"…then who did?" My brother asked.
The question hung in the air.
Unanswered.
Dangerous.
And the worst part?
I wasn't afraid of the truth anymore.
I was afraid of what it would destroy.
Because Cheng Mo came back for revenge—
believing a lie.
But someone—
someone made sure that lie survived.
Protected it.
Fed it.
Because the moment he told me who he was—
was the moment I realized—
this was never just revenge.
This was personal.
Planned.
And perfectly timed.
And somewhere in all of this—
the real truth was still hidden.
Waiting.
For the moment it would hurt the most.
"Ge…then who did?"
The question didn't leave the room.
It stayed.
Pressed into the silence.
My brother's eyes didn't leave mine.
"…if Cheng Mo wasn't there," he said slowly, "then how does he know what happened?"
A pause.
A dangerous one.
"He knows enough," I said.
"That's not an answer, Ge."
No.
It wasn't.
I exhaled quietly.
Then—
"I made sure of it."
He blinked. "…what?"
"I had an autopsy done."
The words landed—
sharp.
Unexpected.
His expression shifted instantly. "You… what?"
"Not officially," I added. "No records. No case. No noise."
His voice dropped. "…why would you do that?"
"To protect her."
There was no need to say who.
We both knew.
"Everyone thought it was an accident," I continued. "A fall. A push. Something simple."
My fingers curled slightly.
"But it wasn't."
Silence.
Heavy.
"…what do you mean?" he asked, quieter now.
I met his eyes.
And this time—
I didn't look away.
"The injuries from the fall…" I said slowly, "weren't enough to kill her."
His breath hitched.
"…then how did she—?"
I swallowed.
Because this part—
never got easier.
"Her system was already failing."
A pause.
Then—
"Because of the medication."
The room went still.
"…medication?"
"The tablets she was taking," I said. "For her heart."
My brother's face went pale.
"What about them?"
"They were wrong."
Not incorrect.
Not missed.
Wrong.
"Higher dosage," I continued. "Deliberately altered. Enough to destabilize her condition."
Each word—
colder than the last.
"…you're saying—"
"She was already dying before the fall."