Alle Kapitel von He Stole My Job Offer for My Sister, So I Left: Kapitel 1 – Kapitel 10

Graduation was over, and the four of us were in the living room planning our trip."I want to go boating in the Hamptons. I've never been out on the ocean before. Besides, it's close to home, and I'm not well enough to travel far."Lily said it in that soft, fragile voice of hers, then turned to Ethan, who was scrolling on his iPad."Ethan, what do you think?"My brother didn't even look up. He didn't care where they went, as long as Lily didn't start complaining about a headache halfway through the trip.Lily beamed and turned to Julian, who was sitting next to me."What about you, Julian?"Julian ruffled her hair affectionately."Whatever you want. I'll book the yacht."Sitting beside him, I watched as he began searching for yacht rentals on his phone.Not once did anyone ask where I wanted to go."Julian, what about Switzerland? We said we'd go once I got my offer."Julian stopped scrolling. He lowered his voice, trying to soothe me. "Lily just got over being sick. She can't handle

That afternoon, we all went out on the yacht as planned.My father came over holding a snorkel mask. For once, his voice softened. "Evelyn, we do care about you. I know you've always been the sensible one. I set this aside especially for you."I stared at the mask. A chill ran through me.Everything I'd held back for years was about to come spilling out."Dad, do you even remember who I am?"Before my father could react, Lily suddenly cried out in pain."Ow..."My father immediately pulled away from me and rushed to her."What happened? Where does it hurt?"As he turned, he bumped into me, sending me tumbling off the swim platform at the back of the yacht and into the water.Suddenly I was nine years old again, drowning.Fear crawled up my throat. I could hardly breathe, and I was shaking all over.But no one looked at me. They were all crowded around Lily.I gritted my teeth, fought through the panic, and hauled myself back onto the platform despite the searing pain.And my father? He

Edward knew what I'd been through.He'd booked me a hotel so I could rest.I'd also be attending a client reception the London headquarters was hosting in New York.After that, I'd fly straight to London and start my new job.In a room with no fighting and no favorites, I slept soundly.The next morning, the doorbell rang.I opened the door.My parents, Ethan, and Lily were standing outside.I made no move to invite them in.My father frowned and pushed his way in anyway."Evelyn, you threw a tantrum, checked into a hotel, and didn't even bother telling us? What kind of behavior is that?"He still talked down to me, like always.I didn't take the bait."If you want something, just say it."Seeing that I wasn't backing down, my mother tugged at my father's arm and forced a smile.She pulled out a property transfer agreement and a check for $2 million."Evelyn, this is from your dad and me. A gift for your new job."I glanced at the papers.Tucked beneath the property transfer agreement

"You idiot! Now everyone's saying we teamed up to lie to the public, and three more partners want out!"Out in the hallway, Gregory was screaming at Julian.My father looked at Lily on the floor, then at the reporters outside.He knew the Howard family's reputation was in tatters."The internet already knows about the wedding plans. The only way to limit the damage is for you two to announce your engagement now!""What?" Julian cried. "I'm not marrying her! I'm marrying Evelyn!""You don't get a say!"Gregory slapped him hard across the face."If you don't get engaged and back up the story, you'll ruin your career and drag the entire family down with you!"Lily kept her head down, but she couldn't quite hide the gleam of triumph in her eyes.I put on my coat and walked past all of them."Congratulations. Now it's official."The next day, Julian and Lily's engagement was all over the headlines.Lily clung happily to Julian's arm.Julian stood beside her like a puppet, letting his father

But none of that had anything to do with me anymore.As my career took off, my life only got busier.I kept winning major cases and made partner.Every Christmas, I had my secretary mail a plain card to my parents' house.Other than that, I never went back to New York. I never even called.That changed on Christmas Eve, three years after I'd moved to London.My parents got through to me on the firm's main line and insisted on a video call.When it connected, I was at my desk reviewing files.My parents looked older on the screen.My mother studied my cold expression. She sounded hurt, like she was testing the waters."It's been three years and you haven't called once. Are you still angry about how we treated you?"I looked up at the screen, surprised."So you do know you treated me badly?"My calm response left them struggling to keep up appearances.My mother's eyes went red, and she got worked up."Yes, we favored Lily. But we scolded her for what she did! Are you seriously going to