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Chapter 103 The Price of Sympathy

Chapter 103 The Price of Sympathy

Mergan fell in his memory.

Maybe it was her sincerity that moved the heavens. The doctors had already told the family to prepare for the worst, but after she came back with the Cross Necklace, I miraculously woke up and eventually recovered.

I really did care about Lily like a little sister.

But as I got older, as feelings got more complicated, I started to feel something different.

I was ashamed of having romantic feelings for someone I called my foster sister. And after everything she supposedly did to our long–lost biological sister, I couldn’t forgive her.

What I really couldn’t accept was the fact that when I told her to get out–she really left. She never came back. Not once in over four years.

“I didn’t bully Lily…”

Mathilda sobbed for a while before choking out the words, “I admit the video is real. I stepped on Lily’s face.

But I did it because Lily did so many awful things to me. Bodger, Taylor, Mergan… do you remember when

head? I fell down the stairs at school and hit my

I told you it was an accident.

.. but it wasn’t. Lily pushed me.

“What?”

The three brothers all shouted at once.

“Mathilda, what did you say?”

pushed you

“Yes.”

welled up again as Mathilda nodded

it was a

from trying to twist the truth into something that

were furious for me. After I got out of the hospital, they took me to confront Lily. They said she went way too far, that I should stand up for myself. I didn’t dare lay a hand on her. But Quincy and the others told me if I didn’t fight back, they’d tell you everything. I didn’t want you to be mad at Lily, so I panicked and stepped on her. I swear, I never meant to hurt her… I care about you all. And I care about Lily. I wanted us to live peacefully together as a family. So even when she kept hurting me and humiliating me, I still wanted her to stay with us. I’m not a bad person. I’m not some disgusting bully… I know you care about Lily. Of course you’d find it hard to believe me. You probably think I’m awful… If you really think I deserve to die for

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luxurious vanity

it in a flash and

“Mathilda!”

shifted in

lunged forward and ripped the

only managed to cut

blood on her wrist,

They all softened immediately.

don’t hurt

“I should’ve believed you. Of course you wouldn’t hurt someone for no reason. If you lashed

wrong too,” Taylor added. “I’ll never

about what the internet is saying. No matter how people try

“Mergan…”

into his

she looked, the

take care of everything online and

didn’t care about Lily–that heartless thief. All

voices were warm, comforting, and

Mathilda couldn’t fully

about Lily, then why did Bodger still keep those silly birthday gifts Lily