Ep 3

I returned home in tears.

The moment my father saw me, his face changed in shock.

“Why are you here at this hour?” he demanded.

I swallowed my sobs and said quietly,

“Hong Yi divorced me.”

My father froze.

“…Divorced?” he repeated sharply. “Why would he divorce you?”

“He doesn’t love me,” I replied. “So he divorced me.”

My father’s face darkened with fury.

“And you just came back?” he shouted. “Are you crazy? Marriage is not a game! Do you know how much effort I put into getting you married?”

“I know,” I said softly. “But Father, you also know where forced relationships lead.”

“You fool!” he roared. “Do you want to destroy years of my hard work? I won’t allow this. If you don’t go back right now, I will throw you out of this house.”

I looked at him calmly.

“Alright, Father. If that’s what you want… then I’ll leave.”

My mother had passed away when I was very young.

I had only one brother — someone I was extremely close to — and a maid named Anna, who had taken care of me since childhood. She was more like a friend than a servant.

When Anna heard what was happening, she burst into tears.

“I’ll go with you, Madam,” she cried. “What will I do if you leave? I have no one in this world. This house means nothing to me without you.”

I held her hands gently.

“Anna, I know you care about me,” I said, my voice trembling. “But I can’t take you with me.”

Since I had nowhere to go, I opened my drawer, took out some jewelry, and placed it in her hands.

“Sell these,” I said. “You don’t need to work here anymore. Leave and live well. If fate allows… we’ll meet again.”

Anna cried as she left.

I gathered my essentials and prepared to go. Just then, my brother called out to me.

“Xiamen, have you lost your mind? Where are you going? You can’t leave this house. Why won’t you listen to Father? Where will you go?”

I pulled my hand away gently.

“Brother, let me go. This has nothing to do with you anymore. If you still consider me your sister, don’t try to stop me.”

He was silent for a moment.

“…Fine,” he said at last. “If you want to go, I won’t stop you. But if you ever need anything—”

He paused.

“Remember me. I’ll fulfill my duty as your brother.”

I smiled faintly.

“Okay.”

Then I left.

My brother is two years older than me, but he fears our father deeply.

After our mother passed away, Father forced him to join Hong Yi’s company. His true intention was to extract company secrets through my brother.

But my brother refused.

So Father cut him off.

“If you won’t obey me,” Father said coldly, “then you’ll achieve nothing on your own.”

He sent my brother to an office in Shanghai, forcing him to work there alone. My brother comes home occasionally, but he never dares to speak against Father.

He only listens.

And follows his plans

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