Only After My Death Did Truth Break Everything novel
Lying in his own blood, he smiled cheerfully and talked to me, Alfred, Ill be waiting for you on the other side!
I realized he chose death to escape this world.
Later that night, I prepared a birthday cake and sent a message about my departure to my family group chat.
As my second sister, a doctor, responded coldly, she sent only 1.
My third sister, a global pop star, replied with a mocking voice message.
If youre going to die, then die already! You always envy Camden. If you die today, Ill stream live and eat shit!
My parents stayed silent, but they kept posting one photo after another of Camden celebrating his birthday at a world-class motorsport event.
Only my eldest CEO sister tried to keep herself from crying as she sent voice message after voice message.
Alfred, you know where Gideon went, dont you?!
Please, tell me
But I stayed silent and ate the cake by myself because I was about to see my real parents and sister.
After I finished the last bit of cake, I chose a suicide option inside the system.
[Host, do you really want to use this suicide option?]
[This kind of death will bring a lot of pain. I advise you to pick a different one.] The systems flat voice reminded me.
I didnt pay attention to it and pressed confirm.
Once I completed that, I finally checked my phone.
I noticed the family group chat was still blowing up with messages.
It was Camdens eighteenth birthday and the Granger Family had given him a huge coming-of-age celebration.
My second sister, who worked as a doctor, pushed aside several surgeries and took the whole day off to keep him company.
My third sister, an international superstar, stopped her entire national concert tour just so she could sing him a birthday song.
Only my oldest sister, the CEO, had her leg snapped by Gideon and was lying in the hospital, sending voice messages heavy with regret.
Alfred, please tell me where Gideon went?
Im begging you
After hearing a few messages, I switched off my phone.
The rest of the cake, I tossed into the trash can and, following the systems directions, walked toward the suicide spot.
St. Lukes Medical Center.
Right as I reached the hospital entrance, my phone was ringing.
Alfred, what did you say to Camden?!
Why did he swallow sleeping pills to end his life?! My third sisters loud scream shot through the phone and hit my ears hard.
Holding the phone without emotion, I tried to think back on how many times this had happened.
How many times had I been blamed, cornered? But I couldnt remember.
It had happened so many times that I couldnt recall.
Is he dead? Calmly, I asked, ending the call before more shouting could land on me.
Into the hospital, I walked alone, looking for a spot to rest, waiting for the system to tell me the suicide time.
Barely had I sat down when a slap struck across my face.
Alfred, you have gone too far! My second sister, wearing a white coat, showed clear anger in her eyes.
I used to think you were just a little troublesome, but I never thought you carried such nasty thoughts!
Just like a rapists and a traffickers kid, youre rotten all the way through!
Taken in by the Granger Family for eighteen years and youre still nothing but bad from the start!
Kneel outside the emergency room and stay there until Camden wakes up safely!
Yanking my arm, my second sister, Dakota, dragged me upward.
I fought against it, my head crashing into the wall and darkness swept over me.
As warm liquid ran from my forehead, Dakota let go of me. Her eyes showed shock and panic.
Dakota, I have never harmed Camden!
Wiping the blood from my forehead, I spoke in a calm voice. I will not take blame for something I didnt do!
Frustration showed in Dakotas eyes and a cold smile formed on her lips. Didnt you harm Camden?
Then why are you here at the hospital acting ashamed?
Dont tell me you came to the hospital so late just to walk around?!
I came to the hospital to end my life, I answered calmly, pressing my lips together.
The method to end my life I picked in the system was to block a medical clash.
Later tonight, a large medical dispute was about to happen here.
A man with a knife would end seven doctors and would kill himself.
One of the doctors was a woman who worked on many womens sicknesses and cancers.
Earlier, she recommended reforming the speculum and producing medical-grade sanitary pads.
That made it much less likely for women to develop inflammation. In my world, my mother was running out of time due to uterine cancer.
So the system reached me.
By now, my task was done.
In my last moments, I wanted to help the women here as much as I could.
Yet, I never imagined the place would turn out to be the hospital where Dakota worked.
Suicide?
Alfred, you switched tactics, trying to earn pity by talking about dying now?
Who pushed you into that?
You picked it up from your brother, who jumped off a building?
Listen to me! He was a lunatic! Same as you, a useless bastard!
From a short distance away, Ophelia walked over, holding a news report about our brothers death, raising her voice as she mocked.
A construction worker commits suicide because he feels beneath the wealthy wifes first love?
Alfred, take a look at these articles. Which one isnt accurate?
Youre no different from Gideon, a low-class bastard!
You were swapped at birth and raised in our home for eighteen years, yet you still cant compare to even one hair on Camdens head!
Once she finished talking, Ophelia darkened her expression as she stepped forward and yanked my hair.
Alfred, come with me and apologize to Camden and I'll forgive you this time."
Otherwise
Ill expose your real background and then not a single university in this country will accept you!
Alright.
What did you say? Ophelia paused.
Shock crossed her face and her hand eased from my hair on its own.
I told you that you wouldnt get into any university. Do you understand what that means?
What would it mean? No one knew it better than I do.
Three months before my college entrance exam, my mother was diagnosed with cancer.
My father and sister lied to me, claiming she went on a trip. But how could I be unaware?
My mother cared for me and loved our family.
She was the one who kept our family strong and supported us all.
She often liked to say, This family will collapse if Im gone!
Every time, I would laugh and agree.
Mom, then you have to stay till a hundred, or else this family will collapse.
I recalled that day I secretly followed behind my father and sister to the hospital.
I saw my mother, her body reduced to skin and bones after chemotherapy.
Her face looked pale, yet she held on to my fathers hand and kept asking him the same questions.
Alfred hasnt figured it out, right?
Is he doing well at school?
I cant let Alfreds college entrance exam be affected. Our boy is going to be a scientist!
That day, I ran out of the hospital and cried by the river for three straight hours.
I made a choice. I planned to quit school so I could stay with my mother through everything.
I didnt want to lose a single moment with her.
So, not being able to attend university was something I understood more than anyone.
Alfred, are you out of your mind?!
Didnt you love the physics department at Atmore University the most?
Dakota stared at me in shock.
Shaking my head, I was about to respond. From a distance, a nurse ran over in a hurry.
Dr. Granger, something serious has happened!
Your brother woke up and is having a depressive episode; he is going to jump from the building!
Camdens depression always started at very specific moments.
I earned first place in the citys mock exam and the school planned to praise me.
He had a depressive episode.
I came down with a fever of forty degrees Celsius and barely managed to call home.
He had a depressive episode then, too.
This time, nothing about it caught me off guard.
Inside the ward, he sat beside the window with a fruit knife in his hand.
Mom and Dad, Dakota, Ophelia, Im terrified. I dreamt they hurt me again.
They forced me to eat dog food and they mistreated me every single day
Why didnt you come find me sooner?! Tears fell down his cheeks.
Camdens helpless crying touched everyone watching.
His father, Dalton, an experienced businessman, had reddened eyes as he tried to soothe him.
Camden, lower the knife and come to Daddy!
Youre home now! Daddy will give you anything you ask for! His wealthy mother broke down in tears.
Camden, youre Mommys dear child!
Mommy is begging you, please come back down!
Camden mumbled to himself as the fruit knife moved across his wrist.
But my brother says he doesnt like me. He says I dont deserve to be Mommy and Daddys kid, I dont deserve to stay in this family
Then I might as well die! Camden shouted, his eyes full of hurt as he stared straight at me.
Alfred, you truly said that to Camden?!
Who gave you the courage?! Ophelia hit me across the face, yanked my hair and dragged me toward Camden.
Camden, dont trust what Alfred said! You are the rightful son in this family!
Hes only pretending!
Thats right! Alfred isnt our son, Camden, you are! Juliette cried out, cutting in quickly.
Camdens tears finally stopped falling. He lowered the knife and slowly stepped down from the window.
Camden, be good, hand the knife to Dakota. Dont hurt yourself.
Dakota softly tried to comfort Camden as she reached for the knife in his hand.
But out of nowhere, Camden shouted. The knife swung hard in my direction.
A sharp knife sliced from my forehead down to the corner of my mouth.
The burning pain brought me straight back to my second year of high school.
I had fallen during a basketball game and cut my face. My mother rushed to the school with worry in her eyes, gently soothing me.
It doesnt hurt, sweetheart, it doesnt hurt
My mothers soft voice still seemed to echo in my mind.
I held my face and dropped to the ground.
Ah! I didnt mean to!
Brother, Im sorry, I lost control
Camden cried in distress, then fainted.
Inside the ward, everyone panicked and hurried out with him.
I stayed on the cold floor, my wound throbbing.
Mom I whispered without thinking, tears running down my cheeks.
My tears made the wound burn even harder.
I felt myself lose control and more tears kept running down.
When I first arrived in this life, I had been a tiny newborn.
I had moved carefully and quietly, with my whole mind set on finishing one task, to heal my mothers illness.
But later on, the Granger Family treated me better and better.
I slowly opened my heart to them, secretly happy, thinking I had gained care from two homes.
But the truth showed me that family affection could appear in many ways.
After lying there for a short while, I set my sadness aside, covered my face and pushed myself up.
Right then, the system sent out a suicide warning. [Only half an hour left before the medical dispute!]
[Please proceed to the designated location to complete your suicide!] Red text showed up in front of my eyes.
I got a nurse to quickly handle the cuts on my face and planned to head to the assigned spot.
Right as I walked out of the cleaning room, Dakota came toward me with a dark look.
She caught my arm tightly.
With her clenched teeth, she said, Alfred, did you put everything online?!
How could you be so harsh!
You asked someone to expose Camdens past and purposely spread talk that he was hurt by several men?!
Alfred, when did you turn into this?!
Dakota pulled me the other way, her eyes full of disappointment.
Come with me and kneel to apologize to Camden!
This time, I wont cover for you! My wrist hurt from her hold and I fought back as much as I could, but Ophelia, who ran over, seized my hair again.
Still trying to deny it?!
"We've spoiled you too much!"
The two pulled me forward together.
I let out a quiet call before I could stop myself.
Sister The two dragging me paused for a moment, then reacted right away.
Alfred, dont think you can escape this!
Saying sister wont do anything for you!
I kept saying sister.
This sister was not them.
She came from another world, the sister who fought someone who mocked her for being mute because I spoke slowly.
Even with her face bruised, she looked proud as she said that if anyone dared to bother me again, shed make them regret it.
Thinking of my family waiting for me in that other world, I clenched my teeth and drove my head into the wall with all my strength.
I kept hitting it and the blood came quickly.
Alfred, are you crazy?!
What are you doing?!
Stop! Dakota and Ophelia yelled in my ear.
My ears buzzed. Let me go!
Let me get out! I whispered.
Inside the hospital room, Camden and his parents stepped out.
They froze when they saw how I looked.
Alfred
What happened to you?
Before they managed to say anything else, Camden suddenly broke down crying.
Alfred looks so frightening
Brother, why did you bully me online?
As he sobbed, the sympathy on their faces disappeared, leaving only disappointment behind and blame.
Alfred, how did you turn into this kind of person?
You have let us down so much!
They scolded me harshly.
I rose to my feet with blood covering my head and heard the systems loud alert.
[Host! Please go to the set suicide spot right now!]
[If you do not go, you will not escape this world!]
Fear rushed through me. I forced myself up and ran down the stairs.
Right then, I heard Dakota and Ophelia shouting from behind me.
Alfred, if you dare to leave, our family wont acknowledge you as our son anymore!
"Alright!"
"What did you say?"
I told you, Im giving you my life back!
I turned and smiled, not staying any longer.
Downstairs, a middle-aged mans face tightened as he drew a knife from his bag.
He screamed wildly. "Where's the doctor?!"
Where are the doctors from your hospital?!
While others fled in panic, I forced my way forward and drew my folding knife.
The mans knife was buried in my chest, stabbing me seven times in a row.
With what strength I had left, I stabbed him in the temple. He froze in surprise, then dropped to the ground.
With blood streaming from my mouth, I let out a laugh and sank to the ground as well.
Mom, Im back
Alfreds home
Help! Someone!
Help this boy! the passersby shouted in panic.
Several people joined forces and held the man down.
Minutes later, the hospital announcement system declared: Emergency! A 222 and 999 incident has taken place in the first-floor outpatient hall!
On the third floor, the Granger Family went still, with Dakota, the doctor, being the first to move.
A medical fight broke out! Someone needs emergency treatment!
Worry filled her face as she got ready to rush to the emergency room to help.
Right then, a nurse hurried over and called out loudly, Dr. Granger! It is your brother!
It is Alfred! He stepped in to stop the medical fight.
But, he could not be rescued and passed away
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