Because I accidentally spilled soup on the fake young master Alan Moss, my sister Julio Simpson threw me into the Venom Abyss as punishment.
In that place, I became the lowliest drug slave. Thousands of venomous insects burrowed into my body every day.
For five whole years, I suffered torment that drove me to madness. I was neither human nor ghost, reduced to a wretched plaything for anyone's pleasure.
When they came to fetch me, I knelt on the ground, forced to submit.
"Filthy slave, your sister is here to take you back."
I lifted my head in a daze. The chains around my neck clinked loudly.
Only when the woman repeated herself did I believe I hadn't misheard.
They allowed me to put on clothes again and removed my chains. I stood and walked like a human.
But after five years of crawling like a dog, I forgot how to take a single step.
The woman sneered and kicked me hard.
"Move it. If you're late, the countess might blame you."
I took a numb step forward but fell flat on the ground after one stride.
The woman lashed me with her whip. "What, you still think you're that noble young heir? Now you're nothing but a toy for anyone to use."
A sharp pain spread through me. She was right. I was no longer the cherished little heir held in my family's hands.
Five years ago, Alan Moss returned to the manor in glory as the true young master.
I, Matthew Simpson, the imposter who had stolen his place for seventeen years, became a sinner for the ages.
My mother, father, and Julio stopped loving me. They gave all their affection to Alan.
Just because I accidentally burned him while serving soup, my parents and Julio thought I was jealous.
To teach me a lesson, they cast me into the Venom Abyss.
For five years, I lived as a degraded drug slave, forced to swallow countless bitter herbs every day.