The Brothers’ Wake-Up Call: Lily’s No

In her previous life, after her parents died in a car accident, her eldest brother took in the daughter of the driver who caused the crash just to save face. To keep up the pretense of fairness, her brothers drained Lily Roberts of all her resources, trampled on her dignity, and poured everything into supporting the driver’s daughter. Lily gave her all to her brothers, only to be kicked out of the house and die a miserable death. Reborn, Lily Roberts cast aside all her tendencies to help others. No forgiveness, no reconciliation—let them cling together; she’d thrive alone. Her brothers all thought she was just throwing a tantrum and would slink back within three days. But three days turned into another three, and then another. Her brothers couldn’t sit still anymore. Eldest brother: “Why has my health been so poor lately? Because Lily stopped sending me tonics.” Second brother: “Why does the company’s firewall keep failing? Because Lily isn’t here to maintain it anymore.” Third brother: “Why is the drug research and development progressing so slowly? Because Lily no longer volunteers as a test subject for the drugs.” Fourth brother: “Why are these scripts so terrible? Because Lily stopped writing them.” Fifth brother: “Why is this prosthetic limb so useless? Because Lily isn’t the one who custom-made it anymore.” Sixth brother: “Why does the eSports team keep losing? Because Lily quit.” Her brothers knelt on the ground, begging for forgiveness. “Lils, come back! We’re family—blood is thicker than water!” Lily Roberts slammed the severance of kinship agreement in front of them, scoffing coldly. “Cars hit the wall and you finally know to swerve? Stocks soar and you rush to buy? Get sentenced for your mistakes and you suddenly regret it? Sorry, I don’t forgive.”