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06:05The dining table filled with platters, Alaskan king crab, braised abamoni, foie gras, a sashimi tower arranged like a sculpture,
06:13all of it Brittany's pics.
06:17My stomach cramped for three months. I'd eaten in the staff kitchen, but the system was active now.
06:24If resources had to be equal, I deserved a seat at the table too.
06:27I moved toward a chair. Marcus blocked me, his arm a bar across my chest.
06:32This is a family dinner. You're not part of this. Go to your place.
06:37I have the right to eat here. Same as Brittany. Refusing me would be unequal treatment.
06:45Brittany's eyes glistened. No tears yet. Just the thread of them, perfectly calibrated.
06:53My mother's face softened toward her. Then she turned to me with a different expression entirely.
06:58Valentina, she's still not comfortable eating with you. Seeing you upsets her.
07:03Can't you just take your plate to your corner? Like always?
07:06No. I want to eat here. Now.
07:08My father hurled his fork. It clattered across the polished wood and hit the floor.
07:15Valentina, are you trying to start something?
07:17Right as tension was building in the dining room.
07:20The chips behind my parents' and brother's ears all started sparking with faint electricity at the same time.
07:27The new fairness system was about to kick in.
07:31I just smiled and counted down in my head.
07:34Three.
07:35Two.
07:42One.
07:44Save them! Please! Save them!
07:48His body seized, spine snapping backward, and he hit the floor with a sound that echoed off the vaulted ceiling.
07:53The tremors ran through him in waves.
07:55My mother dropped a second later.
07:57The electricity made a sound like static in wet air.
08:02My brother doubled over, grabbing his stomach and rolling on the floor, with foam coming out of his mouth.
08:09Dad? Mom? Brother?
08:12Brittany rushed forward.
08:14The moment her fingers touched our parents, she caught a shock of her own.
08:17She was shocked and immediately jerked her hand back, crying and shouting at the maids and the butchler.
08:23Save them! Please! Save them!
08:26But the maids all knew what was really going on.
08:28For three minutes, no one could do anything but watch.
08:36When it stopped, my father clawed his way upright.
08:40His face had aged a decade.
08:42What the hell did they put in us? It can't just...
08:45electrocute us for nothing.
08:48Brittany Costello has been served a full dinner at the family table.
08:52Valentina Costello has been instructed to eat leftovers in her quarters.
08:56This constitutes severe favoritism.
08:58System-adminiatured current produces pain without lasting injury.
09:02Escalation up to level 10 pain index is authorized when necessary.
09:06My father's breath came in ragged gasps.
09:09Brittany gave up her place for that girl. She sacrificed plenty.
09:12Asking Valina to eat a seply is basic consideration.
09:15What kind of broken system punishes consideration? I'm getting it removed.
09:18All interpretive authority belongs to the system.
09:22Contract duration, lifetime.
09:24No early termination option available.
09:27My mother's voice was softer than I'd ever heard it.
09:30That punishment just now...
09:31That was level 10, right?
09:33Merely level 5.
09:34I watched them absorb this information.
09:37Watched the fear settle into their bones.
09:39Level 5.
09:40Halfway up the scale.
09:42Halfway.
09:43Something warm and unfamiliar bloomed across my face.
09:47This system was going to be magnificent.
09:50I'd nearly vomited when a seafood course arrived.
09:53My mother gestured weakly at an empty chair.
09:56It's just dinner.
09:57Sit down.
09:59Eat.
09:59I took my place at the table.
10:01The dining room was still settling from the earlier chaos when I decided to push further.
10:06I looked at the spread in front of me.
10:08Lobster bisque.
10:09Seared foie gras.
10:11A sashimi platter arranged in the shape of a croissantium.
10:14All of it catered to Brittany's palate.
10:16I'd like something else.
10:18Just a simple salad.
10:20Or sautéed greens.
10:22My mother's jaw tightened.
10:24The chef went home an hour ago.
10:26We're not calling him back for a salad.
10:28Eat what's on the table.
10:29Brittany reached across and deposited a slice of translucent raw tuna onto my plate.
10:34The fish glistened under the chandelier.
10:37Here, sister.
10:38This is light.
10:40You'll enjoy it.
10:41She knew.
10:42Last month, at a family dinner I'd been permitted to attend.
10:45I'd nearly vomited when a seafood course arrived.
10:48Brittany had watched me excuse myself with an expression I couldn't read then.
10:52Now I understood.
10:53She'd been filing the information away.
10:55I pushed the tuna aside and waited.
10:57Three seconds.
10:58Two.
10:59One.
11:06My mother's chair toppled backward.
11:08She hit the floor hard, her composure shattering along with one of her veneers.
11:13Porcelain splinters scuttered across the hardwood.
11:17Why?
11:18What did I do to deserve this again?
11:21I'd asked for something and received it.
11:23Catherine Costolo spent four hours overseeing the preparation of Brittany's preferred dishels.
11:30She has never once inquired about Validiteria's dietary needs or aversions.
11:35System records confirm Valentin experiences nausea triggered by raw protein.
11:40Penalty assessed at level three.
11:42My mother's hands trembled as she pulled herself upright.
11:50Without a word, she walked to the kitchen.
11:53Twenty minutes later, a plate of stir-fried veggies landed beside my elbow.
12:00There.
12:01Your greens.
12:05Brittany watched her shishashi platter get cleared away,
12:08her expression flittering between fury and disbelief.
12:13I ate slowly, savoring every bite.
12:16For the first time in this house, I'd asked for something and received it.
12:22I stayed at the table and said calmly,
12:25I want a proper room.
12:27My father's hand paused, the glass halfway to his lips.
12:34Excuse me?
12:37I've been sleeping in the utility closet for three months.
12:40The ventilation doesn't reach it.
12:43There's mold in the corner.
12:48I want a bedroom equivalent to Brittany's.
12:51I'm asking for what belongs to a family member.
12:56That's insane!
12:57My room was designed by a Parisian architect who's been dead for a decade.
13:01The furniture is custom.
13:03The linens are hand-embroidered.
13:05You can't just replicate it.
13:07I didn't look at her.
13:08I kept my eyes on my parents.
13:10If she has it, I should have it.
13:14That's the principle, isn't it?
13:18Marcus stepped forward and grabbed me by the collar.
13:22Valentina, enough!
13:25What exactly do you think you're doing?
13:27Are you trying to destroy this family?
13:30You think you're worthy of the same room as Brittany?
13:35I'm asking for what belongs to a family member.
13:39If you don't think I'm worthy,
13:42then why did you bring me back in the first place?
13:47Marcus froze.
13:48He let go of me and looked at my parents.
13:51The silence stretched.
13:52And I watched them calculate
13:54the memory of electricity versus the cost of renovation,
13:58the inconvenience versus the pain threshold.
14:03My mother spoke first.
14:06Brittany, let Valentina use your room tonight.
14:09Tomorrow, I'll have contractors convert the East Guest Suite.
14:12Brittany was stunned.
14:14What?
14:15My room goes to her?
14:17Then where am I supposed to sleep tonight?
14:21According to the principle of fairness,
14:23you should sleep in the storage room I used to stay in.
14:28There has to be a way around this system.
14:31Brittany broke down.
14:33Tears came.
14:34But they didn't help.
14:36Catherine was stuck.
14:39Marcus almost spoke.
14:41But the chip behind his ear flashed.
14:43And he stopped.
14:46My father's face went dark as he announced it.
14:52I'll make calls in the morning.
14:55I'll make calls in the morning.
14:55There has to be a way around this system.
14:57Someone in the governor's office owes me a favor.
15:01Hearing my father's words, Brittany stopped crying.
15:06When she passed my chair, she leaned close enough that I could smell her perfume.
15:12Enjoy it while it lasts.
15:15You think a machine can protect you forever?
15:18I met her eyes.
15:22My machine might not last forever, but your guardian angel won't even last a day.
15:27Oh, wait.
15:28Not even a minute.
15:31Brittany's face twisted with fury, but she forced a fake smile.
15:35Sweet dreams in your new room, sister.
15:40Brittany's little gift.
15:42A golden cobra.
15:45I heard the threat beneath her words.
15:52But that was fine.
15:54She'd learn soon enough.
15:56The only reason she'd ever had peace was that I let her.
16:02If I were to start a war, nobody could make me lose.
16:08At night, I stepped into Brittany's 15-year-old princess cage.
16:12The curtains.
16:14Silk.
16:14$3,000 per square meter.
16:17My clothes.
16:18Rags.
16:19$10 for 10 pieces.
16:22I was about to admire my new room when something slithered under the door.
16:27Brittany's little gift.
16:29A golden cobra.
16:36I grabbed it.
16:38I don't want to hurt you.
16:41But you picked the wrong side.
16:47Snake!
16:48Why the hell is this snake here?
16:51Outside the room, Brittany and Marcus were snickling with each other.
16:57Just wait till you hear her scream.
17:00If she wants to take my room, she's got to pay the price.
17:06But they waited and waited, and still no scream came.
17:10Marcus finally lost his patience.
17:17What the hell is going on?
17:18Let's go check.
17:19They crept carefully toward my new room, pressing their ears against the door crack, trying to catch any sounds from
17:26inside.
17:28Suddenly, Brittany felt something ice cold against her heel.
17:32She glanced down under the dim hallway light.
17:34There, lying right at her feet, was the body of a golden snake.
17:37Its cold, scaly skin pressed directly against the bare skin of her heel.
17:43Brittany's eyes widened in sheer terror.
17:47Snake!
17:48Why the hell is this snake here?
17:50No one heard me scream.
17:54But Brittany...
17:55She screamed the whole night.
17:58Valentina Costello, 71.
18:00I knew Brittany wouldn't let it go, so when I walked to the garage the next morning and found the
18:04Bentley's backseat drenched in red paint, I wasn't surprised.
18:08Brittany stood by the passenger door, dressed in pressed linen, her expression arranged into theatrical regret.
18:14Oh no.
18:15I was going to offer you a ride, but there's been an accident.
18:19Paint everywhere.
18:20Such a shame.
18:22Marcus tossed me a folding umbrella.
18:25Mom and dad both took the other cars.
18:28You'll have to walk.
18:29He paused, touched the chip behind his ear, and added impatiently.
18:33You can take the car home tonight.
18:35That balance is out.
18:36Walking to school now meant arriving, soaked in sweat.
18:40Walking home tonight, when the temperature dropped, meant nothing.
18:47This wasn't fairness.
18:49It was a shell game.
18:50I pulled out my phone and tapped a few keys.
18:52Soon, the system's voice rang out among the three of us.
18:56Health assessment.
18:57Brittany Costello, 85.
18:59Valentina Costello, 71.
19:01Resource allocation adjusted.
19:03Valentina claims vehicular transport for this trip.
19:07Brittany's face dropped.
19:10What does that even mean?
19:11Health scores!
19:12System metrics are proprietary and non-negotiable.
19:15The words hung in the garage like a verdict.
19:18I opened the passenger door.
19:21You heard the system.
19:23Out.
19:25The system has health metrics.
19:26How was I supposed to know that?
19:30That's my car.
19:33Was.
19:36I yanked Brittany out of the car, shoved her off, got in, and slammed the door.
19:43Brittany ran to Marcus sobbing, but he didn't dare get in my way.
19:47He was terrified of the electric shock.
19:51Ignoring them, I just signaled the driver.
19:55No seats left.
19:56Move out.
20:00The car pulled away, leaving Brittany and Marcus standing in the garage.
20:05Brittany's face contorted into something ugly beneath her careful makeup.
20:09That evening, the shouting reached my new room from two floors down.
20:12Your idea, Marcus, I walked four miles.
20:17Your idea, Marcus, I walked four miles today.
20:21Do you know what that kind of heat does to a $70 blowout?
20:25Don't put this on me.
20:26The system has health metrics.
20:28How was I supposed to know that?
20:30My mother sat on the sofa.
20:33My father was on the phone with a lawyer.
20:36Do whatever it takes.
20:38Get rid of that fairness system now.
20:44The lawyer's response came quickly.
20:48Sorry.
20:49It's a lifetime lock-in.
20:51No way out.
20:54My father collapsed onto the sofa, staring into nothing.
20:58Catherine's tears fell.
21:01What now?
21:02The system must be wrong.
21:04Brittany walked four miles today.
21:06How could this be...
21:09I closed the door softly and sat on my new bed.
21:13Three nights later, my door slammed open at two in the morning.
21:21Brittany stood in the hallway, her robe cinched tight, her face luminous with something that looked almost like joy.
21:30Your little winning streak ends tomorrow.
21:33Father's announcing the share allocation for the company.
21:35It's going to be based on academic performance.
21:39Marcus and I have been top-ranked for years.
21:42You?
21:43She smiled.
21:45You've been failing.
21:48I sat up slowly.
21:50You're certain my performance is worse than yours?
21:53But standardized tests were different.
21:56Of course.
21:58She twirled a strand of her hair with her finger, looking smug.
22:02I've seen your transcripts.
22:05You're a joke in the junior class.
22:07Without grades, you get nothing.
22:11Without shares, you're just a girl sleeping in a guest room that can be taken away when the system's gone.
22:18I reach for my phone and open the testing portal.
22:22My St. Augustine's grades were abivmal.
22:24A direct result of three years of stolen homework, sabotage labs, and the kind of low-grade terror that made
22:30focusing in class impossible.
22:33But standardized tests were different.
22:35They were administered off-site, proctacted by strangers, graded by machines.
22:41I'd been taking them quietly for months.
22:43I opened the latest score report, 99th percentiled, first in the district.
22:49I lifted my gaze to Brittany's victorious smirk.
22:55I stand by father's share decision.
22:58Tomorrow was going to be very interesting.
23:02Since Valentina doesn't dare to look, I'll open it myself.
23:06The share allocation hit the company portal at 7 in the morning.
23:10Brittany came down the stairs already smiling.
23:13Check the portal, Valentina.
23:15I think you'll find the numbers interesting.
23:18How dare she?
23:19She's a complete loser now, you know?
23:22Don't say that.
23:23Valentina is your sister.
23:25Catherine walked over, her tenderness laced with falseness.
23:28Yes, Valentina.
23:30Your grades are terrible, so you're bound to get no shares.
23:33But that's okay.
23:35You're still my daughter.
23:37Go ahead and check the allocation results.
23:39I didn't respond.
23:41Instead, I turned to my father.
23:45My father gave a light cough.
23:49Since Valentina doesn't dare to look, I'll open it myself.
23:53The equity allocation results from the system might be harsh, but Valentina, you have to learn to face them eventually.
23:59After all, this is the price of not studying hard.
24:03After saying this, my father opened his tablet.
24:06But the next second, the color drained from his face.
24:14What the hell is this?
24:15Dad, you said I was getting 40%!
24:19I didn't need to look.
24:23I'd already seen the notification on my own phone.
24:26Costello Enterprises, equity restructuring.
24:29Valentina Costella, 65% controlling interest.
24:32Marcus Costello, 35%.
24:34Brittany Costello, 0%.
24:40That's not possible.
24:43Brittany set down her cup with a clatter.
24:46Dad, you said I was getting 40%.
24:49You promised me 40%.
24:56My father was already dialing.
24:58His hands shook as he pressed the phone to his ear.
25:01Tell me this is a mistake.
25:03Tell me someone in your office fat-figured the filing.
25:07His lawyer's voice carried through the speaker, tinny and panicked.
25:11It wasn't us.
25:13The system overrode everything.
25:15We filed your allocation.
25:17And 30 seconds later, this came back.
25:19We have no authority to amend it.
25:24How could Valentina be first?
25:27This is my company.
25:28My shares.
25:30My decision.
25:32What gives a piece of government software the right to redistribute my assets?
25:37Academic performance metrics have been evaluated.
25:39The system's voice came.
25:43Marcus Costello, cumulative high school ranking, 5th.
25:48Valentina Costello, cumulative high school ranking, 1st.
25:52Brittany Costello does not meet the eligibility Cotirians for Costello bloodline inheritance.
25:58According to the last will and testament of Giovanni Costello, the family patriarch, Costello assets may only transfer to blood
26:05descendants or charitable organizations.
26:08The system is bound to enforce this provision.
26:11Brittany's face went white.
26:13How could Valentina be first?
26:16She's nothing but a waste.
26:17Her grades are worthless.
26:19Marcus slammed his fist against the counter.
26:22A coffee cup shattered.
26:24This is bullshit.
26:25Are we really supposed to let a glitchy system allocate our shares?
26:29The system is clearly malfunctioning.
26:32Valentina may be my daughter, but three years ago, she was still a beggar locked in a cage, fighting stray
26:38dogs for scraps.
26:39At Catherine's words, the last stray of warm in my face dropped to zero.
26:44So you finally spoke your mind, Catherine?
26:47I looked at Catherine, fearless as I exposed every layer of her hypocrisy.
26:54You keep saying I'm your daughter, but the first time you saw me in that cage, ever since, I've been
27:00nothing but a stray dog to you.
27:08The challenger must post a bond of 100 million dollars.
27:12Catherine was caught off guard by the truth she didn't want to admit, and panic began to show on her
27:17face.
27:20Valentina, what are you talking about?
27:21You are my daughter.
27:22That's an indisputable fact.
27:24But you've been far too harsh on Brittany lately.
27:28And I had to speak the truth in order to balance the love I give to both of you.
27:35Truth, what if I told you that I got first place?
27:38That's the truth.
27:39Catherine froze for a moment,
27:40Then let out an uncontrollable laugh.
27:44Marcus and Brittany laughed along with her.
27:48Cut the crap!
27:49You were in a dog cage until 15.
27:51You can't have grades like that in three years.
27:56The system's wrong.
27:57I want a manual review.
27:59Challenge accepted.
28:00The system will initiate a manual review,
28:03but the challenger must post a bond of 100 million dollars.
28:06If the challenge is successful, the prior ruling will be reversed.
28:11If it fails, the bond goes straight to the national treasury.
28:16Wait.
28:17A hundred million?
28:21What are you waiting for?
28:22Brittany is crying!
28:24That was no small amount.
28:25It was all they had left.
28:28Giovanni wavered.
28:30Brittany suddenly burst into tears.
28:36Dad, Mom, forget it.
28:38I'm not your real daughter.
28:39I don't fit in here.
28:40I don't deserve anything.
28:43Stop challenging it.
28:45I'll accept the result.
28:50Her tears erased the last shred of doubt in Giovanni and Catherine.
28:55Catherine pulled Brittany into her arms.
29:01Sweetheart, of course you're my daughter.
29:03You're the one I've raised and loved for 18 years.
29:07She turned to Giovanni, her voice hardening with resolve.
29:13What are you waiting for, Brittany is crying?
29:16We're her parents.
29:18We have to stand up for her.
29:21Giovanni nodded, his decision made.
29:24System, 100 million on the line.
29:27Challenger grades.
29:28Verify.
29:29Move.
29:30Got it.
29:31Freezing the challenger's assets worth 100 million dollars.
29:35Initiating manual verification mode.
29:37As the Fairness System's voice faded, a live feed appeared on the main screen.
29:46Seated in the frame were official examiners from the Government Education Authority.
29:50We have accepted the invitation from the Government's Fairness System.
29:56To uphold its credibility, we will broadcast this process live and publicly disclosure Valentina's test scores.
30:04Within minutes, the livestream viewership crossed 10 million.
30:10On screen, the officials were pulling up my exam papers.
30:13They would soon display my standardized test scores, subject by subject.
30:22Just then, Catherine walked over to me.
30:25Valentina, just apologize.
30:27You couldn't have scored that high.
30:30Admit to the system that you cheated.
30:32When this is over, there will still be a place for you and our family.
30:37I looked at Catherine, wearing that magnanimous expression, and I couldn't bring myself to laugh.
30:44You're wrong.
30:45If anyone owes an apology, it's all of you.
30:50Valentina, your family finally belongs to me completely.
30:56Catherine's expression completely frozen.
30:59Mom, don't you see?
31:00She's still daydreaming, trying to use some system loophole to steal the company's shares.
31:05But now that the manual review is underway and the officials are personally handling it, there's no room for fraud.
31:11Her little scheme has fallen through.
31:16Catherine let out a disappointed sigh.
31:19Valentina, if I'd known you had such malicious intentions, I never should have brought you back.
31:25Valenta, once this fairness system messes over, get back in your cage.
31:30Go be a stray dog.
31:31The Costello family has no place for you.
31:34I didn't feel sad.
31:36In fact, I should thank the fairness system for tearing away the fake masks they'd been wearing all these years.
31:43Brittany smiled smugly.
31:45Her triumphant look seemed to say,
31:48Valentina, your family finally belongs to me completely.
31:52I paid no attention to her self-satisfaction.
31:55Right at that moment, the officials on the Halonic screen wrapped up their review.
32:02The truth was coming.
32:06She came from nowhere!
32:08How could she?
32:09School confirms.
32:11The scores of Valentina Costello.
32:13Including pro-acted standardized tests.
32:16Are consistent with top-tlete performance.
32:19When the verification results came out, the color drained from Giovanni's face.
32:24Along with his hundred million dollars.
32:27It's real!
32:28How is that even possible?
32:31Catherine collapsed onto the sofa.
32:34Marcus stared.
32:36Wide-eyed.
32:37Unable to get a word out.
32:39Only Britton screamed at the screen.
32:43Standardized tests!
32:44What standardized tests?
32:46The ones administered by the state board.
32:48Off-campus pro-tarring.
32:50She's ranked first in the district.
32:53Brittany's composure cracked.
32:58That's not possible!
33:00She came from nowhere!
33:02How could she?
33:03You want to know?
33:05You want to know?
33:09I'll tell you exactly.
33:11How a stray dog crawled out of that cage.
33:15And crawled her way to the top of the whole district.
33:18In three years.
33:20So I studied.
33:22Every time.
33:23Before the screen,
33:25the livestream audience had hit over a hundred million.
33:28I didn't hold back.
33:29I told them everything.
33:33I am the long-lost biological daughter of the Costello family.
33:36From day one back in this house,
33:38I was put in a five-square-meter storage room
33:41with three boxes of Brittany's old textbooks.
33:43They said I smelled like bird shit and dog fur.
33:47As long as Brittany, their adopted daughter, was home,
33:50I wasn't allowed out.
33:52So 23 hours a day,
33:54I was locked in there.
33:56All I could do was read.
33:58Eventually, I memorized every book in that room.
34:02And they let me go to school.
34:06But Brittany made sure everyone knew I used to eat with dogs
34:09and carry their diseases.
34:11So no one at school ever talked to me.
34:15No friends, no distractions.
34:17Just studying.
34:20Birthday banquets.
34:21I wasn't there.
34:22Family vacations.
34:24I wasn't invited.
34:25Shopping.
34:26Spa trips.
34:27Afternoon tea.
34:28I was never part of it.
34:29So I studied.
34:31Every time.
34:32For three years,
34:33I didn't waste a single hour.
34:35My scores went from zero to full marks
34:38to number one in the district.
34:40I looked at the Costello family's stiff, dark faces and smiled.
34:45That's how I became a straight-A student.
34:48You get it now?
34:49They were electrocuted again for a full three minutes.
34:54Now, it wasn't just the Costello family who understood.
34:57The 103 million viewers watching the live stream understood too.
35:02What the hell is wrong with these people?
35:05Are they even parents?
35:07This is straight-up abuse.
35:10Their stock should tank to zero.
35:13That bitch, Brittany.
35:14She deserves to rot in hell.
35:19The whole Costello family can burn in a fire.
35:23The curses poured through the screen,
35:25almost shattering their eardrums.
35:27The whole Costello family can burn in hell.
35:30Catherine and Giovanni covered their ears.
35:32She deserves to rot in hell.
35:33Marcus and Brittany let out hysterical screams.
35:41Then Catherine, Giovanni, and Marky were instantly engulped in electric bars.
35:47They were electrocuted again for a full three minutes.
35:50Three minutes later, the screen went dark.
35:53The Fairness System's voice rang out again.
35:57Mr. Costello, your $100 million have been forfeited to the Treasury,
36:02and your shares have been fully allocated.
36:04Any questions?
36:06Giovanni struggled to his feet, his voice trembling and weak.
36:11This is a family misunderstanding.
36:13I request to revoke the share distribution.
36:17This is my own money.
36:18I want to cancel this decision.
36:20Return of shares requires unanimous consent from all recipients.
36:24Do all parties agree to reverse the allocation?
36:28Yes!
36:29I agree!
36:32Fine.
36:33Whatever.
36:34Agreed.
36:36They all turned to look at me.
36:43No, I don't agree.
36:46The electricity caught him mid-stride.
36:49My mother crossed to my side.
36:53She took my hand with a tenderness I'd never felt from her before.
36:57Valentina, sweetheart, you're a smart girl.
37:00You understand that your father spent 30 years building this company.
37:03These shares aren't a toy.
37:05They're leverage, relationships, people's livelihoods.
37:08Letting the system redistribute to them like poker chips would destroy everything he's worked for.
37:12My father nodded vigorously, seizing the thread.
37:15Exactly.
37:16You're too young to manage this kind of responsibility.
37:18Sign the shares back.
37:19We'll set up a trust for you.
37:20Something fair.
37:21Something that protects your interests.
37:22But the company needs to stay where it belongs.
37:24I withdrew my hand from my mother's grip.
37:26The system's allocation seems perfectly reasonable to me.
37:29Marcus gets a third.
37:31I get the rest.
37:32Brittany gets what she's entitled to.
37:34I met Britain's eyes and said,
37:37Nothing.
37:40My father lunged.
37:42He didn't make it two steps.
37:45The electricity caught him mid-stride and dropped him onto the marble floor, convulsing.
37:50My mother stood frozen, her expression caught between fury and terror.
37:55She couldn't touch him, couldn't help him.
37:58Could only watch as the current ran its course.
38:06She turned to me with a smile so forced it looked surgical.
38:13Let's be reasonable.
38:15Family disputes shouldn't be settled by machines.
38:17We're your parents.
38:19We love you.
38:20You ungrateful li-
38:22What?
38:22Bitch.
38:23Say it.
38:23The word love landed like a counterfeit bill.
38:26When you bound us to this system, you told me it was to ensure Brittany wasn't mistreated.
38:30But she was never the one being mistreated.
38:32She was the one doing it.
38:33I ate leftovers while she had private chefs.
38:37I sweated in a closet while she slept in a custom-designed suite.
38:42Her friends poisoned my food and destroyed my coursework.
38:46And when I begged you to help me, you called me a liar.
38:51I looked at my mother.
38:55That's not love.
38:57That's not even neglect.
38:58That's complicity.
39:00You wanted the system.
39:01Now you have it.
39:03Learn the rules, adult.
39:06My father dragged himself into a chair, his breathing ragged.
39:10You ungrateful li-
39:12What?
39:12Bitch.
39:13Say it.
39:14The system's listening.
39:19He swallowed the word.
39:20The effort looked painful.
39:22No one had anything to say after that.
39:27I went upstairs to pack and moved out.
39:31After that live scream, videos of Brittany's long-term bullying at school were exposed.
39:36And it even came out that she had bribed school officials and bought exam answers.
39:42The Costello family's situation went from bad to worse.
39:45Their stock price plummeted.
39:50I saw them again in a video online.
39:53In the video, Brittany stood at the company entrance, her hair unwashed and her clothes wrinkled.
39:58She was screaming at Marcus.
39:59You have shares!
40:00You have 35%!
40:01You can't just let me starve!
40:04You've been alone out here.
40:05I've been so worried.
40:08I'm not your bank.
40:10You're not even a Costello.
40:12You're a charity case that overstayed her welcome.
40:15You used to love me.
40:17You said I was your real sister.
40:19I was wrong.
40:20He shoved her.
40:21Not hard enough to hurt.
40:22Just hard enough to make her stumble backward off the step.
40:25Brittany landed on the gravel, her palms scraping against the stones.
40:28My mother appeared in the doorway, her face drawn and exhausted.
40:33Marcus, don't!
40:34She's still your...
40:35What, sister?
40:36She's nothing.
40:37She's the reason the company is tanking.
40:39The reason we're bleeding contracts.
40:41The reason everyone in this city thinks we're monsters.
40:43She's not family.
40:45She's a liability.
40:47Brittany stayed on the ground.
40:48Her face turned away from the camera.
40:50The video cut off.
40:52I stopped looking at them.
40:56I started researching universities.
40:59Somewhere far from here.
41:02The doorbell rang suddenly.
41:04I walked over and opened the door.
41:07Catherine was standing outside.
41:09Valentina.
41:11Sweetheart.
41:12You've been alone out here.
41:14I've been so worried.
41:15She reached for me.
41:16I stepped back.
41:19What do you want, Catherine?
41:21Marcus told you to stop giving Brittany money.
41:24The name landed like a slap.
41:28She'd always been mom to me.
41:30Even when she didn't deserve it.
41:32Calling her Catherine was a declaration.
41:36I watched her register it.
41:38She recovered quickly.
41:40I want you to come home.
41:42This situation has gone on long enough.
41:46We've made changes.
41:48Your father and I want to make things right.
41:51What kind of changes?
41:53Everything.
41:54Whatever you want.
41:55Your room is still there.
41:57The real one.
41:58Not the utility closet.
42:00We can eat together.
42:01We can be a family.
42:02Finally, she took a breath.
42:05We miss you.
42:06The words were perfectly chosen.
42:09If I were still the girl who'd arrived at their house with desperate hope,
42:13I might have believed them.
42:15But that girl was dead.
42:17I'd buried her myself.
42:21You're having money problems.
42:23My mother's expression flickered.
42:26That's not the company's bleeding contracts.
42:29Marcus told you to stop giving Brittany money.
42:32The shares I hold are worth less every quarter, but they're still worth something.
42:37And you need liquidity.
42:39I don't know what you're...
42:40You've never come looking for me before.
42:41Not once.
42:42The only thing that's changed is the balance sheet.
42:44So, stop with the lies.
42:46Nobody's buying it.
42:48I woke to the smell of mildew and cigarette smoke.
42:51My mother's composure cracked.
42:53Just a hairline fracture, but I saw it.
42:57It's not just the money.
42:58Your father, he's not well.
43:01The stress has been...
43:02He needs to see you.
43:03We both do.
43:05Whatever you think of us, Valentina, we're still your parents.
43:08I looked at her quietly, weighing my words before speaking.
43:12Wait here.
43:13I need to get my things.
43:17Your things!
43:18You're coming home!
43:20I'm coming to see him, that's all.
43:23The moment I turned around, she pulled the syringe from her purse.
43:29The needle went into my neck.
43:33Ice spread through my veins, and then the world tilted sideways.
43:41I woke to the smell of mildew and cigarette smoke.
43:45My wrists were bound with zip ties.
43:48The plastic cutting into my skin.
43:50I was on a concrete floor in what looked like an abandoned rental unit.
43:55Water-stained ceiling.
43:56Boarded windows.
43:57A single bulb swinging overhead.
44:01Standing over me, her face split by a grin, was Brittany.
44:07Welcome back, sister.
44:10Turns out, they were planning to sell me off for cash.
44:15She kicked me in the ribs.
44:17Did you think I'd just let you win?
44:19The system monitors behavior it can detect.
44:22This place isn't on any grid.
44:25And it can't do anything if you're already dead.
44:27That's the loophole genius.
44:29My mother stepped out of the shadows.
44:32My mother stepped out of the shadows.
44:32She'd stop pretending now.
44:34No tears.
44:35No pleading.
44:35Just cold assessment.
44:37Don't mark her face.
44:40The buyer will be here soon, and he's paying for undamaged merchandise.
44:44Buyer.
44:45Turns out, they were planning to sell me off for cash.
44:49My father appeared in the doorway, a cigarette dangling from his lips.
44:53You should have signed the shares back.
44:56We gave you a chance.
45:00No!
45:02You never gave me anything!
45:05Just then, the doorbell rang.
45:09My father crushed his cigarette under his heel and moved toward the door.
45:14My mother smoothed her skirt.
45:16Brittany stepped back, her face alight with anticipation.
45:19The door swung open.
45:20The man who filled the doorframe was built like a side of beef.
45:23Broad shoulders gone soft.
45:25A gut that strained against his suit jacket.
45:27A face potted and cratered like the surface of a bad road.
45:31Mr. Kowalski, right on time.
45:37This is the girl.
45:41Kowalski turned the crop over in his hands.
45:45My father gestured toward me, like a mare day presenting the wine list.
45:49My daughter.
45:52Valentina.
45:54Underage.
45:56Untouched.
45:57Kowalski stepped closer.
46:00Frowning.
46:04She's banged up.
46:08Surface damage.
46:10Nothing permanent.
46:12My father pulled a riding crop from his belt.
46:16Consider it a bonus.
46:18I understand you appreciate spirited merchandising.
46:23Kowalski turned the crop over in his hands.
46:26Smiled.
46:27His teeth were uneven and too white.
46:35They filed out.
46:37Brittany paused at the threshold,
46:40looking back at me with an expression that wasn't quite satisfaction.
46:44Something hungrier.
46:45This wasn't just about money for her.
46:47This was about watching me suffer.
46:49Have fun, sister.
46:54She closed the door.
46:56The bolt clicked.
46:58Your little machine doesn't know where you are.
47:01Kowalski stood between me and the exit.
47:04He took his time with the crop,
47:06slapping it lightly against his pawn.
47:09College girls are my favorite.
47:12All that education,
47:13and none of them know what to do with a real man.
47:17There was no fear on my face.
47:19Just a warning.
47:20Do you know what's coming for you?
47:24Do you know what's coming for you?
47:25He knelt beside me,
47:28close enough that I could smell the onions on his breath.
47:30Your father explained everything.
47:32This place is off-grid.
47:34Your little machine doesn't know where you are.
47:37He ran the cup down my cheek.
47:39And even if it did,
47:41by the time anyone gets here,
47:43you'll be long gone,
47:44and I'll be a respectable businessman
47:46with an airtight alibi.
47:54That's so.
47:57He blinked,
47:58and I ripped through the zip ties
47:59with my bare hands and stood up.
48:02How the hell?
48:04I didn't say a word,
48:06just wrapped my hand around his throat,
48:08like I did to those stray dogs years ago.
48:11Before he could react,
48:12I drove my fist into his eye.
48:20Wrong side, pal.
48:23Tell them this was a misunderstanding.
48:26The police surrounded the place within minutes.
48:30The scene in the hallway was chaos.
48:33My father in handcuffs,
48:35still bargaining.
48:36My mother weeping but dry-eyed.
48:38The performance hollow even now.
48:41Marcus.
48:42Stone-faced and silent.
48:46Brittany struggling against her restraints,
48:49shrieking about lawyers and lawsuits
48:52and how this was all my fault.
48:55They never saw it coming.
48:58In that rental,
49:00before I opened the door for Catherine,
49:02I'd already dialed 911.
49:05My mother caught my eye as I passed.
49:11Valentina.
49:13Sweetheart.
49:14Tell them this was a misunderstanding.
49:16Tell them we're family.
49:19I stopped walking.
49:23For a long moment,
49:24I just looked at her.
49:26This woman who'd given birth to me,
49:29lost me,
49:30found me,
49:31and never once treated me
49:32as anything but an obstacle.
49:37Her face was haggard,
49:39her makeup smeared,
49:40her eyes full of fear.
49:44Catherine,
49:45you really think I'd turn my back
49:46on you back in that rental?
49:50What do you mean?
49:52This whole thing was bait.
49:54To make you all show your hand.
49:57Idiots.
49:57And this was just a difficulty,
49:58I think I think I'm a lot too late.
49:59You're gonna do it.
49:59You're going to be a little,
50:00you're gonna be a little bit more.
50:00I hope you can't do it.
50:00I hope you'll be there.
50:00I think I'm gonna be doing so.
50:00You're going to do it.
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