Chapter 4

Looking at their united front against me, I suddenly realized that I had always been the outsider in this family.

With my father and stepmother, with Sebastian and Olivia.

I was the only redundant one in this family.

Even though they knew I had done so much, they just trampled on my sincerity and love over and over again, treating it like mud.

They all loved Olivia, while I was just an eyesore to them.

If that's the case, then I'll withdraw, permanently withdraw.

Sebastian, as you wish, you don't need to deceive me anymore. I'll set you free.

Swallowing back the hot tears in my eyes, I apologized softly.

"Olivia, I'm sorry. This necklace should have been yours from the beginning."

"I'm going to pay respects to my mother now."

Sebastian, I've repaid your kindness.

This is the last time I'll give way to you.

I turned and left, my chest burning with pain, but my hands and feet numb with cold.

My heartbeat was like a drum, pounding inside me.

"Evelyn Carter!" Sebastian's voice was loud, but I didn't turn back.

He watched my departing figure, inexplicably feeling a moment of panic.

My desolate silhouette made Sebastian want to rush forward and grab me.

But he was held back by Olivia's hand on his arm, and he suppressed that momentary panic.

While they were happily discussing Olivia's marriage prospects as a family,

I was at my mother's gravestone, dialing my lawyer's number.

"Hello, this is Evelyn Carter. Please prepare divorce papers for me. Also, help me cancel all my identity information."

After hanging up, I dialed another number.

"Hello, can you arrange a fake death for me seven days from now?"

Seven days later, I would disappear forever from Sebastian's world.

After completing all the arrangements, I returned to the villa late at night.

The villa was empty.

All day long, Sebastian hadn't sent me a single message.

He was always like this when he was with Olivia.

Such obvious indifference, I had never noticed before.

I didn't have many possessions.

After coming to the Grant family, I had even less.

Packing up, there was only enough to fill a small suitcase.

These personal items were mailed away.

The rest were things I had bought for Sebastian to use.

He hated me so much, he probably wouldn't want to keep anything from me.

I smashed those items one by one and threw them into the firepit.

As the flames flickered, I looked at the house I had lived in for five years.

There were no traces of me left inside.

...

Sebastian returned the next evening.

I was in the study, finishing the last part of my manuscript.

The competition three days later was very important to me, determining whether I could enter the company I aspired to join.

When Sebastian came in, I didn't notice.

Instead, he stood behind me for a long time.

"Evelyn, why didn't you go back to your parents' house after paying respects to your mother? Don't you know how worried Mom and Dad were?"

Sebastian's sudden voice startled me.

I put down my pen and looked at his questioning expression, finding it amusing.

Calling my birth mother "your mother" but referring to my stepmother so intimately.

Then again, it was never me he wanted to marry.

"Didn't it not affect you all? I won't affect you in the future either."

I said with a hint of sarcasm.

Sebastian immediately changed his expression. The gentleness and thoughtfulness that once intoxicated me now made my hair stand on end.

"Evelyn, I just didn't want you to misunderstand, that's why I didn't go back. Yesterday, I didn't mean to scold you. It's just that Olivia saved my life, so we should treat her better."

He knew I couldn't resist his flirtation. Every time I got angry, he would just hug me, and I would be happy again.

But this time, my gaze fell on his collar, where there was a long brown hair.

He smelled of women's perfume, making me nauseous.

Last night, he must have spent it in Olivia's bed.

My brother-in-law and my half-sister, in my family home, were they really that impatient?

My stomach churned.

Fortunately, my phone rang just in time.

I abruptly pushed Sebastian away and rushed out.

The message on my phone was from my lawyer.

[Ms. Carter, everything has been arranged according to your instructions. Six days from now, all your identity information will be completely erased. Wishing you a happy life.]

"What did you arrange? Why are you canceling your identity information? What are you planning to do six days from now?"

Sebastian grabbed my shoulder, his expression tense.

I don't know where his nervousness came from.

I quickly dimmed my phone screen.

"It's just game identity information. I don't want to continue playing anymore."

"Oh, by the way, six days later, I'm planning to give you a surprise."