Chapter 28 If You Want to Die. Do It Alone We Owe You Nothing.
llow yanked open the door and bolted out, only to m straight into a solid chest
She looked up saw Elliot, and immediately burst into tears. "Help me! Lauren is trying to kill me""
The stench of alcohol still clung to Elliot, but most of the drunken hare had cleared from his mind. His brows furrowed at Willow a wordds, and he was about tosh out at Lauren-
But before he could say anything Abce let out a sharp, terrified scream
Elliot turned his head just in time to see Laurens knifee down, slicing clean through the pinky finger of her left hand.
Blood gushed out instantly, sttering onto the floor in a gruesome red bloom
Elliot''s pupils shrank. His entire body went rigid. He couldn''t believe what he was seeing
Lauren had actually cut of her own finger
A sharp pain tore through his chest, sobering himpletely
"Lauren" he bellowed. What the hell are you doing?
He tried to rush toward her, but Willow clung onto him desperately, sobbing. "Brother. Lauren''s gone crazy! I''m scared""
Irritation surged through him. He wrenched free from her crp without hesitation, shoving her aside.
Caught off guard. Willow stumbled back nearly falling to the floor.
Her eyes widened in shock, filled with disbelief as she watched Elliot rush past her without a second thought.
down
Elliot reached Lauren in seconds. He grabbed her wrist staring at the blood streaming down her hand. His voice shook Lauren are you insane? How could you do this to yourself?"
But Lauren didnt even seem to hear him.
She didn''t even flinch from the pain
Her hollow, emotionless gaze remained locked onto Alice Tve repaid the debt of birth. From now on you and I owe each other nothing"
Alice''s face was as white as a sheet Her entire body trembled violently as she shook her head in disbelief. "No, no, that''s
not
But Lauren didn''t stop!
Her voice remained eerily calm. As for Jack and Willow, they framed me. They ruined my life. That''s a debt I will settle
tonight"
They must die. They all have to die."
Her grip on the bloodstained knife tightened.
She stepped forward, her gaze dark and unwavering as she stared straight at David.
David''s entire body went cold. A shiver crawled up his spine, spreading through every limb
His legs, once firm and steady, turned weak, trembling uncontrobly. His teeth chattered, fear gripping him like an icy fist
“Lauren, 1–1 was wrong! I swear, I won''t hit you again. I''ll treat you well from now on, okay? His voice wavered with panic.
Lauren let out a quietugh. "You''re not sorry. You''re just afraid of dying"
"Jack, you beat me until I was covered in bruises, until my body barely functioned. You made my life hell. But now, there''s no reason for me to keep living. So why don''t you die with me?"
Chapter 28 If You Want to Die, Do It Alone We Owe You Nothing
The moment she finished speaking, she lunged at him.
David screamed.
Pure, unfiltered terror shed across his face as he stumbled backward, nearly copsing.
"Elliot he shrieked. What the hell are you standing there for? Restrain that lunatic already!"
Elliot''s heart pounded in his chest.
Lauren hadpletely lost it
Finished
He didn''t hesitate-he surged forward, grabbing her arms in a vice grip, locking her
in ce before she could bring the knife down again.
"Lauren, stop
Lauren thrashed violently, fighting against his hold with all the strength she had left.
Her eyes, bloodshot and filled with pure hatred, bored into him.
It was as if her soul had already shattered, leaving behind only vengeance.
And then-
Alice stepped forward.
Her face was no longer filled with remorse or grief.
Only fury.
She raised her hand-
And pped Lauren across the face.
Hard
The sound echoed through the room like a whip cracking in the air.
For a brief moment, everything fell intoplete silence.
"How long are you going to keep acting like this?" Alice''s voice was sharp, ice- cold,ced with venom. Each word was a dagger straight into Lauren''s heart
"Ever since you came back, this house has known no peace. We''ve had to tiptoe around your tantrums and put up with your endless drama. And for what? Haven''t you caused enough chaos already!"
"You want to die!" Her voice rose into a furious shrick. Then go ahead and die! But don''t drag us down with you! We owe you nothing!"
Each word was harsher than thest, each one cutting deeper than any de.
Lauren stood frozen.
The madness in her eyes dimmed, reced by something far worse.
Emptiness.
Her lips trembled as if she wanted to say something, but no sound came out.
For the first time in her life, she truly felt like she had been abandoned by the entire world.
A mother''s words could be the sharpest knife of all.
Alice had just proven that.
Chapter 28 If You Want to Die, Do It Alone We Owe You Nothing
The light drained from Lauren''s eyes. Her limbs went limp
Her vision blurred
The room spun
And then-
Everything faded to ck
She copsed
Elliot barely caught her in time. His panic red as he lifted her into his arms.
Finished
Marilyn''s eyes filled with horror. She knelt beside Lauren''s unconscious body: her hands shaking. She looked at her bloodied hand and clenched it into a fist.
"Sir, we need to get her to a hospital. Now"
She bent down and picked up Lauren''s severed finger, holding it tightly as if that alone could somehow fix this nightmare.
Elliot didn''t waste another second.
He turned and rushed out of the house.
Behind him, David let out a cold, dismissive snort "Why take her to the hospital
Just dump her outside. Ungrateful brats like her deserve to die."
Alice flinched
The weight of her own words came crashing down on her
She had told her own daughter to die
She had actually said that.
Her hands trembled violently as guilt wed at her chest, suffocating her.
What had she done?
David''s cruel indifference only made her snap
Fury overtook her regret.
She turned on him with a scream. "Jack, you bastard!"
She pped him.
Harder than she had ever pped anyone in her life.
David''s head whipped to the side. He stared at her in shock, his eyes wide with
disbelief. "What the hell is wrong with you"
Alice''s tears wouldn''t stop
If you hadn''t beaten Lauren, none of this would have happened!"
Beste
David scoffed. "Oh, shut up. You didn''t stop me before, did you? Don''t act all high
and mighty now.
Alice choked on her own sobs. Her knees buckled, and she crumpled to the floor, her face buried in her hands.
Meanwhile, Willow stood quietly in the corner, her expression unreadable
Her fingers curled slightly
No one knew what she was thinking
Chapter 28 If You Want to Die. Do It Alone We Owe You Nothing
The hospital''s bright lights pierced through the night
Elliot barged into the emergency room, his heart pounding as doctors rushed to
take Lauren from his arms.
They ced her on a stretcher, working quickly to stop the bleeding and stabilize
her condition
Elliot stood frozen outside the ER, his hands clenched into fists
His mind was aplete mess
Marilyn sat beside him, her face full of concern. She kept ncing at him, as if
debating whether to speak.
Finally, he turned to her, his voice hoarse.
"Marilyn What the hell happened: How did Lauren end up like this.
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