Semua Bab I Gave Them Glory, Now I Take It Back: Bab 1 - Bab 9

I had to complete the task. So, I gritted my teeth and endured everything in silence. At last, Dad's kick sent me flying several yards. He looked down at me coldly and spat, "That's all you can take? And you think you're ready to learn how to fight? Fine. Then you can be my training dummy."With that, he went to work on my back and limbs, wrenching every joint with practiced precision. The agony was so intense that I broke out in a cold sweat, blood soaking into the carpet beneath me. I heard my joints pop out of place as the guests erupted into gasps and applause."No wonder he's a legend! Every move is perfect! He doesn't miss even when it's a real person!" one exclaimed. When the demonstration finally ended, I lay in a pool of my own blood, and my vision blurred. Above me, Dad straightened his clothes, nudged my face with the tip of his shoe, then said coldly, "Remember this. Don't ever think you can compete with Daniel for our affection. You're not worthy!"At the same t

Realizing what Naomi was about to do, I grabbed the edge of the operating table and yelled, "Naomi! I'll die without that battery!"However, she ignored my struggle and ordered her assistants to strap me down on a wheeled operating table beside her."What are you yelling for? Don't you trust my abilities? I'm just removing a battery. You're not going to die."After that, Naomi turned to Daniel. Her voice was unusually gentle as she said, "Hang on, Dan. Once I take out the battery powering his heart, your robotic dog will be able to stay with you forever."There was no anesthesia or disinfectant. Naomi simply sliced open my bloodied chest with a laser scalpel. Cold metal pressed against my lungs while mechanical arms probed and searched inside my chest."Target located!"Naomi's voice carried the unmistakable excitement of a scientist on the verge of a breakthrough. Then, she ripped it free. In that instant, it felt as though every drop of blood in my body had frozen. As the g

At the same time, everything started falling apart for Mom too.She reached for her phone to call an ambulance, but it suddenly began vibrating nonstop. Alert after alert from the bank and financial regulators flooded the screen.One read, "Ms. Lynch, your shares in Sullivan Group have gone into freefall after a massive short-selling attack.""Urgent notice. Your offshore account has been frozen, and assets are undergoing mandatory liquidation."Another one said, "Your credit rating has fallen to the lowest level. The current balance is -99 million dollars.""Impossible! Where's my money? What happened to my business empire?"Mom's face drained of color as she frantically tapped at the screen. However, the numbers that had once given her so much power were now nothing but red negative balances. Naomi, on the other hand, was consumed by the crushing guilt of knowing she had killed me. Then, out of nowhere, a searing pain ripped through her skull. She clutched her head and coll

As if by some unspoken agreement, Dad, Mom, and Naomi all returned to the Sullivan residence. In the basement, Daniel was shackled with iron chains. The system's backlash had stripped away the good looks he'd stolen from me. Now, his face was back to its original sleazy look, covered in festering sores.The moment he saw them, hope flickered in his eyes. "Dad… Mom… Naomi…" he called out. "Please, save me."Yet, Dad responded by tightening his grip on a solid steel pipe. "Don't call me 'Dad'. It makes me sick!"He staggered toward Daniel one slow step at a time, his eyes burning with murderous intent. "Brian Meyer, remember when you faked that fall down the stairs? Thanks to you, I broke Clifford's leg."Daniel shrank back in terror. "N-no… It wasn't me! It was the system…""To hell with your damn system!" Dad roared, raising the steel pipe high above his head. "All I know is that you cost my son his leg. Now, you're going to pay!"Daniel's gut-wrenching screams echoed throu