Chapter 4

She had promised me that she would no longer drink. However, she was right there drinking on behalf of Ted with a bright smile.

She had some gastric issues.

In the past, she was admitted to the hospital due to severe stomach cramps. I was extremely worried.

Then, she promised me to not drink alcohol anymore. Her friends even mocked her for being such a good wife.

I watched as she kept drinking.

After a while, she was clutching her stomach as her face turned pale.

I didn't hesitate. I rushed over and held her arm to support her.

“Have you forgotten what you had promised me?”

She stared at my concerned expression as guilt flashed in her eyes. She was moved by my concern.

“I’m sorry, Blake, I…”

“Stop talking.”

I took a deep breath. When I took her away from the party, I did not inform anyone.

When we reached the hospital, she had already passed out.

The doctor gave her an IV drip, and I was about to leave to make payment.

However, Clara grabbed my wrist.

“Don’t go…”

I could not help but smile when I heard her words.

I looked down and comforted her. However, to my surprise, I heard Ted’s name coming out of her mouth.

“Don’t go, Ted.”

At that moment, I was completely stunned from shock.

I felt my heart sinking.

I pried her fingers away from my wrist. After I made the payment, I hailed a cab and went home.

“Ted is so close to us now, we can’t immediately ask him to leave!”

My hand paused on the door knob. Before I opened the door, I heard Nancy’s voice.

“How about we ask Clara to divorce Blake and marry Ted instead?” Nancy suggested and sought George’s opinion.

George sighed.

“You’re right. Even if Clara divorces Blake, his parents could take care of him. But Ted’s alone. He should marry Clara then.”

I could not believe my ears when I heard that.

They were deciding my fate with just a few careless sentences.

As I stood dumbfoundedly, I heard a chuckle behind me.

“Blake, so what if you’ve woken up from your coma?”

I turned around and saw Ted looking at me tauntingly.

“You’ve still been replaced.”

I stood firm and refuted.

“You’re just a stand-in. Do you think the happiness that you stole from me will last?”

My words hit Ted where it hurt the most.

His face fell, and he retorted angrily.

“Then, let’s see if this happiness belongs to you or me at the end!”

After he said that, he grabbed my hand and pushed me abruptly.

Then, with a loud shriek, he tumbled down the stairs. Blood started to ooze out.

Nancy and George suddenly stopped talking.

When they opened the door and saw Ted lying on the ground, George slapped me fiercely.

Nancy pushed me. I fell onto the ground.

George pointed at me. “What have you done?”

I gaped and wanted to explain myself.

However, they did not give me the chance to do so.

They said, “If something happens to Ted, you’re no longer welcome back to this family anymore!”

I went completely numb.

I watched as George helped Ted into the car.

George and Nancy did not even spare a glance at me.

I felt something snap in me.

I sat on the ground for a really long time until it started raining heavily.

As I grimaced, I said, “System, I no longer want to stay here anymore.

“I want to return to the quest world.”