My Sister Gave Away My Bride

I climbed out of the bathroom stall and limped into the hall. The first thing I saw was Lillian Gates, her hand in Liam Forrester's, smiling as she toasted the guests."Thank you all for coming today to celebrate my wedding with the White family heir. This marks a new step in the partnership between the Gates and the Whites."Lillian stood with him on the elevated platform. She deliberately left Liam's name vague. Many in the room still believed the man engaged to her was me.The applause thundered through the hall.Lillian caught sight of me out of the corner of her eye. Her expression darkened. She shot me a warning look–telling me not to cause trouble.Liam followed her gaze. His face lit up. He quickly walked over to me."Brother, perfect timing. Today is a double celebration. Come, have a drink with us."Before the ceremony, my sister Charlotte White had suddenly said she needed to speak with me urgently. She pulled me into a bathroom stall and locked me inside.Moments la

Lillian miscarried.When she came out of the procedure, she had her men drag me to her bedside. A bodyguard pinned my back with his foot and forced me down."Silas, you are paying for what you did."Her face was a mask. She gave a small head movement. The bodyguard kicked me. I went onto my elbow. The skin opened.She did not look. The bodyguard pulled me up."Don't worry. It's almost over."A bad feeling rose up. I tried to go for the door, but the bodyguard had me back on the floor in a step.She got out of bed slowly. Her eyes had something in them that did not belong on her face."Lillian, what are you doing?"She put her foot in my stomach.The breath went out of me. The world went white. I curled around the pain.I had spent every dollar I had on her legs. The legs she was using right now were what I had given her.So she could do this.It was not an answer I could find.She was not done. She gripped my chin and made me look at her."Silas, the one thing you should

Lillian was openly begging now.I did not look at her again.The rest of her life would be spent in a wheelchair.That night, Cleo dropped me at home. I declined her invitation to come up.The moment I opened the door, a vase flew past my face and shattered against the wall behind me.It missed me by an inch.Charlotte stood in the foyer, screaming."Silas, you really had to break Lillian and Liam apart?!"What did you give Lillian to make her legs stop working? Go fix her right now!"Otherwise, don't blame me for not recognizing you as my brother!"It had been less than thirty minutes, yet Charlotte already knew. Other than Liam, I couldn't think of anyone else who would have told her.As for this sister of mine–ever since she kicked me in the chest for Liam, I had already given up on her.My voice turned cold. "I should be the one saying I don't have a heartless sister like you."Ignoring the shock on her face, I kicked her out the door."Someone like you doesn't deserv

I closed the curtain.Cleo, behind me, propped her chin on her hand. Her eyes were soft."Lillian, do you want help?"I was already pulling my shirt on. "Yes."Cleo lifted an eyebrow. "I expected you to insist on doing it yourself."I glanced at her. I was not running a charity. The reason I had agreed to Cleo's terms was that she had something I could use. She was offering, and I was not going to turn it down.The Gates patriarch still ran the company. Cleo held several important positions, but she didn't have real control. As long as she remained unmarried and had no child, the patriarch would never hand the company over to her.However, she could still make things difficult for her older brother.While the Gates family was in turmoil, White Industries was not doing any better.Liam could not secure investment, and several clients openly mocked him. He could not take it. At one meeting, he poured a glass of wine over a client's head, completely burning that last relationship