Chapter 4

Over the next few days, Seraphina and Lucas flooded their social media with travel photos from around the world.

Every post was filled with luxury items.

They even took out high-interest loans to buy a house and a fancy car.

I watched their reckless spending with watching coldly from the sidelines， knowing such excess always leads to ruin.

I just blocked them on everything.

Three months into the semester, Grandpa took a turn for the worse. This time, there was no saving him.

The day of the funeral, Seraphina posted in the family group chat.

After the funeral, we're having a small gathering at the house to thank everyone for coming. Please be there.

She even messaged me directly.

Stella, you have to come. Grandpa would want the whole family together.

I simply replied, "Okay."

A lot of relatives wondered why she was having this gathering after the funeral.

Only I knew why. She was desperate to flaunt her "victory" in front of everyone.

After the funeral service, everyone gathered at the house. That's when Seraphina and Lucas finally showed up—fashionably late, with Seraphina clinging to Lucas's arm in a bright red dress that screamed "party" and clashed horribly with the somber mood.

They immediately drew every eye in the room.

They looked completely different—dripping with expensive clothes and jewelry that felt totally out of place.

Seraphina started passing out expensive gifts to all the relatives and younger guests.

"Family and friends, thank you all for coming to say goodbye to Grandpa today. Please stay for dinner—my treat!"

Relatives stared at them like they were crazy. People started whispering about how inappropriate this all was.

Seraphina pulled the pocket watch from her designer bag, waving it around for everyone to see—fake tears in her eyes but a huge smile on her face.

"Before he passed... Grandpa gave me this. It means I get his whole inheritance—fifty million dollars!"

The room went silent for a second, then everyone started talking at once.

"Fifty million?"

"Grandpa left all his money to Seraphina?"

"Oh my goodness, that's..."

Finally, one of the older relatives spoke up. "Seraphina, your grandfather just passed. Has the lawyer even read the will yet? How do you know about this inheritance already?"

Seraphina waved her hand dismissively. "Grandpa promised me directly. This watch is proof. The paperwork will be done soon, and the money will be in my account any day now. I'm just honoring his memory by showing him I can handle things."

Someone in the crowd muttered under my breath, "Wasn't Lucas dating Stella? What's he doing with Seraphina now?"

Facing their confused and disgusted looks, Lucas just pulled Seraphina closer, not even fazed.

"Everyone wants to get ahead in life. You all understand that, right?"

"Stella might get into a good school, but she'll just be some overeducated academic. Seraphina's different."

"Besides, Seraphina and I are actually in love."

That comment made a lot of relatives frown.

One relative spoke up. "But Stella got into an Ivy League school! That's a real future!"

Seraphina almost laughed out loud, shoulders shaking with amusement. "Ivy League? So what if she goes there? Will she ever make fifty million in her lifetime?"

"These days, a fancy degree doesn't mean anything. Just more studying and an uncertain future!"

She then looked triumphantly at me in the corner. "Stella, even though you don't deserve to be here, if you're nice to me, maybe I'll remember we're family and help you out."