My Birthday, My Downfall novel Chapter 10

When I was 20, a wealthy couple found me and claimed that I was their biological daughter.

They showered me with care, buying me luxury cars, mansions, and expensive brands.

They even learned sign language to communicate with me, as I was deaf.

But later, when I got a cochlear implant to surprise them, I overheard their conversation:

“She would drop the parents who raised her for twenty years just for money. What an ungrateful wretch!”

My mother spoke with annoyance.

My father tried to calm her down: “It’s alright. We’ll endure for now. As long as we get her kidney for Xena…”

“Soon, our daughter will be able to live a healthy, happy life.”

I realized then that even my parents thought of me as an ungrateful person.

They didn’t want me back for my sake; they only wanted me as a donor for the fake daughter they had raised.

Heartbroken and disillusioned, I chose to leave behind the wealth and luxury, but they regretted it.

I never expected that after restoring my hearing, the first words I would hear from my parents would be the cruel truth.

My head was buzzing, the explosive sound ringing in my ears.

I could barely hear anything else.

At some point, I lost my footing and fell down the stairs.

“Ah!” I screamed instinctively.

My parents rushed out of the study, my mother frowning impatiently:

“Why are you so clumsy? Falling down the stairs just because your ears don’t work? It’s not like you’re blind!”

“Such a hassle!”

My father patted her shoulder soothingly, signaling her to hold back.

I lowered my head in disappointment. My mother had once learned sign language just for me, saying it didn’t matter that I couldn’t hear.

When did she start to dislike me so much?