The General's Fake Illness

Summary

After the Sterling family fell, Uncle Julian was diagnosed with ALS.

I resigned from my commission, borrowed from loan sharks, and shouldered the heavy burden of Uncle Julian's remaining life alone.

For five years,

Beaten by debt collectors until my ribs cracked, I couldn't bear to buy painkillers.

Fainted from exhaustion on the way to work, I couldn't bear to rest.

Every penny was used to extend Uncle Julian's life.

Until I was working as a waitress in a five-star hotel,

I saw Uncle Julian, who should have been sitting in a wheelchair waiting for me to come home,