Chapter 4

"Uncle Lucas, it wasn't me! You have to believe me!" I desperately grabbed Lucas's sleeve.

"Uncle Lucas, think about it. What wrong have I ever done all these years? Have I ever caused you any trouble?"

"You can't just believe Wendy's words. Uncle Lucas—"

"Enough!" Lucas's low voice cut me off angrily.

"Aria Collins, your lies won't fool anyone. Don't try to blame Wendy!"

Tears fell as my heart felt like it was being ripped apart.

"Uncle Lucas, you'd rather believe Wendy than trust all the years we spent together?"

Lucas frowned deeply.

"Aria Collins, I won't believe your words. As I see it, you resent that I accepted Wendy's confession and are taking it out on her."

"You're hypocritical and vicious. I now realize adopting you was the biggest mistake I ever made!"

My mind went blank, ears ringing.

I didn't even hear Lucas's next words.

I only saw his lips moving, but his eyes were ice cold.

So this is how Lucas saw me?

Because of his misleading actions, I mistakenly thought he liked me. But after I confessed, he treated me like poison.

In his eyes, I was just a dog to be summoned and dismissed at will.

All these years of me loving him were just a joke...

My heart felt dead. I didn't even notice when Wendy pulled me outside.

When I came to my senses, we were standing in the stairwell.

The smile on Wendy's face from earlier had completely vanished,

Replaced by a vicious and malicious expression.

"Aria Collins, aren't you shameless? Clinging on like a parasite. Have you forgotten our little chat from before?"

I looked at her calmly. "Wendy Sinclair, what goes around comes around. All the terrible things you've done will be exposed one day."

"Instead of threatening me, you should work on improving your own skills!"

But Wendy just laughed silently. Her eyes were full of malice and excitement.

"No, there will never be a day of exposure."

Hearing her words, my uneasiness grew to its peak.

I instinctively tried to leave, but Wendy grabbed my hand and shoved something cold into it.

My heart jumped in panic. I looked down to find a kitchen knife, polished to a shine!

The fear and dread in my heart reached its limit. What was this woman planning to do?!

The next second, Wendy placed her hand on the sharp blade and yanked hard. Blood gushed out like a faucet turned on!

"Ahhhh Aria Collins, what are you doing?!"

I was stunned. Her movements were too fast, I had no time to react!

Lucas burst through the door at that moment. Seeing Wendy's bloody hands, he looked at me in disbelief.

"Aria Collins, what have you done?!"

Lucas shoved me aside roughly. My lower back slammed into the edge of another knife on the kitchen counter. I cried out in pain.

But Lucas paid me no attention. He anxiously helped Wendy up from the ground.

Wendy was already crying, her face covered in tears. "Lucas, Lucas it hurts so much..."

"Lucas, my hands... I need them for surgery! Aria, you..."