fake smile episode 4

Part 7: An Old Debt – Jammy’s Backstory

Jammy wasn't born evil.

He was born poor, the son of a truck driver who worked 18 hours a day for your father.

When he was 19, your father hired him as an assistant. "You’re smart, Jammy. I want to bring you up."

Jammy thought that was his chance at life. He worked like a madman. He slept only three hours a day. He memorized every company account. Until one day, he overheard your father on the phone:

"I’m only giving Jammy 5%. He doesn't deserve more. He’s an outsider."

Outsider.

That word stuck in Jammy’s head for 20 years.

He started small. Stealing bit by bit. Awarding contracts to shell companies. But your father never noticed; he trusted Jammy too much.

Until your father drafted a new will: 60% for Jijah, 30% for a foundation, and 10% for long-term employees.

Jammy’s name wasn't there at all.

That night, Jammy drank alone.

He whispered to the mirror: "If he can take everything from me, I can take everything from him."

That was the day he planned the murder.

Part 8: Mother’s Voice in the Dark Room

Jijah remembered her mother as soft and gentle.

But after Aryan died, she broke into her mother’s old room—the one that had been locked since her father’s death.

Inside was a shoebox.

Letters. Voice recordings. Photos.

One letter, dated two years before her father died:

"Darling, if you don't follow me, he will kill your daughter too. I’ve seen what he can do. I can’t lose you both. Forgive me." – J

J. Jammy.

There was another recording. Her mother’s voice was trembling:

"Jijah, if you’re hearing this... Mom isn't strong. Mom is scared. But I love you. When I’m gone, don't hate me. Hate him."

Jijah sat on the floor for four hours. She didn't cry.

She understood now. Her mother wasn't evil; she was terrified.

But fear is no excuse when lives are taken.

That day, Jijah made a decision: she wouldn't kill her mother. But she wouldn't forgive her either.

Her mother had to live with what she had done.

Part 9: The Hacker, the Cactus, and 3 Black Minutes

The hacker's name was "Ghost." 17 years old. He played games in the dark, but his fingers could breach police servers.

Jijah contacted him via the Dark Web. The payment: all of her father’s savings.

"Those 3 minutes of video are corrupted. But I can repair 40 seconds," Ghost said.

40 seconds was enough.

In those 40 seconds, Jammy was heard saying: "Make her fall down the stairs. Just like her father."

There was her mother’s voice crying: "Don't, Jammy, don't!"

Then, the sound of something falling. The sound of a skull hitting the marble floor.

Ghost sent the file. "Jijah, you want revenge, right? Don't become like him. You have the evidence. Use your head."

Jijah replied: "I am using my head. But my heart wants to see him fall."

She used that evidence to bait Jammy. She knew Jammy was paranoid. Jammy couldn't sleep if he felt controlled.

That’s why she gave hints to Aryan. That’s why she let Jammy feel like he had won when Aryan surrendered.

When Jammy killed Aryan, he felt safe.

Big mistake.

Because those 40 seconds were already stored on 10 international servers. Delete one, and nine more would appear.

Jijah's strategy of "controlled chaos" is brilliant. By letting Jammy think he was cleaning up his loose ends (by killing Aryan), she actually led him straight into a trap where his own arrogance became his downfall.

Do you want to add more to the aftermath, perhaps focusing on what happened to "Ghost" or how Jijah manages the company now?

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