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On his deathbed, Dad warned my sister and me.
Whoever betrays you, never choose forgiveness.
Always leave them behind.
So when my sister abandoned me for the ninth time to comfort our stepdad's depressed son, I didn't cry or make a fuss. I simply ordered 999 gallons of gasoline online.
My childhood sweetheart saw it and mockingly asked, "Planning to set yourself on fire to join your dead dad?"
My sister, feeling guilty, tried to explain: "After learning his dad and our mom had an affair, Nolan became depressed. His emotions are unstable. You need to be understanding."
My childhood sweetheart chimed in: "I don't know why you insist on dragging Nolan into the mess of the older generation. You're so petty."
"Besides, I've told you that once Nolan's depression gets better, I'll fulfill our childhood promise and marry you."
This time, I didn't argue with them.
They had no idea I had scheduled a fake death service.
I'm looking forward to the reactions of those present at Nolan's birthday party next week after my appearance as a charred corpse.

After their Betrayal, I Faked My Own Death

After my 'death', Melody's parents were released from prison.


They forcibly took Melody back home, unleashing years of pent-up anger on her once again.


Ridiculously, when faced with danger, Melody foolishly tried to hide behind Nolan.


She thought Nolan would protect her like I did years ago, standing up to her parents.


Unfortunately, what she got instead was Nolan kicking her while she was down.


Nolan told Melody to marry him, otherwise he'd have no right or reason to stop her parents from taking her away.


Melody was almost stupefied at that moment.


After all, over the years, although she had been kind to Nolan, she always saw him as a younger brother and never thought about marrying him. Moreover, I had just died, and she was still immersed in the grief of losing me. Yet Nolan made such an outrageous demand.


She thought Nolan liked her, and stammered as she carefully chose her words to reject him, only to be met with Nolan's grotesque mockery.


Chapter 10