My Parents Neglected Me Until I Died Novel by yueji

Tom was clearly shaken by my words but still tried to defend himself..

“What do you mean, they didn’t need it urgently? I’ll figure out a way to help with your illness, but the ransom-believe me, I didn’t do it intentionally. If I hadn’t gotten the money that day, Julie would’ve died.”

“Do you know who kidnapped and murdered Monica? It was Mike! That same ‘good brother’ of yours, Betty’s other man!”

“What are you saying?”

Looking at Tom’s face, filled with disbelief, I found him truly pathetic.

“If you really want to make things right with me and Monica, get Julie’s DNA tested. Let’s see if she’s actually Mike and Betty’s daughter!”

“Watch your mouth! Are you implying that this was all some plot between Betty, her daughter, and Mike? That’s impossible!”

Even now, he remained firm in defending Betty and her daughter.

I didn’t have the strength to be angry anymore. My voice was eerily calm.

“You’ll know the truth after a test.”

“There’s no need for a test! It’s definitely not true! Betty might be careless and a little rough around the edges, but she’s kind-hearted. And Julie? She’s a good kid, no way they’d do something like this.”

“If it’s not true, what harm is there in getting a test done? Tom, do you really believe Betty and Mike are innocent, or are you just afraid to find out the truth?”

“Deep down, we both know who Julie’s father is, don’t we?”

When Julie was little, it wasn’t obvious. But as she got older, she began to resemble Mike more and more, with his sharp, rat-like face.

Tom clearly realized this and protested, “Even if Julie is Mike’s child, it doesn’t prove that this matter is related to them! If it turns out that Julie has a murderer for a father, her life will be ruined.”

Tom was so determined to protect Julie’s reputation that he refused to investigate the cause of Monica’s death.

I laughed coldly, and my demeanor frightened Tom.

He came forward, embracing me and weeping, “Monica is already dead. I won’t pursue your failures as a mother. Please, forget about the mistakes caused by my unintentional actions.”

Seeing that I remained silent, Tom made another promise. “I promise you, if you focus on your treatment, I will cut all ties with Betty and her daughter and take care of you for the rest of your life.”

His tone was patronizing. Before I could respond, the door to the hospital room was flung open.

It turned out that Betty and her daughter had been eavesdropping outside. Upon hearing that Tom was abandoning her, Betty completely broke down and no longer addressed Tom as a brother.

“Tom, don’t listen to her nonsense…”

“Be quiet!”

Realizing what Betty was about to say, Tom tried to intervene, but it was too late.

Betty looked at me with a provocative gaze. “Julie is my daughter with Tom! One time, we got drunk and accidentally conceived Julie. I didn’t want to ruin your family, so I kept it a secret, but you went and sowed discord between Tom and me!”

Tom turned pale and suddenly fell to his knees beside my hospital bed.

“Jessica, I am sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you. I love only you; my feelings for Betty and her daughter are nothing more than guilt.”

Perhaps I had been through too much recently; no news seemed to affect me anymore.

It made sense now why Tom reacted so strongly when I first suspected Julie was Mike’s child.

“Tom, don’t you want to know if Julie is really your daughter?”

Seeing that I remained unshaken and calm, Betty lost her composure entirely. “Jessica, as a woman, how can you be so vicious, tarnishing my reputation? Tom, say something!”

Tom was visibly moved by my words. “Betty, why don’t you go and investigate?”

Betty looked at him with a broken heart. “Tom, I gave birth to Julie without asking for anything in return, and you still doubt me? If you can’t tolerate me, then my daughter and I might as well die!”

With that, Betty prepared to jump from the building. Tom rushed from behind and held her tightly.

“I believe you, of course I do! But I can’t be responsible for you and your daughter. The people I love are Jessica and Monica. I won’t pursue the matter with Mike any further; consider it my apology to you both.”

Tom finally confessed his true feelings in front of Betty.

He had pursued me for seven years, and I still remembered how overwhelmed he was with excitement when I agreed to be with him.

Yet, the more he loved me, the more insecure he became. Betty, who had always acted the part of a man, played the submissive role, filling the void in his heart with her feminine ways.

Now, he chose to make amends by giving up his plan to avenge Monica, apologizing to Betty and her daughter instead.

It was truly pathetic!

I had no interest in watching their pitiful performance in front of me. I picked up the water cup from the bedside and threw it forcefully.

“Get this wretched woman out of here!”

Before Betty was escorted by Tom, she gave me a provocative eyebrow raise, as if to say that even if I had guessed the truth, Tom would protect her and Julie.

The room fell silent. I pulled out a recording pen from under my pillow and a strand of hair I had plucked from Julie’s head.

Since I had no one to rely on and didn’t know how much longer I had to live, I couldn’t delay avenging Monica!