The Pet My Family Gave Me Was the Secret Behind Her Miracle Recovery Chapter 08
Dad gritted his teeth.
“You’re young, but you’re already calculating as hell. With a cold–hearted personality like yours, is it really any
surprise we only love Serena?”
I looked at him coldly.
“That’s disgusting. Honestly, I couldn’t care less who you love. I just wanted money. I wanted a good life. I wanted enough power and security that no one could ever bully me again.”
Mom’s face darkened.
“So what do you want?”
My eyes shifted thoughtfully.
“First, tell me what Serena had to do with the kangaroo.”
Mom looked uncomfortable. But when she saw the expression on my face, she finally started talking.
“Serena wasn’t born with a heart condition. She developed it when she was ten.”
She swallowed.
“At the time, your father’s company was going through a serious crisis. We were rushing to the office when someone tampered with our car. We got into a terrible accident.”
“The housekeeper had taken the day off, so Serena was sitting in the backseat when we left for the office. After the crash, your father and I lost consciousness. Serena crawled out of the car and went looking for
help.”
Mom’s voice trembled.
“She lost her shoes. Her hands and feet were scraped raw. But she kept running until she finally found
someone.”
“But Serena had been caught in the rain all day. She was injured, terrified, and there was no one there to take
care of her while your father and I were unconscious.”
Mom’s lips trembled.
“That was when she got sick.”
She hesitated before lowering her voice.
“That was our fault. We owed her…”
I clicked my tongue.
“Get to the point.”
I didn’t care about their tragic family history.
None of it had anything to do with me.
I was innocent too.
Mom swallowed whatever she had been about to say.
“Serena’s condition became very serious. The doctors said she wouldn’t live past twenty. We took her to
specialists all over the country, but no one could save her.”
Her eyes flickered with fear.
“Then, five years ago, we met a Dark Voodoo Priestess.”
I narrowed my eyes.
Mom continued.
“She took one look at us and knew exactly what we were dealing with. She told us Serena wasn’t our
biological daughter. And she also…”
I cut her off.
“So you knew where I was all along, didn’t you?”
Mom looked away awkwardly.
“I didn’t want you to become a sacrifice. We didn’t have a relationship, but you were still my daughter. I
couldn’t just knowingly send you to your death.”
Her voice weakened.
“So I kept putting it off.”
I stared at her without expression.
Then she continued.
“Until Serena’s condition got worse.”
Mom took a shaky breath.
“We went back to the Dark Voodoo Priestess. She performed a Dark Soul–Binding Ritual. She gave us several
Sigil Papers and… a kangaroo.”
I glanced at the animal.
Mom continued.
“She bound Serena’s life to the kangaroo. Their lives became connected. If the kangaroo died, Serena would
die too.”
I stared at her.
“Why a kangaroo?”
Mom went silent.
“…Because kangaroos have strong attacks.”
I blinked.
“You’re kidding.”
She said nothing.
I looked back at the kangaroo.
“So why not just keep the kangaroo alive? Why did you need to kill me?”
Mom’s expression turned complicated.
“The kangaroo can only live for one year.”
My gaze sharpened.
“But if you die, Serena will recover. Once Serena is completely cured, the kangaroo’s role will be finished, and
the Soul–Linked Parasitism between them will end.”
I was silent for several seconds.
Then I said, “Give me the Dark Voodoo Priestess’s address.”
Mom did exactly that.
Dad immediately stepped forward.
“Now we’re done, right?”
I glanced at the healthy, energetic kangaroo.
“Sure.”
I smiled faintly.
“But you need to open the door first.”
Dad let out a cold laugh.
“Fine. Open it.”
I laughed to myself.
There were definitely people waiting outside.
They had really gone all out to kill me.
Dad handed me the contract.
At the same time, I handed the kangaroo over to him.
The moment the exchange was complete, Dad’s expression changed.
He sneered.
“You thought you could outsmart me? You’re still too young.”
He gave a small wave of his hand.
The door burst open.
A group of men rushed inside and surrounded me.
One of them immediately snatched the knife out of my hand.
Serena controlled the kangaroo and directed it toward me.
My face changed.
I quickly folded the contract and shoved it inside my clothes.
“You people have no honor!”
Serena sat in her customized wheelchair, smiling like she had already won.
“Sloane, don’t blame Mom and Dad. They were only doing this for me.”
She tilted her head innocently.
“If I hadn’t gotten sick, none of this would have happened.”
Then her smile widened.
“Oh, right. If I hadn’t gotten sick, they never would’ve known you existed in the first place.”
She sounded almost proud.
“Honestly, you don’t even need to thank me. You already suffered enough growing up in that miserable little
town. And you almost got raped by a homeless man.”
She sighed dramatically.
“Sloane, you were just born unlucky. Nobody loved you. So naturally, nobody cared about you.”
She rolled her wheelchair toward me
Then she smiled.
“You must be heartbroken.”
Her eyes gleamed.
“But don’t worry. Today, I’m going to put an end to your suffering.”
She stopped directly in front of me.
“Your life will continue through me.”
