“That wretched girl! We’ve clearly spoiled her too much, letting her develop such an arrogant and domineering personality!”
William’s eyes flashed with surging anger:
“The older she gets, the more narrow–minded she becomes. If it weren’t for her, how could Lily have ended up in this state?”
At this point, Lily deliberately exposed her limbs, which still showed faint traces of the allergic reaction, to the three brothers. There were still a few red marks visible.
Henry gently stroked the skin that still bore slight redness.
“Does it still hurt, Lily?”
Lily lowered her head, her voice trembling as if she was about to cry:
“It doesn’t hurt… really, it doesn’t…”
The anger in William’s heart was thoroughly ignited. He shouted furiously:
“If we’d gotten to the hospital any later, it could have been life–threatening for Lily. And after all these days, she hasn’t even sent a single
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James spoke with even greater fury:
“Go bring that wretched girl here to apologize! I don’t believe she can keep refusing to say sorry!”
William and Henry joined in angrily:
“It’s all because she’s relied on our support. Now that she’s done something wrong, she must face proper punishment!”
They turned to the servants and thundered:
“What are you all standing around for? Hurry up and bring that ungrateful brat here. And bring our disciplinary cane too. If it weren’t for Rachel deliberately putting seafood in the meal, how could Lily have suffered in the hospital for three days?”
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“It’s time to set the rules straight in this household!”
The servants didn’t dare disobey and hurried off in my direction.
I let out a despairing, bitter laugh. My brothers hadn’t even investigated the truth before arbitrarily deciding I was guilty.
Three days ago, Lily said she was hungry, so I wanted to do something nice and cooked for her.
She even gave me a small packet of seasoning, saying she wanted to eat that. I tasted it and it seemed like normal seasoning.
Who could have known it contained her allergen?
James is supposed to be a business genius, yet he couldn’t even see through such an obvious ploy for attention? If that’s not favoritism, what
In my brothers‘ hearts, I would never be as important as stepsister Lily. I felt increasingly desolate.
But it didn’t matter anymore. I had already died in that cellar. Now my brothers could give all their love and favor to Lily.
“Young master, we’ve been calling Miss Rachel for a long time, but there’s been no response at all.”
“We can’t hear any breathing from inside!”
James frowned deeply, stood up abruptly, his face cold with
anger:
“What new game is that wretched girl playing now? Does she think it’s beneath her dignity to apologize to Lily?”
“Does she still not understand that she nearly killed you this time?!”
Lily tugged on James‘ sleeve again and said sadly:
“Big brother, it’s okay. I’m just an orphan. I don’t deserve to have big sister apologize to me.”
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The anger in James‘ heart was thoroughly provoked:
“Using such a lowly tactic for attention – does she really think I can’t see through it?”
“She must think she’s so clever, thinking if she plays mute she can get away with it. It seems the punishment I gave her was too light!”
“Let’s go. Drag her out here. I’d like to see how she tries to hide now. She must kneel and apologize to Lily!”
I involuntarily followed my three brothers‘ footsteps, my heart growing heavier with sorrow.
Fueled by their rage, my three brothers soon arrived at the cellar door.
“Rachel Harper, do you think hiding in there silently will let you escape punishment?”
But there was no sound from inside the cellar.
William’s face grew even darker:
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“Rachel Harper, what are you still pretending for? Come out right now and kneel to apologize to Lily!”
“Don’t think that hiding in there, turning off your phone, and not contacting us will let you avoid the consequences of deliberately hurting Lily!”
Henry’s eyes were blazing with anger as he shouted:
“Rachel Harper, you’ve really gotten bold. You just can’t stand to see us being nice to Lily, so you’re deliberately staying silent to provoke us!”
“Do you really think hiding in the cellar and refusing to speak will make us give in first?”
There was still no sound from inside the cellar.
James turned to look at the trembling servants and coldly commanded:
“Why are you all shaking? Tell me the truth – did that wretched girl bribe you? Did you secretly let her out?”
William snorted, “Given her despicable nature, she probably couldn’t stand being in the cellar after we left and had these servants open the door to let her out.”
Henry’s eyes were filled with disappointment:
“You nearly killed Lily, but you can’t even face the consequences of your actions. Is this really the sister I know?”
“Do you really think we only have you as a sister?”
At this point, a servant finally spoke up trembling:
“Young master, we wouldn’t dare let her out without your orders!”
“Miss Rachel has truly been in the cellar for three whole days now.”
Henry looked at the still silent cellar, a flicker of unease passing through his eyes.
He walked up and pulled hard on the cellar door several times, but couldn’t open it.
“Rachel Harper, enough is enough. I’ve unlocked all the locks. Are you still stubbornly holding the door shut from inside?”
I looked at the twisted cellar door and could only laugh bitterly.
At the time, desperate to save myself from suffocation, I had repeatedly slammed against the door, just wanting to survive.
But the cellar door was exceptionally sturdy. I couldn’t even create the slightest gap, and could only suffocate to death in that cellar.
Brothers, when you see my corpse, will you be able to give me even a tiny bit of love and bury me next to mom and dad?
James grew increasingly agitated. He started kicking the door forcefully.
The twisted cellar door opened a larger crack, and a foul stench wafted out.
A servant trembled as she spoke: “It smells like… a decomposing body!”
The other two brothers also approached, full of rage,
“What decomposing body? She clearly ran away long ago and just threw a dead rat in there to trick us!”
“Rachel Harper, do you really think we’re that easy to fool?”
The three brothers grew even more impatient and all started kicking the door together. The entire cellar entrance shook again.
With a loud bang, the door was kicked wide open. Along with an even stronger putrid smell, the small dark cellar was exposed to everyone’s view.
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Light from outside poured in, dispelling the darkness inside.
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I moved closer to look inside was my corpse.
Because the cellar was sealed and at a suitable temperature, my body after three days of death looked like it had been there for about ten days.
The corpse was already rotting, with maggots crawling all over it.
The face was a dark purplish–black from suffocation. After so many days of decay, it was no longer recognizable as me.
I suddenly panicked. Seeing such an ugly corpse, I didn’t want my three brothers to see it too. I hurriedly tried to block their view.
At least let me have a shred of dignity in death.
But of course, everything I did was in vain.
James‘ face instantly turned pale. In the stunned silence, he involuntarily took a small step back, his lips trembling as he spoke:
