On the day I went home, I quickly got into the car, not wanting to linger for even a moment.
In the car, I felt Isaac’s, Harper’s, and Ezra’s joy and the warmth of everyone around me, and tears suddenly streamed down my face.
I had been given a new life.
I suddenly found the courage to tell my real family what I had endured.
I knew David was trying to intimidate me because he was more afraid than I was.
So I should be braver than him.
But when that courage reached my throat, I lost control of my bladder.
My joy vanished instantly, leaving only humiliation.
I went home like that and began enduring three long Christmases of torment.
During this time, I felt Isaac’s, Harper’s, and Ezra’s coldness and disgust over and over again, along with Liliana’s bullying, until I could no longer muster even a shred of courage.
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Yes, what right did someone as unlikable as me have to be
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I had left the village, yet I was still living in a nightmare.
David often came to the city to find me. At first, he was cautious. Later, he became bolder and bolder.
He not only wanted me to keep him company but also demanded money from me.
Otherwise, he would tell everyone about the Bunny Lady incident.
David said, “Think about it yourself. The Clark family is such a prominent family. If they lose face because of you, would your parents and brother still be able to show their faces in public?
“If you really care about them, just obey me. I promise I won’t tell anyone about this.”
I gave in.
I didn’t want to lose face, and I didn’t want Isaac, Harper, and Ezra to lose face either.
I was like a drowning person being held underwater by a large hand. When I obeyed, the hand would loosen slightly. When I disobeyed, the hand would push me further down.
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I was sorry to myself and sorry to all the suffering I had endured. I was a coward.
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I hadn’t read many books, no one had taught me how to conduct myself in the world, and no one had taught me to be brave.
I was just a pitiful Bunny Lady. I had returned to a palace–like home, so I thought I had reached heaven, thought I had found redemption.
But I never expected that there would still be demons here.
I had to be tormented by demons while desperately trying to earn money, then use that money to appease another demon.
How pathetic I was.
So I began to cry.
I wailed loudly, crying with such heartbreak.
For some reason, I also heard someone else crying.
That crying sounded like Harper’s.
She seemed even more devastated than me, lying on my legs and sobbing, “Jacob, turn off the machine. My daughter! My poor daughter!”
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I felt my thighs getting wet. I thought, “Did I lose control again? No, probably not.”
If I had lost control, Harper wouldn’t be lying on my legs crying –she would have recoiled in disgust.
So it must be Harper’s tears soaking my pants, right?
It turned out she would shed so many tears for me. I thought only Liliana could make her cry.
My consciousness was becoming increasingly blurred.
I heard Ezra’s voice again.
He was almost breaking down, calling my name over and then making a phone call.
over,
Ezra roared, “Send someone to Oxheart Village and kill David and his family.”
His roar echoed through the laboratory. He had never been this angry before.
The machine finally stopped, and my head finally didn’t hurt so much.
But my consciousness completely faded.
In the darkness, I began forgetting many things, including
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Oxheart Village, the cornfield, the barn, the Clark family, the Maybach, the mansion, Liliana…
Who was I?
