Chapter 3

Jessica's mother, Sienna Biles, walked over to me, her face dark. She looked at me with such hatred that it was like she wanted to tear me apart.

"Olivia, Toby deliberately embarrassed Jessica and didn't even apologize. You can't even teach your own brother properly, and now that someone is kind enough to discipline him for you, you should stay out of it!"

Afraid that the two of us might start fighting, Florian quickly explained, "Olivia, Toby did push Jessica first. You should be glad I was the one who dealt with him. If Jessica's family had handled it themselves, he would've had it worse."

He suddenly leaned in close and whispered, "Don't worry, Toby isn't badly hurt. I didn't use much force."

His words instantly fueled my anger. Toby's pant leg was covered in blood from the knee down, and he was limping as he walked. How could Florian brush it off just like that?

I couldn't swallow my anger. "Jessica was threatening to jump off the building just over two hours ago. Didn't you find that embarrassing? She also shamelessly tried to steal my fiance in front of everyone. Isn't that embarrassing too? By your logic, she's the one who should be taught a lesson."

Jessica and Sienna's expressions darkened. Florian tugged on my arm, trying to get me to shut up.

I ignored him and continued, "When Toby arrived and didn't see me, he thought I was being bullied. He only pushed Jessica because he was trying to stand up for me. Jessica is able to stand here now because I told Florian to talk to her and compromised to meet her demands. Since I'm not asking you for anything in return, you'd better stop going after Toby."

Sienna and Jessica froze on the spot. They wanted to refute what I said, but couldn't find the words.

Toby tried to help me up, but the pain had already drained all my strength. My legs gave way, and I immediately lost my balance and fell backward.

Florian reacted quickly and caught me. "Olivia, what's wrong?"

I ignored him and asked Toby to contact the healer.

Seeing how frighteningly pale I was, Florian carefully helped me into a chair and asked with concern, "Olivia, are you okay? Why are you contacting the healer? Did that fall hurt you badly?"

Seeing an opening to get back at me, Jessica said, "Florian, don't let her fool you. That was just a minor fall. What could possibly be wrong with her? She's just putting on an act. Maybe she even told her brother to come here and deliberately interrupt us."

The concern on Florian's face disappeared, his expression turning cold. "Olivia, you know I hate it when people lie."

Toby tried to speak up for me, but I stopped him.

Someone who truly cared about you wouldn't be easily fooled by just a few words from someone else. There was no point explaining myself anymore. I didn't want to see them again. Staying here would only upset me.

I stood up with great difficulty, and Toby quickly came over to support me. Then, he slowly helped me toward the door.

Every step felt like someone was stabbing me in the stomach, but until the healer arrived, all I could do was endure the pain.

Florian felt himself waver when he saw how weak I looked, and he moved to help me. But the moment he stepped forward, he heard that Jessica had fainted. Without hesitation, he ran to her. The concern on his face was far greater than it had been for me just moments ago.

Even though I had expected it, my heart still ached.

Toby noticed how upset I was and gently comforted me, "Olivia, don't be sad. When I get stronger and more capable, no one can bully you anymore."

We hadn't even reached the door when the healer walked in and asked, "Who's feeling unwell?"

I was about to speak when Sienna beat me to it. "Here! Please save my daughter!"

Florian quickly carried Jessica over to the healer. He knew I'd contacted the healer first, yet he didn't look the least bit embarrassed.

"Olivia, you can still stand and walk. Jessica is in much worse shape than you."

Jessica was lying there, her complexion rosy as always. It was obvious she was faking it.

I wasn't going to compromise when it came to my life, so I shook my head firmly. "No, I was the one who contacted the healer. You should examine me first."

The next moment, Sienna slapped me hard across the face. She yelled furiously, "Who do you think you are to compete against my daughter?"

Toby tried to help me, but he was shoved to the ground. He clutched his knee in pain after hitting it on the floor again.

To keep us from getting in the way, Sienna ordered the servants to drag us both away and lock us up.

Desperate, I clung tightly to Florian's hand, but he shook me off without a flicker of hesitation. "Olivia, just stay away while Jessica is being treated."

I closed my eyes in despair. I had just been dragged into the room when the servant suddenly let out a piercing scream.

She saw my blood all over the floor.