Slap!

A resounding slap landed on Catherine Jones’ face.

“You’ve really let me down. Your sister has had a rough time out there for more than 20 years, and here you are planning to snatch the man from her. That’s very shameless of you!”

Covering the part of her face that was aching, Catherine looked at her mother incredulously. “Mom, Ethan is my boyfriend. How can you guys be so unreasonable?”

Catherine had just come home after a business trip, only to see her long-lost elder sister, Rebecca Jones, sitting with her boyfriend, Ethan Lowe, on the couch. Her sister, who returned not long ago, was holding Ethan’s arm and seemed intimate with him.

Seated on the other side of the couch were both Rebecca and Ethan’s parents who were having a pleasant chat with each other.

In fact, Ethan was Catherine’s childhood sweetheart!

She could not help but come up to Rebecca to question her. However, she ended up being slapped by her mother in the face right there and then!

“Mom, please stop hitting Cathy.” With an anxious look, Rebecca said, “It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have come back…”

Ethan quickly held her shoulders. “No, Rebecca. It’s my fault. I’ve always treated Catherine as my sister, which is probably why she misunderstood my feelings for her.”

Something seemed to have exploded in Catherine’s head. The pain was so terrible that she could barely breathe.

Sister?

Why would he secretly promise her a future together if he only treated her as his sister?

Why would he always hug her tightly if he only treated her as his sister?

“Shut up!” She found those words unbearable and they were filling her with disgust.

“You’re the one who should shut your mouth. Is this how you’re supposed to speak to your sister?” Mrs. Jones told her off sulkily. “Can’t you just be tolerant of Rebecca, considering that she has gone through 20 years of hardships?”

Shocked, Catherine was slightly slack-jawed.

There had to be some limit on tolerance anyway. Why should she give up her love? She was not a saint either.

told her off glumly as well. “Are you done? Ethan isn’t into you either. We still need to discuss Rebecca’s engagement party now. Get lost. You’re such an

was indifferent toward her. She then glanced at Rebecca who

she felt like an

ones she cared most about, yet every one of them was taking Rebecca’s side at that

seen streaming down

around and left with her suitcase without looking

through the journey once she got into the

to go, she stopped and

and have a drink or

her sobs. Freya immediately agreed. “Sure. I’ll be

over to S1897 pub, Catherine had already finished one whole bottle of

drink together. I’ve ordered a lot. You’re not allowed

Freya a bottle of

 

in such a manner. She sympathized deeply with Catherine. “Where’s Ethan? Is he ignoring

name, Catherine felt as if a knife was scraping

going to

“What kind of a

briefly told her

were childhood sweethearts who had established

Catherine studied abroad while Ethan was busy

about it. They also gave their blessings to the

the couple would get married sooner

that Ethan had gotten together with Rebecca, which would then make Catherine

Rebecca should be equally important to your parents. Are your dad and mom out of their

wine bottle. “They probably feel that Rebecca has suffered too much out there. Now

state of disbelief. “But

forced out a

that Rebecca has returned, all

they’re the ones who wanted to marry me off to Ethan. Now that I’m treating the matter

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