Chapter 3

The money was borrowed, and William finally got his sweetheart.

I've seen the photo of that girl.

She is fresh and beautiful, with the gracefulness unique to noble girls, clear eyes, and a nice name, Alicia.

Being with William is like a flower stuck in cow dung.

Of course William is not ugly, he is just 1.7 meters tall and weighs 170 kg... that's all... right?

After falling in love, William's spending increased.

My mother always comes to me to complain about her poverty.

I ignored it.

In my previous life, I woke up too late and was deceived by the word "stability".

I plan to apply for full-time graduate studies, which is a very competitive field, and I don't have time to care about what William is doing.

Anyway, he looks down on me, his sister who only has an ordinary undergraduate degree.

I moved out of home and lived in the company dormitory to avoid my parents' nagging.

The monthly interest plus William's living expenses made them feel overwhelmed.

The most important thing is that I still feel heartbroken when I see them working two jobs every day.

I cursed myself in my heart for being so useless.

William brought Alicia home during the Chinese New Year.

Her mother had surgery for her illness and is getting much better now.

My parents cooked a table full of delicious food and smiled so hard that their teeth were showing.

"Alicia, this is my sister. Her monthly salary is only over 2,000 dollar. Don't worry, I'm not as useless as her. I will definitely make a lot of money in the future and let you live a good life!"

The little girl looked at me when she heard this, feeling a little embarrassed.

I smiled at her nonchalantly.

"Okay, Isabella, what's wrong with you kid? Stop being lazy and come to the kitchen to help. There are two more dishes in there."

"Mom, your future daughter-in-law is here today, why don't you let your son behave well?"

In previous years, when there were guests at home, I was always busy in the kitchen while William sat at the table playing games.

When I asked him to do something, my mother got anxious first: "Why is he a boy in the kitchen? Don't you know what a gentleman is?"

"A gentleman should stay away from the kitchen." William continued, and he would proudly belittle me: "Sister, you are not good-looking and your studies are not good. Why don't you learn to cook well? After all, you have to capture a man's stomach first."

My mother didn't have time to refute me this time. Alicia heard what I said, smiled and said to my mother: "Auntie, William's stir-fried lettuce is delicious..."

"William, when did you learn to cook? Oh, you really forgot your mother after you got married. Mom has never eaten the food you cooked."

My mother's expression immediately changed, and she looked at Alicia with an unfriendly expression.

As I watched this scene, I suddenly felt like a villain who was trying to sow discord, and I immediately lost the desire to eat.

"Mom, something suddenly happened in my company, I'm going back to the dormitory first."

I picked up my bag, left home, and went back to study.

"Why are you in such a hurry to leave? It's only been a few days since the New Year. You are so heartless. Why don't you spend more time with your parents?"

"Take some buns back to eat!"

I held back the tears that were about to burst out.

My father doesn't talk much. Although my mother made me do some housework, she would patiently braid my hair, buy me new clothes, make longevity noodles for me on my birthday, and buy me the Barbie doll that I had been asking for for a long time.

I knew they didn't love me as much as they loved William, but I never denied that they loved me too.

But why? Could you say such cold words when you found my body?

If they didn't give me any love at all, maybe I would be able to be really cruel and cut off relations with them.

"Fortunately it was Isabella who died."

These words kept lingering in my ears.

That night, I had nightmares all night.