Chapter 4

Evelyn POV

Everything happened too fast. By the time I reached out to grab her, it was already too late.

Hannah tumbled down the stairs right before my eyes. The servants screamed in panic, frantically calling for an ambulance. The scene descended into chaos.

I stood in place, staring at the unconscious figure downstairs, my brow furrowed.

I hadn't expected Hannah to be so ruthless to herself just to frame me.

As expected, two hours after Hannah was taken away by ambulance, I saw Logan at home, his face ashen.

I was sitting on the living room couch, quietly waiting for the storm to arrive.

Logan roughly pulled me up and dragged me outside.

"I checked the surveillance. You pushed her! Evelyn, I didn't think you were this vicious-to not even spare an unborn child! Thank God the doctor said the baby's safe for now. If anything happens to Hannah, I'll make you pay!"

"Now, come with me to the hospital and apologize!"

In the hospital room, I was roughly thrown to the floor, dizzy and disoriented.

"Logan, what are you doing? Evelyn probably didn't mean it. Don't be angry." Hannah, lying pale in the hospital bed, gripped his hand and softly consoled him.

But when our eyes met, she raised her eyebrows subtly, the smile at the corner of her mouth carrying a victor's smugness.

"Evelyn, as compensation, give Hannah that bracelet on your wrist. She's liked it for a long time." Logan looked down at me commandingly, leaving no room for discussion.

"No!"

Before I could even stand, hearing these words made me abnormally agitated. I hid the bracelet behind my back, shouting hoarsely for the first time.

I stared at Logan intently, my expression grave. In three years of marriage, this was the first time I'd refused his demand.

Logan paused, looking somewhat surprised.

"I mean..." At the critical moment, remembering the System's warning, I had to grit my teeth and explain.

"If Hannah's angry, I can do anything she asks, but not this bracelet."

But Hannah tilted her head, her smile bright and innocent.

"But I really do like this bracelet. Just let me borrow it for one day, okay? I'll give it back tomorrow." She extended her hand.

I still didn't answer, my expression full of stubbornness.

That was the first gift Wyatt ever gave me, and the only thing that survived the car accident.

It was my keepsake, my motivation to keep going.

Absolutely cannot give it away.

"Evelyn! It's just a broken bracelet. I'll buy you a better one. Besides, Hannah said she'll return it tomorrow. You made a mistake-shouldn't you pay some kind of price?" Logan stepped forward, trying to forcibly remove my bracelet.

I stumbled backward, using my actions to refuse, but suddenly the System's mechanical voice rang in my mind.

"Warning! If the host refuses, the 99 affairs will be invalidated. Everything will start over!"

Almost instantly, my breath caught. The pain in my heart made it impossible to breathe. I gasped for air, looked up at Logan through tears, my voice choking.

"Logan, can't you help me just this once?"

Tears rolled down my cheeks and landed on Logan's hand.

He froze for a moment, his eyes flickering, and the stern expression on his face shifted subtly.

In three years, this was the first time he'd seen me this aggrieved and submissive.

"You..."

"Logan!" Hannah suddenly spoke up, interrupting whatever Logan was about to say.

"I'm just borrowing it. Don't you trust me?"

I shook my head slightly, silently resisting.

But in the end, Logan still heartlessly removed my bracelet and slowly straightened up.

"I'll write you a check later. Pick whatever jewelry you like. Hannah will return this tomorrow."

As he spoke, he turned back to the hospital bed and, right in front of me, personally put that old bracelet on Hannah's wrist.

"It's beautiful. No wonder Evelyn treasures it so much."

Hannah smiled sweetly, but stared at me as she spoke each word deliberately.

"I love it too!"