Chapter 4

Sandra left the Hudson family villa in a daze.

Thunder and lightning roared in the sky, and heavy rain poured down on her. It was as if God was adding to her misery.

A black sports car stopped beside her as rainwater splashed all over her. The car window rolled down, revealing none other than Keith.

"Sandra, why do you want to go against your parents' wishes? As long as you're willing to accept Ivy, you're still the daughter of the Hudson family. Our engagement is still in force."

Sandra ignored him and continued to walk forward. Keith got down with an umbrella and caught up with her. He pulled her arm so that she would look at him.

"Are you still angry about what happened at the wedding? That's a human life. I can't just sit back and do nothing."

He pulled her arm further, trying to show weakness to persuade her.

"Don't be angry. I'll compensate you with a wedding even more grand than the last one. Although Ivy is the daughter of the Hudson family, my wife will only be you."

Sandra stopped and looked back at Keith. "From the day Ivy returned to the Hudson family, all of you have leaned towards her. It was as if everything I did was owed to her. It wasn't me who switched the two babies, so why do all of you put the blame on me? If you want Ivy—"

"No, my engagement is with you. As for the rest, just bear with her."

Sandra would rather give up everything than be pitied. "If that is the case, I'd rather cancel the engagement."

Keith had never thought that Sandra would cancel their engagement. He was a little angry at her, but he could not bother to explain further. He turned around and got in the car and drove away.

Sandra had nowhere to go.

She walked to the university to see if she could find the backup of the research reports in the laboratory, but she was surrounded as soon as she arrived.

Henry Walker, one of the seniors who had worked with her, grabbed her at her collar and lifted her up. Everyone looked at her with a strange look.

Sandra did not know what had happened.

She grabbed Henry's hand and said, "What's wrong? Why are you so angry?"

A classmate pulled Henry away.

Henry pointed at Sandra and scolded, "You published our research data! How dare you ask me what's wrong?"

Sandra shook her head, not knowing what to say.

Cecilia Johnson, another senior in Sandra's team, took out her cell phone and showed Sandra the article and research data. Those were the reports from their sleepless nights of effort from the past six months.

The article was published under Ivy Foreman.

"Henry, I'm sorry. This is indeed my mistake. I'll give everyone a satisfactory explanation."

Everyone went into a discussion. Some came forward to comfort Henry.

"I believe in Sandra's character. She didn't do this."

Sandra suddenly remembered that there was only one person who knew the password for her computer, it was Keith.

When Sandra arrived at the Farmer residence, it was dark and the rain had yet to stop. She rushed into Keith's room looking like a mess.

He had just come out of the shower and sneered when he saw Sandra.

"I was wondering how long you could stand on your own. You still come to me after all."

Sandra calmed down, trying to breathe steadily. "Did you tell Ivy my computer password? Did you know that she published my research report?"

Keith wiped his wet hair with a look of disdain. "Isn't it just some research data? You've done so many experiments. Ivy needs this experiment to graduate, so just give it to her."

Sandra furiously pulled Keith's arm and exclaimed, "What do you mean by just giving it to her? That research report doesn't just belong to could. It's the hard work of everyone in the laboratory. How can you just give it to her? Who can she blame for failing her exams for so many years? Why should I pay for her mistakes?"

Keith shook Sandra off and sat on the sofa.

"I'm your husband. How can I not have the right to deal with things like this?"

Sandra scoffed, "Have you forgotten that you left me at the wedding to find another woman? We haven't even completed the wedding ceremony. How dare you utter such shameless words?"

Keith hung the towel around his neck and took Sandra in his arms.

"I know you're still jealous. Enough. It's not worth it to be upset over such a small matter. I promise you that I'll give you a wedding even bigger than the last time."

'Small matter?'

Sandra yelled, "No, no!"

Sandra turned around and left immediately . The way Keith behaved at that moment made her sick.

Keith stopped her. "Don't you dare to even think of exposing Ivy. You know how powerful the Farmer family is. There's no way you can go against us."

Sandra and Keith grew up together, and their engagement was decided on by their parents before they were born.

Keith had always protected Sandra in school since they were little. He would always tell everyone that Sandra was his when they were only in kindergarten.

Sandra had always felt that she would be Keith's wife. She had never imagined that she would experience the darkest moment of her life that day.

Keith paused when he saw Ivy the moment she returned to the Hudson family. Ivy's pitiful and weak appearance was something that he had never seen on Sandra.

Sandra had always been a top student since she was a child, so she was never in second place when it came to her studies.

The hearts of humans could change, and the grass was always greener on the other side. When Sandra was constantly compared to Ivy, Sandra's parents and Keith gradually favored Ivy.

After leaving the Farmer residence, Sandra wandered aimlessly on the streets.

Just when she was in deep thought, a black sports car drove by and splashed water all over her.

'Again?'

That was the second time that day.

All the events that happened in the past two days made her feel suffocated. She finally lost control of her emotions.

Sandra sat on the ground, broke down, and cried hysterically.

A man got out of the car. He was flustered and apologized immediately.

Sandra cried endlessly, and passersby on the sidewalk cast strange looks at them.

The man did not know what to do, so he squatted down to comfort her. "I didn't see you. I'm so sorry for splashing water on you. I'll compensate you in any way you want, just please stop crying."

Sandra looked up and asked, "Do you have a spare room in your home?"