Chapter 5

By the time I finished all that, it was already dark outside.

I had just gone upstairs, and before I even entered the door, I heard Mike's fake laughter. "Alex, look, this guy is just as stupid as you!"

Pushing the door open, I saw the "happy family" scene. Everyone revolved around Mike, doting on him like a prince.

Mike was Mom and Dad's youngest, doted on excessively.

Mom especially adored Mike, treating him like the apple of her eye.

Dad also spoiled Mike, saying he was Mike's eternal support, and with him around, Mike would never have to work a day in his life.

Hearing the door open, the family turned to look at me.

As soon as Mom saw me, her face hardened, and she immediately snapped, "Why are you standing there like a useless doorstop? You scared me!"

Mike held his phone in one hand and a bowl of fruit salad in the other, walking towards me. "Alex, I forgot to save you any dinner. Here, have some fruit to tie you over."

I looked at Mike, who was smiling with malicious intent.

In my previous life, I had unsuspectingly eaten it, only to find the fruit salad contained mango, to which I was severely allergic. My whole body broke out in hives.

Mike, meanwhile, held up his phone and laughed hysterically, telling his live stream audience, "Guys, my dumb brother ate it! Look, he's having an allergic reaction!"

Mom chimed in with a laugh, "Our Mike is so smart, making this good-for-nothing look ridiculous."

Dad pointed at me, saying I looked disgusting.

At that moment, my heart turned completely cold, and I realized I couldn't stay in this family, stirring thoughts of leaving.

But soon after, the deep freeze apocalypse hit.

This time, if they could prank me for a $300 donation, they could certainly prank someone else for the same amount.

I decided to test them.

I pretended to have a stomachache, bending over and saying, "My stomach feels off, I need to use the restroom first."

But Mike insisted I eat before I went.

I pushed Mike away and hurried to the restroom.

Mom cursed from behind, "Always making excuses when there's trouble! Useless!"

I ignored Mom's words, because soon she would taste the bitter fruit.

In the restroom, I pulled out my phone and entered Mike's live stream.

I directly spent $300 to post a challenge task in Mike's live stream—prank your own mom.

At the same time, I commented: Getting tired of watching you prank your brother. Let's see something fresh, prank your own mom for kicks.

I wanted to see just how strong their so-called family bond truly was.

Sure enough, the next second I heard Mike excitedly tell everyone, "Dad, Mom, look! Someone just donated to my stream! I'm going to be a big streamer soon!"

In my previous life, Mike had been equally excited and thrilled when he received a donation notification.

The whole family had also showered him with praise.

Mom even clapped her hands for Mike, saying how amazing he was, how her son was different, much more useful than me.

In the family's happy and harmonious atmosphere, Mike handed the bowl of fruit salad, laced with mango, to Mom. "Mom, you should eat this bowl of fruit salad. The challenge task is to prank my own mom."

I saw Mom's face instantly go pale.