Chapter 4

Without even waiting for my consent, he reached out, unclasped the necklace he had just put on me, and fastened it around Chloe’s neck.

"Asher, look! This necklace looks way better on me!" Chloe laughed, spinning around happily.

Asher smiled, his eyes full of adoration. "Our Chloe looks good in everything. You're a natural model."

Looking at the two of them laughing and playing, I felt a wave of nausea.

The necklace that was supposed to be mine had stayed on my neck for less than a minute. Now, it was just a tool to please another woman.

I forced a tight smile. "Did you two come here today just to disgust me?"

Chloe looked at me innocently. "Hazel, how could you say that!"

"Asher bought you the 'Heart of the Ocean' just to make you happy! He never bought me anything this expensive!"

"He even called me to ask for advice before coming. I just got back from Europe and was sleeping off my jet lag, but his call woke me up!"

"Seriously, he's a grown man but doesn't even know how to romance a girl. You need to teach him more, Hazel."

Asher laughed and tapped her head. "Alright, that's enough. No sister talks about her brother like that in front of others."

"I'm not an outsider! I'm your favorite sister!"

Within seconds, they were playing and teasing each other again.

The diamonds of the "Heart of the Ocean" flashed in front of my eyes, making my chest ache.

I wondered what was wrong with me. Why did I even open the door for them?

Next to me, Chloe was being tickled by Asher, laughing hysterically.

"Oh, you dare bully me? I'm going to show Hazel your embarrassing videos!"

She broke free, ran to my side on the sofa, and opened her Snapchat memories.

My face remained cold. I wanted to see just how much more they could destroy my sanity.

She opened a video. The background was the Vance family library.

Asher was working on some business documents. Chloe, wearing a silk slip nightgown, walked in holding a glass of milk.

She set the milk on the desk but didn't leave. Instead, she sat straight onto Asher's lap.

"Asher, you haven't read me a bedtime story in so long."

Asher put down his pen and looked at her helplessly. "How old are you? You still want bedtime stories?"

Chloe wrapped her arms around his neck. "I don't care. I want one."

Suddenly, she leaned down and kissed him right on the lips.

"That's the deposit."

In the video, Asher froze. Then, his throat bobbed, and his eyes darkened.

He didn't push her away. Instead, his hand slid up her back. His voice was husky. "You little devil."

The video cut off there, shaking violently as if the person filming was trembling.

In real life, Chloe laughed so hard she had to wipe her tears.

"Hazel, let me tell you, Asher is so innocent. I was just teasing him, but his face went as red as a tomato."

"Of course, he didn't disappoint me later. He carried me back to my room and read to me all night."

"By the way, Hazel... is your sex life not very active? Asher's reaction was way too intense."

The video finished playing, leaving Asher’s lust-filled face frozen on the screen.

Beside us, Asher flicked Chloe’s forehead hard.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Hazel and I are perfectly fine. Mind your own business."

Chloe stuck her tongue out, and the two of them went back to flirting.

Her phone was left forgotten on the sofa. I calmly picked it up. I forwarded that video, along with several other disgusting, intimate videos from her gallery, straight to my own Snapchat.

Then, I deleted the chat history.

Once they were done playing, Asher finally remembered me.

His breathing was still a little shallow. He looked down at me, his voice carrying a tone of smug charity.

"Alright, you saw it. Even in that situation, I only read her a story. You're the one in my heart. That should be enough."

"So, stop throwing tantrums, okay? Let's just get back to normal."

My chest felt tight. He actually thought he was the victim here?

But I swallowed my anger and smiled, nodding gently.

"Okay. I know I was wrong. I won't do it again."

Oh, I was wrong indeed. My mistake was thinking I could just walk away quietly.

For a toxic man and a green tea bitch like them, if I didn't ruin their lives completely, I would be wasting the last three years of my life.