Chapter 2

He kept getting angry with me because of Olivia.

In the past, whenever he won jewelry at an auction, he would give it all to me. But now, he would immediately hand everything over to Olivia instead.

Whenever Olivia and I had an argument, all she had to do was cry. Ethan would instantly take her side. He would assume that I had bullied her without even asking what happened. And he hated me more and more.

He even worked with David to help Olivia marry into the Sullivan family. While I was studying abroad, they secretly let Olivia pretend to be me and take everything that belonged to me.

Remembering this, my eyes turned cold as I tightened my grip on the veil. "I'm not giving it back. Mom designed this veil especially for me. It represents her love for me. I won't let anyone else touch it!"

As I spoke, I rushed forward and tried to pull the wedding dress off Olivia.

David roared angrily. "Hold this ungrateful brat down! Take the veil away from her!"

Arthur Johnson immediately obeyed. He walked toward me with a dark look on his face.

Arthur was David's most trusted butler, and he had always taken Olivia's side.

Whenever new clothes or the latest designer pieces arrived, he would let Olivia choose first. Then he would send whatever she didn't want to my room.

If I made a mistake, he would immediately report it to David. But when Olivia broke an expensive vase, he never said a word.

I used to think these were just little things, so I never paid much attention to them.

But now I could see the truth. Arthur clearly favored Olivia. He was nothing more than her lapdog.

By the time I realized it, Arthur was already standing in front of me. He quickly snatched the veil from my hand.

He moved so fast that the tiny crystals on the wedding dress scraped across my palm. Blood immediately started flowing from the cut. The sharp pain made me cry out.

Arthur only looked at me with disgust. "Stop pretending! Do you really think you're some rich heiress? Just because you share the same last name as everyone else doesn't mean you're equal to Ms. Olivia. She's the true Carter heiress!

"She was only being kind by putting up with you all these years. Otherwise, someone as greedy and ungrateful as you would've been beaten half to death and thrown out long ago!"

I laughed angrily.

This butler actually dared to bully me.

I slapped him across the face and kicked him away. "Are you talking about yourself? Someone come over here and take this useless servant who refuses to follow orders away. Beat him half to death and throw him out!"

David, Ethan, and Arthur all froze in shock. I had always been gentle and soft-spoken. This was the first time they had ever seen me act so forcefully.

No matter what they thought of me, I was still a Carter heiress. Arthur finally realized that he had gone too far.

He panicked and quickly turned to David, Ethan, and Olivia for help. "Ms. Olivia, you always tell us to treat Emily like one of the family, but she's gone too far! It's bad enough that she bosses us around and hits people, but now she even wants to have me beaten half to death! Please stand up for me!"

David's face darkened. "I'd like to see who dares do that!"

Ethan glared at me coldly. "Emily, you've gone too far!"

They were already furious. Olivia quickly grabbed both of their sleeves.

She bit her lip as if she were making a huge sacrifice. "Forget it. If Emily really wants the veil that badly, I'll give it to her. I don't mind getting married without a veil. The wedding is more important anyway. Adam will be here soon. We can't waste time over something so small."

The moment everyone heard this, they began praising Olivia for being generous. At the same time, they cursed me even more.

"Emily is so cruel! I think she did this on purpose just to ruin Olivia's wedding!"

But they had no idea. Olivia's identity and this wedding were supposed to be mine.

David and Ethan exchanged a look after hearing this. It was as if they had suddenly thought of something. They quickly ordered the wedding preparations to continue. The servants rushed over to fix Olivia's hair and makeup. Even Ethan, who was usually obsessed with keeping everything clean, actually knelt down and carefully straightened Olivia's dress.