Rebirth: Betrayal Unveiled and Redemption Reclaimed

he garage. My house had surveillance cameras, but t

nd he mentioned he could schedule a home visit. However, with all the information I received today, a new thought s

eillance cameras can be turned

rned off and also remotely ac

and see if they can be restored?" I quickly pull

llance cameras, and with a flicker, the in

ravenously, with various ingredients

wasn't on the co

d usually sit for hours, but n

l be hard to explain to her mom.

nd I quickly adj

st placed one in the living room. Then if I was exhausted

isa were there and not being abl

e she

of feet sticking out from a dark corner-it

phone to adjust the camera angle. Now, two

before her mom comes back." Ada sa

if she were weightless, and

I felt my legs give way beneath

is fists and gritting his teeth. "W

uld barely stand. I had to lean against the

ho knew she would fall into the hands of these tw

but remained silent because he didn't know our relationship. When I

truth was too much. Besides, as he was just in his teens, he wouldn

then. It was Ada wh

r my property. All she needed was my signature on a b

The vendor said, pu

I quickly

ht sentence of two or three years. Ada might not even have gone to jail, and with just that one video, it was hard to s

et them get aw

lling to le

, and Ada was scrolling through her ph

a bath. She's

urge to confront her. I didn't have many chan

hanging clothes, Ada

cting strange since you got back.

in the video, I would have believ

plied without turning my head. She didn'

isa sleep peacefully. I wished I could pun

Sometimes she would suggest I take a b

brief escapes from hardshi

een following around. It turned

d because she wasn't very coordinated, I alwa

than usual. Could it be that something happened to Lisa during those

t hurt, and the more questions arose. I

ed down. I didn't have much time l

as day. The one who had been trying to harm me was

n Lisa's treatment. The doctor said that if we persisted

could walk away unscathed; otherwise

as the difference between

. I needed to protect both myself and Lisa while en

g bad to me, she might already have had some control over my assets. Fortunately, I had discove

into a hazy sleep, only to be jolted

red through the peephole to

Avoiding communication would only make things worse.

hat neither Lisa nor I had

you say? You promised, and yet

ds at me, and I h

ng? My daughter and I have been asl

and now you're playing dumb? We couldn't sleep all night! If it we

se?" This was the first time

sed her hand, ready to hit me, when Al

doing here? You're already late!" Seei

slept well. His eyes were

halfway to school, worried

t like that. Don't blame

he refused to leave. The two of them str

, Tina e

old you to study!" She shook off Alex, screaming h

ecause I don't study well, I'm not y

o in the future? Have you thought about

s pierced A

I'm not your son anymore." His face turned pa

I tried to control the si

t again!" Tina raised he

"Fine, I say you don't ne

kpack to the gro

b him, but her lips turned purp

d took Lisa with me to

ssion procedures, and just as I got her into a

ening to jump. You ne

called the ambulance, so fortu

on the verge

the hospital bed. She could

ision and told Jimmy, "Wait for

ab and raced