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I Gave Up On Life, They Lost Their Minds

After contracting a terminal virus while retrieving rare deep-sea seaweed, a dedicated researcher is betrayed by her closest childhood friends. Instead of recognizing her sacrifice, they credit a junior, Mandy Smith, for the work. Branded a liar and a "pick-me girl," she is threatened with termination. Following her hospital release, she chooses to vanish entirely. Now, the friends who once abandoned her are frantically searching for the truth as she faces her final days in silence.
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Chapter 3

When I was diving in the deep sea to get a special seaweed, I took a risk and took off my protective gloves.

A mysterious sea creature that guarded the seaweed bit my hand.

However, I endured the pain and plucked the seaweed.

After I returned to land, I went for a checkup and discovered that I had been infected by the West Nile virus.

There was no known cure for it.

On top of that, the last phase of the infection was extremely painful. It would turn anyone into a shell of a person.

I did not want to die without dignity. Hence, I arranged euthanasia for myself in Switzerland a month later.

After I was discharged, I went back to the Anderson family’s house.

It was my twenty-fourth birthday.

When my mother was still alive, she would throw me a huge birthday party every year.

She would prepare a huge cake that was as tall as a human in the living room. Then, she would personally put a custom-made diamond crown on me and dress me in a gown that she had made herself. She would take photos of me and embrace me as she called me her most beloved little princess.

Even though my mother had passed away, I kept the tradition of throwing my birthday party.

Every time I saw the cake in the middle of the banquet, I felt as though my mother was still here with me.

However, when I returned home tonight, I saw that someone had already cut my cake and dirtied the living room with whipped cream.

Mandy was wearing the crown that my mother had custom-made for me when she was alive. She was also dressed in the gown that my mother had sewn for me. She was laughing and having a good time with Brandon and Benjamin.

The dress was covered in whipped cream.

I was furious!

I strode forward and snatched the crown off Mandy’s head and slapped her.

Tears welled up in my eyes as I questioned them, “Why are you at my place and using my stuff?”

Mandy was shocked by the blow, and her face momentarily twisted with rage.

She was just about to hit me when she remembered that Brandon and Benjamin were still around.

So, she immediately changed her expression.

When she looked up again, she appeared pitiful.

“Olivia, I’m sorry. I’m just…”

Before she could finish speaking, Brandon and Benjamin had shielded her.

They carefully touched her cheek and worriedly asked if it hurt.

When they saw her silent tears, they were furious.

Benjamin slapped me with an angry look in his eyes.

He yelled at me, “Olivia, why did you hit her?! Mandy knows that it’s your birthday, so she asked us to come over to celebrate your birthday with you. But you didn’t even clarify anything before you hit her!

“Why are you so unreasonable?”

I stared at them sharply. “Celebrate my birthday with me? You’re wearing my gown and crown without my permission, and you ruined my cake! Is this how you celebrate my birthday?”

Brandon averted his gaze before he exclaimed, “Mandy said she grew up in a poor family. She’s never seen such a pretty crown and gown. Is it a big deal if she wants to try them on?

“You were born into a rich family. You don’t lack gowns and crowns. What does it matter if she tried them on?

“Besides, it’s just a cake! There’s more than half left. That’s more than enough for you to eat. Why are you being so petty?”

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