Chapter 5
In the afternoon, the wedding came to a successful end.
After seeing off the guests, my dad immediately put on a serious face and asked my mom to continue calling me.
Vivian’s eyes were red from lears, and the water droplets on the corners of her eyes reflected the light from the chandelier, making her seem heartbreakingly fragile. She held Dad’s hand and spoke considerately, “Let it go, Dad. Willow is still a child. She must be throwing a tantrum. I am her older sister and it’s my responsibility to tolerate her childish behavior.”
As expected, a hint of pain flashed through Dad’s eyes.
Joshua said discontentedly, “Sis, you give her too much credit. You treat her like your little sister, but does she ever repay you by respecting you as her older sister?”
Vivian bit her lip and looked almost on the verge of tears.
I stood beside her, watching her, feeling incredibly ironic.
Vivian was always like this.
It was already so obvious that the whole family favored her, but she was still not satisfied.
I knew it was because she hates me, and she would never be
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satisfied before she saw me burn in the seventh hell.
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Actually, although my mom didn’t like me, she didn’t treat met that badly at the beginning.
She would also bring back a cake to celebrate when it was my birthday.
We sang the birthday song and lit the candles. Everything was so fine, it almost felt unreal. And it was unreal. Within a few
hell, and I fell hard on the ground with my shattered dream of warm family love.
minutes, my birthday party took a turn to cal
It was the moment when I was about to make a wish and blow out the candles, Vivian suddenly burst into tears.
She wiped her tears away and forced a smile as if she was trying to appear strong.
“It’s nothing. It’s just… I suddenly remembered that today was supposed to be the birthday of two people.”
With that sentence, my mother’s face changed instantly.
I didn’t realize what was going on and put my hands together to make a wish, but Mom suddenly blew out all the candles ruthlessly.
“All you know is eat! Willow Jones, don’t you know that your brother died because of you? Do you have any heart at all?”
I was scared and stared at her blankly.
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My mom became even angrier and threw the cake directly into the trash can.
After she went into the bedroom and slammed the door, I looked
at Vivian in tears.
With no one else around, she finally revealed her true self.
The ten–year–old Vivian had an angelical smile on her face, but her words were like poisoned blades.
“Willow Jones, why were you born?”
She caressed my face with her warm fingertips, then suddenly pinched my cheek with full force. The pain came too quickly and I didn’t even remember to scream. I just stared at her in fear.
“Dad and Mom only loved me, but now you’ve come and taken away their love. You should die with your twin brother.”
I never understood why she hated me so much.
After Joshua was born, she was actually very kind to him.
In the year that I took my SAT and was preparing to apply to universities, Joshua was studying for his SSAT.
It was a crucial year, but my dad’s business was too busy for him. to take time off, and my mom was in a critical period of getting a promotion.
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Mom asked me to apply to the local society college for the convenience of taking care of Joshua.
I didn’t agree.
She looked at me with a cold stare and said, “Willow Jones, don’t you know what’s going on at home? Why do you have to be so unreasonable?”
After I attended my dream school in another state, Vivian, who was already 22 years old and missed the critical window to pick up an instrument, suddenly wanted to learn piano.
My mom had the moving company throw my bed and wardrobe away and redecorated my room to Vivian’s piano room. My clothes and other private belongings were packed into boxes and put away in the storage room.
She posted a video on Instagram of herself sitting in front of her newly purchased expensive piano.
Sunlight is streaming in.
And she smiled serenely.
I called back, and my mom was still angry that I didn’t listen to
her. Her voice was cold:
“You have become so independent now, and you won’t listen to anything I say. You don’t plan to come back to this house, so what’s the point of keeping your old room?”
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5/5 Vivian took the phone and said hypocritically, “Willow, just for once, can you please not make Mom angry? When you come back, you can share a room with me. I won’t let you sleep in the
streets.”
Even though she was trying to hide it, there was still a hint of amusement in her voice.
I had only been away for a month, and she couldn’t wait to kick me out of the house.
Meanwhile, my mom chose to remain silent and indulge her.
