Chapter 4

Chloe grabbed the cake box and tossed it into the trash, her eyes cold as she stared at me. "Julian, please don't come to our house anymore."

"You're not our brother. You have no right to live here."

Actually, I should have noticed the clues earlier.

They claimed to have forgotten me, yet they remembered my name, Julian.

They treated Liam as their biological brother, but never once questioned why his last name was different.

I trusted my sisters too much; my head was just muddled.

I desperately wanted to expose them, but I held myself back.

If I exposed them, they would surely get angry and wouldn't want me anymore.

My chest ached slightly, and I looked at them with pleading eyes.

"Please don't make me leave, okay?"

"I… I only have you two."

I would never forget what Dad told me.

I wouldn't give up on them.

Chloe paused, and for a moment, I thought I'd moved her.

But after a few seconds, she said, "No. You're not our biological brother. You can't stay here."

"Liam is our brother."

Harper stood up and pushed me toward the door, her attitude unyielding.

The pain was unbearable.

I never thought they could hate me this much.

"Fine, I'll go."

If my absence made them happy, I was willing to leave.

I turned to go, but then I heard Chloe tell Liam, "Liam, Mom and Dad left some money for you, and I've already transferred it to your name."

My whole body stiffened. I almost thought I'd misheard.

Because my parents' jobs involved some risks, they had transferred all their assets to my two sisters before the car accident.

At that time, I wasn't yet 18, so they had Chloe manage my portion of the inheritance.

But now, she had actually transferred it to Liam.

Even if they had a good reason to treat him well, they shouldn't have given him my money.

I had no income now. That was the money I needed for graduate school!