Fingerprints of Betrayal Chapter 8 Chapter 8 When I woke up , I found myself in a room filled with flowers .
A nurse sat beside me , gently holding my hand .
Her voice was soft , almost motherly .
Sweetheart , dont worry , she said .
You may not have parents , but weve received so many donations .
Your medical bills and recovery expenses are all covered .
Even though your fingers cant be saved , people online your internet parents are working on getting prosthetics made for you .
Theyll make sure you can live as normally as possible .
And theres more , she added with a hopeful smile .
The director of a local shelter wants to meet you .
Even though youre almost an adult , there are a few families whod like to adopt you .
Her words sank in , warming the cold , empty void inside me .
For the first time , it felt like a glimmer of light was breaking through .
But then , I spoke , my voice raspy and broken .
I … I have parents .
The nurse froze , her face falling with pity .
Honey , its okay .
Youre safe now .
You dont need to- No , I cut her off , my voice trembling but firm .
I do .
My parents are Roger and Evelyn Quinn .

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Im their biological daughter .
She hesitated , clearly unsure how to respond .
I met her gaze with hollow , unflinching eyes .
It mustve unsettled her because , after a moment , she sighed and called for the doctor to perform a DNA test .
As they took a hair sample , I looked back at her .
Can I go on TV ? Fingerprints of Retraval 5.3 % Chapter 8 She blinked , startled .
Well … there are reporters waiting outside , but we didnt want to overwhelm you .
Weve been turning them away , I shook my head .
I can handle it .
I need to say something .
On national television , I laid it all bare .
I told the world everything how Id been treated since I returned to my parents home , the neglect , the abuse , and the nightmare 1 endured after being kidnapped .
When viewers learned Roger and Evelyn Quinn were my biological parents , the public lost their minds .
Social media exploded with rage .
People were calling for the death penalty , demanding justice for what theyd done .
But they wouldnt live to see the courts verdict .
Roger and Evelyn didnt last long in prison .
Their fellow inmates made sure of that .
Before they died , they both learned the truth : it was me who had leaked the evidence .
The video they feared most , the one that kept them awake at night , had been hidden in my severed fingers all along .
If they hadnt been so disgusted by me if theyd just looked at me , even for a second they mightve found it in time to destroy it .
But it was too late for regrets .
As the end drew near , Roger kept muttering to himself , Why … why didnt I check ? I shouldve checked … Its Lilas fault ! She stopped me … Damn her ! Evelyns last words were full of bitterness .
She held it out to me .
Why didnt I take it ? Why did I turn away ? Its all Lilas fault ! Why couldnt she die instead ?! But that was after the fact .
Toward the end of the broadcast , the reporters brought out Lila , who had been milking her victim act while I was unconscious .
Shed gained sympathy by claiming to be an abused , helpless adopted daughter , and shed already started making money as a livestreamer .
5.5 % Chaply 8 The second she saw me , her instincts kicked in she tried to run .
But I was quicker , grabbing her arm before she could bolt No more hiding No more staying quiet .
1 looked straight into the cameras and let it all out .
Roger and Evelyn Quinns crimes ? Lila knew about all of it .
She wasnt just a bystander .
When I was kidnapped , she sent me multiple messages mocking me .
She wanted me gone from the moment 1 came home .
She schemed to push me out so she could keep being their only daughter .
And now that theyre the villains , shes turned on them too , playing the victim and trying to con the public for sympathy ! The room erupted as reporters swarmed her , their cameras and microphones in her face .
She was trembling , visibly panicking , but I underestimated her shamelessness .
With a defiant tilt of her head , she snapped , Youve got proof ? Huh ? Wheres your evidence ? You think you can just accuse me like this ? Her audacity made me laugh a hollow , bitter sound .
You think deleting your messages makes you untouchable ? I shot back .
If our so called parents hadnt hated me so much , if they hadnt joined in your little games to break me , maybe you wouldve gotten away with it .
But you ? Youre nothing but a fraud .
Id prepared for this .
Long before , Id worked with tech experts to recover the texts she thought shed erased .
Without another word , I dropped the evidence .
Screenshots , timestamps everything .
The internet exploded .
Lilas carefully crafted image fell apart in an instant .
She fled the studio in tears , shoved and heckled by the furious crowd .
Petraval 5.6 % Chapter # Her livestream accounts were banned , her school expelled her , and the Quinn family estate was orized No one not even their extended relatives wanted anything to do with her anymore Alone and desperate , Lila ended up hiding in an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of town Thats where the same people shed scammed and conned finally found her .
They dragged her to prison .
But prison wasnt kind to her .
What awaited her there was worse than death .
It was hell on earth .