VHe took his phone out reflexively and started refreshing the chat window with my name on it. However, only messages from three days ago and older were shown in our chat history.
During the past three days, I had not sent Ian a message nor given him a call. His eyes burned with rage.
“That awful wench! It’s been so many days, and she hasn’t even sent a message to ask about Lori’s condition!”
Lorelei held Ian’s hand and said in a choked voice, “I don’t want Rebecca to misunderstand me instead. I just wanted to have her company. I wasn’t trying to steal anything from her.”
Ian quickly put down his phone and patted Lorelei’s head gently. He replied, “Lori, you’re so kind. Unlike Rebecca, who’s utterly heartless and ungrateful.”
Will’s eyes shone with a cold light as he thought of me. “Exactly! She harmed her family just because she wanted more attention for herself. That’s absolutely vicious!”
Harry nodded in agreement and scoffed. “She’s been confined in the cellar for three days. If she won’t admit her mistakes and kneel before Lori to offer an apology, I’m going to kick her out of the house.”
Standing to one side, I merely found it ridiculous as I listened to my brothers’ remarks. However, no one in the room could see my soul or what I was doing.
My parents passed away due to illnesses when I was still young. Since then, my three older brothers had given most of their attention to me.
At some point, I wanted to have someone of similar age to be my playmate. So, my brothers eventually found Lorelei at an orphanage for that purpose.
I had treated Lorelei with nothing but sincerity ever since she came to our home. However, she lied to my brothers and slandered me time and time again, making my brothers grow distant from me gradually.
It was the same at that time. My brothers locked me inside the tiny, narrow cellar without giving me a chance to explain myself.
I pushed against the door with all my might, yet I could only feel the air inside the cellar growing thin.
I pounded on the cellar’s door and begged my brothers desperately to let me out. Yet, my brothers scolded me expressionlessly instead.
“What are you shouting now for? You got what you deserved! If it weren’t for what you did, Lori wouldn’t have had to suffer from an allergic reaction.”
“It’s because we’ve been too nice to you that you keep bullying Lorelei. You should stay in there and repent for your mistakes!”
Will tied the chains around the door himself, whereas Harry placed a heavy object to block the door. They removed the slightest bit of possibility I had at self-preservation.
Looking at Lorelei, who had a fake smile plastered on her face, I smirked as disappointment set in.
My dear brothers, you had killed the sister who loved you the most in this world with your own hands!
