“You jumped out of the fourth-floor window? Are you trying to kill yourself? Didn’t you say you’d spend your whole life atoning for my sister’s sins? Then remember, from now on, your life or death will be decided by me.”
I was instantly pulled out of my delusion with a cold sweat.
Without another word, I lowered my head and followed him into the car. The silence in the car was suffocating.
Dominic suddenly spoke, his voice as cold as ice. “From now on, you will be the Andrews Family’s nanny, a servant. You will serve me for the rest of your life to atone for your sins.”
A sharp bitterness welled up in my nose. I silently vowed to save money and leave once I had enough. My mother was unreliable and the Andrews Family was even less reliable.
Only by leaving the country could I completely escape everything. After arriving at the Andrews Family’s house, Dominic pointed toward the backyard. “You’ll live in the utility room. Clean up and we’ll be there.”
I said yes and turned to leave when I suddenly heard the sound of something heavy falling behind me. I turned around and saw Dominic collapsed to the ground.
I rushed over to help him. He leaned against my chest, gasping weakly. “The heart pills are in my pocket…”
I hurriedly dug out the medicine bottle, poured out two pills and then brought him some warm water to feed him. It took a long time for him to recover.
The disgust in his eyes returned. He pushed me away, saying, “Don’t think helping me will change anything. I’ll never forget my sister’s death. If I could go back in time, I’d rather have you vanish from Asterum forever.”
My eyes darkened and my throat tightened. When they brought people to forcibly remove my kidney, I explained over and over again that I wasn’t the murderer of his sister. But none of them believed me.
In the end, I knew it was pointless to explain, so I stood up silently without saying anything, turning around and heading for the backyard utility room.
Pushing the door open, a musty smell hit me. In the corner, jumbled items lay scattered, with only a shabby little bed. I sighed, found a cloth and slowly wiped the bed.
Just as I finished cleaning up, my phone rang. It was Mom. “Where the hell have you been? Get back here now! Otherwise, when we find you, you’ll be in big trouble, a hundred times worse off than you are now!”