Chapter 4Three Years Too Late to Know the Truth

Before my brother could continue, Vivian interjected:

"You're lying! Evelyn abandoned Sebastian back then and left without a second thought. If it weren't for me taking care of Sebastian and donating my kidney, he might not have survived..."

"Sebastian and I recently saw you two hugging and leaving the obstetrics department. You dare deceive Sebastian that you're siblings? You really are two of a kind! One full of lies, the other obsessed with money!"

Staggering to my feet, I looked at Sebastian with disappointment. For love, I once bore the blame, just so he could live well. But now he humiliates and tramples on me repeatedly. No one could endure this.

I cast a sarcastic glance at Vivian:

"You say you donated your kidney to Sebastian. Do you have any proof?"

I expected Vivian to back down, but she teared up immediately:

"Sebastian, don't you believe me? You've seen the scar on my abdomen. What, do I have to strip in public to prove it?"

Seeing Vivian cry, Sebastian comforted her, patting her back:

"Of course I believe you. You're not just anybody. You don't need to undress in public."

Just not long ago, I was nearly stripped by his order. Now, it felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured over me.

I realized clearly once more that the Sebastian I wanted to save had "died" three years ago. The current Sebastian was a stranger to me.

With a cold, stern face, Sebastian looked at me, his eyes icy:

"Evelyn, you think I'd believe you?"

"Today, you stole Vivian's ring and dared to come between us. I have to teach you a lesson!"

"You there, strip her and throw her out!"

The bodyguards knocked Nathaniel down. My already tattered shirt was completely torn apart. I screamed, covering myself, pleading for help. But no one dared to defy Sebastian.

Vivian nestled in his arms, leisurely enjoying my plight.

"Don't touch my sister; come at me instead! Sebastian, if you have something against me, do it!"

As the bodyguards reached for my pants, Vivian suddenly stopped them. Before I could breathe a sigh of relief, she coquettishly told Sebastian:

"Sebastian, since they are so devoted, why not give them a chance?"

"The doctor said if I had a suitable cornea, my right eye could recover. Why not take his?"

She pointed at Nathaniel, as if discussing a trivial matter.

I screamed frantically, hair disheveled:

"No! You can't touch him!"

Seeing me, now defenseless, still desperately protecting Nathaniel, Sebastian stepped on his face:

"Being useful to Vivian is his good fortune."

Ignoring my brother's curses and shouts, Sebastian forcefully took Nathaniel away from me.

When I tried to follow, Sebastian grabbed my throat:

"Evelyn, what you owe me, your lover should repay!"

The suffocation was so intense I couldn't utter a complete sentence:

"He's... brother..."

The continuous suffocation soon triggered kidney failure, and I fainted.

When I awoke, everyone was gone. Remembering Vivian's words, I rushed to the hospital where I last saw her.

But upon opening the ward, I saw Nathaniel, eyes covered with bandages, lips pale.

"Nathaniel..."

Hearing my voice, Nathaniel turned stiffly to me:

"Sis... they blinded me..."

"I can never see again..."

Seeing the tears soaking my brother's bandages, regret washed over me...

I regretted saving Sebastian...

Regretted giving him a "second chance"...

I held Nathaniel, a painful wail escaping my throat:

"Brother... I was wrong, sister was wrong..."

"Sister was wrong from the start..."

I learned about Vivian's hospital room from the nurse.

Inside, Vivian's right eye was wrapped in bandages, yet she showed no sign of post-surgery frailty.