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[ I canât believe what Iâm hearing .
Did you catch what Rowena said ? She canât go three sentences without bringing up ch
on tests .
Ridiculous ]
up cheating on tests .
[ Whatâs so had about cheating ? Bring bad at school doesnât mean youâre bad at life .
Honestly , I think sheâs right â only people as useless as Elysia would need a family .
If Elysia were as smart as Rowena , she wouldnât let those idiots control her life .
]
[ Seriously ! Are you out of your mind ? Cheating is illegal , you a clown .
And what do you mean only useless people need family ! Are you an orphan ! Or are you blaming your incompetence on your parents ! ]
[ Wait , Rowena still has fans ? And whatâs so smart about her ! All she does is resort to underhanded tactics
[ Sheâs beyond cruel .
Thatâs her biological brother .
If I were her mother .
Iâd strangle her on the spot .
The one most shocked , though , was Caellan himself .
His eyes widened , and he stood frozen , disbelief etched across his face .
â How ⦠how could this be ⦠How could Rowena say something like this ? â Caellariâs voice trembled , as though an unseen force had completely shattered his composure
Rowenaâs words replayed in his mind, each one striking his heart like a sledgehammer .
Caellan said , â Why would she want to hurt me ! How could she ? I donât believe it .
She couldnât have said that .
â
Muttering to himself , Caellan struggled to accept the truth .
The sister he had always known as gentle and caring , the one who had loved him , couldnât possibly have said such cruel words .
Even after seeing and bearing it with his own eyes and ears , he desperately wanted to hear her explanation
Caellan said , â Yes , I need to see Rowena .
If Elysia refuses to come out , Iâll go find Rowena instead .
â
â Enough , â Torin interjected coldly .
â Rowena has already ⦠become a vegetable .
Thatâs punishment enough for the things sheâs done .
â
Having seen Rowenaâs true nature through the livestream , Torin had come to a grim understanding .
His feelings for his stepsister had shifted entirely he no longer saw her as the little sister he had protected for so long .
âLet her stay unconscious and reflect on her actions .
When she wakes up .
111 decide how to deal with her , â Torin said bitterly , his voice tinged with disappointment .
He turned his gaze to Fenwick , who , while equally shocked , seemed conflicted .
Torin could sense his hesitation â Fenwick wasnât ready to let go of ROWFILL
Torin said , â Fenwick ⦠about Rowena .
â
â Donât bother , Fenwick snapped , cutting him off .
â No matter what , sheâs still my sister .
From the moment she came into our family at four years old , Iâve treated her like my own blood â
To Fenwick , Rowena had never harmed him.
In fact , she had once done so much for him .
He couldnât bring himself to abandon her now .
Fenwick knew he had misjudged Elysia , and gain weighed heavily on him .
But if he had to choose between Elysia and Rowena , he would still choose the latter â the sister who had once exchanged her heart for his
Fenwick remembered that day vividly .
He had been unaware of his congenital heart condition until a sudden attack on set nearly killed him .
Rowena had been there , rushing him to the hospital and secretly securing a donor heart for him .
When Elysia appeared and jeopardized the transplant , Rowena had made the ultimate sacrifice for him , agreeing to the surgery herself to save his
life .
Even now , he couldnât muster hatred for Elysia .
The ruined transplant was his fate , and he accepted it .
Back on ter
on screen , Elysia flatly refused Rowenaâs absurd demands .
However , Rowena was persistent .
She knew that only Elysia could help her ace the placement test- just as she had secretly done for past exams .
If Elysia refused .
Rowena risked becoming the laughingstock of the school .
Panic gripped Rowe
but she masked it with an air of indifference , sneering at Elysia
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â Dad and the brothers have already abandoned you .
Without me , you truly have no one .
Maybe I could share Caellan with you â blind him again .
and you can keep pretending to be me to stay close to him .
How about that ? Or ⦠is it money youâre after ? â
Elysia had endured enough .
But knowing her father and brothers might be nearby , she restrained herself .
Tightening her fists , she forced out through gritted teeth .
Tm not as desperate for love â or as broke â as you think .
â
Elysia seemed to have let go of everything .
This left Rowena in a panic .
â What if Elysia took the placement test and came back with the top score ?
She couldnât let that happen .
â Fine , if love and money arenât enough .
â Rowena snapped , her frustration boiling over .
â What about gratitude ? You owe me .
If I hadnât spared your life in that cave , youâd already be dead .
You should thank me .
To repay me , you have to help me get first place .
â
Elysia was stunned .
Rowenaâs shamelessness had reached a new low .
To demand repayment in modern society by claiming to have spared her life- it was absurd .
â You tried to kill me ,â Elysia said coldly , her anger barely contained .
â I survived because of sheer luck , not your mercy .
Itâs your fault in the first place .
How dare your
She took a deep breath , trying to calm herself , but her patience snapped .
â Get out of my sight .
Rowena .
I donât want to see you .
â Elysia shouted .
Rowena froze , momentarily shocked .
When she didnât move , Elysia turned to leave , only to feel Rowena grab her wrist .
â Im not an idiot .
And I wasnât the first to want you dead .
It was Zax .
.
â
Rowena stopped abruptly .
Her words hung in the air , leaving everyone , both in the room and watching the livestream , on edge .
Before anyone could react , the livestream suddenly went dark
What the hell , Stellan ? Why does the stream always cut out at the most critical moments ? Who wanted Elysia dead !!
( I heard it ! She said â Zac .
â It must have been Zac from the school bullying incidents .
]
[ I recorded it and listened ten times .
She definitely said â Zac â Must be Zac ]
Watching the livestream , Zac , now on edge , immediately posted a rebuttal
again , and I sue for defamation
[ Screw you .
I didnât even know Elysia when the cave incident happened .
Accuse me again ,
â Have y
you identified the problem ? â Stellan asked , his tone sharp
His assistant , trembling , handed him a phone with the surveillance footage displayed on it .
Expecting a scolding , the assistant was surprised when Stellan remained calm and instructed , â Switch the surveillance footage to the livestream â
A minute later , the screen came back to life â but instead of memories , it now showed a live feed .
Rowena , clearly an adult , was standing before a machine , holding a wire in one hand while repeatedly pounding on the equipment .
From outside the room , muffled voices shouted angrily , â Madam , please open the door and let us in .
This is a restricted area .
Weâve called the police .
â
The chaotic sounds of banging were surreal against the eerie silence of the livestream , where viewers were left watching a muted pantomime .
What is this ! It looks like Rowena ⦠but isnât she supposed to be a vegetable ?
[ You idiot , this must be from Elysiaâs memory .
Rowena hadnât become a vegetable yet ! j
[ Wait , why does this look like surveillance footage ? The camera isnât even moving .
I want to see the beautiful girl in bed .
Sheâs so pale and delicate ! )
[ Seriously ? Canât they zoom in the camera ! I canât see a thing .
So much for the Rookwood familyâs cutting â edge tech â always glitchy and unreliable .
And that last scene ? Didnât even give us an answer before cutting off ]
Amid the escalating complaints , Stellan glanced at Torin , Fenwick , and Caellan .
Their expressions betrayed no surprise ; they seemed convinced it was part of Elysiaâs memories .
with
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a sly smile , Stellan picked up
the microphone .
â This isnât a memory livestream anymore .
What youâre seeing now is real â time surveillance
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from the Memory Extraction System control rooms .
â The girl in bed is our contributor , Elysia .
And the one at the machine ⦠.
well , I donât
Torinâs composure broke first .
He shouted , â What are you saying ? How could the person
Before he could huish , Fenwick interrupted sharply .
It can be Howena Mexbeen a vegetala unconscious for at least a month .
How could she
finir days .
â The don forâs rejourt said sheâll bur
a only fo
His tone was firm , lös eyes sharp witli sospicii de glared at Stelian .
âThond try reconvqrup your systemâs mallinction with lies !
Stellan chuckled , amused by Fenwickâs sunwavering denial .
Rowena hai
ight â henwick really was hopelessly foolish .
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