A satisfied smile curled at the corner of my sister’s lips—
but the next second, she threw her phone to the ground.
“This is too much! It’s unfair!”
“You’re the top student—how can the guaranteed admission go to Leo?”
“Bert, don’t worry! I’ll go to the principal right now and demand an explanation for you!”
I watched her put on her little performance, numb and broken inside.
As soon as she stormed off, the nurse pushed open the ward door.
“It’s time for your surgery,” she said.
She hoisted me into a wheelchair. With my pelvis fractured, I had no choice but to rest one leg awkwardly on the armrest.
But the moment we reached the corridor, a massive crowd swarmed in.
Reporters wielding cameras, microphones—
Familiar faces from school among them.
“Jen Sherman, is it appropriate for a college student to engage in group sex, leading to a ruptured lower body?”
“Jen, you’ve always been top of your class. But now, many suspect you earned your grades by selling your body. Do you have anything to say?”
“Jen, the school has officially revoked your postgraduate qualification, citing moral corruption. Any comments?”
Frozen in horror, I barely noticed the school thug sneering beside me.
“If I’d known you were this desperate,” he chuckled, “I would’ve had my turn earlier.”
Then, without warning, he yanked my loose-fitting pants down.
Under the harsh glare of the cameras, my disfigured body was exposed.
I tensed, terrified that the dark brown liquid seeping from my wounds would drip onto the floor.
“Oh my god, the stench! That’s disgusting!”
“Stop talking—I think I’m gonna puke out everything I ate three days ago!”
Flashes erupted as the cameras clicked relentlessly.
I clenched my jaw, shaking from sheer humiliation.
“Come on, everyone, take as many photos as you can!” someone laughed.
“This is the perfect cautionary tale—proof of what happens when you throw away your dignity!”
“No one should end up like Jen, ruining himself to the point of becoming worthless trash!”
Each word sliced into me like a dagger.
I wanted to escape,
but the nurse held my wheelchair in place.
There was nowhere to run.
I was trapped—nailed to a public execution, left to be trampled under their feet.
“Get out! Get out!”
A furious roar rang through the corridor.
My sister burst in, throwing herself in front of me.
She ripped off her coat, wrapping it tightly around my exposed lower body.
“You animals! You absolute monsters!”
Tears streaked down her face as she and my younger sister grabbed a fire extinguisher, their eyes burning red with rage.
Swinging it wildly, they drove the crowd away, scattering reporters in every direction.
The last time they fought like this, I had been bullied at school.
Back then, my older sister didn’t hesitate—she bashed the bully’s head open.
My younger sister followed up with a few ruthless kicks of her own.
Later, my father made them apologize.
But my older sister had only scoffed, “I won’t let anyone hurt my brother.”
My younger sister had declared, “I’ll always protect him. No one can bully my brother!”
That day, I was overwhelmed with emotion.
But now…
Watching the veins bulging in their fists as they seethed with anger—
I felt nothing.
Once the reporters were gone, my older sister knelt beside me, cradling me gently in her arms.
“I’m sorry, Bert… I should’ve come sooner.”
My younger sister reached out, gripping my trembling hands.
“Brother, don’t worry. I promise I won’t let those videos spread.”
Their acting was flawless—no cracks in their performance.
But I wanted to laugh.
Because to hand Leo the graduate school admission,
they hadn’t hesitated—
To rob me of my dignity.
To cripple me.
To destroy me.
