Tom, my photography work won an international gold award.”
Jane Lawson burst excitedly into Tom Howard’s room. Overwhelmed with joy, she couldn’t help but throw herself into his arms, just like she had countless times when she was little.
But in the next moment, a heavy slap landed on her face.
Hailey Bundred, who had just stepped out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel, delivered the slap before angrily pushing her away.
“Jane, I’m still his official girlfriend, and yet you’re throwing yourself at him like this. What’s your intention? Are you so shameless that you have to seduce your brother?”
Jane’s face burned with pain. Her eyes brimmed with tears, but they didn’t fall.
Yes, how could she forget?
Tom had a girlfriend now, and they were going to get married soon.
Jane had been an orphan since childhood. Later, the Howard family had taken her in out of kindness, and Tom had spoiled her for many years. She had long grown used to clinging to him.
She looked at Tom with a mix of grievance and hope in her eyes.
Surely, he wouldn’t let her be mistreated like this?
But Tom’s gaze was cold, his tone even colder. “Jane, you should know your place!”
‘My place?’
Jane let out a self-deprecating laugh. “Sorry! That was thoughtless of me!”
She turned and fled in panic.
The moment the door closed, she heard Hailey’s voice. “Tom, I didn’t mean to hit her. I just love you too much, and I couldn’t hold back my jealousy.”
Tom’s voice was indifferent. “It’s fine. She really needed to wake up.”
Was that true?
Jane returned to h
