The Pet My Family Gave Me Was the Secret Behind Her Miracle Recovery Chapter 03
The moment I said it, my mother shrieked.
“Absolutely not!”
My father quickly nudged her.
Then he forced a smile.
“Sloane, your mother and I went out of our way to find Roo for you. He represents how much we love you.”
He lowered his voice, trying to sound patient.
“Maybe he’s just stressed because you’re unfamiliar to him. We’ll teach him not to do it again.”
My mother immediately chimed in.
“That’s right, Sloane. He must have hurt you badly.”
She hurried toward the stairs.
“There’s medicine upstairs. I’ll go get it for you.”
I watched her retreating figure and laughed bitterly to myself.
It had been the same in my previous life.
Even after Roo had beaten me so badly that I developed severe anxiety and could barely sleep, even after I begged again and again to get rid of him, my parents always defended him.
They insisted that I must have done something to provoke him when no one was watching.
Then, immediately afterward, they would shower me with concern.
[Sloane, does it hurt? Mom will get you some medicine right away.]
[Sloane, Roo is proof of how much your father and I love you. Don’t you want him?]
[Sloane, Dad will give you five million dollars. Just stop being angry with Roo.]
Every time I tried to refuse.
Every time I was hurt.
They used the love I had spent my entire life longing for to manipulate me.
I was terrified of Roo.
But at the same time, I desperately wanted my parents to love me.
In the end, the pressure became too much.
And I jumped to my death.
But not this time.
In this life, I didn’t want their empty, conditional love anymore.
I was going to make them pay back everything they owed me.
Piece by piece.
After my injuries were treated, Serena wheeled herself over to me with Roo in her arms.
She smiled sweetly, looking as harmless as ever.
“Sloane, Roo was just hungry earlier. He didn’t mean to hurt you.”
My father glanced at me with mild disapproval.
“That’s right. Did you forget to feed him? Good thing Serena noticed.”
My mother shook her head.
“Honestly, Sloane, you’re just not as thoughtful as Serena.”
She looked at Roo.
“No wonder he got upset with you.”
I slowly lifted my head and stared at her.
Coldly.
My mother froze.
The words caught in her throat.
For a moment, she looked uncomfortable.
Then she quickly changed the subject.
“Anyway, you’re injured, so we don’t want to lecture you right now.”
She pointed at Roo.
“But Roo got dirty earlier. Why don’t you give him a bath?”
Her smile returned.
“It’ll be good for the two of you. Maybe spending some time together will help you bond.”
I lowered my eyes.
Then I obediently reached out and took Roo from Serena.
