Semua Bab I Became My Sister's Substitute Bride: Bab 1 - Bab 7

“I promise you, once I resolve all of this, I’ll return to help you manage the transportation point for the goods,” I said on the phone, then hung up.Staring at the room I had lived in for nine years, I couldn't help but smile bitterly. Nine years of waiting, compromising, and giving. In the end, it was just a false dream.Lost in memories, I accidentally knocked over a photo frame that had been placed on the shelf. It was a photo of Emma’s biological mother and my husband, David.Today was the Smith family's usual banquet. Emma, at nine years old, pushed me hard in front of many core members.I was off guard. Though Emma was very young, she was quite strong. I stumbled and knocked over a bottle of red wine on the table. The red liquid slid from my shoulder into my chest, a chill run through my heart.She looked at me, embarrassed and disheveled, with a smug smile on her face.“Why do you break things in this house?”She didn’t allow the maid to help me up, holding the photo frame up

I expressionlessly walked out of the banquet hall.I had long gotten used to it; no matter what I did.David’s heart would always belong to Lily.And Emma would always see me as the sinner who took her mother’s place.“Do you really have to cause a scene today?”Father quickly walked up to me, his voice full of anger and disappointment.“Father, what more do you want from me? Haven’t I done my duty for nine years? Is that not enough?”I had grown tired of these repeated explanations.“You and Lily are biological sisters, wasn’t it only right for you to tolerate her child? If Lily were still here, she would never have been so unaware of reason!”He scolded me sharply.I shrugged, having lost all patience for today’s farce:“Well, it’s too bad, Lily is already dead.”Father raised his hand to strike me.I grabbed his wrist:“Father, it was you who changed the marriage partner, after Lily died, it was you who forced me to help continue this marriage, so now what do you still want? Do you

The cold gun barrel pressed against my temple, and I could even smell the gunpowder residue on it.This gun, the one I personally gave away, not only killed my little bird.Now, it seems, it is also going to take my life. What’s the difference between me and that little bird?David’s face turned pale, and he stepped forward, trying to stop her:“Emma! Put the gun down!”But Emma, like an enraged beast, pressed her finger on the trigger, her eyes full of madness:“No! She killed mom! A woman like her deserves to die!”I closed my eyes, all the grievances and resentment of the past nine years settling at this moment.Instead, I felt a strange calmness, as if a weight had been lifted.Perhaps it would be better if it ended here, rather than wasting my life in this loveless cage.“Bang ——”The anticipated sharp pain never came. Instead, there was a crisp gunshot that hit the nearby stone pillar, sending small stone chips flying.I opened my eyes in shock and saw a tall figure appear at the

“I’ve spoiled you too much, and that’s why you’ve become so rude.”I looked at her, my eyes filled with disappointment.“Ashley is not your enemy, she’s your aunt, the one who has taken care of you for nine years. You killed her beloved little bird and pointed a gun at her. These are unforgivable mistakes. If you want her to come back, you need to learn to admit your mistakes, learn to respect others.”Emma’s tears fell again, but she didn’t dare to cry out like before.I turned to look at Nora:“You should leave. This family no longer needs you.”Nora’s face turned ashen, her mouth opening and closing, but she couldn’t say a word. She could only leave in a disheveled manner.After dealing with everything, I immediately drove to Ethan’s winery.I knew this was my last chance.I walked into the winery, which was decorated warmly and delicately.In the hall, Ethan was sitting on the sofa with Ashley, speaking softly to her, and Ashley’s face bore a soft smile—one I had never seen before,