He Gave Me Hearing, Then Taught Me What Silence Really Means novel Chapter 240

There was absolutely no way Juniper would ever look down on him.

He stood there, his heart hammering with desperate anticipation, waiting for Juniper to fight back. Say it, he prayed. Defend me. Tell this arrogant bastard he's wrong.

But instead, Juniper just softly replied, "Yeah."

The single word felt like a physical blow. Brooks stumbled backward, entirely stripped of the courage to even step inside.

He turned and ran all the way home. It was the middle of summer, but he felt a cold sweat clinging to his skin. When he walked through the door, his face was as pale as a sheet.

Beatrice was setting the table. She looked up and frowned. "Didn't I tell you to bring June back? Dinner's ready. Why is she still over there? That girl works so hard. If you had even half her work ethic, maybe you wouldn't have failed out of high school."

The careless remark violently struck a nerve. Brooks snapped, his voice echoing loudly through the small house, "She is not my sister!"

He screamed the words, the raw, fragile pride of a teenage boy shattering entirely. He thought about all the times he had bragged about Juniper, and his cheeks burned with utter humiliation. All this time, Juniper had secretly despised him. She probably hated being related to him at all.

Nelson had only been in the village for a fraction of her life, yet she was already wrapped around his finger.

Juniper was a completely ungrateful traitor.

He refused to acknowledge a sister like her! He vowed never to spend time with her again.

At that age, a boy's ego was practically made of iron. When Beatrice told him to go back and get her, he simply stormed into his room and slammed the door. "I don't care what happens to her anymore! She could die in a ditch, and I wouldn't bat an eye."

Hearing such vile words from her son, Beatrice snapped. "Are you out of your damn mind? You were perfectly fine this morning. Did you get possessed on your walk over there?"

Brooks collapsed onto his bed, only then realizing his face was completely soaked with tears.

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