Chapter 1925

Charlie and I were like two brothers from different worlds—light and darkness. He had no idea I existed, but I watched his life every single day. What he didn't know was that we'd attended the same elementary school, middle school, and even the same high school. But because I was older, we'd never crossed paths. I had skipped several grades, while Charlie barely showed up to school. Since our father was a well-known entrepreneur and a school board member, it kept the staff from saying anything. So, Charlie breezed through school and got his graduation certificate without a hitch. At the time, I wondered to myself what future could some useless and aimless trash like him possibly have? But what I never expected was that Charlie was actually the top student in his grade. He was even the national top scorer in three subjects on the college entrance exam that year. My jealousy, which had always simmered under the surface, exploded. It seemed like Charlie had been born with everyth