Chapter 2: Ivan Kidnapped

My eyes lit up with joy.

But before I could thank the system, it finished its notification.

'Your original body is suffering from multiple organ failures due to the car crash, though. You can only live for three days at most.'

Tears welled up in my eyes, but I ignored them. "That's fine. Thank you, System. At least, I can see my parents one last time."

All I could think about was my original parents. Ignoring the agony surging through my body, I stood up to jump into the lake one more time.

Before I could even get near it, Serena, my ex-wife, lost her patience. She swiftly kicked the back of my knees.

Caught off guard, I dropped to my knees with a loud thud.

"Just why are you causing a fuss, Leon? Even if you die, what about it? I will still not love you."

I was sprawled on the ground, a complete mess, but a mocking sneer still tugged at my lips.

"It's none of my business who you marry, so stay out of mine!"

Serena frowned in displeasure, as if she could not believe I would speak to her so harshly when I had always been gentle before.

Just then, Yuna Sawyer dashed over to me and clamped a hand around my throat.

"Ivan is missing! Leon, where did your men take him to?"

Yuna's gaze was terrifying.

"I won't have a repeat of what happened ten years ago!"

Her fingers clenched around my neck. The lack of air was agonizing, and I closed my eyes as the sensation of suffocation swallowed me.

Even so, I didn't struggle.

That was right. If she strangled me, I could go home.

I could already smell the fragrance of my mother's cooking.

Suddenly, she let go.

I crashed to the ground, coughing violently.

The moment I could move, I struck and kicked at Yuna in fury. "Why did you let go? Why didn't you just kill me? I was finally going home!"

An icy aura radiated from her as she glared at me. "Just what are you up to now? Well? Spit it out. Where did your men take Ivan?"

I coldly gazed back at her and told her exactly what I thought. I had nothing left to lose, anyway. "You're just one of Ivan's pets. You don't know where your owner is, so why should I?"

Yuna was my older sister and the second target in this world. She was the eldest daughter of the family, but to be closer to Ivan, and to prevent me from hurting him at all, she actually demeaned herself to be his personal assistant.

"I was atoning for your sins!"

In the past decade, Yuna always had her guard up around me.

But I still remembered how much she had loved me when we were children. Whenever she had a treat or a new toy, I was always the first person she shared it with.

That was until Ivan showed up.

He was the son of Laura's first love. After the man died, Laura took him in.

At first, Yuna hated him as much as I did. However, during one argument between our parents, our father left the house with Yuna in tow.

They got into a car accident. Our father died, and Yuna's legs were injured so badly they nearly had to be amputated.

I used up my points to heal her until she could walk and run like a normal person.

With her arms wrapped tight around me, she swore to forever protect me.

Later on, she started to hear Ivan's thoughts too.

Her Relationship Value instantly dropped to zero.

She chose to believe Ivan's thoughts, adamantly thinking that I had ruined her and Laura's lives. She also believed that Ivan was the reason her legs were healed.

In her fury, she forced me into a rehabilitation center that practiced electroshock therapy, even though I was still a minor.

During that time, I was repeatedly locked in isolation, starved, humiliated, and shocked for entertainment.

By the time I was released, I could no longer draw. For a very long time, I could not even use the toilet like a regular person.

Laura and Yuna only looked at me with disgust and coldly told me I had brought it on myself. After that, they abandoned me in the old house, completely ignoring me.

If I did not have the system and unfinished missions, I might have died long ago.

Now, Yuna had the nerve to accuse me and tell me it was all my fault.

Since I was going to die anyway, I decided to stop holding back.

Holding myself up by my arms, I spat in her direction and sneered. "This is just one of Ivan's acts. Only fools like you would believe him. Believe me or not, I have never gone after Ivan all these years."

Her face twisted in fury. "Even now, you're lying to me! You're evil by nature. You never admit your mistakes!"

With bloodshot eyes, she kicked me viciously in the chest. Just as she was about to kick me again, Ivan's voice rang out.

"Why are all of you in the garden?"