All Chapters of Big Sis, You Don't Matter Anymore: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Vivian Cavendish, my older sister, frowned at my words. She sounded displeased as she asked, "Didn't I tell you in advance that I was coming home? Didn't you tell Adrian I was coming back?"I calmly took a sip of my tea. After all these years, I was no longer that invisible nobody living in Vivian's shadow.My silence infuriated her. She shot to her feet, and her shrill voice echoed through the room. "Noelle Cavendish, what the hell do you mean by this? Don't forget that I was the one who was supposed to marry into the Sutton family! Now that I'm back, do you think you can still cling to being Mrs. Sutton?"I glanced at her and smiled. "I don't understand what you're talking about, Vivian. My husband and I are on very good terms."Over the years, I'd accompanied Adrian Sutton to countless charity galas and business events. Our image as a loving couple was well-known in our circle.Adrian had even earned the favor of quite a few business partners thanks to his reputation as a devot

I sat in my office, and my thoughts drifted far away.Back in elementary school, every winter and summer break, Vivian would run wild and lose her mind having fun. By the time school started, she wouldn't have touched a single page of her homework.Afraid the teacher would scold her, she would try to pass off my completed homework as her own. My parents even came up with a "reasonable" explanation—I had good grades, so the teachers wouldn't get mad at me, even if I didn't turn in homework.However, Vivian was different. If she didn't hand in her homework, the teachers would definitely call her out and scold her in front of the whole class.To protect her pride, my work could be taken away without a second thought. Since then, every school break, I became smart and just did two sets of homework.In high school, Vivian started dating. She went all out pursuing the school heartthrob, got into fights, and cozied up to every teacher. She had poor grades, but she was outgoing and cheerf

It felt like someone had pressed pause on the noise in the ballroom. All the chatter and the clinking of glasses cut off in an instant. Countless eyes snapped to me, like a spotlight was being trained on me.I caught familiar business partners staring at me, as shock and doubt flashed across their faces. My own employees also whispered among themselves.Even worse, the press covering the investment conference had already turned their cameras on me. Every tiny twitch of my expression was about to be magnified and dissected.I felt the blood rush to my head, only to turn ice-cold a heartbeat later. A chill crept over me all the way to my fingertips and toes.Vivian stood beside Adrian, looking pitiful and wronged, as if she'd been utterly betrayed. She clutched his arm in a death grip. Her voice was shaky with tears, but it was still loud enough for everyone to hear."Adrian, tell them! Tell everyone that we're in love with each other! I just panicked back then because I wasn't read

The footage showed Rowan sitting on the couch, quietly waiting for me. Suddenly, the lounge door opened. He saw something, then got up and walked out."It's Vivian!" I practically roared. My nails dug deep into my palms. "It must've been her. She waited until everyone was out front and then had someone take Rowan away!"Adrian's face went terrifyingly dark, but he still tried to calm me down. "Don't worry. Vivian wouldn't dare do anything to him."With that, he dialed a number and said icily, "Liam, get over to the Cavendish residence. I want to know where Vivian is right now!"The entire investment conference spiraled into chaos over this sudden turn of events, but Adrian quickly took charge. Part of the team stayed behind to keep things under control, and to the public, they only said that a child had suddenly fallen ill and had been rushed to the hospital.Meanwhile, we brought a group of people with us and drove straight to the Cavendish residence.In the car, my hands were c

Vivian hadn't taken the baby seriously at first. She was too used to having someone clean up her messes. Or maybe she thought the baby would be like Rowan—existing, but never really affecting her life.However, the truth was, she could barely take care of herself. Years of staying up late, drinking too much, and a messy private life had wrecked her.On top of that, she'd been running out of money. The drop in her quality of life, along with the pregnancy hormones, dragged her whole state down day by day.With no other choice, she had to come back home. And that was how everything that followed began.I guessed that after this whole ordeal, she finally understood just how important money really was. And once she got back, I was sure Mom and Dad had brought up some things about my marriage to Adrian.Vivian wanted to be Adrian's wife so that the baby in her womb would have a proper father, and so her own lifestyle could be secured. But she didn't expect that this time, no one was go