Chapter 1After Being Hurt 99 Times, I Abandoned My Family

I was the apple of my parents’ eyes and the beloved little sister my two older brothers had always protected.

On the day of my coming-of-age ceremony, I was struck unconscious by a falling beam while trying to protect them.

When I opened my eyes, Suzy Lane, a system agent, had already taken control of my body.

At first, my parents and brothers desperately tried to drive this “invader” out.

That changed when Suzy, her eyes red from crying, told them,

“I don’t want to cling to you either, but… Nora Hart can only return if your love for me reaches a perfect score!”

Everyone then began forcing themselves to treat her like family.

My parents’ stiff replies, filled with barely concealed disgust, gradually changed into questions about her favorite foods and preferences.

Before long, they were bringing home little gifts she liked every day without even realizing it;

My brothers also stopped calling her an “invader” and began affectionately calling her “Suki,” a nickname they made just for her.

A year later, Suzy completed her mission.

I finally regained control of my own body.

But when I opened my eyes in delight, I saw unmistakable disappointment in my parents’ and brothers’ eyes.

They pretended to be overjoyed by my return, but behind my back, they repeatedly tried to bring Suzy back by hurting me.

After I was harmed for the ninety-ninth time, I heard them say.

“Let’s try for three more days. If Suzy still doesn’t come back, we’ll force ourselves to accept Nora.”

What they didn’t know was this: I had a system too.

In three days, I would leave them for good…

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While I was walking in the yard, a flowerpot suddenly fell from the floor above and struck me hard.

With a loud crash, pain exploded through my head, and warm liquid trickled down my neck.

I had already lost count of how many times I had been injured in the three months since my return.

The bruises from falling down the stairs had not faded yet, and the scars from the burns in the kitchen were still red. Now, I had another wound that was bleeding freely…

But when my blurred vision caught sight of my parents and brothers rushing toward me in panic, the pain seemed to ease.

My life had been rather unlucky since my return, but with my family by my side, none of it mattered.

Slowly, I sank into darkness, with only my consciousness drifting through the pain.

In a daze, I heard my family speaking in hushed voices.

My father’s voice was tense as he asked anxiously, "Can we bring Suzy back this time?"

My older brother, Nathan Hart, answered with confidence, "I think it might work. After all, Suki only appeared after a crossbeam struck Nora.

“This was the closest we’ve come to replicating the injury."

My other brother, Noman Hart, sounded even more excited.

"I remember the crossbeam that fell back then was extremely thick, so I deliberately chose a large flowerpot. I calculated its weight and impact force. It was a perfect replica…"

"But… we can’t keep trying this forever!"

My mother’s trembling hand suddenly brushed over the crisscrossing scars on my arm. The unhealed burns began to sting painfully again.

I thought she would be the one who felt sorry for me.

Instead, I heard her say,

"Suzy is terrified of pain. If she really comes back to find this body covered in injuries, how much would she suffer?"

My father immediately took out his phone and called an ambulance.

After he hung up, his voice returned to its usual calmness.

"If Suzy still can’t come back, we should stop for now!"

Noman sighed in agreement.

"We’ve been injuring her too often lately. Suki definitely wouldn’t want a ruined body either. We should let it recover before we figure out what to do next."