Chapter 5

I woke up groggily in the morning and instinctively looked to my left. He happened to glance to his right at the same time. Our gazes collided unexpectedly, like an electric shock, and we quickly looked away.

In that instant, the awkward atmosphere in the air was so thick you could cut it with a knife. I was so uncomfortable I couldn't even stay for breakfast before fleeing in a panic.

Mission accomplished. Vivian was in an unusually good mood and treated me with unexpected kindness for two whole months.

Until I just got her call, I realized the interest on her kindness was more than I could bear.

Looking at the cold $100,000 in my bank account, my heart was pounding. This... this couldn't be hush money, could it?!

When I rushed to the hospital, I even doubted if I had gone to the wrong place.

My sister, my brother-in-law, and one, two, three... countless guys from Vivian's string of boyfriends. What a chaotic scene!!

I had anticipated that the $100,000 wouldn't come easily, but I never imagined it was for me to inherit Vivian's "harem"!

Looking at all these men, I felt my scalp tingling. My mind was screaming: This many men, I really can't handle it! This is not okay at all!

Vivian didn't care about any of that. When she saw me arrive, it was like she had found a lifeline. She grabbed my hand tightly and said, "Aria, you're finally here. Your brother-in-law came with me for a prenatal checkup, but these boyfriends of yours mistook me for you. Quickly explain to your brother-in-law."

After saying this, she took advantage of everyone's distraction to pinch my waist hard without leaving a trace.

Under Vivian's threatening gaze, her boy toys swarmed towards me one by one.

I welcomed them all without discrimination. To everyone's shock and bewilderment, I gave each of them a resounding slap across the face.

I muttered under my breath, loud enough for everyone present to hear clearly: "Each of you claims to love me the most, yet you can't even tell me apart from my sister. What a bunch of brainless losers. No wonder none of you can become official boyfriends. Your intelligence is really worrying!"

After finishing, I noticed from the corner of my eye that they were still dumbfounded, not yet recovered from the shock.

I quickly turned my head, flashed a ingratiating smile at my brother-in-law, then made a swift escape from this "den of trouble".

Not long after I got home, Vivian predictably came storming in to confront me.

Those little fish in her pond had each whispered lies in her ear, instantly bewitching my sister to the point where she couldn't tell north from south.

Fortunately, our family is now on the brink of bankruptcy with nothing left. We don't have to worry about my sister doing anything as stupid as "using sex to gain favors from powerful men."

But I still underestimated Vivian. To please her boy toys, she actually outsourced the task of "bonding" with my brother-in-law to me.

Seriously? Is this right?

Even when filming movies, the lead actress's name appears in the credits while a body double does all the work!

But thinking of the threatening messages bombarding my phone from her sugar daddies, I had no choice but to continue following Vivian's orders.

Who would have thought that Vivian's little fish were all richer and more powerful than me! If I were to betray her now, who knows what trouble it would stir up.

With this helpless mindset, I came to Sebastian's house again.

As soon as I entered, without a moment's hesitation, I walked straight towards the study door.

"Sis..." I was about to say "Sis's husband, open the door."