Chapter 8

It was only at that moment that I finally learned the truth. All these years, Nicole had actually tried to end her life more than once. She said that every time she thought about losing me, the pain became unbearable. What had sustained her all these years was the single thought of finding me. Nicole also told me she wasn't trying to gain my sympathy. She just wanted me to know that in her, Mom, and Dad's hearts, there had only ever been me. After that heart-to-heart conversation, I suddenly understood all the painstaking efforts they had made. So, when James provoked me again, I no longer felt angry. Instead, I looked at him with pity and sympathy. As expected, he was infuriated. He began retaliating against me like a madman. He knew that he couldn't try to harm me physically anymore, so he resorted to a far more despicable method. He spread the video from that night when I was made to act like a dog and chased by a hunting dog on the internet. When the video reached me, the