Chapter 156

To summarise, he had done everything evil a child was capable of doing-as well as things children should have been incapable of doing-and I had been his target. The only thing in my favor was that he would always remember to call my mother to look for me after one of his pranks.

I was probably extremely fortunate to have managed t o survive every time.

My mother felt very guilty about all of this. She was constantly crying and always hugging me, but she could not do anything about Tyler since she had already accepted the money from the supplier. She could not throw him out.

I grew up in a harsh environment under the shadow of Tyler's torment, which took a toll on both my physical and mental state. It was the root cause of my future illness.

When I was 15, Tyler graduated from high school. At that time, he was gaining popularity due to his computer skills. He had taken part in a competition at school and had gotten first place nationwide. I remember he said that he would become the best hacker in the country.

However, an accident crushed his dreams. It also

granted me an escape.

That year, Tyler’s father’s factory was reported to have been producing counterfeit products. When the Industry and Commerce ministry sent someone over t o investigate, the accountant of the factory, on his own accord, gave the authorities evidence of Tyler's father evading taxes, his corruption, and his involvement with bribery. He also gave them proof of his money laundering.

This accountant was my best friend and classmate's father-Cecilia's father.

evidence, Tyler’s father was found guilty and sentenced to prison. His wife, who was in Whaldorf City, filed for a divorce to prove her innocence. The loss of his career and family was

whammy, and it broke

he chose to end his life

locked himself in his room for three

and rainy in the afternoon. My mother had gone to the city to sell

reporting Tyler's father. They

eyes had made him look like a demon from hell. Till today, I could still clearly

have guessed that the next morning when we woke up, both Cecilia's parents would both be sickly in bed? They passed away soon after they reached the hospital. The conclusion that the doctors drew

Since cases of food poisoning like Cecilia’s parents were very common in the village, no one said anything more about it besides

That night, her parents had not eaten any dishes with mushrooms, so this was definitely related to Tyler. In her sorrow and fear, Cecilia decided to go to the police

there. He locked us in

in the damp, dimmed cellar. We could not even see

day. He would say that he would release us when the time was up. He also added that when we got out of the cellar, we would live together

merciful. He would not

days in the cellar, Cecilia and I found an opportunity to break free on a rainy night. We did not dare to stay in the village, so we took

saw Tyler again,

cafe. By my mother's request, I also started taking up several jobs, but it was still barely enough for us to scrape by with as

had fallen extremely sick due to worry when I was locked up by Tyler. Her health had deteriorated ever since then. She

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