Reborn to Punish the Ungrateful Brother

riend, Vita Campbell, was a tattoo artist. She wo

cally ill. Her younger brother was still a student,

e sister-in-law, I did everything I could to

d. My mother blamed me every day for ruining his marriage

and my daughter off the rooftop later. "I want you to fe

bodies of my husband and

n the day Franklin brought V

this time. "As long as Fra

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a, the woman I told you a

ace and realized instant

m and glanced around the pla

er and playing with the dog, I fi

ttle annoyed and nudged me and quietly reminded me

mber how he'd pushed my husband and my daughter off

Vita. This is your punishment! Now you know wh

my previous life, I hated him so much. I was so

at Franklin, and at the same time, I reac

th Vita and all the relatives p

pin, tattoos, and impossibly shor

nd said nothing before goin

anic as he saw I didn

"Vita is a tattoo artist, but she's pure at heart. She's a great woman and treats me well. Her family is not well

allow me up as I watched Franklin perform like a mo

It looked like Vita had used magic

ts and relatives all looked unea

's gaze, and said with a smile. "If you love Vita, t

e, I remembered the tragic ending

efore, I'd like to see what trouble his beloved wif

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ately started buttering up our pa

he first to object to Franklin's marriage. Then my aunt chimed in, "That's righ

after he heard those words. He wouldn'

n support her and her younger brother. Vita is lively, cheerful, and beautiful. Why a

rguments, I knew that he wasn't te

me in the same way. I was shocked by what I had

ddict who'd lost everything an

constant medication and hospital stays. He

ilies would stop thinking of marrying he

best to persuade my parents not to let Vita mar

moved on and things would get b

that happened to my hu

as determined to protect m

hem lose their live

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Just look at her, and do you think she's a good woman? You just agreed easily. Franklin is your brother! How could you h

lipped by, and he was in his thirties. My mother scolded me for meddling and ruining Franklin and

her's grip. "She's a good woman, isn't she? I don't see any problem with her.

t they insisted on making me stand up. All the dirty work fell to me,

get the answer she wanted from me,

r to ask my opinion. "Claire

te pleased with her, but you'd better act fast. Oth

nd went off to plead with our parents again. "I want to marry Vita

parents were heartbroken as th

oo. If I hadn't insisted on opposing Vita's mar

ldn't stand by and watch

y parents reluctantly a

himself with wedding

e such a bold demand. She asked for

ake things difficult for you. It's just tradition where

string and begged everyone they could think

ever. He was willing to pawn e

clean up my act and stop fooling around if I marry Vita and that I will soon

st shrugged and pretended th

spoke, I pulled up my banking app to show him my balanc

n change. "Claire,

parents had their eyes on my savings. They probably h

go, my husband said there was a great investment opportunit

in said nervously, "Then what am I supposed t

Interest rates aren't that high these da

e door and cursed me harshly. "Claire, what are you sayi

If he doesn't get a loan, he'll have to borrow from someone e

ow? If he borrows from the bank, he has to pay it back. If he

ntence. She realized that she'd said too mu

well what was on her mind even thou

ck. If he borrowed from others, the same thing. But if he

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he got nothing. Meanwhile, Vita was pressing for the b

finally emptied their savings, eve

o cover the 368, 000 dollars. In the end,

y affair, and Franklin

wedding dress. It was a shocking choice in our family, where red

les for the sake of Franklin, though they di

r of the family, the real

forward to the show th

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some time off to go on a trip w

een too busy trying to talk Franklin out of his marriage and neglected my husband for

Franklin's endless troubles, and I only cared about th

time, I called Franklin wit

ly on the other end,

fund crashed. Your brother-