Chapter 4

Ruby looked guilty. She quickly hid behind Callum, mustered her courage, and said, “It was Callum who gave it to me!”

“You’re lying! This pendant was a gift from Dad and Mom when I was born. They got it from the church themselves! I’ve always kept it under my pillow. You stole it!”

I stepped up and grabbed Ruby, but Callum suddenly slapped me across the face. “Moon, stop it! You’re acting crazy!”

He pointed at me with disgust. “Stop acting like a lunatic. Ruby is your sister. She would never steal your silly pendant.

“And anyway, whatever Ruby wants, I give her. She wouldn’t need to steal anything from you.

“I gave this pendant to Ruby.”

The slap made my ears ring, and for a moment, I felt dizzy.

I had shown Callum that pendant before, so he knew how important it was to me.

But he was lying to protect Ruby and even had the nerve to hit me. Our friends and family were gathering to watch the scene unfold.

I felt more disappointed than angry. “Callum, you’ve lost all sense of right and wrong. You’ve just destroyed the last bit of trust I had in you.”

He had never seen me this determined. His hand froze in midair, and he instinctively wanted to apologize.

But then Ruby cried. She took the pendant off her neck and held it out to me. “Moon, I’ll give it to you. Please, don’t fight with Callum.”

She looked at Callum with teary eyes. “Callum, if it makes Moon happy, I don’t mind being the one who’s wronged.”

She pushed the pendant toward me, but as I reached for it, she let go. It dropped to the ground and shattered into pieces.

“Ruby, you’ve crossed the line!”

I was livid. I raised my hand to hit her, but Callum stepped in and shoved me to the ground.

“Moon, if you touch Ruby, I’ll make you pay a thousand times over!”

I fell to the ground and glared at Callum with eyes full of fury. He instinctively tried to help me up, but Ruby stopped him.

“Callum, I’m still sick and haven’t recovered. My head feels so dizzy.”

Ruby leaned on his shoulder, and tears rolled down her face.

Callum immediately felt bad for her and quickly picked her up to take her to rest.

People around me started to criticize me. “Moon is completely obsessed with Callum. Every time Callum is with Ruby, she throws a tantrum. She’s really lost all her dignity.”

“The Sawyer family must be so embarrassed by her. If I were part of the Sawyer family, I’d be hiding.”

“Even though they are sisters, Ruby is clearly better than Moon. Moon can’t compare.”

I could hear them whispering. Callum came back, looked down, and pointed his finger at me. “Moon, you’re going to apologize to Ruby now.”

One of Callum’s friends added, “No woman in Central City would be as jealous and crazy as Moon. Callum is really unlucky to have her in love with him.”

With his friends backing him up, Callum grew more confident. He warned me, “Today, the Fido family will announce the engagement. If you want me to marry you, you need to apologize to Ruby.

“Also, you are going to tell my parents you don’t want a wedding. My wedding will be with Ruby only.

“And after we’re married, you won’t have my children. When Ruby gets pregnant, you can adopt her baby.”