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02:49Sweetheart, I know you spent 15 years in a bad situation, but Brittany is innocent in all of this. Binding
02:57the family to the fairness system ensures we won't favor you over her. You understand, don't you?
03:02At her words, I glanced down at the patches on my shirt and the holes in my sneakers. I glanced
03:08at Brittany again. She was wearing a linen sundress that probably cost more than my school thieves. A housekeeper was
03:14cutting fruit for her, arranging Megan slices on a chilled plate. Finally, I turned to my mother.
03:21Have you been favoring me? But now they were telling me Brittany was the victim. My father's palm hit the
03:27table. A crystal lamp wobbled.
03:30What kind of question is that? The minute you got here, we gave you everything that used to be hers.
03:35You've got the Costello name. You're in a private academy. You live in a house with a staff. If that's
03:40not favoritism, what is?
03:42Brittany grew up with us. She's our daughter. And since you came back, she's done nothing but step aside and
03:49take it quietly.
03:50The only way to guarantee her fair treatment is through this system.
03:54After hearing that, everyone looked at me like I'd committed some terrible crime.
04:03I remembered the day I arrived. Brittany claimed I had rabies from living in a dog cage, so they shoved
04:09me into the utility room as far from her as possible.
04:12Brittany told them I'd fought dogs for a meal so she couldn't bear to sit next to me, and they
04:17stuck me in the kitchen corner like a stray.
04:22Brittany tore up my homework and poured mop water into my lunch.
04:29I went to my parents three times.
04:34They gave me three slaps.
04:36I told myself, wait. Be patient. They'll learn to love me.
04:41But now they were telling me Brittany was the victim.
04:44Guess my waiting meant nothing.
04:53To ensure proper function, all family assets will be deeply integrated with the fairness architecture.
05:00The system will evaluate family behavior toward the chosen two children and adjust resource allocation accordingly.
05:05I read every page, every clause, every footnote.
05:09It clearly said that whenever unfair behavior is flagged, punishment kicks in based on how unfair it is, with different
05:14levels of pain.
05:16Up to level 10.
05:17I signed my name.
05:21I'm done waiting for their love.
05:25Let the fairness system sort it all out.
05:29I have the right to eat here.
05:32After the system allays on left, Marcus snit.
05:34Always with the tragic expression.
05:36Anyone would think we've been torturing you.
05:38You've been cashing in since the day you got here.
05:40Now you'll see what fairness actually looks like.
05:42My mother stepped in, pulling Marcus away, and rested a hand on my shoulder.
05:47We're doing this for your own good, Valenlina.
05:50Indulging you would only ruin your character.
05:52I smiled.
05:53It barely moved my mouth.
05:55I understand.
05:57After the signatures, my father's mood lifted.
06:00Let's eat.
06:01I had the kitchen prepare Brittany's favorites.
06:03My girl needs a treat.
06:05The dining table filled with platters.
06:07Alaskan king crab.
06:08Braised abemone.
06:10Foie gras.
06:11A sashimi tower arranged like a sculpture.
06:13All of it Brittany's picks.
06:17My stomach cramped.
06:19For three months, I'd eaten in the staff kitchen.
06:22But the system was active now.
06:24If resources had to be equal, I deserved a seat at the table too.
06:27I moved toward a chair.
06:29Marcus blocked me.
06:30His arm a bar across my chest.
06:32This is a family dinner.
06:34You're not part of this.
06:35Go to your place.
06:37I have the right to eat here.
06:39Same as Brittany.
06:41Refusing me would be unequal treatment.
06:45Brittany's eyes glistened.
06:47No tears yet.
06:48Just the threat of them, perfectly calibrated.
06:53My mother's face softened toward her.
06:56Then she turned to me with a different expression entirely.
06:59Valentina, she's still not comfortable eating with you.
07:02Seeing you upsets her.
07:03Can't you just take your plate to your corner?
07:05Like always?
07:06No.
07:06I want to eat here.
07:08Now.
07:08My father hurled his fork.
07:10It clattered across the polished wood and hit the floor.
07:15Valenina, are you trying to start something?
07:17Right as tension was building in the dining room.
07:20The chips behind my parents' and brother's ears all started sparking with faint electricity
07:25at the same time.
07:27The new fairness system was about to kick in.
07:31I just smiled and counted down in my head.
07:34Three
07:35Two
07:42One
07:44Save them!
07:45Please!
07:46Save them!
07:48His body seized, spine snapping backward, and he hit the floor with a sound that echoed
07:52off the vaulted ceiling.
07:53The tremors ran through him in waves.
07:55My mother dropped a second later.
07:57The electricity made a sound like static in wet air.
08:01My brother doubled over, grabbing his stomach and rolling on the floor, with foam coming
08:08out of his mouth.
08:09Dad!
08:10Mom!
08:11Brother!
08:12Brittany rushed forward.
08:14The moment her fingers touched our parents, she caught a shock of her own.
08:17She was shocked and immediately jerked her hand back, crying and shouting at the maids
08:22and the butchler.
08:22Save them!
08:23Please!
08:24Save them!
08:26But the maids all knew what was really going on.
08:28For three minutes, no one could do anything but watch.
08:36When it stopped, my father clawed his way upright.
08:40His face had aged a decade.
08:42What the hell did they put in us?
08:44It can't just electrocute us for nothing.
08:48Brittany Costello has been served a full dinner at the family table.
08:52Valentina Costello has been instructed to eat leftovers in her quarters.
08:55This constitutes severe favoritism.
08:58System-adminiatured current produces pain without lasting injury.
09:02Escalation up to level 10 pain index is authorized when necessary.
09:06My father's breath came in ragged gasps.
09:09Brittany gave up her place for that girl.
09:10She sacrificed plenty.
09:12Asking Valina to eat a seply is basic consideration.
09:15What kind of broken system punishes consideration?
09:17I'm getting it removed.
09:19All interpretive authority belongs to the system.
09:22Contract duration, lifetime.
09:24No early termination option available.
09:27My mother's voice was softer than I'd ever heard it.
09:29That punishment just now...
09:31That was level 10, right?
09:33Merely level 5.
09:35I watched them absorb this information.
09:37Watched the fear settle into their bones.
09:39Level 5.
09:40Halfway up the scale.
09:41Halfway.
09:42Something warm and unfamiliar bloomed across my face.
09:47This system was going to be magnificent.
09:50I'd nearly vomited when a seafood course arrived.
09:53My mother gestured weakly at an empty chair.
09:56It's just dinner.
09:57Sit down.
09:59Eat.
09:59I took my place at the table.
10:01The dining room was still settling from the earlier chaos when I decided to push further.
10:06I looked at the spread in front of me.
10:08Lobster bisque.
10:09Seared foie gras.
10:11A sashimi platter arranged in the shape of a crathentium.
10:14All of it catered to Brittany's palate.
10:16I'd like something else.
10:18Just a simple salad.
10:20Or sautéed greens.
10:22My mother's jaw tightened.
10:24The chef went home an hour ago.
10:26We're not calling him back for a salad.
10:28Eat what's on the table.
10:29Brittany reached across and deposited a slice of translucent raw tuna onto my plate.
10:34The fish glistened under the chandelier.
10:37Here, sister.
10:38This is light.
10:40You'll enjoy it.
10:41She knew.
10:42Last month, at a family dinner I'd been permitted to attend.
10:45I'd nearly vomited when a seafood course arrived.
10:48Brittany had watched me excuse myself with an expression I couldn't read then.
10:52Now I understood.
10:53She'd been filing the information away.
10:55I pushed the tuna aside and waited.
10:57Three seconds.
10:58Two.
10:59One.
11:02Disparity detected.
11:05Enforcement initiated.
11:06My mother's chair toppled backward.
11:08She hit the floor hard, her composure shattering along with one of her veneers.
11:12Porcelain splinters scuttered across the hardwood.
11:17Why?
11:18What did I do to deserve this again?
11:21I'd asked for something and received it.
11:23Catherine Costolo spent four hours overseeing the preparation of Brittany's preferred dishels.
11:29She has never once inquired about Validiteria's dietary needs or aversions.
11:35System records confirm Valentin experiences nausea triggered by raw protein.
11:40Penalty assessed at level three.
11:43My mother's hands trembled as she pulled herself upright.
11:50Without a word, she walked to the kitchen.
11:53Twenty minutes later, a plate of stir-fried veggies landed beside my elbow.
12:00There.
12:01Your greens.
12:05Brittany watched her shishashi platter get cleared away, her expression flittering between fury and disbelief.
12:12I ate slowly, savoring every bite.
12:16For the first time in this house, I'd asked for something and received it.
12:22I stayed at the table and said calmly,
12:25I want a proper room.
12:27My father's hand paused, the glass halfway to his lips.
12:34Excuse me?
12:37I've been sleeping in the utility closet for three months.
12:40The ventilation doesn't reach it.
12:43There's mold in the corner.
12:48I want a bedroom equivalent to Brittany's.
12:51I'm asking for what belongs to a family member.
12:56That's insane!
12:57My room was designed by a Parisian architect who's been dead for a decade.
13:01The furniture is custom.
13:03The linens are hand-embroidered.
13:05You can't just replicate it.
13:07I didn't look at her.
13:08I kept my eyes on my parents.
13:10If she has it, I should have it.
13:14That's the principle, isn't it?
13:18Marcus stepped forward and grabbed me by the collar.
13:22Valentina, enough!
13:24What exactly do you think you're doing?
13:27Are you trying to destroy this family?
13:30You think you're worthy of the same room as Brittany?
13:35I'm asking for what belongs to a family member.
13:39If you don't think I'm worthy, then why did you bring me back in the first place?
13:47Marcus froze.
13:48He let go of me and looked at my parents.
13:51The silence stretched.
13:52And I watched them calculate.
13:54The memory of electricity versus the cost of renovation.
13:58The inconvenience versus the pain threshold.
14:02My mother spoke first.
14:06Brittany, let Valentina use your room tonight.
14:09Tomorrow I'll have contractors convert the East Guest Suite.
14:12Brittany was stunned.
14:20According to the principle of fairness, you should sleep in the storage room I used to stay in.
14:28There has to be a way around this system.
14:31Brittany broke down.
14:33Tears came, but they didn't help.
14:35Catherine was stuck.
14:39Marcus almost spoke, but the chip behind his ear flashed, and he stopped.
14:46My father's face went dark as he announced it.
14:52I'll make calls in the morning.
14:54There has to be a way around this system.
14:57Someone in the governor's office owes me a favor.
15:00Hearing my father's words, Brittany stopped crying.
15:05When she passed my chair, she leaned close enough that I could smell her perfume.
15:12Enjoy it while it lasts.
15:15You think a machine can protect you forever?
15:18I met her eyes.
15:21My machine might not last forever.
15:24But your guardian angel won't even last a day.
15:27Oh wait, not even a minute.
15:31Brittany's face twisted with fury.
15:33But she forced a fake smile.
15:35Sweet dreams in your new room, sister.
15:40Brittany's little gift.
15:42A golden cobra.
15:45I heard the threat beneath her words.
15:52But that was fine.
15:54She'd learned soon enough.
15:56The only reason she'd ever had peace was that I let her.
16:02If I were to start a war, nobody could make me lose.
16:08At night, I stepped into Brittany's 15-year-old princess cage.
16:12The curtains, silk, $3,000 per square meter.
16:17My clothes, rags, $10 for 10 pieces.
16:22I was about to admire my new room when something slithered under the door.
16:27Brittany's little gift.
16:29A golden cobra.
16:35I grabbed it.
16:38I don't want to hurt you.
16:41But you picked the wrong side.
16:47Snake, why the hell is this snake here?
16:51Outside the room, Brittany and Marcus were snickling with each other.
16:57Just wait till you hear her scream.
17:00If she wants to take my room, she's got to pay the price.
17:05But they waited and waited, and still no scream came.
17:10Marcus finally lost his patience.
17:16What the hell is going on?
17:18Let's go check.
17:19They crept carefully toward my new room,
17:22pressing their ears against the door crack,
17:24trying to catch any sounds from inside.
17:28Suddenly, Brittany felt something ice cold against her heel.
17:32She glanced down under the dim hallway light.
17:34There, lying right at her feet, was the body of a golden snake.
17:37Its cold, scaly skin pressed directly against the bare skin of her heel.
17:43Brittany's eyes widened in sheer terror.
17:47Snake, why the hell is this snake here?
17:50No one heard me scream.
17:54But Brittany, she screamed the whole night.
17:58Valentina Costello, 71.
18:00I knew Brittany wouldn't let it go,
18:02so when I walked to the garage the next morning
18:04and found the Bentley's back seat drenched in red paint,
18:06I wasn't surprised.
18:07Brittany stood by the passenger door,
18:09dressed in pressed linen,
18:11her expression arranged into theatrical regret.
18:14Oh no.
18:15I was going to offer you a ride,
18:17but there's been an accident.
18:19Paint everywhere.
18:20Such a shame.
18:22Marcus tossed me a folding umbrella.
18:25Mom and dad both took the other cars.
18:28You'll have to walk.
18:29He paused, touched the chip behind his ear,
18:31and added impatiently,
18:33You can take the car home tonight.
18:35That balance is out.
18:36Walking to school now meant arriving,
18:38soaked in sweat.
18:40Walking home tonight,
18:41when the temperature dropped,
18:43meant nothing.
18:47This wasn't fairness.
18:49It was a shell game.
18:50I pulled out my phone and tapped a few keys.
18:53Soon the system's voice rang out among the three of us.
18:55Health assessment.
18:56Brittany Costello, 85.
18:59Valentina Costello, 71.
19:01Resource allocation adjusted.
19:03Valentina claims vehicular transport for this trip.
19:07Brittany's face dropped.
19:10What does that even mean?
19:11Health scores!
19:12System metrics are proprietary and non-negotiable.
19:15The words hung in the garage like a verdict.
19:18I opened the passenger door.
19:21You heard the system.
19:23Out.
19:24The system has health metrics.
19:26How was I supposed to know that?
19:30That's my car.
19:33Was.
19:35Ah!
19:36I yanked Britton out of the car.
19:38shoved her off,
19:39got in,
19:40and slammed the door.
19:43Brittany ran to Marcus sobbing,
19:45but he didn't dare get in my way.
19:47He was terrified of the electric shock.
19:51Ignoring them,
19:52I just signaled the driver.
19:55No seats left.
19:56Move out.
20:00The car pulled away,
20:02leaving Brittany and Marcus standing in the garage.
20:05Brittany's face contorted into something ugly
20:07beneath her careful makeup.
20:09That evening,
20:10the shouting reached my new room from two floors down.
20:13Your idea, Marcus!
20:14I walked four miles!
20:17Your idea, Marcus!
20:19I walked four miles today!
20:20Do you know what that,
20:22that kind of heat does to a $70 blowout?
20:25Don't put this on me!
20:26The system has health metrics!
20:28How was I supposed to know that?
20:30My mother sat on the sofa.
20:33My father was on the phone with a lawyer.
20:36Do whatever it takes!
20:38Get rid of that fairness system now!
20:44The lawyer's response came quickly.
20:47Sorry.
20:49It's a lifetime lock-in.
20:50No way out.
20:54My father collapsed onto the sofa,
20:57staring into nothing.
20:58Catherine's tears fell.
21:00What now?
21:02The system must be wrong.
21:03Brittany walked four miles today.
21:09I closed the door softly
21:11and sat on my new bed.
21:13Three nights later,
21:15my door slammed open
21:16at two in the morning.
21:21Brittany stood in the hallway,
21:23her robe cinched tight,
21:24her face luminous with something
21:26that looked almost like joy.
21:30Your little winning streak ends tomorrow.
21:33Father's announcing the share-out-cation
21:34for the company.
21:35It's going to be based
21:37on academic performance.
21:39Marcus and I have been top-ranked
21:41for years.
21:42You?
21:43She smiled.
21:45You've been failing.
21:48I sat up slowly.
21:50You're certain my performance
21:52is worse than yours?
21:53But standardized tests
21:55were different.
21:56Of course.
21:57She twirled a strand of her hair
21:59with her finger,
22:00looking smug.
22:02I've seen your transcripts.
22:05You're a joke in the junior class.
22:07Without grades,
22:08you get nothing.
22:11Without shares,
22:12you're just a girl
22:13sleeping in a guest room
22:14that can be taken away
22:15when the system's gone.
22:18I reached for my phone
22:19and opened the testing portal.
22:22My St. Augustine's grades
22:23were a bivomal,
22:24a direct result of three years
22:26of stolen homework,
22:27sabotaged labs,
22:28and the kind of low-grade terror
22:30that made focusing
22:31in class impossible.
22:33But standardized tests
22:34were different.
22:35They were administered off-site,
22:38proctacted by strangers,
22:39graded by machines.
22:41I'd been taking them
22:42quietly for months.
22:43I opened the latest score report,
22:4699th percentiled,
22:47first in the district.
22:48I lifted my gaze
22:50to Brittany's victorious smirk.
22:55I stand by father's share decision.
22:58Tomorrow was going to be
23:00very interesting.
23:02Since Valentina doesn't dare to look,
23:05I'll open it myself.
23:06The share allocation
23:07hit the company portal
23:08at seven in the morning.
23:10Brittany came down the stairs
23:11already smiling.
23:13Check the portal, Valentina.
23:15I think you'll find
23:16the numbers interesting.
23:18How dare she?
23:19She's a complete loser now,
23:21you know?
23:22Don't say that.
23:23Valentina is your sister.
23:25Catherine walked over,
23:26her tenderness
23:27laced with falseness.
23:28Valentina,
23:30your grades are terrible
23:31so you're bound
23:32to get no shares.
23:33But that's okay.
23:35You're still my daughter.
23:37Go ahead and check
23:38the allocation results.
23:39I didn't respond.
23:41Instead,
23:42I turned to my father.
23:45My father gave a light cough.
23:49Since Valentina
23:50doesn't dare to look,
23:52I'll open it myself.
23:53The equity allocation
23:54results from the system
23:55might be harsh,
23:56but Valentina,
23:57you have to learn
23:58to face them eventually.
23:59After all,
24:00this is the price
24:01of not studying hard.
24:03After saying this,
24:04my father opened his tablet.
24:06But the next second,
24:07the color drained
24:08from his face.
24:13What the hell is this?
24:15Dad,
24:16you said I was
24:17getting 40%!
24:19I didn't need to look.
24:23I'd already seen
24:24the notification
24:24on my own phone.
24:26Costello Enterprises,
24:27equity restructuring.
24:29Valentina Costella,
24:3065% controlling interest.
24:32Marcus Costello,
24:3335%
24:34Brittany Costello,
24:360%
24:40That's not possible.
24:43Brittany set down
24:44her cup with a clatter.
24:46Dad,
24:47you said I was
24:47getting 40%!
24:49You promised me
24:5040%!
24:55My father was
24:57already dialing.
24:58His hands shook
24:59as he pressed
25:00the phone to his ear.
25:01Tell me this is a mistake!
25:03Tell me someone
25:04in your office
25:05fat-figured the filing!
25:07His lawyer's voice
25:08carried through
25:09the speaker,
25:09tinny and panicked.
25:11It wasn't us.
25:13The system
25:14overrode everything.
25:15We filed your allocation
25:16and 30 seconds later,
25:18this came back.
25:19We have no authority
25:20to amend it.
25:24How could
25:25Valentina be first?
25:27This is my company,
25:28my shares,
25:30my decision.
25:31What gives a piece
25:33of government software
25:34the right
25:34to redistribute
25:36my assets?
25:37Academic performance
25:38metrics have been
25:39evaluated.
25:40The system's voice
25:42came.
25:43Marcus Costello,
25:45cumulative high school
25:46ranking,
25:475th.
25:48Valentina Costello,
25:50cumulative high school
25:51ranking first.
25:52Brittany Costello
25:53does not meet
25:54the eligibility
25:55Kyoterians for
25:56Costello bloodline
25:57inheritance.
25:58According to the
25:59last will and testament
26:00of Giovanni Costello,
26:01the family patriarch,
26:03Costello assets
26:04may only transfer
26:05to blood descendants
26:06or charitable
26:07organizations.
26:08The system is bound
26:09to enforce this provision.
26:11Brittany's face went white.
26:13How could Valentina be first?
26:16She's nothing but a waste!
26:17Her grades are worthless!
26:19Marcus slammed his fist
26:21against the counter.
26:22A coffee cup shattered.
26:24This is bullshit.
26:25Are we really supposed to let
26:27a glitchy system
26:27allocate our shares?
26:28The system is clearly
26:30malfunctioning.
26:32Valentina may be
26:33my daughter,
26:33but three years ago
26:34she was still a beggar
26:36locked in a cage
26:37fighting stray dogs
26:38for scraps.
26:39At Catherine's words,
26:40the last stray of warm
26:41in my face
26:42dropped to zero.
26:44So you finally spoke
26:46your mind, Catherine?
26:47I looked at Catherine,
26:49fearless as I exposed
26:50every layer
26:51of her hypocrisy.
26:54You keep saying
26:55I'm your daughter,
26:56but the first time
26:57you saw me
26:57in that cage
26:58ever since,
27:00I've been nothing
27:00but a stray dog to you.
27:08The challenger
27:09must post a bond
27:10of 100 million dollars.
27:12Catherine was caught
27:13off guard by
27:14the truth she didn't
27:15want to admit
27:15and panic began
27:16to show on her face.
27:20Valentina,
27:20what are you talking about?
27:21You are my daughter.
27:22That's an indisputable fact.
27:24But you've been
27:25far too harsh
27:27on Brittany lately.
27:28And I had to speak
27:30the truth
27:30in order to balance
27:31the love I give
27:32to both of you.
27:35Truth,
27:35what if I told you
27:36that I got first place?
27:37That's the truth.
27:39Catherine froze
27:40for a moment,
27:40then let out
27:41an uncontrollable laugh.
27:44Marcus and Brittany
27:45laughed along with her.
27:48Cut the crap.
27:49You were in a dog cage
27:50until 15.
27:51You can't have grades
27:52like that in three years.
27:56The system's wrong.
27:57I want a manual review.
27:59Challenge accepted.
28:00The system will initiate
28:01a manual review,
28:02but the challenger
28:03must post a bond
28:05of 100 million dollars.
28:07If the challenge
28:07is successful,
28:09the prior ruling
28:10will be reversed.
28:11If it fails,
28:12the bond goes straight
28:14to the National Treasury.
28:16Wait!
28:17A hundred million?
28:20What are you waiting for?
28:22Brittany is crying!
28:24That was no small amount.
28:25It was all they had left.
28:28Giovanni wavered.
28:30Brittany suddenly
28:31burst into tears.
28:36Dad, Mom,
28:37forget it.
28:38I'm not your real daughter.
28:39I don't fit in here.
28:40I don't deserve anything.
28:43Stop challenging it.
28:45I'll accept the result.
28:50Her tears erased
28:51the last shred of doubt
28:53in Giovanni and Catherine.
28:55Catherine pulled Brittany
28:56into her arms.
29:01Sweetheart,
29:02of course you're my daughter.
29:03You're the one I've raised
29:04and loved for 18 years.
29:07She turned to Giovanni,
29:09her voice hardening
29:10with resolve.
29:13What are you waiting for?
29:15Brittany is crying.
29:16We're her parents.
29:18We have to stand up for her.
29:21Giovanni nodded,
29:22his decision made.
29:24System!
29:24One hundred million
29:25on the line!
29:26Challenger grades!
29:28Verify!
29:29Move!
29:30Got it.
29:31Freezing the Challenger's
29:32assets worth
29:33one hundred million dollars.
29:35Initiating manual
29:36verification mode.
29:38As the Fairness System's
29:40voice faded,
29:41a live feed appeared
29:42on the main screen.
29:45Seated in the frame
29:47were official examiners
29:48from the Government
29:49Education Authority.
29:50We have accepted
29:52the invitation
29:53from the Government's
29:55Fairness System.
29:56To uphold its credibility,
29:59we will broadcast
29:59this process live
30:01and publicly disclosure
30:02Valentina's test scores.
30:04Within minutes,
30:05the livestream viewership
30:06crossed 10 million.
30:10on screen,
30:11the officials were pulling up
30:12my exam papers.
30:13They would soon display
30:15my standardized test scores,
30:17subject by subject.
30:22Just then,
30:23Catherine walked over to me.
30:36I looked at Catherine,
30:38wearing that magnanimous expression,
30:40and I couldn't bring myself
30:42to laugh.
30:43You're wrong.
30:45If anyone owes an apology,
30:47it's all of you.
30:50Valentina,
30:50your family finally belongs
30:52to me completely.
30:56Catherine's expression
30:57completely frozen.
30:59Mom,
30:59don't you see?
31:00She's still daydreaming,
31:02trying to use some system loophole
31:03to steal the company's shares.
31:05But now that the manual review
31:06is underway
31:07and the officials
31:08are personally handling it,
31:10there's no room for fraud.
31:11Her little scheme
31:12has fallen through.
31:16Catherine let out
31:17a disappointed sigh.
31:19Valentina,
31:20if I'd known you had
31:20such malicious intentions,
31:21I never should have
31:23brought you back.
31:24Valenta,
31:25once this fairness system
31:27messes over,
31:28get back in your cage.
31:30Go be a stray dog.
31:31The Costello family
31:32has no place for you.
31:34I didn't feel sad.
31:35In fact,
31:36I should thank
31:37the fairness system
31:38for tearing away
31:39the fake masks
31:40they'd been wearing
31:40all these years.
31:43Brittany smiled smugly.
31:45Her triumphant look
31:47seemed to say,
31:48Valentina,
31:49your family finally
31:50belongs to me completely.
31:52I paid no attention
31:53to her self-satisfaction.
31:55Right at that moment,
31:56the officials
31:57on the Halonic screen
31:58wrapped up their review.
32:02The truth was coming.
32:06She came from nowhere!
32:08How could she?
32:09School confirms.
32:11The scores of Valentina Costello,
32:13including proacted standardized tests,
32:16are consistent
32:17with top-tlee performance.
32:19When the verification results
32:20came out,
32:21the color drained
32:22from Giovanni's face,
32:23along with his
32:24hundred million dollars.
32:26It's real!
32:28How is that even possible?
32:31Catherine collapsed
32:32onto the sofa.
32:34Marcus stared,
32:36wide-eyed,
32:37unable to get a word out.
32:39Only Britain screamed
32:41at the screen.
32:43Standardized tests!
32:44What standardized tests?
32:45The ones administered
32:47by the state board.
32:48Off-campus proctaring.
32:50She's ranked first
32:51in the district.
32:53Britney's composure cracked.
32:58That's not possible!
33:00She came from nowhere!
33:02How could she?
33:03You want to know?
33:09I'll tell you exactly
33:11how a stray dog
33:13crawled out of that cage
33:15and crawled her way
33:16to the top
33:17of the whole district
33:18in three years.
33:20So I studied.
33:22Every time.
33:23Before the screen,
33:25the livestream audience
33:26had hit over
33:27a hundred million.
33:28I didn't hold back.
33:29I told them everything.
33:33I am the long-lost
33:34biological daughter
33:35of the Costello family.
33:36From day one
33:37back in this house,
33:38I was put in a
33:39five-square-meter
33:40storage room
33:41with three boxes
33:41of Britney's old textbooks.
33:43They said I smelled
33:44like bird shit
33:45and dog fur.
33:47As long as Britney,
33:48their adopted daughter,
33:49was home,
33:49I wasn't allowed out.
33:52So 23 hours a day,
33:54I was locked in there.
33:56All I could do
33:56was read.
33:58Eventually,
33:59I memorized
33:59every book
34:00in that room.
34:02And they let me
34:02go to school.
34:06But Britney made sure
34:07everyone knew
34:08I used to eat with dogs
34:09and carry their diseases.
34:11So no one at school
34:12ever talked to me.
34:15No friends,
34:16no distractions,
34:17just studying.
34:20Birthday banquets.
34:21I wasn't there.
34:22Family vacations.
34:24I wasn't invited.
34:25Shopping.
34:26Spa trips.
34:27Afternoon tea.
34:28I was never part of it.
34:29So I studied.
34:31Every time.
34:32For three years,
34:33I didn't waste
34:34a single hour.
34:35My scores went from
34:36zero to full marks
34:37to number one
34:39in the district.
34:40I looked at the
34:41Costello family's
34:43stiff, dark faces
34:44and smiled.
34:45That's how I became
34:46a straight-A student.
34:48You get it now?
34:49They were electrocuted
34:51again for a full
34:52three minutes.
34:54Now, it wasn't just
34:55the Costello family
34:56who understood.
34:57The 103 million viewers
34:59watching the live stream
35:00understood too.
35:02What the hell is wrong
35:04with these people?
35:05Are they even parents?
35:07This is straight-up abuse.
35:10Their stock should tank
35:11to zero.
35:12That bitch, Britney.
35:14She deserves
35:16to rot in hell.
35:19The whole Costello family
35:21can burn in a fire.
35:23The curses poured
35:24through the screen,
35:25almost shattering
35:25their eardrums.
35:27The whole Costello family.
35:29That bitch, Britney.
35:30Catherine and Giovanni
35:31covered their ears.
35:32She deserves to rot in hell.
35:33Marcus and Britney
35:34let out hysterical screams.
35:41Then Catherine, Giovanni
35:43and Marky
35:44were instantly
35:45engulped
35:45in electric bars.
35:47They were electrocuted
35:48again for a full
35:49three minutes.
35:50Three minutes later,
35:51the screen went dark.
35:53The Fairness System's
35:55voice rang out again.
35:57Mr. Costello,
35:58your $100 million
35:59have been forfeited
36:01to the Treasury
36:02and your shares
36:03have been fully allocated.
36:05Any questions?
36:06Giovanni struggled
36:07to his feet,
36:08his voice trembling
36:09and weak.
36:11This is a family
36:12misunderstanding.
36:13I request to revoke
36:15the share distribution.
36:17This is my own money.
36:18I want to cancel
36:19this decision.
36:20Return of shares
36:21requires unanimous consent
36:22from all recipients.
36:25Do all parties agree
36:26to reverse the allocation?
36:28Yes!
36:29I agree!
36:32Fine.
36:33Whatever.
36:34Agreed.
36:37They all turned
36:38to look at me.
36:43No, I don't agree.
36:46The electricity
36:47caught him mid-stride.
36:49My mother crossed
36:51to my side.
36:53She took my hand
36:54with a tenderness
36:55I'd never felt
36:55from her before.
36:57Valentina,
36:58sweetheart,
36:59you're a smart girl.
37:00You understand
37:01that your father
37:01spent 30 years
37:02building this company.
37:03These shares
37:04aren't a toy.
37:05They're leverage,
37:06relationships,
37:07people's livelihoods.
37:08Letting the system
37:09restribute to them
37:09like poker chips
37:10would destroy
37:11everything he's worked for.
37:12My father nodded vigorously,
37:14seizing the thread.
37:15Exactly.
37:16You're too young
37:16to manage this kind
37:17of responsibility.
37:18Sign the shares back.
37:19We'll set up a trust
37:19for you.
37:20Something fair.
37:20Something that protects
37:21your interests.
37:22But the company needs
37:23to stay where it belongs.
37:24I withdrew my hand
37:25from my mother's grip.
37:26The system's allocation
37:27seems perfectly reasonable
37:28to me.
37:29Marcus gets a third.
37:30I get the rest.
37:32Brittany gets what
37:33she's entitled to.
37:33I met Brittany's eyes
37:35and said,
37:37Nothing.
37:40My father lunged.
37:42He didn't make it
37:43two steps.
37:44The electricity
37:45caught him mid-stride
37:47and dropped him
37:48onto the marble floor,
37:49convulsing.
37:50My mother stood frozen,
37:52her expression caught
37:53between fury and terror.
37:54She couldn't touch him,
37:56couldn't help him.
37:58Could only watch
37:59as the current
37:59ran its course.
38:06She turned to me
38:07with a smile
38:08so forced
38:09it looked surgical.
38:13Let's be reasonable.
38:15Family disputes
38:15shouldn't be settled
38:16by machines.
38:17We're your parents.
38:19We love you.
38:20You ungrateful li-
38:21What?
38:22Bitch, say it.
38:23The word love
38:24landed like a counterfeit bill.
38:26When you bound us
38:26to this system,
38:27you told me it was
38:28to ensure Brittany
38:29wasn't distreated.
38:30But she was never
38:31the one being mistreated.
38:32She was the one doing it.
38:34I ate leftovers
38:35while she had private chefs.
38:37I sweated in a closet
38:39while she slept
38:40in a custom-designed suite.
38:42Her friends poisoned my food
38:44and destroyed my coursework.
38:46And when I begged you
38:47to help me,
38:49you called me a liar.
38:51I looked at my mother.
38:55That's not love.
38:57That's not even neglect.
38:58That's complicity.
38:59You wanted the system,
39:01now you have it.
39:03Learn the rules, adult.
39:06My father dragged himself
39:08into a chair,
39:09his breathing ragged.
39:10You ungrateful li-
39:12What?
39:12Bitch, say it.
39:14The system's listening.
39:18He swallowed the word.
39:20The effort looked painful.
39:22No one had anything
39:23to say after that.
39:27I went upstairs to pack
39:28and moved out.
39:31After that live scream,
39:33videos of Brittany's
39:34long-term bullying
39:34at school were exposed,
39:36and it even came out
39:37that she had bribed
39:38school officials
39:39and bought exam answers.
39:42The Costello family's situation
39:44went from bad to worse.
39:45Their stock price plummeted.
39:50I saw them again
39:51in a video online.
39:53In the video,
39:54Brittany stood at the company entrance,
39:56her hair unwashed
39:57and her clothes wrinkled.
39:58She was screaming at Marcus.
39:59You have shares!
40:00You have 35%!
40:01You can't just let me starve!
40:04You've been alone out here.
40:05I've been so worried.
40:08I'm not your bank.
40:10You're not even a Costello.
40:12You're a charity case
40:13that overstayed her welcome.
40:15You used to love me.
40:16You said I was your real sister.
40:19I was wrong.
40:20He shoved her.
40:21Not hard enough to hurt,
40:22just hard enough
40:23to make her stumble
40:23backward off the step.
40:25Brittany landed on the gravel,
40:26her palms scraping
40:27against the stones.
40:28My mother appeared in the doorway,
40:30her face drawn and exhausted.
40:33Marcus, don't!
40:34She's still your...
40:35What, sister?
40:36She's nothing.
40:37She's the reason the company is tanking,
40:39the reason we're bleeding contracts,
40:41the reason everyone in this city
40:42thinks we're monsters.
40:43She's not family.
40:45She's a liability.
40:47Brittany stayed on the ground.
40:48Her face turned away from the camera.
40:51The video cut off.
40:52I stopped looking at them.
40:56I started researching universities
40:59somewhere far from here.
41:02The doorbell rang suddenly.
41:04I walked over and opened the door.
41:07Catherine was standing outside.
41:10Valentina, sweetheart,
41:12you've been alone out here.
41:13I've been so worried.
41:15She reached for me.
41:16I stepped back.
41:19What do you want, Catherine?
41:21Marcus told you to stop
41:23giving Brittany money.
41:24The name landed like a slap.
41:28She'd always been mom to me.
41:30Even when she didn't deserve it.
41:32Calling her Catherine
41:33was a declaration.
41:36I watched her register it.
41:38She recovered quickly.
41:40I want you to come home.
41:42This situation has gone on long enough.
41:46We've made changes.
41:47Your father and I
41:49want to make things right.
41:51What kind of changes?
41:53Everything.
41:54Whatever you want.
41:55Your room is still there.
41:57The real one.
41:58Not the utility closet.
42:00We can eat together.
42:01We can be a family.
42:02She took a breath.
42:05We miss you.
42:06The words were perfectly chosen.
42:09If I were still the girl
42:10who'd arrived at their house
42:12with desperate hope,
42:13I might have believed them.
42:15But that girl was dead.
42:17I'd buried her myself.
42:21You're having money problems.
42:23My mother's expression flickered.
42:25That's not the company's
42:27bleeding contracts.
42:29Marcus told you to stop
42:30giving Brittany money.
42:32The shares I hold
42:33are worth less every quarter,
42:35but they're still worth something.
42:37And you need liquidity.
42:39I don't know what you're...
42:40You've never come looking for me before.
42:41Not once.
42:42The only thing that's changed
42:43is the balance sheet.
42:44So stop with the lies.
42:46Nobody's buying it.
42:48I woke to the smell of mildew
42:50and cigarette smoke.
42:51My mother's composure cracked.
42:53Just a hairline fracture,
42:55but I saw it.
42:57It's not just the money.
42:58Your father, he's not well.
43:00The stress has been...
43:02He needs to see you.
43:03We both do.
43:05Whatever you think of us,
43:06Valentina,
43:07we're still your parents.
43:08I looked at her quietly,
43:10weighing my words before speaking.
43:12Wait here.
43:13I need to get my things.
43:17Your things!
43:18You're coming home!
43:20I'm coming to see him,
43:21that's all.
43:23The moment I turned around,
43:25she pulled the syringe
43:26from her purse.
43:29The needle went into my neck.
43:33Ice spread through my veins,
43:35and then the world tilted sideways.
43:41I woke to the smell of mildew
43:43and cigarette smoke.
43:45My wrists were bound with zip ties,
43:48the plastic cutting into my skin.
43:50I was on a concrete floor
43:52in what looked like
43:53an abandoned rental unit.
43:54Water-stained ceiling,
43:56boarded windows,
43:57a single bulb swinging overhead.
44:01Standing over me,
44:02her face split by a grin,
44:04was Brittany.
44:07Welcome back, sister.
44:10Turns out,
44:11they were planning
44:12to sell me off for cash.
44:14She kicked me in the ribs.
44:17Did you think I'd just let you win?
44:19The system monitors behavior
44:21it can detect?
44:22This place isn't on any grid,
44:24and it can't do anything
44:26if you're already dead.
44:27That's the loophole genius.
44:29My mother stepped out of the shadows.
44:31She'd stop pretending now.
44:33No tears,
44:34no pleading,
44:35just cold assessment.
44:37Don't mark her face.
44:39The buyer will be here soon,
44:41and he's paying
44:42for undamaged merchandise.
44:44Buyer.
44:45Turns out,
44:46they were planning
44:46to sell me off for cash.
44:49My father appeared in the doorway,
44:51a cigarette dangling
44:52from his lips.
44:53You should have signed
44:54the shares back.
44:56We gave you a chance.
45:00No!
45:02You never gave me anything!
45:05Just then,
45:06the doorbell rang.
45:09My father crushed his cigarette
45:11under his seal
45:11and moved toward the door.
45:13My mother smoothed her skirt.
45:15Brittany stepped back,
45:17her face alight with anticipation.
45:19The door swung open.
45:20The man who filled the doorframe
45:22was built like a side of beef,
45:23broad shoulders gone soft,
45:25a gut that strained
45:26against his suit jacket,
45:27a face potted and cratered
45:29like the surface
45:29of a bad road.
45:31Mr. Kowalski,
45:33right on time.
45:37This is the girl.
45:41Kowalski turned the crop
45:42over in his hands.
45:44My father gestured toward me,
45:46like a mare day
45:47presenting the wine list.
45:48My daughter,
45:51Valentina,
45:53underage,
45:55untouched.
45:57Kowalski stepped closer,
45:59frowning.
46:04She's banged up.
46:08Surface damage,
46:10nothing permanent.
46:12My father pulled a riding crop
46:13from his belt.
46:16Consider it a bonus.
46:18I understand you appreciate
46:21spirited merchandising.
46:23Kowalski turned the crop
46:24over in his hands,
46:25smiled.
46:27His teeth were uneven
46:28and too white.
46:35They filed out.
46:37Brittany paused
46:38at the threshold,
46:39looking back at me
46:40with an expression
46:41that wasn't quite satisfaction.
46:44Something hungrier.
46:45This wasn't just about
46:46money for her.
46:47This was about
46:48watching me suffer.
46:49Have fun, sister.
46:54She closed the door.
46:56The bolt clicked.
46:58Your little machine
46:59doesn't know where you are.
47:01Kowalski stood between me
47:02and the exit.
47:04He took his time
47:05with the crop,
47:06slapping it lightly
47:07against his pawn.
47:08College girls
47:09are my favorite.
47:12All that education
47:13and none of them
47:14know what to do
47:15with a real man.
47:16There was no fear
47:17on my face,
47:18just a warning.
47:19Do you know
47:20what's coming for you?
47:24You mean that system?
47:26He knelt beside me,
47:27close enough that I could
47:29smell the onions
47:29on his breath.
47:30Your father explained
47:31everything.
47:32This place is off-grid.
47:34Your little machine
47:35doesn't know
47:36where you are.
47:37He ran the cup
47:38down my cheek.
47:39and even if it did,
47:41by the time anyone
47:42gets here,
47:43you'll be long gone
47:44and I'll be a respectable
47:45businessman
47:46with an airtight alibi.
47:54That's so.
47:57He blinked
47:58and I ripped through
47:59the zip ties
47:59with my bare hands
48:00and stood up.
48:02How the hell?
48:04I didn't say a word,
48:06just wrapped my hand
48:07around his throat
48:08like I did
48:09to those stray dogs
48:10years ago.
48:11Before he could react,
48:12I drove my fist
48:13into his eye.
48:20Wrong side, pal.
48:23Tell them
48:24this was a misunderstanding.
48:26The police surrounded
48:27the place
48:27within minutes.
48:30The scene
48:31in the hallway
48:31was chaos.
48:32My father
48:33in handcuffs,
48:35still bargaining.
48:35my mother
48:37weeping
48:37but dry-eyed,
48:38the performance
48:39hollow even now.
48:41Marcus,
48:42stone-faced
48:43and silent.
48:46Brittany struggling
48:47against her restraints,
48:49shrieking about lawyers
48:51and lawsuits
48:51and how this was
48:52all my fault.
48:54They never saw it coming.
48:58In that rental,
48:59before I opened
49:00the door for Catherine,
49:01I'd already dialed 911.
49:05My mother caught my eye
49:07as I passed.
49:11Valentina,
49:12sweetheart,
49:14tell them this was a misunderstanding.
49:16Tell them we're family.
49:19I stopped walking.
49:23For a long moment,
49:24I just looked at her.
49:26This woman
49:27who'd given birth to me,
49:28lost me,
49:30found me,
49:30and never once
49:32treated me
49:32as anything
49:33but an obstacle.
49:37Her face was haggard,
49:38her makeup smeared,
49:40her eyes full of fear.
49:44Catherine,
49:45you really think
49:45I'd turn my back
49:46on you back
49:47in that rental?
49:49What do you mean?
49:52This whole thing
49:53was bait
49:53to make you all
49:55show your hand.
49:57Idiots.
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