It was two days later when Crystal opened her eyes again.

The ten glasses of strong Scottish vodka successfully gave her acute gastroenteritis. She was the only one in the empty room and could not stop coughing.

When she opened my phone, she found Octavio's name clearly listed on the hot search list.

[Popular actress, Jocelyn Howe, and the noble son of Carrillo Group are about to get married?]

In the photo, Octavio hugged Jocelyn from behind, lowered his head and whispered, with a gentleness on his face that he had never shown before when facing Crystal.

A handsome man and a beautiful woman, what a perfect match.

When she looked at the date, it was the night Crystal fainted from acute gastroenteritis.

Crystal turned off her phone in disappointment and started packing her things.

Octavio used to dote on her the most. For Crystal, a child who was not loved by her father and mother, that was her greatest confidence.

Even when they were young, Octavio jokingly said that if Crystal did not get married, he would support her for the rest of her life.

He would also get angry when others made jokes about Crystal, and Octavio would say that it was because Crystal was his sister.

But then it was different, she was no longer Octavio’s sister.

The wedding date with the Raymond Family was in twenty days. It was very tight, but no one cared.

This was originally a business marriage, and for Crystal, the simpler the better.

But in the afternoon, Glen Raymond sent his assistant to bring more than a dozen wedding dresses for Crystal to choose from. The white wedding dresses were inlaid with gems of various colors, which made Crystal a little dazzled.

Crystal finally found a suitable one and breathed a sigh of relief. She decided to take this one.

Octavio just happened to walk in, and he and Crystal looked at each other. The white wedding dress, the dazzling diamonds, and the sparkling Crystal, Octavio could not take his eyes off her.

He could not help but think of a post he had just seen, about a brother and sister who fell in love, and the whole family fell into chaos and eventually fell into ruin.

But, were he and Crystal not siblings?

Realizing what he was thinking, Octavio quickly stopped his thoughts from drifting further and further away.

He turned his head slightly and spoke somewhat unnaturally, “Why are you trying on a wedding dress all of a sudden?”

Crystal was a little surprised by his arrival. She had just organized her words to find an excuse when she heard Octavio's words full of disgust, “Did you let me see this on purpose?”

“Stop daydreaming, Crystal, please save some face! It's bad enough that you're disgusting, but you want to destroy me?

“Go downstairs to eat. Do not keep your sister-in-law waiting for too long.”

After saying that, he turned and left, leaving Crystal standing there in surprise.

Sister in law?

It must be Jocelyn, she smiled bitterly helplessly. What right did she have to be sad, and what qualifications did she have to be sad?

Yes, Octavio’s identity was high, even if he did not move, countless people would come to him.

There would always be someone next to him, but that person definitely would not be her.

In eighteen days, she could leave. At least Octavio was still as good as before in her eyes. She did not want to let herself become devastated.

In the cozy restaurant, Jocelyn sat beside Octavio with confidence. She had black hair, red lips and black eyes. She was so beautiful that people could not take their eyes away, and her smile was gentle.

The entire Carrillo Family was immersed in a joyous atmosphere. The playful Octavio at that time had a decent person by his side. Who in the Carrillo Family would not be happy?

Crystal was eating quietly when Jocelyn suddenly brought her up.

“Crystal, can you help me get a bowl?”

The serving aunt was standing nearby. This was obviously their job, but Jocelyn asked Crystal to do it. The expressions of the people at the table became a little subtle.

Crystal did not say anything. She calmly got up and went to the kitchen to get a bowl for Jocelyn.

“Oh, sorry, I do not need it anymore, could you please put it back?”

Crystal had just taken the bowl when she heard Jocelyn speaking apologetically.

Octavio watched all this in silence, neither stopping nor interrupting.

Crystal became even more silent. In the past, Octavio protected her the most. When someone joked that Crystal was a nanny brought by the Carrillo Family, Octavio slapped her in the face.

Next, Jocelyn found all kinds of excuses to ask Crystal to help her with things, such as peeling fruit or getting her coat, but no matter how she asked, Crystal looked submissive.

Octavio was annoyed by what he saw, but he did not say anything until Jocelyn specifically asked for the necklace on Crystal's neck.

That was the only relic Crystal's mother left her.

“No, this is…."

“If Jocelyn wants it, just give it to her,” Octavio suddenly interrupted.

Crystal was stunned. Octavio clearly knew that this was left to her by her mother.

Seeing that Crystal did not move, Octavio directly pulled off the necklace on Crystal's neck. Crystal was choked and fell to the ground, with her knees bruised. She could not help but cry out of anger.

The necklace broke, leaving a red blood mark on Crystal's neck.

Crystal coughed repeatedly, her eyes were red, and she raised her head stubbornly and shouted at Octavio, “Give it back to me, brother. This is what my... aunt left for me!”

Octavio obviously did not expect this situation. He thought he did not use much force. He looked at the broken necklace in his hand in a daze, and felt an inexplicable anger in his heart.

“So what?! Crystal, it's just a necklace.”

Octavio threw the necklace on the ground. The chain fell in front of Crystal, as painful as her broken heart.

“Crystal, put away those unrealistic fantasies of yours. You know I'm your brother, but you do not even look at yourself. Do you really think anyone would like you?”

As soon as Octavio said this, Jocelyn's expression changed visibly.

Crystal's eyes were red, and her thin figure slumped down in the hall. The last thing she saw when she raised her head was the backs of the two people leaving. 

Octavio held Jocelyn tightly in his arms, with a strong and intimate gesture, as if she was the only character in this play, the clown to be laughed at.

She no longer liked Octavio, and she did not ask him to be nice to her, but why, why did he take away her most precious thing?!

The sour feeling came over her heart, and tears felt like a broken necklace. Crystal cried so hard that she almost retched. She looked at the broken necklace and made up her mind again.

She absolutely should not like Octavio again.

There were still fifteen days before the wedding deadline. Crystal was so busy that she was dizzy, and news about Octavio and Jocelyn was also overwhelming.

The prime time of the news was used to report how this noble young man in the Las Vegas spent huge sums of money to buy a beautiful woman's smile, buying her a diamond necklace worth 7 million dollars, and setting off fireworks all over the city for her just to let Jocelyn take a satisfactory photo.

These enviable preferences make everyone envious.

Only Crystal had begun to try to block out the news about Octavio. She had begun to learn to ignore these news.

She subconsciously moved away from Octavio, and her avoidant attitude made Octavio feel strange in his heart, but he did not think much about it and just thought she was throwing a tantrum.

Jocelyn's birthday party insisted that Crystal and Octavio go together, under the pretext of getting to know the family better.

Crystal smiled bitterly. She was going to marry someone from Los Angeles soon. She did not know when she would meet the Carrillo Family next time. What was the point in getting to know them?

She wanted to refuse, but Octavio directly sent someone to bring the dress to her room and asked his assistant to say something harsh.

“Miss Hughes, Mr. Carrillo said that you must go. If you do not go, he will find someone to tie you up.”

Crystal caught a glimpse of the broken necklace out of the corner of her eye. She had already looked for many restorers, but they all said that it was too old to be repaired.

She put on the dress with a bitter heart. It turned out that this was how Octavio loved someone.

It was as if he wanted to bring all the best things in the world to her, but this person would not be her after all.

When Crystal arrived at the banquet, Octavio was touching up Jocelyn's makeup with gentle and meticulous movements.

Crystal felt depressed, so she went outside the banquet hall to get some fresh air. To her surprise, Jocelyn came up behind her with a glass of wine.

“Crystal, we are all smart people, we should all understand some things. It's uncontrollable to like someone, but it's also uncontrollable to like someone you should not like."

Jocelyn glanced at Crystal meaningfully. Crystal's eyes widened and her hands unconsciously clutched her skirt.

“I don't know what you're talking about.”

A trace of uneasiness flashed through her heart, and she was even less confident to speak.

Because she knew that from the beginning to the end, she was the one who violated social morals and ethics.

She was the sinner who should be condemned by everyone.

“You like Octavio, right? But you are his sister, Crystal. how dare you do that?”

Jocelyn's eyes narrowed dangerously, and her tone was harsh, with a hint of subtle malice.

“Today I will teach you a lesson and let you know what happens to those who miss me.”

Then, Jocelyn suddenly grabbed Crystal's arm with such force that Crystal was unable to break free.

As Crystal looked shocked, Jocelyn followed suit and pushed herself into the swimming pool.

A scream attracted everyone. The one who reacted the fastest was Octavio. His eyes were like a knife piercing into the helpless Crystal's heart.

Octavio moved quickly, almost rushing into the swimming pool, carrying Jocelyn out of the pool sideways and holding her in his arms.

“Octavio, I don't know what I did wrong. Why did Crystal treat me like this?

“I just invited her to our engagement party, and I did not expect her to be so angry. Did I do something wrong?”

Jocelyn was soaked all over, and Octavio held her in his arms, crying so adorably.

Octavio felt distressed when he saw her compromising look. He glanced at Jocelyn, whose eyes were red, and said in a cold tone, “I told you not to have unrealistic fantasies, but you could not hear me, did you?”

“Crystal, you are not a child anymore. If you bully Jocelyn, you must pay the price.

“I did not push her…." Crystal's eyes suddenly narrowed, and she was about to open her mouth to explain. 

“You still want to say that she jumped down on her own?! Crystal, do you think everyone is as scheming as you?”

Octavio interrupted violently, his cold eyes fell on Crystal, and with a gesture from him, the two bodyguards around him simply lifted Crystal and pushed her into the swimming pool.

Crystal's struggle was completely futile. In the nearly zero-degree weather, the icy cold water engulfed her and she thrashed helplessly in the water.

Even if the weather was not cold, she could not swim!

But this was still in the deep water area, and the water kept choking her throat. Her strong desire to survive made her struggle to climb up, but she was stopped by Octavio's bodyguards and pushed back into the water again.