Chapter 2

I'll never forget that rainy day.

I was kneeling in front of the memorial hall, raindrops falling from my hair.

My mother had been holding my hand on her hospital bed, saying she wanted to see me in a wedding dress. Now, she lay in this cold coffin, never to see my happy moment.

Xavier stood behind me, saying coldly, "Cry a little if you must, but she's dead. Your tears won't bring her back."

Outside the hall, the sound of high heels approached. Vanessa walked in gracefully, wearing a red dress.

"Xavier, why are you here? Didn't we plan to go look at wedding dresses?"

I jerked my head up to see Xavier wrapping his arm around her waist.

"Babe, I just came to say goodbye to Miss Lin," he turned to look at me with a smirk, "Oh, by the way, let me introduce you. This is my fiancée."

At that moment, I felt the whole world spinning.

On her deathbed, my mother had been worried about my future.

And now, the man I loved most had brought another woman to show off at her funeral.

"Xavier, do you have any conscience left?"

"Conscience? Your mom was an A-list celebrity, her death means no more fame for the Lin Group. Without her, why would I even bother with you? Besides, if the Lin family falls, you're just a nobody. And you dare talk to me about conscience? What an act!"

"You!"

I raised my hand to slap him, but he caught my wrist.

He pushed me hard, and I stumbled, falling in front of my mother's portrait.

Crash!

The frame fell to the ground, glass shards instantly cutting my palm.

I knelt before my mother's portrait, watching drops of blood fall onto her smiling face.

At that moment, I swore to make these two pay!