I Withdrew My Love, They Lost Their SanityChapter 1
I was the real daughter who had been found and brought back.
On the day I was diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer, I received calls from my entire family.
Robert Miller cursed at me:
“Bringing you back home was a mistake!”
Linda Miller sent a video tearing my face out of the family portrait:
“Don’t ever come back again!”
Daniel Miller shredded the rag doll that I had brought from the foster home.
He said, “Why isn’t it you who’s dying? It’s all your fault that Emily Carter tried to kill herself!”
I sighed and hung up the phone.
Then I emailed my cancer diagnosis report to the family group chat.
【As you wished, I really am about to die.】
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After I sent the report, the group chat fell into an eerie silence.
Dr. James Wilson looked at me with pity and said:
“As long as you receive active treatment, it’s possible for you to live many more years. Talk to your family, I’m sure they’ll support you.”
I gave a bitter smile and asked him:
“Would you mind helping me record a video?”
He nodded, sat up straight, and solemnly explained my condition into my phone’s camera.
When the video was done, I softly thanked him.
With his encouraging gaze following me, I walked out.
My phone suddenly buzzed.
It was a message from the group chat.
【Robert: You’ve gotten bold, Sarah Miller? Now you’re forging medical records?】
【Linda: Don’t think this will make us soften. If anything happens to Emily, I’ll never forgive you!】
【Daniel: If you’re going to fake it, at least put in some effort. One piece of paper and you expect us to believe it?】
In response, I sent the video that Dr. Wilson had just recorded.
The group chat once again went silent.
I lifted my head and looked at the sky. The autumn sun was still blindingly bright.
But no matter how bright, it gave no warmth at all.
Just like my so-called family.
They always claimed to be my real family, but they never gave me love or warmth.
【Snow: I know you all want me dead, so I won’t be seeking treatment.】
【Snow: Just pretend I was never your daughter.】
My eyes burned with pain as I hit send.
Ding.
A new message came through seconds later.
【Emily: Sister, please don’t throw a tantrum… Mom, Dad, and Daniel really are worried about you.】
【Emily: You’re right—it’s me who stole your family. I’m the one who deserves to die.】
【Emily: I’m sorry… I’ll give them all back to you.】