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00:00Having paid off the final debt, Dad hugged me and smiled in relief.
00:04Hey, Leo. It's over now. I cleared every debt. No one's coming after you anymore.
00:10But Dad is just so tired, buddy. I can't keep going. You'll have to be brave without me.
00:16I nodded obediently. The next second, the basement door was kicked open.
00:21My dead mother suddenly appeared. She looked down at Dad with a chilling smirk.
00:26There was no bankruptcy. The whole thing was staged.
00:30The cliff jump? The thugs who beat you? I arranged all of it.
00:35Three years ago, you cut off Noah's car just to humiliate him at that auction.
00:39You did it because you could. So we made you feel what it's like to lose everything.
00:43That was your punishment.
00:46Grandpa scoffed.
00:47If you finally learned your lesson, go apologize to Noah.
00:51Promise you'll never go after him again.
00:54Do that, and you'll still be our beloved family member.
00:58Dad didn't speak. He just smiled peacefully.
01:01I looked down at the empty vial by his feet.
01:05Right before they broke in, Dad had just swallowed the poison.
01:08They called it a punishment, but they had no idea Dad was actually dying.
01:15Dad collapsed onto the bed. He was too pale to even sit up.
01:19He tried to speak, but blood came out instead.
01:23Grandpa stared at him coldly, his face twisting with disgust.
01:27Playing the victimum again, Liam?
01:29You knew we were coming, so you staged this little performance?
01:33Fake blood? You seriously think we'd pity you?
01:36Panic. Panic gripped my chest.
01:38I wanted to scream that he wasn't faking it.
01:41He drank poison.
01:43He was dying, but they didn't give me the chance.
01:46Mom shoved me aside and marched to the bed.
01:49Her gaze swept over Dad like he was absolute trash.
01:52Liam, these past few years haven't been easy for you, I know.
01:56But it really wasn't that bad.
01:58Those thugs worked for me.
02:00Without my permission, they wouldn't dare touch you.
02:03All the money you earned? I used it to pay them.
02:07We were planning to keep punishing you a few more years, but Noah has a soft heart.
02:12Couldn't stand watching you suffer, so we decided to come bring you home early.
02:15Noah is waiting outside right now.
02:17If you know what's good for you, get up and apologize.
02:19You cut off his cards and humiliated him.
02:22That depression he went through? That was on you!
02:24I shivered, eyes dropping to Dad's hand hidden beneath the covers.
02:27She said those men were actors, that they wouldn't dare hurt him for real.
02:31But I knew better. Every time they came, they stripped him down, forced him onto the floor, and make him
02:37crawl on all fours.
02:39Any resistance meant a worse beating.
02:41They broke his legs more than once, and they took his right hand.
02:46Dad never let me watch.
02:48Every time they came, he forced me to get out.
02:50I could only come back after those monsters left.
02:53Every time, Dad was left in a living hell.
02:56I knew exactly how much he suffered, so when he told me he couldn't hold on anymore, I didn't cry.
03:02I just nodded.
03:03He actually smiled when he drank that poison.
03:06I recognized the label, ricin.
03:08Dad told me it was a lethal toxin.
03:10Drink it, and you were dead.
03:12There was no cure.
03:13You just lay there in agony, waiting to die.
03:16I fought back my tears.
03:18I wanted to ask Mom why she came back so late.
03:20I wanted to tell her Dad suffered more than she could imagine.
03:24He was in so much pain, death was his only escape.
03:27I bit my lip and stayed silent.
03:29Soon, Dad would finally be free.
03:31Dad struggled to sit up, but he was far too weak.
03:35Grandoff finally snapped.
03:37How long are you going to keep up this act, Liam?
03:40Get on your feet!
03:41Go apologize to Noah!
03:43Right now!
03:43He dragged Dad toward the door.
03:45Then his boot hit the visel.
03:47My breath hit it.
03:49A tiny spark of hope lit up in my chest.
03:51Please, pick it up.
03:52Just look at the label, then you'll know Dad is dying.
03:58Before his fingers touched the vial, the door swung open.
04:01A sharply dressed man dropped to his knees in front of Dad.
04:05The moment I saw his face, my body started to shake.
04:08Noah.
04:09Dad's best friend.
04:10The man Dad once almost died saving.
04:13Years ago, Noah was cornered by street thugs.
04:16Dad shielded him with his own body.
04:19He took five stab wounds for him.
04:22He spent half a month fighting for his life in the ICU.
04:26The day Dad was discharged, Noah knelt before him.
04:31Liam, you saved my life.
04:33You're my brother now.
04:35Forever.
04:36Noah had nowhere to go, so Dad brought him home.
04:39And treated him like a real brother.
04:41But Noah repaid him by stealing everything.
04:45He casually hinted to Mom that Dad was seeing other women.
04:49He planted doubt with a smile.
04:52He showed Grandpa bruises he gave himself.
04:54Then he claimed Dad beat him.
04:57He said Dad was repaying the favor of saving his life.
05:00He even framed Dad for embezzling family funds.
05:04He claimed Dad got drunk.
05:07And called Grandpa a useless old parasite.
05:10He said Dad hoarded the family money instead of spending it on Noah.
05:14The dirty lies kept piling up.
05:17Eventually, the whole family looked at Dad with hatred.
05:21Dad tried explaining at first.
05:24But every time, Noah dropped to his knees first.
05:27He apologized for accidentally spilling the truth.
05:31He cried, knelt, and slapped his own face.
05:34Begging for Dad's forgiveness.
05:36While turning everyone against him.
05:40Dad was never good at defending himself.
05:43The more he explained, the guiltier he sounded.
05:46No one believed him.
05:47They shielded Noah.
05:48They called Dad abusive.
05:50Controlling.
05:51Jealous.
05:52Eventually, Dad stopped fighting back.
05:55He became quieter.
05:58Smaller.
05:59Trying to please everyone.
06:01No one knew he was severely sick.
06:05The doctor said he had major depression.
06:08He swallowed handfuls of pills.
06:10But nothing worked.
06:12More than once, I found him hiding.
06:15Breaking down in tears.
06:17I wanted to beg Mom and Grandpa to help him.
06:20They're too busy, Leo.
06:22Don't bother them.
06:24He didn't want to be a burden.
06:26Dad cared about everyone except himself.
06:29And the people he cherished destroyed him with a lie.
06:33Dad stared numbly at Noah.
06:35Before Dad could speak, Noah grabbed his hand.
06:38Liam!
06:38I know you hate me.
06:40I know you blame me for hiding the truth.
06:43I'm so sorry you suffered these past three years.
06:46Hit me if it makes you feel better.
06:49Just please, don't be mad at the family.
06:51But I saw exactly what he was doing.
06:55His fingernails dug into Dad's hand.
06:58While pretending to apologize, Dad flinched in pain.
07:02He instinctively pushed him away.
07:04That shove barely had any force.
07:11And just like that, Noah made Dad look guilty again.
07:17Grandpa saw red.
07:18Are you out of your mind, Liam?
07:21Noah lowered himself to apologize to you.
07:24Not only are you ungrateful, you actually dare to attack him?
07:28Clearly, these three years taught you nothing.
07:31So fine.
07:32Let's find somewhere else to adjust your attitude.
07:35Guards, take him back to the estate.
07:37Lock him in the freezer until he's ready to beg for mercy.
07:40The guards rushed in immediately.
07:43They slammed Dad onto the floor.
07:45They pushed so hard, his collar tore open.
07:49Pinned to the ground.
07:50Covered in dirt and blood, Dad suddenly laughed.
07:54You.
07:54You're even stupor than I thought.
07:57You faked your deaths for a man who nearly destroyed this family.
08:01And you want me to apologize to him?
08:03In your dreams.
08:04I did make one mistake, though.
08:07The biggest mistake of my life was bringing that viper into our home.
08:12And risking my life to save this ungrateful bastard?
08:15Do you even know why I cut off Noah's?
08:17It was because...
08:19Before he could finish, the slap landed.
08:22His brows split.
08:24Blood ran from his nose and mouth.
08:27The truth was right there.
08:29And they beat it back down.
08:32Dad trembled in agony.
08:34But Grandpa showed no mercy.
08:36Enough!
08:38We've spoiled you way too long.
08:40You make mistakes without remorse?
08:42And now you're trying to frame Noah?
08:44I don't have a shameless son like you.
08:46From this moment on, you are no longer a Sinclair.
08:49Noah is my only son now.
08:51Dad collapsed against the floor.
08:53A weak, mocking smile crept onto his lips.
08:56No.
08:57You people never deserve to be my family.
08:59Grandpa raised his hand again.
09:01I couldn't take it anymore.
09:02I threw myself over Dad.
09:05The pain almost blacked me out.
09:07But I didn't cry.
09:08Stop hurting my dad!
09:10He drank poison!
09:11He's dying!
09:12Everyone froze.
09:13Leo, what did you just say?
09:16Liam took poison?
09:17I fought back tears and crawled for the vial.
09:21Before you came in, Dad just drank ricin.
09:23He's really dying.
09:27Before Mom could read it, Noah snatched it away.
09:30Then he covered his mouth and scoffed.
09:34Ricin?
09:35You can't even read the label.
09:36Liam, if you want to get back at us, fine.
09:40But using fake poison?
09:41That's pathetic.
09:42And dragging Leo into your lies?
09:44He's only eight years old.
09:45Keep this up and you'll ruin his life.
09:47I opened my mouth to defend him,
09:49but Noah held the vial up for everyone to see.
09:51One look, and my stomach dropped.
09:53The trick was obvious.
09:55Even I could see it.
09:56But somehow, Mom believed him immediately.
09:59Grandpa believed him too.
10:00Mom's face turned cold and disgusted.
10:02Grandpa ripped the vial from Noah.
10:04Glass shattered against Dad's cheek.
10:06What the hell is wrong with you?
10:08Using fake poison to scare us?
10:10Did you really think playing dead would earn sympathy?
10:13No one showed him a single ounce of pity.
10:15Mom crossed her arms and laughed coldly.
10:17Have you completely lost it, Liam?
10:19Faking your own death for a pity party?
10:21It's genuinely sickening.
10:23Nobody believed him, but I knew Dad was running out of time.
10:28Dad bought that poison three years ago.
10:31Back when everyone said it was only a matter of time.
10:34Before he killed himself too.
10:36That day, he finally couldn't take it anymore.
10:39He unscrewed the cap.
10:41Ready to end it all.
10:43But before he could drink it,
10:45the dead-a-churders kicked the door in.
10:47They tore the basement apart.
10:48They dragged Dad by his hair and beat him mercilessly.
10:53I ran at them crying.
10:55Then someone kicked me hard in the chest.
10:58One of them picked up the open vial.
11:00You owe millions.
11:02What gives you the right to die?
11:04If you die, your kid pays the debt.
11:07Wonder how many beatings a little boy can survive.
11:09For the first time, panic flashed across Dad's face.
11:13He threw himself over me, shielding me in his arms.
11:16He never cried when they mocked him.
11:17But that day, holding me tight, he broke down.
11:21He dropped to his knees and begged.
11:22I won't die.
11:23I'll pay.
11:24Just please, don't touch my son.
11:26Dad survived pure hell just for me.
11:28I didn't understand why he was being punished.
11:30But I knew I was about to lose him forever.
11:33He was too weak to even stand.
11:35My whole body shook from fear.
11:37I hugged her legs and sobbed.
11:39Until my voice went horny.
11:41And I could barely breathe.
11:43Tears blurred my vision.
11:46I clutched her dress and begged.
11:49I'm not lying!
11:50Dad is really dying!
11:52Please, please save him!
11:57My desperate cries didn't move them at all.
12:00Liam!
12:01Look at what you've done to him!
12:04Lying.
12:05Manipulating people.
12:07Playing the victim.
12:09He learned every bit of it from you.
12:12Pale and panicking, I tried to explain.
12:14No!
12:14Dad never taught me to lie!
12:16I'm telling the truth!
12:17But they only looked at me with more disgust.
12:19Using the last of his strength, he grabbed my wrist.
12:22Leo, don't beg them anymore.
12:25Dad's okay.
12:27The second he said it, he collapsed.
12:29The poison was taking over.
12:32He reeled in excruciating agony.
12:35A dark pool spread across the floor.
12:38For the first time, panic crossed Mom's eyes.
12:41Mom fell beside him.
12:43Her hands shook as she tried to hold him up.
12:46Call an ambulance!
12:48Hurry!
12:48Grandpa pulled out his phone with trembling fingers.
12:51He dialed 911.
12:57The moment Grandpa hung up,
13:00Noah staggered toward Dad.
13:02Nobody noticed.
13:05He dropped a burst-open fake blood pack by Dadad's feet.
13:09Then he covered his mouth in horror.
13:12Oh my God!
13:13Liam!
13:14I know you hate me!
13:16But you can't fake it with a blood pack!
13:19You know I have a heart condition.
13:21You know blood triggers my panic attacks.
13:24I don't care about myself,
13:25but your family loves you.
13:27You're making them sick with worry.
13:29Sure enough,
13:30the moment those words left his mouth,
13:32Mom let go of Dad instantly.
13:34You knew we'd be worried, Liam!
13:37Yet you pull a cheap stunt like this just for attention?
13:41You make me sick!
13:44Mom wrapped an arm around Noah protectively,
13:47her voice softening.
13:48Don't look at him, Noah.
13:50It's too sickening.
13:51Dad lay there, covered in blood.
13:55Nobody cared.
13:56They only cared about comforting Noah.
13:59When the ambulance arrived,
14:01Mom and Grandpa frantically ushered Noah forward.
14:05Dad was blocking the path near the doorway.
14:08Without hesitation, they kicked him aside.
14:10He lay paralyzed on the blood-stained floor,
14:13his eyes completely dead inside.
14:15I bawled hysterically,
14:18trying to grab Mom's leg again.
14:19But Dad grabbed my hand.
14:22His fingers dug into my palm.
14:25He couldn't speak anymore,
14:27only shook his head at me gently.
14:30I understood immediately.
14:33Even at the very end,
14:35he didn't want anything to do with them anymore.
14:39After everyone finally left,
14:41I dragged Dad back onto the bed.
14:44He must have been in unbearable pain.
14:47Every inch of his body was trembling.
14:50But he didn't cry.
14:51And neither did I.
14:53I knew death was his only release.
14:56I used to hate Mom and Grandpa for dying too early,
14:59for leaving Dad to suffer alone.
15:01But now, I didn't blame them at all.
15:03Because I knew, very soon,
15:06they wouldn't even have the chance to beg him to stay.
15:08Exhausted, Dad closed his eyes
15:11and drifted into a heavy sleep.
15:13I curled up beside him quietly,
15:16not making a sound.
15:17But after midnight,
15:19Dad was violently yanked out of bed
15:21and hurled onto the floor.
15:23He struggled weakly to move,
15:25but Mom slammed her heel
15:27right onto his chest.
15:29Fear burned in her eyes.
15:31How can you still sleep, Liam?
15:34Because of your little stunt,
15:36Noah went into cardiac arrest.
15:38The doctor said he needs a heart transplant immediately.
15:41Grandpa snorted impatiently.
15:43He grabbed Dad by the collar
15:45and dragged him toward the door.
15:47Stop playing dead!
15:49If you hadn't terrified Noah on purpose,
15:52his heart wouldn't have failed!
15:53You owe him this!
15:55So now you're going to pay him back.
15:57We're taking you to the family's private hospital.
16:01You're giving Noah your heart.
16:04Dad couldn't fight back.
16:05He couldn't even make a sound.
16:07He just lay there,
16:09staring dead at Mom.
16:10Mom leaned down and patted his bloody face.
16:13You made mistakes.
16:14Punishment is necessary.
16:15But don't worry.
16:16I won't let anything happen to you.
16:18I already arranged the best artificial heart.
16:21Once the surgery's over,
16:22I'll bring you home.
16:25You'll still be my husband.
16:34It hurt so bad.
16:35All I could do was watch them take Dad away.
16:38Blood streamed from the cut near my eye,
16:40blurring my vision.
16:42I didn't even stop to put shoes on.
16:44I ran barefoot into the night.
16:47By the time I finally reached the hospital,
16:50it was too late.
16:51The surgery was over.
16:53Everyone was crowding around Noah.
16:55Honestly,
16:56he looked perfectly fine.
16:58Healthy color,
16:59steady breathing.
17:00He didn't look like someone
17:02who just had a heart transplant at all.
17:04Yet,
17:05Mom and Grandpa
17:06hovered around him anxiously.
17:07No one noticed Dad
17:08lying on the operating table in the corner.
17:11His chest was still split open.
17:14Grandpa nodded in satisfaction
17:15and waved a surgeon over.
17:18Well,
17:19if Noah's safe now,
17:20then Liam's punishment can finally end.
17:23Prepare the artificial heart.
17:26Money isn't an issue.
17:27Use the best one available.
17:29The surgeon stepped up to Grandpa,
17:32trembling from head to toe.
17:33Mr. Sinclair,
17:34your son,
17:35he ingested ricin.
17:38When he arrived,
17:40his organs had already failed.
17:42He stopped breathing
17:43before the operation was even completed.
17:45He died on the table!
17:48Dead silence swallowed the room.
17:50Everyone stood there,
17:52paralyzed.
17:53Mom swayed on her feet,
17:55nearly collapsing to the floor.
17:57Grandpa's mouth hung open,
17:59his face twisting
18:00in a horrifying mix of shock and despair.
18:03Only I stood there,
18:04smiling peacefully.
18:06Dad lay motionless
18:08beneath the surgical lights.
18:10He would have looked asleep.
18:11If not for the massive hole in his chest,
18:14he would have looked asleep.
18:16I stumbled over to him.
18:17Then reached up clumsily
18:19and wiped the tears
18:20from the corners of his eyes.
18:22Dad,
18:23you can sleep now.
18:25I'll be good.
18:28I'll survive.
18:29I wasn't sad.
18:31Dad always said
18:32this world was too painful
18:33and that he was too tired.
18:34Maybe this was better.
18:35Now that he was dead,
18:37he didn't have to endure
18:38their torture anymore.
18:39Suddenly,
18:39a gut-wrenching scream
18:41tore through the room behind me.
18:42Mom threw herself forward.
18:44She grabbed Dad's lifeless body,
18:46shaking uncontrollably.
18:48Just hours ago,
18:49she kept saying
18:50Dad deserved to be punished.
18:52Now,
18:53she was sobbing
18:54like a broken child.
18:55How could you?
18:57How dare you leave me?
19:00Don't you die!
19:01You're not allowed to die!
19:03Please wake up and look at me.
19:06I won't yell at you anymore.
19:08I won't punish you anymore.
19:10Please,
19:11just open your eyes.
19:14I almost laughed.
19:16Mom was so stupid.
19:18Dad's chest was ripped open.
19:20His heart was gone.
19:22How could he possibly wake up?
19:24Even without the surgery,
19:26he never would have survived.
19:27Ryken was a lethal poison.
19:29One sip would shut down
19:31all his organs.
19:32And Dad drank the entire bottle.
19:34He chose an agonizing death,
19:37suffocating in pain,
19:40overliving another second with them.
19:42Liam,
19:43how could you die?
19:45You loved arguing with me,
19:47didn't you?
19:48So get up!
19:49Yell at me again!
19:50I'm sorry.
19:52I didn't know.
19:53I didn't know this would happen.
19:56Grandpa's face was covered in tears,
19:58but I didn't pity him at all.
19:59It was almost funny.
20:00While Dad was literally
20:02bleeding out in front of them,
20:03their only thought
20:04was how to torture him next.
20:05I looked at Dad's blood-stained face
20:07and let out a cold little smile.
20:09Dad was gone,
20:10but I was still here.
20:12I'd collect myself,
20:13piece by piece.
20:14I'd make everyone
20:15who destroyed him
20:16pay in blood.
20:17Their sobs ripped through the room.
20:19I watched blankly
20:20as they cling to Dad's broken body,
20:22shaking him desperately.
20:23How did this happen, Liam?
20:25Please,
20:26just look at us one more time.
20:28They killed him,
20:29yet somehow
20:31they cried like victims.
20:33I let out a mocking cloth,
20:35turned around,
20:36and walked right up to Noah.
20:38He looked down at me
20:39with that same smug,
20:40mocking look.
20:42You little bastard.
20:44Your father lost.
20:46And you'll lose too.
20:48I'll kick you out
20:49of this family next.
20:50Everything here belongs to me.
20:52He looked so smug.
20:55He wasn't even pretending anymore.
20:57I smiled back softly.
20:59Then right under his malicious gaze,
21:01I reached out
21:02and ripped the bandages
21:03off his chest.
21:04He instinctively reached out
21:05to stop me,
21:06but before his fingers
21:07could even touch me,
21:08I gasped loudly,
21:10covering my mouth dramatically.
21:11Uncle Noah!
21:13You just had a heart transplant!
21:15But why don't you have a scar?
21:17He scrambled to cover his chest,
21:19but Grandpa rushed over
21:21and pinned his wrists down.
21:23His chest was completely exposed,
21:25not a single mark,
21:26flawless skin,
21:27not even a scratch.
21:28Grandpa stared at him in horror.
21:30Mom stumbled over,
21:32staring at Noah's chest
21:33in disbelief.
21:34Grandpa's lips trembled
21:35as he roared.
21:36You said your heart was failing!
21:38You said you needed
21:39an emergency transplant!
21:41Why?
21:42Why is there no scar?
21:45Mom grabbed Noah by the collar.
21:47Murderless rage filled her eyes.
21:49Did you lie to us?
21:51Was this your plan
21:52from the beginning?
21:53Did you deliberately
21:54get Liam killed?
21:56Noah shook controllably
21:57from sheer terror,
21:58but even now,
21:59he kept lying.
22:01No!
22:01I never wanted Liam dead!
22:04The doctors already said
22:05his organs failed
22:06from the poison.
22:07He couldn't survive
22:08the transplant anyway.
22:09I was afraid
22:10you'd misunderstand me,
22:11so I pretended
22:13the surgery happened.
22:14I swear I didn't kill him
22:16on purpose.
22:17Leo,
22:18I know you hate me
22:19just like your father did,
22:20but you can't just
22:21frame me like this.
22:22Your father is dead,
22:24but you still have me,
22:26and I'll take his place,
22:27love you just as much.
22:28He really was good at this,
22:29but he picked the wrong kid
22:31to mess with.
22:32I wasn't as innocent
22:33and naive as my dad.
22:34These past three years
22:35taught me exactly
22:36how cold and ugly
22:37people can be,
22:38facing down
22:38ruthless debt crackers.
22:40The greatest trick I learned
22:40was how to play the victim.
22:42My eyes reddened instantly,
22:43then I burst into tears.
22:44I cried even harder
22:46and looked more pitiful
22:47than he did.
22:49Pretending to be terrified,
22:51I threw myself
22:52to grandpa's arms.
22:54Uncle Noah's scaring me.
22:56I wasn't trying to frame him.
22:57I just didn't understand
22:59why there wasn't a scar.
23:00On the way here,
23:02I heard the doctors talking.
23:04They said Uncle Noah
23:05wasn't even sick,
23:07that he forced them
23:08to operate on dad.
23:10I didn't want to believe it,
23:13so I just wanted
23:14to check his chest.
23:16I'm sorry.
23:17I'll apologize
23:18to Uncle Noah right now.
23:19I sobbed,
23:20pushing grandpa away
23:21as if I was going
23:22to drop to my knees.
23:23The next second,
23:25a strong hand held me up.
23:26Grandpa gently pulled me back,
23:28wrapping his arms
23:29protectively around me.
23:30When he looked at Noah again,
23:32his eyes had turned ice cold.
23:34That's enough.
23:35Leo is a child.
23:36He wouldn't make
23:37something like that up,
23:38and he just lost his father.
23:40Even if he said something wrong,
23:42you should be more understanding.
23:43I smiled faintly to myself.
23:45Now he understood.
23:47Knives only hurt
23:48when they stab your own skin.
23:50Everything Noah did to dad,
23:52I'd return to him slowly.
23:54I'd make him suffer
23:55exactly the same way.
23:56Noah opened his mouth again,
23:58still trying to defend himself.
24:00But mom and grandpa
24:01were already out of patience.
24:03The suspicion I planted
24:04had rooted itself
24:05deep inside them.
24:06Mom stared at Noah sharply.
24:08Her voice turned colder
24:09than before.
24:10Noah,
24:12you didn't actually
24:13fake a heart attack,
24:14did you?
24:15If you don't have
24:16a heart condition,
24:17then why did you let us
24:19force Liam into a transplant?
24:22Did you want him gone?
24:24Did you deliberately
24:25set this up
24:26just to kill him?
24:27Noah shook his head
24:28frantically,
24:29trying to deny it.
24:30But I tugged at his sleeve,
24:31looking up at him
24:32with wide,
24:33innocent eyes.
24:33I believe you,
24:35Uncle Noah.
24:36Maybe it's just the doctors
24:37who misunderstood you.
24:39He didn't even get
24:40a chance to breathe.
24:41If you don't believe him,
24:42just run the test again.
24:43All the blood drained
24:44from Noah's face.
24:45Mom nodded,
24:46snapping out of her daze.
24:47If you're innocent,
24:49there's nothing to fear.
24:50Get him tested again.
24:52Full cardiac evaluation.
24:54Now!
24:57I stood still in the corner,
24:59watching as the nurses
25:00dragged a panicking Noah away.
25:02Soon, Noah,
25:03you'd know exactly
25:04what it felt like
25:05when no one believed you.
25:06You're taking you...
25:06And I'd be the reason.
25:08The results came back
25:10faster than expected.
25:11Mom and Grandpa
25:12only glanced at the report,
25:13and their eyes went
25:14bloodshot with rage.
25:16Noah,
25:16this is what you call
25:18a failing heart?
25:19Your heart is perfectly healthy.
25:21Why did you lie to us?
25:23Because of you.
25:24We forced Liam
25:25into that surgery.
25:27You killed him!
25:29You took everything from him.
25:32He was already being punished.
25:33Why did you still want him dead?
25:36Noah curled up
25:38on the hospital bed,
25:39trembling violently in fear.
25:41You have to believe me.
25:43I swear I didn't mean
25:44for this to happen.
25:45It was a misdiagnosis.
25:47I didn't know.
25:49I would never kill Liam.
25:51Mom and Grandpa
25:52looked at him
25:53with utter disappointment,
25:54but they still weren't
25:55ruthless enough
25:55to truly punish him.
25:57I just watched
25:57the pathetic scene unfold,
25:59feeling a sickening ache
26:00for Dad.
26:01They discarded Dad
26:02without hesitation,
26:03but they couldn't even
26:04punish a lying outsider.
26:05It didn't matter.
26:06I would push them
26:07all the way down,
26:09step by step.
26:11I would make them all
26:12feel a pain worse than death.
26:14Noah and I
26:14were brought back home.
26:15I couldn't believe
26:17they were still living
26:18in the exact same estate.
26:20Three years ago,
26:21Dad and I were thrown
26:21out on the streets.
26:22He nearly bled himself dry,
26:24just trying to survive.
26:26He didn't even have
26:27the courage to step foot
26:28near this estate.
26:29But the whole time,
26:30the family who were
26:32supposed to be dead
26:33had been living like kings.
26:35Because of Dad's death,
26:36Mom and Grandpa
26:37looked at me with guilt
26:38and pity.
26:39They tried to make up for it,
26:41giving me whatever I wanted.
26:42I didn't refuse anything.
26:44I accepted it all.
26:46Dad traded his life
26:47for this chance.
26:48I would not waste it.
26:50Noah dialed up
26:51his little act.
26:53In front of Mom
26:54and Grandpa,
26:55he would hug me
26:56and shed silent tears,
26:58playing the heartbroken uncle.
27:00I acted terrified.
27:02But the second he walked away,
27:04I pulled the voice recorder
27:06from under the couch cushion
27:07and smiled.
27:09He had no idea.
27:13Every word he said,
27:15every move he made,
27:16would be the nails
27:18in his coffin.
27:19I took the recorder
27:20into Mom's study
27:21and accidentally pressed play.
27:25Noah was sweet-talking to Mom.
27:27The moment he heard
27:28his own voice,
27:30all the blood drained
27:31from his face.
27:32He panicked,
27:33screaming that the audio
27:34was faked
27:35and I was framing him.
27:36But no one believed him.
27:38Mom just stared at him
27:39with disgust.
27:40In front of Grandpa,
27:41I'd purposely pull down
27:42my collar,
27:43exposing dark,
27:45horrifying choke marks
27:46on my neck.
27:47When he asked what happened,
27:49I'd just look at Noah
27:50and tremble in fear.
27:52Noah couldn't defend himself
27:54at all.
27:55He never dreamed
27:56his own dirty tricks
27:57would be used against him.
27:58The cracks were showing.
27:59Day by day,
28:01their pity turned into disgust.
28:03Just like how they used
28:04to look at Dad.
28:05But this was still not enough.
28:07These tricks wouldn't
28:08completely destroy Noah.
28:10But that was fine.
28:12I was going to shove him
28:14over the edge
28:14once and for all.
28:17After Dad's funeral,
28:19I sneak back
28:20into the basement.
28:23Relying on my memory,
28:31I dug out a hidden folder
28:32from Dad's closet.
28:40Gripping the thin papers,
28:42I smiled until tears fell.
28:45This was Dad's final weapon.
28:48The exact weapon I needed
28:51to drag Noah
28:52and straight to hell.
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