Silent Sorrow

Blamed sister dies by suicide; guilty brother and loyal friend remain.

Jessica has spent her life treated as a curse by a father who ignores her and a brother, Elliot, who despises her, all because they hold her responsible for their mother's death. Only Ava offers genuine kinship. A terminal diagnosis pushes Jessica to disappear, and when Elliot finally uncrails the reality of her suffering, she has already taken her own life on her birthday. He is left drowning in remorse, while Ava swears to shield her in the next existence, not knowing Jessica only ever wanted to be her little sister again.

• billionaire
• family
• revenge
• regret

1. Jessica blamed for mother's death
2. Terminal cancer leads to disappearance
3. Elliot learns truth after suicide

Readers drawn to family tragedy and irreversible consequences will connect with this story.