Before the SAT, my spoiled nephew asked me to buy him a new phone to play games.
Under the secret warning of Scott and Emma, I emphasized the importance of studying and refused him.
Right after the SAT, my nephew, Mason Lee, couldn't wait to play games but was severely scolded by his teammates for his slow mobile phone performance.
In a state of anger, he lost control and killed me.
In order for their son to get into a key university, my brother, Scott Lee, and sister-in-law, Emma Lee faked my suicide and even refused to prepare me for a grave.
After being reborn, I directly bought the latest game console in advance.
Mason, let your dear parents help you resolve your anger this time!
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"Kari, my mom said that you had to buy whatever I wanted for me!"
A big bag of building blocks fell on me, and the sudden pain awakened me.
Looking at the angry nephew in front of me, I felt particularly frightened.
In my previous life, at the suggestion of Scott and Emma, I refused to buy him a game console and told him that studying was the most important.
He fell into a state of anger after being scolded by his teammates for lagging while playing games.
"It's all because of you. I lost because you didn't buy me a game console."
He roared and rushed towards me, the weight of his 200-pound body pressing me to the point where I couldn't breathe.
The game console in his hand hit my head repeatedly until I stopped breathing.
But Scott and Emma watched the whole thing coldly, afraid of being implicated.
After I died, they wouldn't even buy me a grave. They just scattered my ashes.
Looking at the emotionally unstable nephew who still wanted to find something to throw at me, I immediately ran behind Emma who was watching the show.
"Hey, Kari, what are you doing?"
Emma looked at Mason, who was about to throw the vase indiscriminately at her and was so scared that she couldn't sit still and fell to the ground.
"Come on, you little bastard, tell your aunt whatever you want. You're the only child of our family."
Seeing that Mason was about to hit his wife, Scott jumped out to stop him.
Hearing his words, the fear I had originally had disappeared, and only anger remained.
Scott always relies on being a man to exploit me.
From childhood to adulthood, he had whatever I didn't have, but I wasn't allowed to see his stuff.
After hearing his father's words, Mason's eyes darted around mischievously.
"Dad, I want a new game console, but Auntie won't buy it for me."
He knew that as long as his father spoke, I had no choice but to listen.
"Impossible, you're about to take the SAT, and you're the hero of our family. You can have whatever you want."
Mason listened and turned to look at me with hopeful eyes.
But Scott was frantically signaling to me, and Emma was subtly squeezing my hand.
It was the same in my previous life. I became the villain under their hints.
I told Mason that he should prioritize studying for the exams since he was about to take them and that he shouldn't spend all his time playing games.
At the time, I didn't notice the resentful expression on his face.
Seeing that I didn't react, Mason's expression began to darken, but Scott and Emma secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mason. I will definitely get you what you want, and I'll bring it to you in a few days, okay?"
Mason smiled and skipped off to the living room to eat snacks.
After Mason left, Scott and Emma immediately changed their expressions.
"Kari, what do you mean? Mason is about to take the SAT. He can't be distracted now. Aren't you deliberately sabotaging his future?"
Emma angrily pointed at me, and Scott also showed a disapproving expression.
"Emma, that's not what I thought. Mason wants to play, and as his aunt, I should satisfy his wish. You've always been the most indulgent with him, so why did you become like this now?"
Scott and Emma obviously didn't expect me to be so willing to be the scapegoat.
They looked at me in disbelief, but soon resumed their arrogant expressions.
"Anyway, don't let Mason get addicted to that video game, or else I'll make you regret it."
Scott stared at me fiercely, as if I were his enemy rather than his own sister.
"Fine, it's not that I don't want to get Mason a new game console, it's that you stopped me."
I looked very reluctant as I gave up.
"Enough, stop nagging. Mason should focus on studying and getting into a key university. That's what will bring honor to our family."
Scott impatiently interrupted me and slumped onto the sofa.
He ordered me and Emma to go cook.
Emma put on an apron and went to the kitchen, giving me a fierce look.
"Don't even think about slacking off, go to the kitchen and help me."
"Alright, I'm coming."
In a corner they both didn't see, I quietly looked at the slightly open door.
When Scott and Emma scolded me just now, Mason heard everything.
Despite his young age, he was the most spiteful person.
This time, let your anger be fully vented on your loving parents.
Before entering the kitchen, I suddenly held my stomach and said I needed to go to the bathroom.
Scott was busy watching his game and just waved his hand without paying any attention.
Just as I entered the bathroom, I heard Emma complaining loudly, as if she wanted me to hear it on purpose.
"What a lazy girl! Scott, your sister is not truly loyal to you, I'm afraid."
I quickly set an alarm for two minutes later and cleaned the bathroom before opening the door and going out.
Just at that time, Scott said, "She doesn't need to be loyal to me, as long as she can..."
Seeing me push the door open, the second half of his sentence got stuck in his throat.
"What's wrong?"
2I pretended not to hear anything and asked sincerely.
Actually, I knew what he wanted to say. As long as I could give them money, he didn't care about family ties.
"Nothing. Since you don't come around very often, why not help Emma?"
"Hey, okay, I'll go now."
I was about to wash my hands when the alarm clock went off.
I pretended to answer the phone and hurriedly ran downstairs.
Emma tried to grab me, but I skillfully dodged her.
"What? Why did you call me now when the situation is so serious?"
After getting downstairs, I quickly drove away.
I didn't stop until I reached my own rented apartment, where I pulled out my phone that was on silent mode.
As expected, it was Scott and Emma asking why I had suddenly left.
"Sorry, a depressed girl tried to commit suicide at the hospital and the director asked me to check on her."
As soon as I sent the message, their messages followed.
"What depression? I think all these mental illnesses are just a bunch of whining. Are you trying to be lazy?"
"How could I? I'm just trying to work hard to get a bonus at the end of the month to buy a computer for Mason."
Hearing that, they forgave me "generously".
"Alright. By the way, Mason will take the SAT next week, you'd better book a hotel for us in advance, and you have to personally pick up him and take him to the test venue."
Scott's tone was full of entitlement, as if I was born to be a maid serving him and his son.
I suppressed my hatred and continued to reply.
"Of course, don't worry. I'll make sure to take good care of Mason's matters."
Scott and Emma didn't come to my place unless they had something to ask for.
I thought they would contact me the day before the SAT, but to my surprise, they called me a few days later.
"Kari, come with the money to the Center Hospital immediately. Mason accidentally hit his classmate."
There was no reason or explanation, just a demand for me to bring money.
In their eyes, Mason could have accidentally stabbed someone, let alone hit them.
Although I had no interest in cleaning up after them, I was still looking forward to watching the show.
As soon as I arrived at the hospital, I saw Scott and Emma were sullen and Mason was furious.
When they saw me, they seemed to have found a walking ATM.
They rushed over and warmly wrapped their arms around me, then turned around and looked at the innocent child's parent with a brash expression.
"Isn't it just about money? This is Mason's aunt, a legitimate doctor. Can't we afford to pay for it?"
After she said that, the people who had been angry at Scott and Emma turned to me.
"What do you mean by just about money? Your child hit mine just because my child did well in the exam, don't you owe us an apology?"
At this moment, I finally noticed the boy hiding in the corner. His right arm was in a cast. It was clearly broken.
The boy's mother choked and cried uncontrollably.
"The teachers all said that my son will definitely be a top student at a key university. But now his hand is broken, how can he take the SAT? Your son is intentionally ruining my child."
After the boy's mother finished speaking, the group of people started talking all at once.
After listening carefully for a while, I finally understood what was going on.
Mason failed the exam. Seeing his classmate being praised by the teacher, he became jealous and hit him.
I stared at Mason in disbelief. In the previous life, I thought it was the game that made him lose control of his emotions.
Now it seemed that the violent temper was already ingrained in him.
It would give rise to countless bad fruits.
After listening to their family's accusations, Scott and Emma didn't care at all, with an indifferent expression on their faces.
Emma's arm tightly held onto me, not letting me pull it out.
She knew that this matter couldn't be resolved without a large amount of money.
If we couldn't settle privately, her son would probably have a criminal record.
"Kari, why don't you say something? You're the one who loves Mason the most. Why don't you show any support?
At this moment, the boy's father stood up.
"If you can't compensate for all the losses in our family and cover the miscellaneous fees before my son enters his desired university, your child can expect to go to jail."
"Yes, he's already 18 years old and should take responsibility for his actions."
When the boy's family was demanding that Mason be put in jail, Scott and Emma finally panicked.
They looked at me with panicked eyes, indicating that I should pay the money and apologize.
The angry Mason had also calmed down at this point, looking at me hopefully.
In the eyes of everyone present, I collapsed and crouched down.
"Scott, Emma, it's not that I don't want to pay the money, I really don't have any money left."
I said, throwing my wallet on the ground and having my cards fly out.
I stuffed the cards into Emma's hand.
"Emma, this is all my savings, just 2,000 dollars. It was not much, but it's all I have," I said.
Scott and Emma looked at me in disbelief, and Emma rushed up and frantically shook my shoulders.
"You're so frugal; where is all your money? How could you possibly not have any money? Do you not want my son to do well at all?"
She was making more and more sense, and she slapped me across the face.
I could have dodged it, but I didn't.
I let the people who had been drawn over by the commotion take pictures and videos.