Chapter 2

Selena took Leo's hand gently, her beautiful face still streaked with tears. Anyone would have pitied her at first sight.

"I'm fine now. Please don't do this to Lorraine. She's just being cheeky. I'm sure she still has a kind heart."

Leo remained stone-faced, his tone now icy. "Cheeky? She's acting spoiled because we've pampered her too much in the past! She thinks she can do whatever she wants just because she's our little sister! If we don't teach her a lesson, her arrogant nature will get out of control!"

Luke wore a disappointed look as well. "You don't have to defend her. Her jealousy almost killed you, Selena. How could we easily let her off the hook?"

Ryan lifted Selena's hand. Although she was only mildly poisoned, he could already see short and coarse fur poking out of her pores. At the moment, her hand was completely coated in fur.

"Does it hurt a lot?" He caressed Selena's hand, his heart breaking for her.

Selena shook her head while forcing out a smile. In reality, it looked more like a grimace. She excelled at acting as if she were enduring immense pain.

"It doesn't hurt anymore… but I look ugly, don't I?"

Leo comforted her softly, "No way. You'll forever be the most beautiful she-wolf to me no matter what you look like."

Anger coursed through Luke's veins at that moment. "Damn that Lorraine! She knew you were terrified of pain the most, yet she still hurt you like this! Not only did she not take the initiative to come over and apologize to you, but she also rejected my mind link! She really is too arrogant!

"This is all your fault for pampering her! Just look at how spoiled she is right now!"

Leo turned to look at Rupert. "Capture her and bring her back. We must appease Selena even if it means cutting off her wolf's limbs."

Both Luke and Ryan nodded in agreement. "I'd like to see which is tougher—her stubbornness or our fists!"

Ryan added, "Also, you should bring the cake over. The only way to teach that unrepentant brat is to give her a taste of her own medicine! Let her experience what it feels like to be poisoned by wolfsbane!"

My brothers didn't care about the fact that I was their biological sister. They were willing to punish me to that extent after hearing an outsider's one-sided story.

Rage and resentment surged into my heart. They had no idea how Selena plotted against me behind their backs.

She often put on a pitiful and aggrieved front. After she hurt herself, she'd secretly pin the blame on me. When the incident was over, she'd pretend to reflect on herself by claiming that it was just a misunderstanding.

Selena was the one who had pleaded with me to bake her a cake for her birthday. She wanted to clear all misunderstandings with me and swore to become my sister forever.

Her tone was very sincere, which softened my heart. That was why I gave her another chance.

Who would've thought that she'd secretly mix wolfsbane into the ingredients?

If this were to happen in the past, Leo, who was known to be wise, would definitely remember that procuring wolfsbane was no easy feat. One could either obtain it via special transactions or the black market.

I had nothing under my name. What could I possibly use to trade for wolfsbane?

Besides, I knew very well that my brothers cared about Selena a great deal. There was no way I'd be that foolish to poison the cake, which led to them discovering the poison's existence.

But Leo had always been biased toward Selena. He'd still believe her lies despite the number of illogical flaws.

I just gazed at Ryan coldly. In the past, I'd feel sorrowful, but now, all that was left was numbness in my heart.

Soon, the pallid Rupert came rushing home.

"She's gone!"

Both Luke and Ryan shot up to their feet instantly, fury apparent on their faces.

"That damned brat is determined to keep headbutting us to the very end, huh? She thinks we don't have the courage to do anything to her! That's why she's disrespecting us to this extent!"

"We should really deal with that temper of hers!"

Selena grabbed their hands feebly. "Please don't be like that! I'm still the outsider at the end of the day! Please don't ruin your relationship with her because of me!"

Leo merely huffed coldly. He replied darkly, "No sister of mine is this vile and cruel. She must get down on her knees and apologize to Selena if she still thinks of us as family. Otherwise, she'd better not blame us for being heartless.

"Come. Let's go to the silver mine."