Her voice wasn’t good either; she probably
smoked a lot over the years.
“We don’t have money anymore; are you
happy to see us die?” My mother’s old voice came, followed by a violent cough.
“It’s you who want me to die! You don’t love
me; you shouldn’t have adopted me!”
Jessica yelled angrily,. “Do you think I don’t know? You keep talking about Ashley, hoping
she’ll come back, what do you think of me?!”
“Shut up, you lunatic!” My dad roared, unable
“Shut up, you lunatic!” My dad roared, unable to bear it any longer.
Jessica sneered, “Yes, I’m a lunatic; if you
don’t give me money, I’ll jump off, I’ll die and
show you! I’ll do it now!”
She yelled and rushed upstairs.
Not the second floor, but the fifth floor. She stood on the fifth floor, roaring hoarsely, “I’ll just die; you don’t love me anyway; I’ll film it and post it online, saying you forced your daughter to death!”
My parents came out.
They stood downstairs, looking up, their faces
pale.
No one stopped her.
My dad gasped, despairingly watching the
roof.
My mom coughed, tears streaming down her
face, shaking her head repeatedly.
“I’ll ask you one last time; will you give me the
III ask you one last time; will you give me the
money?”
Jessica stared at my parents, threatening
fiercely.
My parents didn’t answer; they were barely
standing.
Jessica angrily threw flowerpots downstairs, shattering them on the ground.
The next moment, a figure appeared behind
her.
Ethan.
He approached Jessica, grabbed her arm, and pushed her towards the edge.
Jessica screamed, trembling like a leaf.
She dared not move anymore, half her body hanging over the edge, ready to fall.
Ethan’s face was grim, staring at her intently. “Do you still want to jump? As long as you
nod, I’ll let go!”
Jessica looked like she had seen a ghost,
!! Drothe
く
crying hysterically, “Brother, don’t you love
me either? You want me to die!”
“Yes, jump!” Ethan slowly released his grip.
Jessica howled, “I won’t jump, I won’t jump!” Ethan snorted, pulling her back, “Get lost, if you dare come back, I’ll kill you!”
Jessica, tears streaming down her face, ran downstairs in despair.
Passing me, she paused, looking at me in
shock.
She finally noticed me.
Our eyes met, and the air seemed to freeze.
I calmly nodded. “Long time no see.”
Jessica trembled, staring blankly at me for a
while, forcing an extremely awkward smile.
“Sister… long time no see, I was…acting, it
wasn’t real…”
After speaking, she could no longer smile,
suddenly covering her face and crying,
running away like she was escaping.
My calm heart was touched; distant memories were awakened, my gaze seeming to see my fifteen–year–old self.
Then, facing Jessica, I was also awkward and
embarrassed.
A self–deprecating country girl, unable to look directly at the most dazzling pearl in this
family.
At this moment, it was just like that moment.
17
I watched Jessica leave.
I knew she would never return.
Behind me, I heard my parents‘ excited calls.
“Ashley, Ashley! You’re finally home!” My
mom ran over, almost falling.
