I caused the death of my sister-in-law, making my brother hate me for 6 years. During these 6 years, his most frequent words to me were “go die.” He spared no effort in humiliating me and even adopted a sister right in front of me. He allowed this sister to bully me, made me kneel on broken glass for photos, and even forced me, already in the late stages of stomach cancer, to drink 9 full bottles of vodka before stripping naked to dance for her birthday celebration. I didn’t resist. Until the last day of my life, I gave my death as a birthday gift to my brother. Brother, can you forgive me this time? “Aria Night, have you lost your mind?” My best friend Jasmine’s choked sobs echoed through the hospital room. “You only have 3 days left to live, yet you’re telling me you’re going to find the people who killed your sister-in-law?” “Your brother is just a despicable coward. How could he blame you for what happened back then?!” Hearing Jasmine’s outburst, I struggled to sit up on the hospital bed, fighting against the excruciating pain. I managed a weak smile. “Don’t blame him. From beginning to end, I was the one at fault.” My brother had hated me for 6 years because I caused the death of my sister-in-law, Sophia Evans. She was my brother’s first love. They had a great relationship and never argued. Sophia was very gentle. Every time we met, she would buy me lots of gifts, keep me company, help me study, play games with me, watch movies, and go shopping together. The phrase she repeated most often was: “Our little Aria is the gift Ethan gave me, the best girl in the world~” I also felt that Sophia was the gift my brother had given me, the best sister-in-law in the world. But I caused the death of the world’s best sister-in-law. On my brother’s birthday, it was a cold, rainy night. Sophia accompanied me to buy the Lego set my brother had always wanted. To surprise him when he got home from work, I took Sophia through a shortcut, a small alley I often used. I don’t remember what happened next. I only remember waking up in the hospital, where my brother slapped me 12 times. I’ll never forget his bloodshot eyes that day, filled with hatred and pain: “Aria Night, are you even human? Why did you do this to her?” “Sophia loved you so much, how could you be so heartless? You knew she was afraid of the dark!” That’s when I realized I hadn’t been mistaken – there were 12 drunk men in that alley. When they saw us, they had evil intentions and rushed at us. I was knocked unconscious, but Sophia, to protect me, offered herself to them, begging them to let me go. But those beasts, after abusing her, stabbed her 33 times. Her thigh bone was brutally broken, and the tears in her lower body couldn’t even be stitched up. That night, I knelt in the morgue, staring at Sophia’s body, unable to process what had happened. After that, my brother changed completely. He started drinking heavily and rarely came home. He used to dote on me the most, but now, the things he said to me most often were: “Aria Night, why haven’t you gone to hell yet? If you go to hell, Sophia can rest peacefully in heaven!” “Aria Night, do you know that Sophia couldn’t even close her eyes when she died?” “Don’t you hear her crying in your nightmares? How dare you still live until now?” Yes, it was my fault. If Sophia hadn’t accompanied me that day, I wouldn’t have taken the shortcut home, and we wouldn’t have encountered those men. My brother’s hatred was justified. I deserved it. The long-term guilt and remorse led me to develop severe depression, but I didn’t dare to die. I hadn’t found the gang that killed Sophia yet. Only after finding them would I have the courage to face my sister-in-law. Half a month ago, the private investigator I hired finally got back to me: Those 12 men had committed crimes elsewhere and were now hiding in B City. Coincidentally, half a month ago, I was also diagnosed with late-stage stomach cancer. This was the last chance given to me by fate. I had to personally avenge Sophia, give my brother closure, and do right by my sister-in-law. Once this was done, I could finally be at peace.
When I returned home, I found all my belongings thrown downstairs. Looking up, I saw Rachel staring at me haughtily. “This room is mine now. Take your trash and get out!” I glanced at Rachel. She was the sister my brother Ethan had adopted. When she first came to our family, she was timid. But after seeing how my brother often humiliated me, her attitude towards me changed. I was about to take my things to the storage room when something in the trash caught my eye. I quickly picked it up – it was my necklace, with its pink gemstone now shattered. My mind went blank. Sophia had bought me many things, but after her death, my brother took away everything she had given me. He said I didn’t deserve to keep Sophia’s gifts. This gemstone necklace was the only memento I had left, and I cherished it dearly. Now Rachel had smashed it. Angrily, I held up the necklace and looked at Rachel. “Who gave you the right to throw away my things?” But Rachel just rolled her eyes. “My brother said everything in the house is mine. I can throw away whatever I want!” “This was a birthday gift from my sister-in-law!” I said, emphasizing each word. But Rachel didn’t apologize. Instead, she became even more arrogant. “So what? I’ll throw away what I want! Besides, your sister-in-law is dead, what’s there to commemorate?” “Anyway, I’m not blood-related to your brother, so I can definitely be his wife in the future! Come on, call me sister-in—Ah!” I couldn’t hold back anymore and slapped Rachel hard across the face. “Aria Night, how dare you hit me! Aren’t you afraid I’ll tell my brother?!” As my anger rose, I was about to hit her again when a strong force pushed me away. I crashed into the window, knocking over a huge vase. Shards flew everywhere, leaving bloody scratches all over my face. When I opened my eyes, I saw my brother Ethan glaring at me furiously. “Aria Night, have you become so lawless that you’re bullying family members now?” I suddenly looked up. “Brother, she insulted Sophia first—” “Brother, I shouldn’t have wanted Aria’s room. If she hates me, I’ll leave right away!” Rachel interrupted me, crying as she spoke. She was about to leave when Ethan held her back. He looked grim. “You’re my sister. Who dares to make you leave?” My heart clenched painfully. Before I could say anything, Ethan turned his gaze to me: “It seems that when I’m not around, some people forget their manners. If that’s the case,” he paused, “you’ll kneel here all night. You can get up when Rachel is in a better mood tomorrow!” Hearing this, Rachel’s eyes filled with glee and arrogance. “Well then, I’ll do as brother says~ Sister, you—” A dull pain began to spread in my chest. I glanced at Ethan, whose eyes were filled with coldness. I knew that anything I said would be useless, so I simply knelt down on the glass-covered floor. Ethan’s expression grew even colder as he looked at me. He snorted and went upstairs. The glass shards were extremely sharp, and my knees and legs immediately started bleeding profusely. Rachel took out her phone and snapped many photos of me. After making a face at me, she went upstairs. The room quickly fell into darkness. The cold seeped into every inch of my body. The pain in my stomach surged again. I trembled, trying to reach for my pain medication, but I couldn’t hold on and passed out. I was jolted awake by cold water being thrown on me. Opening my eyes, I saw Ethan looking at me coldly. “Stop playing the victim. You didn’t feel sorry when you got Sophia killed or when you bullied Rachel!” He looked at me with disgust. “Today is Rachel’s birthday. I’ve sent you the address. Your job is to make her happy.” “Aria Night, do you think I’ll forget what you did just because you act remorseful and guilty?” Ethan laughed coldly. “Drop that fake, disgusting act! You owe Sophia too much, and it’s still not enough!” I watched Ethan’s retreating back and muttered with a bitter smile: “Brother, it won’t be long now. Soon, I’ll be able to repay everything.” Only one day left.
I had only two doses of pain medication left. I injected both into my arm. After cleaning myself up as best I could, I limped into a taxi. By the time I arrived at the bar, Rachel’s birthday party had already started. All the guests were Rachel’s friends, but to my surprise, Ethan was among them. In the past, he would only give me a contemptuous look on my birthday, saying he wouldn’t hang out with us kids. But now, he was here for Rachel… A bitter, sour feeling spread through my chest. When Rachel saw me, she pretended to be friendly and walked towards me. “Sister, I’ve been waiting for you for so long! Come on! My birthday wouldn’t be perfect without you!” She pulled me to the center of the room and introduced me to her friends: “This is my sister. She used to be an amazing dancer! I was so jealous!” Rachel’s friends all looked at me with mischievous grins, their eyes full of ill intent. For some reason, I had a bad feeling. The next moment, one of the guys spoke up, “Rachel, since your sister can dance, why don’t you have her dance to celebrate your birthday?” “Yeah!” another girl chimed in. “We want to see something sexy! Like those hot girls dancing at clubs!” I clutched my clothes tightly and looked towards Ethan, who was sitting in the middle. But he hadn’t glanced at me once, only gazing lovingly at Rachel. “Sister, my friends all want to see. Can you please do it for my birthday? Help me save face~” Rachel said with an arrogant smile, pouting at me. “Hey! We need some drinks to get in the mood before dancing!” Nine bottles of vodka were suddenly placed in front of me. The guy winked at me, “Come on, sweetie. Drink these, and you’ll dance even better. Don’t be shy, we’re all very open-minded here!” “Sister, you don’t want to, do you?” Rachel frowned, looking at me timidly. With her back to Ethan, only I could see the malice in her eyes. “Then… brother, maybe we should forget it. This is too much to ask of her,” she turned to Ethan, pouting. “It’s my fault for getting too excited. I forgot that she really dislikes me.” Rachel turned to look at Ethan, acting coy. Ethan finally looked at me, but his expression was indifferent, as if everything had nothing to do with him. “Aria Night, have you forgotten everything I told you to do?” I clenched my fist slightly, picked up a bottle of vodka, and started drinking. The burning sensation of the alcohol hit my stomach immediately. The pain was unbearable, making the two doses of pain medication I had taken earlier seem useless. But I didn’t stop. Amid the cheers of Rachel’s friends, I continued drinking. By the time I finished all nine bottles of vodka, my vision was blurry. “Take it off! Take it off! Take it off!” Even though I was drunk, I could still feel the immense humiliation. But Ethan continued to act as if he couldn’t see anything. The dull pain in my heart had turned to numbness. I shook my head and started taking off my outer clothes, layer by layer. The cheers from Rachel and the others grew louder. The guys in the room even started recording. Just as I was down to my underwear, a bottle suddenly shattered by my feet. The air in the room instantly froze. I blinked hard, trying to regain some clarity, only to meet Ethan’s disgusted gaze: “You’re embarrassing yourself and ruining Rachel’s party! Get out!” I felt as if I’d been granted a reprieve. Stumbling, I left the room. The strong vodka and the intense pain in my stomach were making me more and more clear-headed. I wanted to go to a pharmacy to buy some painkillers, but I couldn’t hold on and passed out again. This time, I woke up in the hospital, but Ethan was sitting beside me. “Brother…” I said softly, but Ethan cut me off coldly. “If you’re awake, go home. Don’t waste my money here!” “You’re just drunk. Stop acting like you’re dying. It’s disgusting!” Ethan’s cold voice made me swallow the truth I was about to reveal. So, he had always thought my condition was just an act. Even in the hospital, he couldn’t be bothered to have me examined… “Brother,” I spoke with difficulty, clinging to my last shred of hope: “What do I have to do for you to forgive me?” Ethan laughed coldly, his eyes full of cruelty. “Aria Night, haven’t I answered you enough over the years?” “I’ve told you before, if you die, I’ll forgive you immediately!” With that, Ethan turned and left. “Alright, I’ll fulfill your wish, brother.” Looking at his retreating figure, I whispered softly.
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