Chapter 2

"I understand you. You're kind-hearted, but when faced with fame and fortune, people change."

"Do you expect me to believe that Alex, such an innocent boy, would tumble down the stairs on his own just to frame you?"

All the pent-up frustration exploded in that instant, and I became somewhat hysterical.

"You can check the security footage! Why are you accusing me without regard for the truth?"

Alex suddenly shrank into Sarah's arms, trembling.

"Sarah, that day Michael pushed me down the stairs with that exact same look. I'm so scared. Don't hurt me, please don't hurt me..."

Sarah hugged Alex close, comforting him.

But her gaze toward me turned fierce.

"Michael, I know you don't like Alex, but I never thought you could be so vicious! Are you trying to drive Alex to his death?"

I bit my lip hard, not wanting to let the tears fall, but the next second, the floodgates opened.

"Sarah, do you really want to treat me like this...?"

A hint of disgust flashed in her eyes.

"Seems like you still don't know what you did wrong. Do I need to break your other leg too?!"At that moment, I suddenly understood that Sarah's heart had already changed. Now she would only believe Alex's tears.

Alex trembled in Sarah's arms, his eyes filled with a wronged expression. "Michael also said that he had been practicing hard for ten years just waiting for this opportunity. If I didn't give it to him, he'd stop paying for my grandpa's medical bills and beat him to death to feed the dogs."

Sarah's eyes blazed red. Without waiting for my explanation, she grabbed my shoulders and dragged me off the bed.

"Michael, how could you become so vicious?"

"Get on your knees right now and kowtow to apologize to Alex!"

Alex's parents were both dead, and his only relative was a gravely ill grandfather.

It was with this backstory that he had clung to Sarah's legs while begging on the street, pleading for her to take him in.

But the last time I went to see his grandfather, I caught Alex frantically slapping the old man's face, yelling, "You old bastard, I'm about to become a star, and I still have to take care of a dog like you!"

My right leg was forced to kneel, but my left knee couldn't bend backward. As soon as pressure was applied, the previously injured area snapped.

The wound, not yet healed, tore open again, and my left leg dropped straight down.

The doctor, hearing the commotion, rushed in. Seeing the scene, he quickly went out to call for help.In a matter of moments, a group of nurses and doctors rushed into my hospital room.

Sarah was visibly flustered, "How could this happen......"

Alex stood nearby, instigating, "Sarah, sis, this is his ploy. He's just trying to get his leg to fall off to gain sympathy so they'll reattach it!"

Sarah let out a cold laugh, "Right, this is nothing but your scheme. Doctor, proceed as I instructed before. We'll consider reattaching it when he shows genuine remorse."

The doctors and nurses exchanged uneasy glances, but since Sarah funded this hospital, no one dared to go against her wishes.

Just as the doctor was about to administer anesthesia, Alex whimpered, "I wish I had painkillers when I fell down the stairs."

With one command from Sarah, no one dared to use anesthesia on me anymore.

After waves of excruciating, bone-deep pain, I passed out from the agony.

When I opened my eyes again, I had completely lost sensation in my leg.

Alex and Sarah, unaware that I had regained consciousness, were locked in a passionate embrace, kissing fervently by my bedside.