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The girl beside Caelian nudged him lightly with her ellons and asked , â Wait , wear you really blind before ?
Carllan snapped back to reality .
At her question , his face instantly darkened with anger and embarrassment .
This long buried memory , hidden away for so long , had now been uncarified in front of everyone .
â So what if I was â he spat , â It was Elysia .
She poisoned me , made me blind for two whole years
The gul looked at him incredulously , then insediately setorted , â Not in all the remories weâve seen , I havenât once seen Elysia have poisoned you ! Magic , maybe ? Or are you just making this up to win our het ? â
e seen you at home .
How could
Caellar was angrier and thought , â How dare she question ham like this ?
â She did it when Rowena wasnât around ,â he said bitterly , â She poisoned my food .
Rowers unknowingly brought it to me , and after I ate it , I couldnât
The girl mised her eyebrows , her curiosity sundeterred .
â You donât have hands or legs to get your own food ? you ?
why ! did your
sister have to bring it to
Carllan clammed up , his anger replaced by a look of discomfort .
Even without an answer , the live â stream viewers began voicing their skepticism about his claims .
[ Objectively speaking , Elysia isnât all good .
Possoning her own brother and making him blind for two years ? If it werenât for Rowenaâs quick thinking , she mightâve sent her to the hospital too I
[ Objective , my foot .
Donât make me slap you ]
Iâm waiting for this clown to be debunked .
Caetan hasnât even seen Elysia , yet heâs here making stuff up .
At least the others â sw half of what happened .
]
Torin , having endured countless misunderstandings already , clearly didnât buy it .
He exposed Callan on the spot , saying .
â Caellan was sent to the hospital because he had severe rage issues after being found and brought home .
Heâd break things and attack people without warning .
We had no
choice
Caellan stared at his phone in disbelief .
Torin just aired my dirty laundry ! How did they even come up with this ?
Even he couldnât stay oblivious anymore .
Realizing something was off , the girl beside him pulled up the chat comments and another screen , which now displayed his face in real time .
â Donât be mad ,â she said , trying to soothe him .
â I just wanted more witnesses for our bet so you wouldnât back out later â
Although she played it cool , she internally rolled her eyes
She had only made him wear the VR device to ensure he couldnât cheat .
She still didnât know who had sent her the anonymous tip , but money was money .
Plus , she genuinely felt sorry for Elysia .
Even if the memories showed Elysia doing something bad later , what was the worst ? Stealing fifty phones !
Caellan clenched his fists , glaring at her , but to her surprise , he didnât lash out physically .
Instead , he muttered , â I donât have rage issues anymore .
Rowena helped me heal .
She took care of me for two years , even if Elysia had helped me before
â But she turned Rowena into a vegetable , blinded me for two years .
Iâll never forgive
Fenwick , perhaps anticipating where Caellarâs rant was headed , quickly interrupted , â Exactly ! During those two years , Carllan would only let Rowena near him .
We didnât have any choice .
Rowena was just a kid herself .
What if Caellan hurt her during an outburst ? She begged Dad to let Tum stay at the hospital for treatment .
â
Carllan was deeply moved by this revelation .
Rowena had begged their father on his behall ? Maybe she truly regretted what she had done to him in the cave all those years ago .
Her actions â bringing him meals , singing to him , reading him stories â were her way of making amends .
.
But Toranâs words shattered this fragile warmth .
â Actually ⦠Rowena begged Dad to send Caellan to the hospital because he was disrupting her studies , I sane it with my own eyes .
â
The revelation ignited Caellanâs fury .
He swung his fist at his brother , but he forgot he was in VR .
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His punch hit nothing but air , and the force threw him off balance , landing him that on the ground .
His unsignified tumble triggered a wave of mockery from the viewers
Is Callan here as comic relief ! ]
Ils his rage syndrome acting sup ? Should we call animal control ! He might start biting people .
Wait , is he at school ! OMC , how as a school even letting someone with these issues attend ? Where are the teachers ! The principal â n reporting this to the Department of Education ! ]
Bruh , are you trying to audition for a comedy show or something ! ]
Struggling to his feet , Carllan was suddenly overwhelmed by a sharp pain that made him double over .
He couldnât move until he glanced at the screen and realized the sounce of has agony
Seeing Elysia hampung around with her injury sent a wave of phantom poin through him .
He roared at the screen .
â Elysia , youâre hurt ! Why arenât you resting ! What are you doing walking around ? â
But his outburst only earned him muse ridicule .
If she doesnât go pay her bill , will you pay it for her ? ]
It she doesnât buy food herself , will you bay it for her ? ]
If she doesnât go to the bathroom , will you go for her ? ]
Each comment became more abound , driving home the viewers utter disdain for him .
Clellan , now realizing there was no point in arguing , muttered bitterly , â Youâll all see for yourselves whether Elysia is a good person or not ?
Even as he said this , his contorted expression of pain and frustration was immortalized in dozens of screenshots that quickly became memes .
Watching Elysia finish paying her hospital bill , Caellan finally related
At least she had chosen to accept Toriaâs 30 thousand dollars .
That meant she wouldnât agree to Rowenaâs demands .
Even if Rowena begged Dad to send me to the hospital , Caellan thought , â It doesnât matter , I was clingy and probably disrupted her studies .
He told himself this to justify Rowenaâs actions , ignoring the sour pong in his chest .
On â screen , Elysia clutched her payment receipt .
Her heart was heavy .
Paying the bill left her with almost nothing , and what little remained would have to last her for the rest of her recovery .
Having
g humed her bridges with Rowena , she feared returning to the Drayton family , knowing they might lock her out .
Elysia suddenly felt a wave of helplessness and uncertainty , unsure of how to face her father , her brother , or the life awaiting her back at the Drayton family estate .
Yet , having brushed so close to death , her heart now ching to one unwavering belief she must live .
Torin had said one thing that struck true â she needed to love herself .
To cherish her existence , no matter what form it took
True self â love could only be achieved when she held the reins of her own destiny .
Craving love from others , especially her family , did not mean she needed to beg for it .
Others were not her .
Self â love was the key to self â redemption .
Suicide was a cowardly escape that changed nothing .
iphany Elysia had reached in that single day ,
y , but for the first ti
time , her face radiated a bright , sunlit smile .
No one knew what epiphany
[ Does buying a lunchbox really make her this happy ! Whatâs wrong with the Drayton family â do they not even feed her ? ]
Maybe sheâs just relieved to be alive ! ]
[ If being alive is so great , why did she try to kill herself in the first place ? Was it just a ploy to get her fatherâs and brothers â attention ? )
[ Stop projecting your disgusting thoughts onto someone else .
Not everyone thinks like you .
Elysia has essentially been to the brink of death and back â her happiness now is completely normal .
Sheâs been reborn .
]
Why overthink it Sheâs clearly moved on , let go of her blind devotion to that ungrateful family , and now sheâs free and at peace .
Iâd be happy too .
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Torin frage when he saw that last comment .
Two words caught in his throat , making it nearly impossible to breathe .
Torin thought , â No.
That couldnât be true .
It couldnât be
Elysia valued family too deeply .
Even after a decade away from home , she had never forgotten them .
Her longing for them , day and night , had been endless .
Hone could she possibly abandon those feelings so easily !
As Elysia bought her lunch and started heading back , a voice called out from behind her .
â Miss Drayton ! â
Elysia stopped mid â ucp at the title , Miss .
Drayton
She wasnât Miss Drayton anymore .
That site no longer belonged to her .
It couldnât be her they were addressing ,
Elysia dismissed the thought and kept walking , that the voice came closer , calling her name several times before she finally turned around .
The face before her was strikingly familiar .
Not just to Elysia , but to those watching the screen â including Carllan .
Elysia offered a polite smile .
â Ms.
Aspen Thornton .
â
â Oh , no need for all that formality ! â the woman replied cheerfully .
Iâm just a caregiver Just call me Aspen .
Are you bringing food for Caellan today ! Whoâs with the out ?â
Aspen trailed off , suddenly smacking her forehead as
rad as if having an epiphany .
Aspen said .
â Ah , silly me , I just noticed .
Miss Drayton , are you hospitalized tool is everything okay ?â
Before Elysia could respond , Aspen continued excitedly .
â Shall I call Caellan to keep you company ? You two have always gotten sure heâd be thrilled to see you .
And , honestly , heâs been in such a good mood lately , all thanks to you !
along so well .
Iâm
â Youâve been such a wonderful sister â bringing him food , eating with him , selling him stories , even singing to him .
Itâs no wonder heâs warned up to me , thanks to your example .
Iâve never seen anyone so deward to their brother ! â
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