“Hello, I’m Zea.”

Zea held Amber’s hand back, but she still couldn’t say the word “sister”.

Just when Zea was about to let go of Amber’s hand, she suddenly heard Amber “hiss” and then quickly let go of Zea’s hand.

Before Zea could react, Theo had already held Amber’s hand nervously.

A scratch suddenly appeared on Amber’s fair middle finger.

Amber covered her hand and tears instantly filled her eyes.

“I don’t know what Zea was wearing on her hand and it suddenly scratched my hand. Theo, my hand hurts so much.”

Theo glanced at the ring on Zea’s hand and frowned.

“Why did you wear this ring again? You knew there was a crack on the ring, but you still wore it. Did you do it on purpose?”

Theo’s tone was a bit heavy and even the corners of his eyes were red.

Zea looked down at the daisy-shaped ring on her hand and she swallowed back her grievances.

This was the last thing her mother left for her. Theo searched for it for three days and three nights under the ruins of the Simmons Family.

“I originally thought that you were my sister, so I chose to bring Amber to meet you on your birthday. I didn’t expect you to treat Amber like this. Zea, you really disappoint me.”

Before Zea could explain, Theo looked at Zea with anger on his face and blamed her.

“Theo, don’t be mean to Zea. She didn’t mean it.”

Amber held Theo’s hand with a gentle tone.

Hearing Amber’s voice, Theo’s anger was extinguished instantly and he pulled her hand tightly.

“You are so considerate that you are always bullied. Does it still hurt? I’ll take you to apply medicine.”

After that, Theo hugged Amber and walked to the end of the corridor.

Zea just watched the two of them walk away quietly, without any ripples.

Theo was her step-brother and also her childhood sweetheart.

The two families were old friends and lived opposite each other, so they grew up together since childhood.

Until they were young, a fire trapped Theo and Zea in the sea of ​​fire.

That night, everyone in the Guzman Family went out and Zea's father and mother rushed in without hesitation.

The two were rescued safely, but Zea’s parents were trapped in the fire forever.

It only took one night for her to go from a little princess who was loved by thousands to an orphan.

Later, the Guzman Family adopted Zea.

Zea also became Theo’s stepsister.

On the day Zea stepped into the Guzman Family, Theo swore that he would treat Zea well for the rest of his life.

Zea also believed Theo’s words and really thought that he would protect her for the rest of her life.

Until Theo’s eighteenth birthday, Zea gave him a crystal ball.

All her secrets from him were hidden in that crystal ball.

She was full of expectations, but the next day, she found the crystal ball she gave him in the trash can.

The once unwavering vows also pushed them further and further away.

Zea took a deep breath and pushed the door into the box.

Although this party was prepared for Zea’s birthday, in fact, Zea didn’t know many of the people who came.

As soon as they saw Zea come in, those who were talking loudly just now shut up.

The awkward atmosphere lasted until Theo came in with Amber in his arms.

“Theo, you guys are finally back. Amber is finally back. Shouldn’t we have a drink?”

Theo’s friend, Johnny, held up the glass in his hand and looked at him teasingly.

Theo took the glass and was about to drink it, but Amber looked at me with the glass.

“Zea, I heard that today is your birthday. I toast you and wish you a happy birthday.”

Zea glanced at the amber wine in Amber’s glass and frowned slightly.

She had stomach problems since she was a child and couldn’t drink alcohol.

Seeing that Zea was slow to take Amber’s glass, Amber even pushed the glass forward.

Zea gently pushed Amber’s glass away.

“I can’t…”

Before she finished speaking, the glass in Amber’s hand slid down Zea’s hand and fell to the ground.

The glass shattered all over the floor.

“Ah!”

Theo walked over with a faint anger on his face.

“It’s fine if you don’t drink Amber’s toast, but why do you smash the cup in public? Zea, is this what you call upbringing?”

Zea was stunned when she looked at Theo. He knew that his parents had died long ago, but he still mentioned the word upbringing.

“Theo, don’t blame Zea. Maybe I didn’t hold it firmly, so I smashed the cup. It’s all my fault.”

Amber pretended to be considerate and stepped forward to hold Theo’s hand, which was pointing at Zea angrily.

Zea looked at Amber’s look and found it ridiculous.

She deliberately scratched her hand to attract attention when they first met and now she broke the wine glass, making Zea look like a sarcastic person.

Theo looked at Zea, then raised a glass of wine with a sullen face and handed it to Zea.

“Zea, toast Amber a glass of wine and apologize to her and today’s matter will be over.”

Zea looked at the glass of wine in front of her and her eyes turned cold.

In the past, Theo dared not let Zea touch a drop of wine and even when cooking, he did not allow anyone to put wine in it.

And now, for his childhood sweetheart, he actually wanted to let her drink a full glass of strong liquor.

“What if I don’t drink it?” Zea said coldly.

Hearing Zea’s refusal, Theo’s face became even more embarrassed.

“If you don’t drink this glass of wine today and don’t apologize to Amber, then your cooperation with the Guzman Family will end here.”

Theo’s voice was not very heavy, but it hit Zea’s heart directly.

For Amber, he actually wanted to break the contract he had just signed with Guzman Group.

Although she was the adopted daughter of the Guzman Family, Zea never thought of relying on the Guzman Family.

Since graduation, she has entered a jewelry company as a designer.

This time, in order to win the joint jewelry customization for the 50th anniversary celebration of the Guzman Group, their company specially asked Zea to connect with the Guzman Family.

Zea understood how important this cooperation was to her company.

Zea looked at the wine in Theo’s hand, took it and said softly, “I’ll drink it.”

Zea picked up the wine in the glass and drank it all in one gulp. The hot wine slid down her throat, burning her stomach, making her want to vomit.

Zea tried to go to the bathroom despite the discomfort in her stomach, but Theo grabbed her hand.

“You haven’t apologized yet.”

Zea clenched her fists tightly, fearing that tears would fall in the next second.

“I did nothing wrong. I didn’t smash the glass. I won’t apologize. I’ve already drunk the wine. If Mr. Guzman still wants to cancel the cooperation with our company, I can’t do anything about it.”

Looking at Zea’s cold eyes, Theo was stunned for a moment and unconsciously let go of her hand.

Zea immediately rushed out of the door. If she was a second later, she was afraid that she would vomit on the spot.

Zea rushed to the bathroom and felt like she was going to vomit.

She supported herself on the sink with her arms, trying not to fall down. Looking at the scarlet blood in the sink, Zea looked at her haggard face in the mirror and smiled bitterly.

After a simple cleanup, Zea was about to go out when she felt a surging pain in her stomach, which almost made her unable to stand.

Zea slid down slowly against the door. A waiter walked in. When he saw this scene, he was so scared that he called 911 on the spot.

The ambulance came very quickly. When Zea was pulled into the car, Theo and others just came out.

Zea was lying on a stretcher, covered with a quilt, with her head exposed, just passing by Theo and others.

Theo was afraid that the stretcher would hit Amber, so he immediately protected her in his arms.

“Can’t you watch carefully? What if it hits someone?”

Theo scolded angrily.

Amber pulled him.

“Theo, why are you so angry today? Didn’t you see that your sister was lying on the stretcher? The ambulance has come. She must have some disease. We should give them some leniency.”

“What disease? I think it’s just drinking. She doesn’t love herself. Does she still expect others to sympathize with her?”

Zea recognized Theo’s voice and a tear fell from the corner of her eyes.

The pain now made her unable to think about anything else and she could only let the emergency personnel carry her into the car.

She was sent to the hospital and after another round of examinations, it was already midnight when she was hung up with water.

Zea glanced at the wall clock.

Her 24th birthday was spent so miserably.

When she woke up again, it was already six in the morning. After hanging the drip, Zea checked out of the hospital.

When she got home, she found Theo sitting on the sofa with a serious face.

Seeing Zea come in, Theo snorted coldly.

“I just said a few words to you, but you dared to be angry and stay out all night. Zea, you are getting bolder and bolder.”

The back of her hand was bruised after the injection. Zea pressed it with her other hand and ignored Theo’s words and walked straight to the stairs.

She had just walked a few steps when she was grabbed by Theo.

“Zea, I’m talking to you. You are becoming more and more unreasonable. You treated Amber like that yesterday and she still spoke good for you. Now you have the nerve to get angry with me. Am I too good to you, so that you forget who you truly are?”

Theo’s voice was so heavy that Zea’s breathing stagnated.

Zea raised her head and met Theo’s eyes.

“I have never forgotten who I am. I am still a Simmons.”

Theo was stunned when he looked at Zea’s cold eyes.

This was the first time Zea looked at him with such eyes.

Zea shook off Theo’s hand.

“I want to rest. If you want to blame me, you have to wait until I rest.”

After saying that, he went upstairs by himself.

Theo looked at Zea’s back as she left and felt as if something was quietly slipping away.