Chapter 4
I pushed him gently, afraid that the elevator
door would close.
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He tightened his arms as he shouted, “I won’t cheat!”
“What?” I asked in confusion.
“I have discussed it with both of our parents and started preparing for the wedding. Three days from now is the best auspicious day of
the year and I don’t want to miss it.”
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After saying that, he pulled me out without
further ado, his wet palms revealing his
nervousness.
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Looking at his tense profile, I suddenly said,
“Phoebe, I want to have a modern wedding!”
He paused, then turned around abruptly, the
smile in his eyes like a lit star as he answered,
“Everything you want.”
My thoughts could not help but go back to
the past.
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When we were in high school, he was the
most handsome boy in school and I was a
poor student who could never be taught by
him.
After going to college, we went our separate
ways.
He took a three–hour flight to see me every
week and he did this for three years without
getting tired of it.
Until Alec and I started dating.
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As I dragged my suitcase back to Valencia’s
family’s house, my mother hugged me with
red eyes and said, “That kind of bastard is not
worth it for my daughter’s cry.”
My father made a voice message in the
business group with a gloomy face, “Anyone
who asks Alec for investment consultation
will be making things difficult for me, Valencia
Family.”
After comforting my parents, I fell on the bed
exhausted.
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Opening the social media, Edwina just
updated her status on the nine–square grid.
Eight screenshots of her winning the game
and in the middle was a selfie of her sitting
on Alec’s lap and making a V sign.
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Caption wrote, [When siblings work together,
they can accomplish anything!]
I silently gave a thumbs up.
A few minutes later, Alec called, “Want to play
games? Edwina and I will lead you, just follow
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us, don’t run around or mess up the pace!”
In order to fit into his circle, I once begged
him to take me to play games.
As a result, that one time, he scolded me
severely, saying that I was a loser and a
burden and told me to get out.
The game also opened that day, but I did not
care about it anymore.
Just as I was about to hang up the phone,
Edwina’s voice came, “Alec, I feel like
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vomiting again. It’s all your fault! That night I
just wanted to try if I had any feelings for a
man, but you did it for real. Oh, my waist hurts
too, come and rub it for me.”
“Can you please coax your girlfriend later?
Which is more important, siblings or women?
You can choose for yourself.”
Alec threw me a sentence, “Forget it, I don’t
want to talk to you.”
There was a busy tone on the other end of
the line.
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My brain exploded.
What drunken accident? It was all planned
long ago.
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They actually had some clues a long time
ago.
Every time he went on a date, he felt bored
and would turn around to play games with
Edwina online until late at night.
When traveling, he must bring Edwina with
him, because he said, ‘She can liven up the
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atmosphere.’
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I saw on the phone that she was always
pinned to the top and a special reminder tone
was set, saying, ‘Gaming Literacy.‘
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The gift given to me on Valentine’s Day
always includes one from Edwina and the
reason was, ‘She’s such a pitiful single
person.‘
Whenever I raised questions, he would fly
into a rage, “Are you possessed by a
troublemaker? Why don’t we just break up,
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so I don’t have to depend on you for
everything I do.
“Don’t try to control me just because your
father has some money. I, Alec, don’t rely on
your Valencia Family’s charity!”
I thought about it countless times that day,
‘Would the outcome be different if I had
forcefully asked him to keep his distance
from Edwina?‘
But in front of him, I had always been humble
like a housekeeper.
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As a result, sensitive, suspicious and stupid
were the words he gave me.
Every time I felt uneasy, he defined it as
unreasonable.
Even when my father introduced clients to
him, it was misinterpreted as an insult to his
abilities.
What the hell!
The next day was the school’s centenary
celebration.
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