The Pet My Family Gave Me Was the Secret Behind Her Miracle Recovery Chapter 02
My parents’ expressions changed instantly.
“Serena!”
“What’s wrong?” my father shouted.
Serena looked at me with reddened eyes.
Before I could say a word, my mother raised her hand and slapped me across the face.
“Did you do that on purpose?!”
I didn’t dodge.
I simply held my cheek and looked at her with a mixture of hurt and confusion.
“I’m sorry, Mom. Roo tried to hit me, and I just reacted.”
I glanced toward Serena, pretending to be completely lost.
“But what happened to Serena? Why would she suddenly feel sick because Roo got hurt?”
My voice trembled.
“Did I do something wrong?”
The three of them exchanged uneasy looks.
Their expressions shifted again and again.
Finally, my father clenched his jaw.
“It wasn’t your fault,” he said stiffly. “Just be more careful next time. Serena was probably startled.”
He turned toward my mother.
“We need to take Serena to the hospital.”
Then he looked back at me.
“And Sloane, make sure you take good care of Roo. Understand?”
Without waiting for my answer, they hurried out of the house.
I watched them leave, my expression turning cold.
So I had been right.
When Roo hurt me, Serena’s health improved.
But when I hurt Roo, Serena became weaker.
By the time my parents returned, it was already late.
The first thing my mother asked was, “How are things going between you and Roo?”
I nodded obediently.
“Roo’s been very good.”
My mother smiled with satisfaction.
“That’s good. Come on, then. Let’s eat.”
As we gathered around the table, Serena glanced toward Roo.
Her eyes flickered briefly, as if making sure I had no intention of hurting him.
Then, in the next second, Roo sprang up from behind me.
His fist came flying toward the back of my head.
Luckily, I had been on guard the entire time.
I threw myself to the side.
Disbelief flashed through Serena’s eyes.
I turned toward Roo as he prepared to attack me again.
Without hesitation, I grabbed a plate from the table and raised it, ready to bring it down on him.
My parents reacted immediately.
They shoved me aside.
The plate crashed onto the floor and shattered.
At that exact moment, Roo, under Serena’s control, leaped forward and drove both feet into my stomach.
Pain exploded through my body.
My face went white.
Roo grew slightly larger.
And Serena’s complexion became noticeably better.
Meanwhile, I was in so much pain that I couldn’t even speak.
Serena dramatically covered her mouth.
“Sloane! Are you okay?”
Her eyes widened with fake concern.
“Roo is such a gentle little thing. Did you do something to upset him?”
I looked at my parents.
My mother shifted her gaze away, guilt flashing across her face.
Then she cleared her throat.
“Serena’s right. Roo was perfectly well-behaved before you came home. So why does he keep attacking you?”
Her eyes narrowed.
“You haven’t been mistreating him, have you?”
My father frowned.
“Roo may have been bred in captivity, but that doesn’t give you the right to hurt him. Your mother and I were only trying to stop you.”
He shrugged.
“We didn’t expect you to get hit.”
My hands slowly curled into fists.
I looked at the satisfaction and relief hidden in their faces.
And suddenly, everything became perfectly clear.
They were doing this on purpose.
They were sacrificing me to keep Serena alive.
To them, the life of their biological daughter was nothing more than a tool.
I struggled to my feet.
My eyes were red as I looked at them.
“If he’s going to attack the person taking care of him, then I don’t want to keep him anymore.”
