Your Love Failed Me the Way My Mother’s Never Did

A flicker of disappointment crossed Spencer's eyes, then he smiled sarcastically as he scoffed, "You didn't hurt Agnes, you say? Then what are you doing at the hospital, looking so guilty? Don't tell me you came to the hospital in the middle of the night just for fun?"

"I came to the hospital to commit suicide," My lips pressed together as I spoke calmly.

The method of suicide I chose in the system was to prevent a hospital tragedy.

Tonight, a large-scale hospital violence incident will occur here. A man, armed with a knife, would attack seven doctors before jumping to his death.

One of the victims was a female doctor specializing in various women's diseases and cancers. Before her death, she would have proposed a speculum reform and developed medical-grade sanitary pads, which significantly reduced the risk of inflammation for women.

In my original world, my mother didn't have long to live because of uterine cancer. That was why the system chose me.

Now that my mission was complete, I wanted to use my final moments to help the women here as much as I could.

I just never imagined it would be at the hospital where my second brother worked.

"Suicide? River, have you changed your tactic to gain sympathy by attempting death? Who taught you that?" Spencer sneered.

Then he continued, "Did you learn it from your friend who jumped to her death? Let me tell you, she was a lunatic! Just like you, a worthless piece of trash!"

At the same time, Skyler approached from a distance, waving a news article about my friend's death as he shouted his ridicule. "Fish-seller's daughter kills herself out of shame because she can't compare to her rich husband's first love?"

"River, look at these headlines. Isn't every word true? You're just as lowly as Kienna Zimmer, a worthless piece of trash!"

"You were switched at birth, raised in our family for eighteen years and yet you still can't compare to even a single strand of Agnes's hair!"

After saying this, Skyler came over with a gloomy face and grabbed my hair. "River, if you come with me and apologize to Agnes, I will forgive you this time. Otherwise … I'll expose your true-life story and not a single university in this country will accept you!"

"Okay," I replied calmly.

"What did you say?" Skyler paused. His face was filled with shock as his grip on my hair tightened unconsciously.

"I told you that you wouldn't be able to go to college. Do you know what that means?" he asked one more.

What does it mean?

I understood better than anyone.

Just three months before my college entrance exams, my mother was diagnosed with cancer. To keep it from me, my father and brothers lied, saying she had gone on a trip.

Still, how could I not know? My mother loved me and this family. She was our emotional anchor, supporting each one of us.

She often said, "This family would fall apart without me!"

Each time, I would smile and agree, "Mom, you must live a long life. Otherwise, this family will fall apart."

I remember that day when I secretly followed my father and brothers to the hospital. I saw my mother, who was as thin as a skeleton after chemotherapy.

Her face was ashen, yet she clutched Dad's hand, asking over and over.

"Did River find out?"

"Is she doing okay at school?"

"I can't let River miss her college entrance exams. My baby is going to be a scientist someday!"

That day, I ran out of the hospital. I cried by the lake for three hours, ultimately making a decision: I was going to drop out of school and be with my mother through this difficult time. I didn't want to miss a single moment with her.

So, having no university to attend, I knew exactly what that felt like.

"River, have you lost your mind?!" Skyler exclaimed. "Wasn't Bexford University's physics department your greatest dream?"