Chapter 1

Right before graduation, my brother deleted my final thesis from my flash drive just to install a video game.

My mom brushed it off like it was nothing. She said, "It is no big deal, just do it over again."

Later, my brother was expelled because he was caught harassing girls at school.

My dad was full of excuses. He said, "Girls are just too sensitive, it was not that big of a deal."

Then, my brother started a fire while playing with matches at home. I was trapped in my bedroom and suffocated to death.

When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to two days before he deleted my thesis.

I swapped my flash drive with the ones my parents used for their jobs.

Later, they were the ones who completely lost their minds.

1

I was reborn. It was exactly two days before my brother was supposed to delete my graduation project.

Right now, my brother, Milo, was holding a set of permanent markers. He was busy ruining my most expensive designer dress.

I treated that dress like a priceless treasure. Now, Milo was scribbling all over it with black and red ink.

Anger flared up in my chest instantly. I could not believe my eyes.

I snatched the dress away from him. I yelled, "Milo, are you crazy? Who gave you permission to draw on my clothes?"

Milo was startled for a second because I looked so angry.

But he quickly wiped that look off his face and started grinning. "Mom signed me up for an art class. I was just practicing. Why are you so mad?"

I looked at his face and saw zero regret. In fact, he looked quite proud of himself.

I went to find my mom. She just glanced at me and looked completely indifferent.

"Your brother is just a young boy," she said. "Boys are supposed to be a little mischievous. If he were quiet and boring, that would be a real problem."

She did not think he had done anything wrong at all.

Just then, my dad walked past us. He walked straight up to me with a dark expression and started shouting.

"Lydia, you are the older sister! Don't you know you are supposed to give in to your brother? If you can't handle that, then get out of this house!"

Milo saw that our parents were backing him up. He was not scared of me at all.

He even made a smug face at me when they weren't looking.

I did not say another word. I just looked at my family coldly and went back to my room.

I had already given up on them. In my past life, I lost everything because of them.

Milo had taken my flash drive and deleted my entire thesis just to make room for his games. He even complained that my drive was too small.

Because of that, I could not graduate on time. I did not get my diploma and could not find a job.

I was stuck at home. That was when Milo set the living room curtains on fire while playing with fireworks.

The fire spread so fast. My parents grabbed Milo and ran out, but I was trapped.

I could not push my bedroom door open. I died in that room, choking on the thick smoke.

They knew I was in there. My life just did not matter to them at all.

Back in the present, I let out a cold smile. This time, I will make sure you experience everything I went through.

I want to see what kind of end you all have.

The next day, I stayed in my room to work on my thesis. Milo knew I was trying to study.

He intentionally grabbed a microphone in the living room and started screaming at the top of his lungs. He turned the house into a loud karaoke bar.

I had no choice but to use earplugs. I was still a student and had to live here for now.

But as soon as I signed a contract with a company, I was going to run away from this place.

In my last life, there was a sweet little girl in Milo's class. She ended up dropping out because of him.

During gym class, Milo pulled up her skirt in front of everyone. He led a group of boys to laugh and point at her.

The girl's parents came to the school and demanded an explanation from my dad.

My dad just shrugged. He said, "He just lifted a skirt. It's not like your kid lost a limb. What is the big deal?"

He even added, "How about I make my son wear a skirt tomorrow so your daughter can lift it back? Would that make us even?"

The girl's parents were shaking with rage. But they could not do anything against a shameless man like my dad.

In the end, they had to transfer their daughter to a different school.

Thinking about this made me even more determined. I had to get out as soon as my thesis was done.

But before I could leave, something happened.

The next morning, I woke up and found my sealed file envelope had been ripped open. My heart dropped.

Those were my official graduation documents. Every single paper inside was vital for my degree.

I ran into the living room and grabbed Milo by his collar. "Milo, did you touch my files?"

He saw my face and looked scared for a split second.

But then he put on an innocent act. "Lydia, don't blame me! I didn't do anything!"

I saw the corner of his mouth twitch into a smirk. I knew right then that he was lying.

I did not want to waste time arguing. Even if I talked until I was blue in the face, he would not tell me the truth.

I had to find those papers. I searched the entire living room but found nothing.

Did he throw them out with the trash? My heart started racing.

The trash truck comes every morning. If he threw them out, they were probably gone forever by now.