Chapter 2

I thought my forbearance would lead to a graceful end to this matter.

Instead, the next day, Willow tagged me in the company chat.

In a group of nearly five hundred people, she unleashed her fury on me.

“You rotten snake, when I curse you, just take it! How dare you tattle to my boyfriend?!”

“Brother, brother, endlessly! Are you a broken record? Complaining non-stop.”

“Not only did you make him drive you to work, but you dared to sit in the front passenger seat? Don’t you know the front passenger seat is reserved for *me*, his girlfriend? How can you be so shameless?”

She even attached a few pictures.

The photos showed her using a high-pressure washer to clean the front passenger seat.

Willow didn’t forget to add: “Disgusting, that seat reeked of cheapness.”

I stared at those messages, my mind completely blank.

I sat in the front passenger seat only because I get severe motion sickness.

And I didn’t know Caleb had a girlfriend at the time.

Even if he did, I didn’t think sitting in my brother’s front passenger seat was a big deal.

The group chat fell silent for a while because of Willow’s craziness.

Some people were watching the drama, others felt it was inappropriate to act like that in a work chat.

But everyone knew she was Caleb’s girlfriend, so no one dared to voice their displeasure.

All my good mood was ruined by Willow.

Meeting the curious, scrutinizing gazes of my colleagues, I unleashed my fury.

“Ms. Willow Davis, first, I must make one thing clear: Caleb is my brother. We’ve lived under the same roof since childhood.”

“Second, this is a work chat, not a place for you to throw tantrums. Please keep your personal and professional lives separate.”

After I sent the messages, the chat exploded.

Some people messaged me privately asking for details.

Others in the group played the peacemaker, trying to ease the tension.

Some subtly advised Willow to calm down, urging her not to be impulsive.

But Willow was clearly blinded by jealousy.

She then threw out a screenshot of a chat.

It was a message Caleb had sent her yesterday.

[Stop it, Skylar is my sister. She’s always been clingy with me since she was little. I can’t exactly be mad at my own sister.]

When I saw that message, my head buzzed.

It looked like he was defending me, but his words were strange and off.

Willow continued to furiously spam the chat.

“Skylar Sterling, are you f***ing disgusting or what? You know he has a girlfriend, but you still cling to him every day! Are you trying to engage in an incestuous relationship with your brother?!”

My head was ringing from her insults.

I previously had been very clingy with Caleb, it’s true.

Mom and Dad were always busy, traveling all over the world for business.

From a very young age, Caleb had always taken care of me.

That was also why Mom and Dad adopted him.

I relied on Caleb a lot.

Plus, I was a very high-maintenance child when I was little, so I loved sticking to Caleb.

Because of this, people around us always joked that I was his little shadow.

Just as the atmosphere was thick with tension, Caleb suddenly tagged Willow in the group:

“Alright, Willow, don’t be mad anymore. I bought you your favorite pink diamond as an apology, okay?”

Willow replied with a haughty emoji.

And just like that, the two of them started flirting in the chat.

I became part of their little couple’s play.

A surge of anger got stuck in my head, unable to rise or dissipate.

I felt my temples throbbing.

Just then, the department director suddenly sent a message in the group:

“This work chat is for work-related discussions only. Violators will be dealt with according to company regulations.”

The farce temporarily ended.

But my nightmare had only just begun.