Chapter 4

[Mom: Aria, how did you become like this?]

[Mom: Lily is your own twin sister. How can you not accept her?]

[Mom: It's my fault for failing to raise you properly. You're at the old house, right? I'm heading back right now.]

[Samuel: Mom, don't go back. The more anxious you are, the more pleased she'll be.]

[Samuel: If you ask me, she might as well just go jump in the sea. Even if she dies, no one will have to collect her body.]

[Samuel: At least she'd be doing something good for once.]

The other side hesitated for a moment.

Then another message popped up.

[Samuel: Sometimes I really feel like it would've been better if you were never born. You just mess up our family.]

An agonizing pain shot through my chest.

It didn't hurt this much when I first swallowed the paraquat.

I suddenly couldn't hold back my sobs anymore, probably unable to bear this kind of pain.

"Aria, where are you!"

In my daze, a sudden shout came from the phone.

The voice was deep and forceful.

Maybe because he hadn't heard me respond for a while, that Mr. Johnson sounded a bit agitated.

"Say something!"