I know.
11:56I stepped out after Jasper.
11:58And there they were.
12:00Tiffany and Tony.
12:01Right by the front gates.
12:03Tony was handsome.
12:04Clean cut.
12:05Straight A golden boy.
12:06The quiet kind that made girls talk.
12:09A crowd had already formed around them.
12:12I caught snipses as I walked by.
12:14Did you hear about the transfer kid?
12:16He was top of the district.
12:17And his sister too.
12:19She scored top 15.
12:21God, I wish my brother were like that.
12:23My test scores landed me in the advanced academic class.
12:27I stepped into the classroom first.
12:29A few seconds later,
12:31Tony and Tiffany came in behind me.
12:35Well, what a coincidence.
12:37Who would have thought we'd end up in the same class, sis?
12:42Then again,
12:43with Sinclair money,
12:44getting you in here was probably easy.
12:45Not like Tony and me.
12:47We had to earn it.
12:48By the way,
12:49where's the Sinclair screw up?
12:51Did his mommy bought him a seat too?
12:54Tiff.
12:55He moved to her side at once
12:57and put himself between us.
13:01That same disdainful look crossed his face again.
13:04I told you not to hang around her.
13:06Tiffany looked up at him
13:07with those wide, fake, innocent eyes.
13:09She's my sister.
13:10She won't hurt me.
13:12How would you know?
13:12He shot back.
13:13I had zero interest in their little act,
13:16so I pulled out my business notes
13:17and kept to myself.
13:22When school let out,
13:24Jasper and I were supposed to meet at the front gate
13:26and head home together.
13:28He hated the idea.
13:30Mrs. Sinclair made it a rule.
13:32The first few days,
13:33he acted like it was torture.
13:35But every time,
13:36he still showed up
13:37and always brought some snacks.
13:38The first time he held out a cupcake,
13:40I just stared at it.
13:41Don't girls like these?
13:42What, you don't want one?
13:44Well, of course I do.
13:46After that,
13:47it became a thing.
13:47Every day,
13:48something different.
13:49Fries.
13:50Fruit cups.
13:51Yogurt drinks.
13:53By the end of the week,
13:54I was pretty sure he had worked his way
13:55through half the snacks points near the school.
13:57By the end of the semester,
13:59things between us had gotten a lot better.
14:02That afternoon,
14:03I headed to the gate like always,
14:05already expecting to go home with him.
14:07He wasn't there.
14:09I waited.
14:11Checked the whole campus.
14:14Nothing.
14:15That was when I heard voices behind me.
14:17Did you hear?
14:18Hear what?
14:19Jasper Sinclair is up at the ridge.
14:21Are you sure?
14:21A hundred percent.
14:22It's about to start now.
14:23My blood ran cold.
14:25Then it hit me.
14:26In the past life.
14:27Same day.
14:28Someone had talked him into a race.
14:30Someone had tampered with his car.
14:32The back ridge roads were steep,
14:33narrow,
14:33and built like a death trap.
14:34The crash had ruined him.
14:35His legs had been crushed.
14:37By the time help arrived,
14:38it was too late.
14:39He never walked again.
14:43I froze.
14:45No.
14:47Not again.
14:49I took off running.
14:51By the time I got there,
14:52the race had already started.
14:54Cars tore across the dirt.
14:56Engines screamed.
14:58People were packed along the edge,
15:00shouting,
15:00filming,
15:01losing their minds.
15:04Dust filled the air.
15:06Next second,
15:07Jasper's red car fishtailed hard.
15:09The car shot off course.
15:10Straight into the rocks.
15:13The crowd scattered.
15:15People started running,
15:16screaming.
15:17Nobody tried to help.
15:21Jasper!
15:22Jasper!
15:23I sprinted for the wreck.
15:26I was one second away from reaching the door
15:28when someone grabbed me from behind
15:29and yanked me back.
15:34I hit the ground hard.
15:36An intimidating man stepped in front of me.
15:38He looked down at me and smirked.
15:41That's your brother?
15:43Call 911!
15:44He's dying!
15:45Jasper was pinned behind the wheel.
15:47There was barely any space left around him.
15:50Your brother pissed me off.
15:52You think I'll let you save him?
15:55He crouched down and slapped me.
15:57Not hard.
15:59Just enough to humiliate me.
16:01I snapped.
16:02I shoved him back
16:03and hit him across the face
16:04with everything I had.
16:06This is attempted murder.
16:08You touched that car.
16:09I know you did.
16:11I swear to God,
16:12I'll bury you for this.
16:13Hoping to back them down,
16:15I reached for my phone.
16:16A hand snatched it away.
16:18Another blow came fast.
16:20A brutal slap.
16:21It knocked me sideways into the dirt.
16:23Who the hell do you think
16:24you're talking to, kid?
16:27A boot came down on my face.
16:29Pain exploded through my jaw.
16:31I saw someone I knew.
16:34Tony.
16:35Tony, help me!
16:38He turned.
16:40Started toward me.
16:43Suddenly, Tiffany showed up
16:45and grabbed his arm.
16:46Tony, don't stay out of it.
16:48Those guys are dangerous.
16:49Please.
16:50Let's just go.
16:51Looked at the struggle
16:52on his face become compliance.
16:54Okay.
16:55Just like that.
16:56He looked at me one last time.
16:58Then he turned
16:59and walked away with Tiffany.
17:02The man spit to the side
17:04and stodded back to the wrecked car.
17:07No one puts their hands on me.
17:10He lifted the hammer.
17:13Now learn what that costs.
17:15The second the hammer came down,
17:16I shut my eyes.
17:17But the pain never came.
17:19I heard a moan by my ear.
17:21Jasper was in front of me.
17:23He had thrown himself between us.
17:25Jasper, wake up!
17:26Come on!
17:27Look at me!
17:28Shut up!
17:28The thug stalked over,
17:30grabbed a fistful of my hair,
17:32air banged his hair,
17:34and yanked me off the ground.
17:36If you scream one more time,
17:38I'll sew your mouth shut myself.
17:41I clawed at his wrist.
17:42This is murder!
17:43You hear me?
17:44Murder!
17:45I called the cops!
17:45Let us go now, or...
17:47I couldn't catch my breath
17:49or find my voice.
17:51I could only stare
17:52as his face twisted.
17:54Cops?
17:56You think I'm scared of the cops?
17:58I'm gonna show you
17:59what happens
18:00when you come at me.
18:01Then he smiled
18:02and threw me.
18:04I slammed into the ground
18:06so hard my head rang.
18:08Then he kicked him.
18:09Hard.
18:12Jasper curled in on himself,
18:14struggling in agony.
18:15Jasper!
18:17I threw myself forward
18:19and grabbed the thug's leg.
18:20Don't touch him!
18:22I screamed it
18:22with everything I had.
18:24He flung me off
18:25with one brutal jerk.
18:27I went flying sideways.
18:29He looked down at me
18:31and laughed.
18:33Oh, now you get
18:34to make rules?
18:35He lifted a hand.
18:36The others rushed in.
18:37They stormed Jasper.
18:39Fist, boots,
18:40one after another.
18:41Blood splashed
18:42across the dirt.
18:43Then I saw it.
18:44A metal bar on the ground.
18:45I grabbed it
18:46and swung.
18:48Get away from him!
18:50I just kept swinging
18:51at whoever was in reach.
18:52Seeing me go desert like this,
18:54they all scattered.
18:55Once I'd driven them all away,
18:56I didn't care about anything else.
18:58I rushed over
18:58and pulled him into my arms.
18:59Jasper, stay with me.
19:01Please.
19:02Please stay with me.
19:03I'm getting you out of here.
19:05Mrs. Sinclair had made me
19:06work out with private trainers.
19:07It was the only reason
19:08I could move him at all.
19:09I hooked his arm
19:10over my shoulders
19:10and started dragging him
19:11toward the road.
19:12If I could just make it
19:12to the bottom,
19:13I could get an Uber or something.
19:14A shadow came over my head,
19:16blocking the path.
19:16Where do you think
19:17you're going?
19:18You really think
19:19you two are walking
19:19out of here?
19:21Leave me here.
19:22Jasper tried to push
19:23my hand away.
19:24Just go.
19:25But his strength
19:26wasn't enough
19:27to push me away.
19:31No way.
19:33It was the first time
19:34in forever
19:35that I'd ever
19:35gone against him.
19:36I held on tighter.
19:40We go together.
19:41I'm not leaving you here.
19:45Look at that.
19:47What a lovely family.
19:49The ringleader
19:50actually clapped,
19:51then his eyes sharpened.
19:52This little drama
19:53ends now.
19:56He drove his boot
19:57into me.
19:57I hit the ground hard.
19:59Jasper went down
19:59with me.
20:00The others closed in
20:02step by step.
20:03Metal pipes
20:03scraped across the dirt.
20:08Go on.
20:09Have fun.
20:10Whoever hits hardest
20:10gets paid extra.
20:12Then they rushed us.
20:14All at once.
20:17Jasper!
20:18I threw myself over
20:19and covered him
20:20with my body.
20:21He couldn't get hurt.
20:23That was all I had in mind.
20:27Just when I thought
20:28this was the end,
20:30a gunshot rang out
20:31and metal pipes
20:32clattered to the ground.
20:33Police!
20:33Hands where we can see them!
20:36Finally,
20:37they arrived.
20:38The same men
20:39who had been laughing
20:40seconds earlier
20:40scattered like rats.
20:42Officers rushed in
20:43and formed a wall
20:44around us.
20:46I grabbed one
20:47by the sleeve.
20:50Please!
20:51Please!
20:52Help my brother!
20:53He needs to get
20:54to a hospital now!
20:56His legs had already
20:56been crushed
20:57and I'd seen them
20:58beat him on the injury again.
20:59If help came too late,
21:01I couldn't finish
21:01that thought.
21:02Blood freezing.
21:04The medics arrived quickly.
21:05A stretcher rolled in.
21:06I watched them lift
21:07Jasper into the ambulance.
21:09Only then did my body
21:10get up.
21:12Everything went black.
21:16I woke up the next
21:17afternoon and saw
21:18Mrs. Sinclair sitting
21:19beside my bed.
21:20The moment she saw
21:21my eyes open,
21:22she grabbed my hand.
21:23Audrey!
21:25Thank God!
21:26Her eyes were red.
21:28I pushed upright.
21:31How's Jasper?
21:32At the mention of his name,
21:34she started crying.
21:35Jasper,
21:36he's still in surgery.
21:39Right then,
21:40a doctor stepped in
21:41and told us
21:41Jasper was out.
21:42Mrs. Sinclair and I
21:44were already on our feet
21:45before he finished
21:45the sentence.
21:46We rushed into
21:47the hall together.
21:48The doctor comforted us.
21:50Take a breath.
21:50He's stable.
21:52He's lucky.
21:53Very lucky.
21:54We were able to
21:55save his legs.
21:56If he had come in
21:57any later,
21:58the outcome could have
21:59been very different.
21:59Some trauma to her back.
22:01She's going to need
22:01a lot of physical therapy,
22:02but she's going to be okay.
22:05I was relieved.
22:06If Jasper had lost
22:07his legs because of me,
22:08I didn't think I could
22:09ever have forgiven myself.
22:10Jasper woke up
22:11two days later.
22:12Mrs. Sinclair tore
22:13into him the second
22:14he was alert enough
22:14to listen.
22:15is the matter with you?
22:16He barely reacted.
22:17He just looked
22:18past her at me.
22:22You okay, Audrey?
22:24Audrey Sinclair.
22:25The room went still.
22:27I stared at him.
22:28Mrs. Sinclair stared
22:29at him too.
22:31What did you call her?
22:33Jasper didn't even blink.
22:35Well, that's her name
22:36now, isn't it?
22:37Mrs. Sinclair put a hand
22:39on my shoulder,
22:39and I knew that was it.
22:41That was the moment.
22:43Finally, everyone in this
22:44family accepted I was
22:45a Sinclair now.
22:46Not just someone meant
22:47to support Jasper,
22:48but as my own person.
22:49Mrs. Sinclair covered
22:50her mouth for a second.
22:52My sweet...
22:53She whispered.
22:54Then she pulled me
22:55close with one arm
22:56and reached for Jasper
22:57with the other.
22:59And you are done
23:00with racing.
23:00From now on,
23:02you will sit down,
23:03behave yourself,
23:04and study with your sister.
23:05She must have said
23:06the same thing
23:06at least three times before.
23:07Every other time,
23:08Jasper had fought
23:09her on it.
23:10But this time,
23:11he just nodded.
23:14Okay.
23:16I'll do it all
23:17with Audrey.
23:17Then he looked
23:18at me again.
23:19Mrs. Sinclair squeezed
23:20my hand and warmth
23:21came through.
23:23For the first time
23:23in both my lives,
23:24I believed it.
23:25I had a family.
23:27I told the police
23:28everything,
23:29including that the car
23:29had been tampered with.
23:31After an investigation,
23:32the police found out
23:33the truth.
23:34Added assault.
23:36Added attempted murder.
23:38By the end of it,
23:40every last one of them
23:41went down
23:41on multiple charges.
23:43When it was over,
23:44Jasper took my hand
23:45with a determined look
23:46and said he would
23:47protect me.
23:48Don't ever pull a stunt
23:49like that again.
23:51Don't go charging
23:52it alone for me.
23:53You hear me?
23:55Okay.
23:57But deep down,
23:58I already knew the truth.
23:59Next time,
24:00I'd do it again.
24:01And the time after that.
24:02And the time after that.
24:04I would make the same
24:05tricks for you.
24:09Jasper was in the hospital
24:10for three months.
24:12I took care of him
24:12every day.
24:13And while he healed,
24:14I helped him keep up
24:15with senior year work.
24:21By the first month
24:22he was strong enough
24:23to return,
24:23we went back together.
24:25Just in time
24:25for the first midterm.
24:29When I walked out
24:30of the exam room,
24:31I saw two faces
24:32I hadn't seen for a while.
24:33Tony and Tiffany.
24:36Audrey?
24:36Oh my God!
24:37When did you come back?
24:38I heard you got hurt.
24:40Was it bad?
24:40I honestly thought
24:41you'd dropped out.
24:42She overplayed it.
24:43I could see the gloating
24:44behind her eyes.
24:45I didn't answer.
24:46I walked right past them.
24:48Audrey.
24:49Tony's voice made me stop.
24:50I turned.
24:53For once,
24:54he wasn't looking at me
24:55with disgust in his eyes.
24:56Are you...
24:58okay?
24:59I thought about that day
25:00on the ridge.
25:00I'd been begging for help
25:01and how he looked
25:02when he decided to leave.
25:03You don't do that
25:04to a stranger.
25:07I'm fine.
25:09I turned to leave.
25:10Then he stepped forward
25:11and grabbed my wrist.
25:12Audrey, I...
25:13A backpack flew between us.
25:16What the hell are you doing?
25:17Stay away from Audrey.
25:19Tiffany rushed in
25:19before he could finish.
25:20Tony, forget them.
25:21Let's go.
25:22She grabbed his arm
25:23and pulled him away.
25:26Next time he puts
25:26a hand on you,
25:27you tell me.
25:30I swear.
25:32He lifted a fist.
25:33I'll break his face.
25:35I laughed.
25:36I'm fine.
25:37Come on.
25:38Let's go home.
25:39Fine.
25:40By the way,
25:40I definitely nailed the test.
25:42I'm telling you right now,
25:43I will be in the advanced
25:43academic class too.
25:44You better get ready
25:45to have me as your classmate.
25:46He sounded super confident.
25:49I believe you.
25:51You.
25:52You don't sound convinced
25:53at all.
25:54I'm serious.
25:55I always knew you could do it.
25:57I had never doubted
25:58Jasper's intelligence.
25:59He just hated being told
26:01what to do.
26:01But over those three months,
26:03I watched him begin to change.
26:04Bit by bit.
26:05The truth was,
26:06I was right.
26:07A week later,
26:08his scores came out.
26:09Jasper had done it.
26:10He went from near the bottom
26:11of the grade
26:12to the top 30 in his year.
26:14Enough to move
26:15into the advanced class.
26:16My ranking held steady.
26:18Still number one.
26:19No surprise there.
26:21The surprise was
26:22Tony and Tiffany.
26:23The two of them
26:23had always ranked
26:24near the top five.
26:25This time,
26:26both of them dropped
26:26out of the top hundred.
26:27They got pushed out
26:28of the advanced academic class.
26:29Tiffany stood in front
26:30of the ranking board,
26:31staring at it
26:31like it had slapped her.
26:32Her jealousy was burning
26:34holes through the paper.
26:35No.
26:35That's impossible.
26:36You cheated.
26:37There's no way.
26:38You were out of school
26:38for months and still
26:39came back as number one.
26:39Who would buy that?
26:40And him?
26:41He was supposed to be finished.
26:42He was supposed to be crippled.
26:42Why is he okay?
26:43Why is he suddenly
26:44doing this well in school?
26:45I don't believe it.
26:49You both cheated.
26:51Tiffany was beside herself
26:52and insisted on taking
26:53the matter all the way
26:54to the principal,
26:55demanding a thorough investigation.
26:56Tony reached for her arm,
26:58tried to stop her,
26:58but it didn't work.
26:59She glared at me,
27:00her eyes vicious.
27:01Cheating gets you expelled?
27:02You're dead meat, Audrey.
27:04Tiff, that's enough.
27:06You're my brother.
27:06You're supposed to take my side,
27:08not hers.
27:09What, did you fall for her now?
27:14Fine.
27:15Just wait.
27:28You can't put it on my record!
27:30They cheated!
27:31Are you all blind?
27:32How is this even possible?
27:54Even Tony started
27:56distancing himself from her.
27:58The moment Tiffany noticed,
27:59she spiraled all over again.
28:02Tony looked wrecked,
28:03tired all the time.
28:04His grades plummeted.
28:06He fell from the top hundred
28:07all the way to the bottom.
28:08Teachers called him
28:09in more than once.
28:10They warned him directly.
28:11This is completely...
28:11Get your head back in the game.
28:13You're here because of your grades.
28:15Without them,
28:16you could end up
28:16getting kicked out.
28:17When Tiffany heard that,
28:19she marched to the staff office
28:21and made another scene.
28:22This time,
28:23she accused a teacher
28:24of having a thing for Tony.
28:25She said the teacher
28:26was trying to come
28:27between them on purpose.
28:28It got ugly fast.
28:29By the end of it,
28:30she had shoved the teacher
28:31hard enough
28:32to send her to the hospital.
28:35That was it.
28:36No more warnings.
28:38She was expelled.
28:42I was taking notes
28:43when I heard the gossip
28:44and someone held out
28:44a slice of cake to me.
28:45Take a break.
28:46Your brain's going to catch fire.
28:48I looked up.
28:49He was grinning at me.
28:52Thanks, Jasper.
28:54I took the cake
28:56and ate it slowly.
28:59Through the window,
29:00I felt someone watching me.
29:02It was Tony.
29:04Standing across the courtyard.
29:05He looked nothing
29:06like he used to.
29:07The cool,
29:08untouchable golden boy
29:09was gone.
29:10He looked worn down now.
29:12Thin, hollow-eyed.
29:14It was as if life
29:15had taken a bite out of him
29:16and kept chewing.
29:17I looked away.
29:19Finished my cake
29:20and went back to work.
29:24As senior year closed in,
29:26Mrs. Sinclair helped Jasper
29:27and me apply to universities,
29:28most Ivy Leagues.
29:30She told us we didn't even
29:31need to take the SAT,
29:32but we both took it anyway.
29:34No real reason.
29:35Maybe I just wanted
29:36to do it one more time
29:37and know that this time,
29:38things would end differently.
29:41On the night of graduation,
29:42the whole dorm was loud,
29:43people yelling,
29:45crying,
29:46taking pictures.
29:48Jasper snuck off campus
29:50and came back loaded
29:50down with snacks.
29:52Way too many.
29:53He dumped them in my arms.
29:56Share with your roommates.
29:58Then he was gone again
29:59before I could answer.
30:00I turned with the bags
30:01in my hands
30:02and saw someone
30:02standing in the dark.
30:03My whole body went rigid
30:04for a second.
30:05Who's there?
30:06The figure stepped forward.
30:08It was Tony.
30:09He looked even worse up close,
30:11two thin eyes sunken.
30:13He stopped a few feet away.
30:16How did you do?
30:18I stared at him.
30:20So now we're at the
30:21ask about my scores,
30:23phage?
30:23If memory served,
30:24he'd spent most of his life
30:26looking at me
30:26when that was a problem.
30:28Silence sat between us.
30:29Then he swallowed.
30:32Audrey,
30:33you really don't remember me.
30:35His voice was rocked.
30:36That was the moment I knew.
30:37He had been reborn too.
30:39You?
30:40That day,
30:41I was going to help you.
30:43His mouth tightened.
30:44Tiffany pulled me away.
30:46A few days later,
30:47I heard you'd taken
30:47a leave of absence
30:48from school.
30:49I couldn't stop
30:50thinking about it.
30:52Then the dreams began.
30:53Dreams,
30:54right?
30:56I dreamed my family
30:57adopted you.
30:59You became my sister.
31:01He gave a short laugh.
31:03Dry.
31:03Bitter.
31:04I dreamed we went
31:05to school together.
31:06Built a business together.
31:07Got married.
31:08Had kids.
31:09I dreamed you told me
31:10we'd be together
31:10for the rest of our lives.
31:14Tell me I'm not crazy.
31:17Tell me that was real.
31:18Tell me that happened.
31:19We were together.
31:20We built a life together.
31:21We-
31:21Stop.
31:22I cut him off cold.
31:23I'm Jasper Sinclair's sister.
31:25I'm a Sinclair.
31:26We do not know each other.
31:27Leave me alone.
31:29Then I walked past him.
31:30Fast.
31:31Straight for the stairs.
31:35I didn't turn around.
31:36Didn't slow down.
31:37Later,
31:38my roommates told me
31:38that he had stayed
31:39downstairs all night.
31:42So,
31:42what was that?
31:44Nothing.
31:44I don't know him.
31:49The next day,
31:50I packed.
31:52The Sinclair car pulled
31:53the house out.
31:54And just like that,
31:55I left it all behind.
31:56All three years of it.
31:59My SAT score ranked first in the city.
32:02Jasper came in fifth.
32:03Mrs. Sinclair was so happy
32:04she threw us an 18th birthday party
32:06big enough to make headlines.
32:10By September,
32:11we were off to Harvard.
32:12At the airport,
32:13I saw Tony one last time,
32:14standing outside the barrier,
32:16watching me like he was waiting
32:17for a miracle.
32:18I kept walking.
32:19Never slowed.
32:21Never looked back.
32:23Later,
32:24people in the group chat
32:25said he bombed his exams,
32:26ended up at a community college.
32:29Tiffany took the SAT too.
32:31She did even worse.
32:32She couldn't get in anywhere.
32:34And somehow,
32:35everything had changed.
32:36And somehow,
32:36everything was still a sign.
32:38The plane lifted up.
32:39The city's all over the night.
32:41And I flew straight toward
32:42the life that was finally mine.
32:43The 20th floor,台олн,
32:46floor, and the 16th
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