Chapter 1

Even though we're twins, other families seem to manage balancing their love between their children. But in my family, the balance is always off.

Mom and Dad favor my brother because he's been frail since childhood, earning their special care and affection. However, this love is a double-edged sword, spoiling him excessively. Ultimately, his future may not turn out as they hope.

"Smack..." A sharp sound echoed as I received a solid slap from my brother, Asher.

"Jude, do you think I'm joking? How dare you ignore me?" Asher shouted, pointing at me.

"Asher, are you out of your mind? Adeline is my girlfriend. How can you, as my brother, bully your own brother's girlfriend? What kind of person are you?" I couldn't hold it in any longer, no longer caring if he was my brother.

"You've really turned against me now, speaking to me like this." Asher said, stepping forward to slap me again.

I couldn't take it anymore and immediately fought back, slapping Asher.

Asher was furious. Since childhood, he had always bullied me, never once being on the receiving end, and he would never allow such a situation.

We started wrestling with each other.

Adeline tried to pull us apart, but as a woman, she was unable to handle two enraged men.

Out of options, she grabbed my phone and called my dad.

Adeline was our neighbor back home, and we grew up together, very close since childhood. Later, when we went to college, we moved to the city together and attended the same university. Over the years, we took care of each other. When I confessed during college, everything naturally fell into place.

But my brother has always liked to take what I have, especially things that belong to me. So, he came to us and said something so outrageous, actually asking me to give him my girlfriend. Other things I might tolerate, but she was my childhood sweetheart, the woman I intended to marry. He was going too far.

We fought for a long time until my mom shouted, "Stop it, both of you, stop it now!"

Only then did we let go of each other.

"Ah... my heart hurts so much, I can’t breathe!" Asher suddenly collapsed, clutching his chest and crying out.