Chapter 4

Logan tightened the screws in Ava’s legs using a wrench. He did this to stimulate the severed bones to keep growing.

Ava endured the endless and excruciating pain. The only reason she tried to survive through it was for me—her sister in a mental health institute.

In her diary, Ava had written that as long as she was alive, there would always be hope.

Dominic had given her a lot of money. She had secretly saved it in my account abroad.

I found the secret code she left for me in her diary.

She had written that if anything happened to her, she wanted me to use the money to escape somewhere far away and live there for the rest of my life.

She hoped I would move to a place with fewer people so that I would have enough space for myself.

At first, everything seemed to go smoothly.

Ava really did grow taller. Dominic often took her to public events to show her off.

In the videos, Ava wore long dresses to hide her scarred legs.

It was difficult for her to walk. Each step fel