I limped upstairs, dragging my broken leg. They didn’t follow.
“Mom, Dad, Sis, forget it. It’s my birthday today. I don’t want to argue with Ethan.”
My sister sighed. “Lucas is so generous, unlike some people—scheming and disgusting.”
“What, afraid to come up? Scared to face the truth?”
Clara frowned. “Lucas’s protecting you, yet you’re still ungrateful. Do you only feel satisfied when you contradict yourself?”
I stopped talking and silently dragged my broken leg upstairs back to my room.
My phone was still recording on the table. I played the recording.
Good—it captured everything that needed to be caught.
I immediately sent the video to the family group chat. Soon, all my so-called family members rushed to react.
My sister raised her phone, shouting, “What’s the meaning of this video?!”
“Isn’t it clear? Lucas told his two brothers to violate me. Didn’t they admit it themselves?”
My father shook his head. “Impossible. Lucas would never do such a thing. Those two acted alone. It has nothing to do with him.”
Lucas cried, “Ethan, you have to believe me! I didn’t send them! I’ll confront them myself—where are they?!”
“Of course, they ran off after what they did. Did they think I’d tell the family?”
My mother looked at me with pity. “Ethan, you jumped from the third floor—are you hurt badly? Should we see a doctor?”
Clara asked sharply, “But… how did you even record this? Were you working with them?”
I laughed bitterly. “Clara, those two are Lucas’s good brothers. Why would I work with them?”
“Maybe you bribed them to frame him!” my sister snapped. “Clara’s right—Ethan planned all this to ruin Lucas!”
Lucas cried harder. “Ethan, I’m your brother! Why are you doing this to me?”
My mother’s pity vanished. “Ethan, you’ve disappointed me deeply.”
My father snorted. “We should never have brought him back.”
At that moment, all my affection for this family died. “You want to know how I got the proof? Fine, I’ll tell you!”
“Before they broke in, I was recording my last words!”
Clara scoffed. “Your last words? Come up with a better excuse! You’re recording your last words—are you planning to die?”
“Yes. I’m leaving this world today.”
“Don’t be ridiculous! If you dare to die, I’ll eat shit!”
My sister screamed, “Ethan, are you insane? Why would you kill yourself?! Now you’re even blaming Lucas—”
“The guilty one always cries first.” I looked at her through tears. “Sister, your heart only holds Lucas. Have you forgotten you had a husband named Noah?”
“Mom, Dad—have you forgotten you had a son-in-law who honored you?”
“Noah’s dead—because none of you would operate on him! You all stayed with Lucas instead, and he died!”
“Noah is gone, and I have no reason left to stay. I’m going to follow him.”
They all stared at me with contempt.
My sister sneered. “You and Noah’s act still isn’t over? What is this, a cheap drama?”
