5
An hour earlier.
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I returned to the mansion alone. Mom and
Dad were still at the hospital fussing over
Chloe.
I picked up Buddy’s remains piece by piece
from the wreckage, finally finding his collar in
the trash.
I retrieved the memory card from the tracker
and watched Buddy’s last moments.
Chloe stood over him, whining to Dad about
wanting dog meat dumplings.
They had drugged Buddy’s food, making it
easy to… gut him.
Chloe was the first to attack. She stabbed
Buddy repeatedly, yet he was still conscious,
whimpering.
His legs, belly, and neck were covered in
bloody gashes.
Only when Buddy was covered in blood did
Chloe innocently ask Dad to help her finish
the job, claiming she was too weak.
Dad then swiftly decapitated Buddy and
dismembered him.
My hands trembled as I watched the footage.
I edited the video and posted it online.
Luckily, I was a video editor with a million
followers. The video quickly gained traction.
[Amazing editing, but this is terrifying.]
[Is this a horror movie? There’s no plot,
[Weird, these people look familiar.]
When someone identified the people in the
video as the CEO of Sterling Enterprises and
his daughter, the comment section exploded.
No one could understand why a prominent
CEO would appear in such a gruesome video.
The strange perspective made people wonder
if it was fake or actual animal cruelty.
The unsettling editing made the two people in
the video look like psychopaths.
Sterling Enterprises, being a large
corporation, had its own PR and crisis
management team.
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They quickly noticed the situation and
reported it to the CEO.
When Dad stormed into the mansion, he had
probably seen the video.
He roared at me like a raging lion. “Ashley,
where did you get that video? You psycho!
We’re your father and sister!”
“I brought you back, gave you everything!
Chloe has nothing you don’t! What more do
you want? You did this over a dog!”
I sneered at him. “Now who looks like the
psycho?”
Chloe returned too. I guessed she was afraid
of being recognized at the hospital.
“Ashley, do you know how this will affect
Dad’s company? I apologize. I’m sorry I got your dog killed.”
“Please delete the video. Don’t drag Dad into
this.”
Mom hugged Chloe protectively. “Don’t worry,
honey. It’s not your fault. We’ll handle this.”
She looked at me coldly, the initial warmth
gone.
I held up two fingers. “If you want me to
cooperate and clear this up, first, I want ten
million dollars. Second, I want to continue
living here.”
Mom crossed her arms and scoffed. “I didn’t
realize you were so mercenary. Why the
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charade for the past six months?“.
Chloe said fearfully, “Dad, I’m scared. What if
she has another episode here?”
I rolled my eyes at her theatrics and sneered.
“Just don’t provoke me. After all, I’m a
psycho. I could kill someone and get away
with it.”
The deal was finally struck when a third party
contacted them about the video.
Half a day later, I posted a statement on my
account, claiming to be the Sterling heiress.
I explained that the video was a horror project
I’d filmed, and Dad and Chloe were just
acting.
