Chapter 6
I had no idea how I’d managed to survive so long in the radiation zone. But one thing was certain–anyone who got too close to me wouldn’t walk away unscathed.
Within days, they’d all started showing the same symptoms. They lost their appetite and began to vomit.
Colette thought I was afraid. So, she told me something I had never known with a cold smile.
“Anastasia, do you know why your parents jumped in front of that train?”
Her smile twisted into something cruel as she continued, “It was the day your family went bankrupt. I sent them a message from your them to go to hell.
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“Can you believe it? Those two idiots actually did it. And they chose the tracks, of all things. The incident made quite the headline, didn’t it? thought they had died out of guilt.”
My family’s business had been sabotaged by a rival company, driving us into bankruptcy. Many people came to cause a scene. Worse, some families, desperate for justice, ended their own lives.
Back then, my parents sold everything they had and even mortgaged the house to cover the losses. They made sure the employees received they were owed.
They did everything they could. But by the time I flew home from abroad, they were already gone–crushed beneath a train.
I had always assumed the pressure had pushed them to it. It turned out…
I fixed my gaze on Colette’s smug face and clenched my fists.
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My parents had loved me wholeheartedly. In their most desperate and helpless moment, they didn’t even have time to question the message that had come from “me“. With broken hearts, they stepped onto the tracks.
The moment I got off the plane, I received a call from the funeral home. I remembered how my hands trembled as I accepted their urns.
Meanwhile, Colette was in the passenger seat of Frederick’s car, gleefully snapping photos of me. Then, she sold them to the press.
That same day, the news that the CEO of Sherman Group and his wife had jumped in front of a train was all over the Internet. Some people even applauded it.
