After Letting Go of Helping Others, I Focused on Myself

Time was tight and the task was urgent. I took out my valuable items and worked until after 8 PM.

My best friend and I went out for a bowl of spicy hot pot. As soon as we entered the restaurant, we saw a video of the electric car fire playing on the big screen. Bella’s face was blurred, but her injuries were visible as the firefighters carried her out.

Not only was the news on TV, but even small reporters and video bloggers were spreading the story. The video also popped up on our phones, including footage of bloggers personally visiting the hospital. Bella’s distressing situation was visible in high definition, making it accessible to everyone.

In the blogger's video, Mrs. Grace cried while telling viewers how pitiful Bella was. She showed photos of Bella when she was healthy, saying, "This is how Bella used to be. She was fine then, but now she’s lost a leg. Only I, an old woman, am here to take care of her. I just hope she suffers less."

Many people left comments asking for her address and contact details.

Unlike in the past, Mrs. Grace now presented herself as a kind and gentle mother-in-law, showing no disdain for her daughter-in-law. In the video, she claimed that her abilities were limited and pleaded with viewers to contribute whatever they could to help Bella.

People online felt very sorry for her situation. As a result, the hospital was crowded with visitors every day.

Money kept flowing in and they had plenty of fruits and various supplements. Mrs. Grace and Bella loved taking advantage of such opportunities. When reporters came by, they welcomed them all, making their situation even more public.

That's fine with me. The more the public praised them, the harder they would fall when the truth came out. A few days later, Carter returned.

My friend and I checked the camera footage at my door. Around eleven or twelve at night, Carter came to my place, banging on the door and threatening me when he heard no response from inside.

He repeated what Mrs. Grace had said, blaming me for Bella's leg and claiming I was fully responsible. He demanded not only medical expenses but also compensation for emotional distress. If I didn’t pay up, he threatened to come and pound on my door every day.

I took this video and saved it for future use. In my past life, after Carter knew I was disabled and home alone, he took advantage of my limited mobility and brazenly followed me into the house. He searched the entire house for valuable items and threatened to reveal the secrets of my bank card.

At that time, he had lost all his money and was in urgent need of cash. But how could my money cover his losses? Carter then set his sights on me. He arranged for different men to come over at night. Although I had become disabled, he still saw some appeal in me and harbored the idea of using me to make money.

He saw that I was unable to move easily and didn't take many precautions, only confiscating my phone. While he was sitting on the sofa talking on the phone, I crawled over and smashed a vase over his head. Taking advantage of his daze, I retrieved the phone he had hidden and called the police.

Finally, Carter was arrested. Mrs. Grace and Bella came to my door and yelled at me from outside, calling me a destructive vixen. In this life, it wasn't me who was disabled but Bella. Mrs. Grace, a rare and devoted mother-in-law, became an internet sensation.

However, none of them knew how to do live streaming. Otherwise, I believed they would have exploited the sympathy of netizens to make money. Many netizens highly praised Mrs. Grace, with some saying that Bella's good fortune in having such a loyal mother-in-law must be the result of past-life merits. Some streamers even interviewed them for live broadcasts.