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The day I was diagnosed with late-stage brain cancer, I walked back to the Labrousse residence in the pouring rain. The front hall was brightly lit. My parents were hosting an engagement party for Josette, the phony daughter. My mother rushed up to grab me, and her nails dug painfully into my arm. "Get back to the storage room! Don't ruin Josette's momentous day!" Josette, dressed in a million-dollar haute couture gown, looked at me with utter contempt. "Naevia, you don't even have the right to sit at the table." Ivandro Galliott also glanced at me with a disgusted expression. "Get lost. You're such an eyesore." At the same time, the guests' stares pierced me like needles. I looked at the medical record in my hand: "Estimated Survival Time Left: 30 days." Suddenly, I burst out laughing. To hell with swallowing my pride. I grabbed an ice pick and turned around to smash the champagne tower. Crash! Glass shards littered the floor, and the champagne splashed all over me. The brain tumor was pressing on my nerves, causing my nose to bleed profusely. I wiped it away and let out a bitter laugh. "Happy engagement, Josette. I'm going to die soon. So for the next 30 days, I'm going to be a pain in your asses."