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“Ms.Carter,you saying my Tommy lifted her skirt?”
“Impossible!He’s the sweetest boy!He’d never do that!”
“You got it wrong or framed him!”
Ms.Carter showed footage of Tommy’s act.
She thought this might finally be a chance to reason with my sister-in-law—but she wasn’t having any of it.
Lily darted to the girl,slapping her.
The girl,slapped for no reason,wailed.
Lily,hand on hip,pointed at her nose.
“You little vixen,seducing my Tommy!”
“I know my boy—he’s good.He wouldn’t lift skirts for nothing!”
“Flies don’t go after unbroken eggs! What did you do to make him lift your skirt?”
…
She ranted nonstop for half an hour, leaving everyone in the office too stunned to speak
Daniel arrived after the teacher’s call.
Lily morphed into a pampered wife,collapsing into his arms,tears flowing.
“Honey,they’re ganging up on me and Tommy!”
“You’ve got to avenge us!”
Luckily, my brother was just an ordinary office worker with no real power. After calming her down and apologizing to the girl’s family, he offered compensation.
To Lily,he claimed the teacher and parents feared him,apologizing to Tommy.
Lily bought his lie and bragged to me.
I ignored her, focusing instead on a new surgery.
My skills grew with time and experience.
When Tommy reached junior high,a Seattle hospital invited me to join.
During the three-month transition,I relaxed.
After lounging at home,I went mall shopping with friends.
By chance,I saw Daniel.
With him was a gentle-looking woman and an 8-or 9-year-old boy.
I followed discreetly,watching the woman cling to Daniel’s arm.
The boy called him”Dad,”her”Mom,”and begged for the latest phone.
Daniel kissed her cheek,called the boy a”little rascal,”and headed to the electronics store.
He bought them each a new phone and took them to a sixth-floor restaurant.
The boy’s face resembled Daniel’s. The truth hit me: He’d cheated.
Lily,raising our super male nephew,seemed clueless.
To confirm,I entered the restaurant with friends,sitting in a corner hidden by plants.
The moment they left, I snatched their used chopsticks, bagged them separately, and rushed to a DNA lab.
The results confirmed the boy was Daniel’s and that woman’s.
Recalling how they pushed me off the cliff for my wealth,I had a plan.
I tailed Daniel for weeks,filming his intimate moments with the woman.
I hired a part-timer online,posing as Lily’s fan,to send Lily the photos and DNA results.
That night,I heard Lily’s screams confronting Daniel.
