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The Immortal Chapter 1

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I was born with an extremely fragile body, yet I was bound to a ""Resurrection System.""

My foster mother slapped me, and my neck instantly snapped. Terrified, she dumped me in a mass grave that very night.

To her surprise, I struggled back to my feet and was taken to an orphanage by a kind passerby.

The director lightly kicked me, but my liver ruptured, and I died on the spot. I woke up again in the morgue in the middle of the night.

From then on, no one dared to lay a finger on me.

When my biological parents brought me home, the fake heiress, Olivia, was watching me with shifty eyes from the staircase.

As I passed her, she deliberately leaned into me, then tumbled down the stairs.

Tears and snot running down her face, she claimed I had deliberately pushed her.

But suddenly, all the bones in my body fractured, and I collapsed to the ground.

Olivia was terrified and flustered.

""I just lightly touched you! Don't you dare try to frame me!""

The next second, I sat straight up from the ground.

""Oh, so you admit you touched me?""

......

Hearing my words and seeing my arm hanging unnaturally, Olivia’s eyes widened.

""Wha—what's going on?""

My mother, Eleanor, beside me, jumped, rushing over to check my injuries.

I wobbled my broken arm, feigning weakness. ""Mom, I'm fine, just a little pain. I'll endure it.""

Seeing me like this, Mom was too scared to touch me. Olivia instinctively took half a step back.

""It really wasn't me! Sister pushed me just now! How did this happen?""

My brother, Leo, shielded Olivia, glaring fiercely at me.

""Exactly! I saw it all; Stella deliberately pushed Olivia. She's faking all of this!""

Hearing Leo's words, my father, Arthur, frowned, looking at me.

""Even if Olivia touched you, it shouldn't cause this. Stella, I know you lacked love growing up, but there's no need to seek attention this way.""

Mom also gently touched my arm. ""It shouldn't be anything serious. Although you're now a young lady of the family, you can't be too delicate.""

Olivia, seeing everyone taking her side, felt emboldened. ""That's right, Sister. I know you're jealous of me, but Mom and Dad aren't stupid. Isn't this method a bit too childish?""

Leo sneered, walked up to me, and grabbed my arm. ""Dislocated, isn't it? I happen to know how to set bones. Let me help you.""

The words had barely left his mouth when Leo suddenly pulled my arm upward with force.

He expected me to scream.

But to his surprise, my body suddenly let out a series of ""cracks,"" and then, like a noodle, I collapsed to the ground again.

I looked at the flustered Leo in front of me, gathering all my strength to softly utter a sentence.

""It's... it's all my fault. I'm sorry.""

After saying that, my vision went black, and I passed out.

When I woke up again, I was lying in a hospital bed.

Seeing me open my eyes, Mom quickly rushed to the bedside. ""Stella, you're finally awake! You scared me to death!""

Leo snorted from the side. ""Still acting. It was just a light touch, wasn't it? Why make such a big deal out of it?""

Dad also frowned slightly. ""Comminuted fracture. Doesn't look fake. Do you have some innate illness?""

With that, Dad called the doctor again for a full body check-up.

The results showed that, apart from that arm, all my other body parts were perfectly healthy, with no issues whatsoever.

I ducked my head, timidly speaking. ""Mom and Dad, I'm sorry. It's my fault. My bones are too fragile, I've caused you trouble.""

Dad shook his head, telling Olivia and Leo, ""Stella's body is weak. Be careful with her; don't hurt her again.""

Olivia nodded obediently, pulling a thermos from behind her. ""Sister, I'm sorry. I didn't realize your arm was so fragile. I made you some chicken soup; drink it to nourish your body.""

Leo sneered from the side. ""You pushed Olivia and ended up like this, yet Olivia isn't holding a grudge and even made you chicken soup. How considerate. You should learn from Olivia.""

Mom and Dad smiled, relieved, seeing our harmonious scene.

I took the chicken soup, thanking her repeatedly. ""Thank you, little sister. I'll definitely get better and won't cause any more trouble for the family.""

Saying that, I took the chicken soup and drank it all.

But the moment the chicken soup entered my stomach, I suddenly felt a burning sensation.

Olivia watched me from the side, a half-smile on her face. ""I specifically added extra black pepper, so sister can sweat it out and recover quickly.""

But the next second, I suddenly started coughing violently.

Leo rolled his eyes. ""Look at you, so ungraceful, choking on chicken soup...""

He hadn't finished his sentence when I spat a mouthful of blood onto his face. My vision went black, and I collapsed, unconscious.