On Valentine's Day, Lucas bought two gifts again. One for me, one for his sister, Luna. The siblings were famously close. We always spent Valentine's Day as a trio. The passenger seat belonged to Luna. They shared the same straw for their milkshakes. I cried, I fought, but every time Lucas would say: "Luna is divorced. Raising a kid alone is hard. As her brother, I should take care of her." "As a sister-in-law, you shouldn't be so petty with her!" Later, Luna got sick and needed a kidney transplant. I was the only match in the family. "Wifey, please save my sister. Living with one kidney won't affect your life. I'll take good care of you forever." Lucas knelt in front of everyone, begging me. "Okay," I smiled and agreed. But he regretted it. Chapter 1 "Happy Valentine's Day, honey." When Lucas came home from work, he was holding two bouquets and two gift bags. "Change your clothes quickly. We're picking up Luna. I booked the restaurant." He went to the bathroom, leaving his phone and gifts together. Ping. [Brother, is it the restaurant I like? If not, I'm not going!] A message from Luna. "Why are you still standing there? Luna will be waiting." Seeing I hadn't changed, Lucas looked displeased. "You guys go. I don't want to go." This was the third Valentine's Day we spent as a trio. I'd had enough. "Look at you, jealous of my sister again?" "She's my biological sister. What is there to be jealous of? Be good, change your clothes. Don't make Luna wait." He pushed me into the bedroom. "I don't feel well!" I shook him off. Lucas touched my forehead, then his own. "Hmm, a bit hot. Then rest at home. I'll bring you something back." He picked up the flowers and gift bags as he spoke. The moment the door closed, he Venmoed me $5,200. Note: Wifey, I love you. Chapter 2 Lucas and I were college sweethearts. We dated for two years after graduation before getting married. Our married life was stable. We didn't live with in-laws. It was sweet. I thought life would go on like this. I was even preparing for pregnancy. Until Lucas's sister, Luna, appeared. Before this, I only heard about Luna from my husband. I knew she dropped out of college to marry abroad. I knew Lucas loved his sister. They video-called a dozen times a day, saying good morning and good night. "Brother, what did you have for breakfast? What do you want for lunch?" "Come to my place for dinner tonight. Leo misses you, he asks for Uncle every day." With Luna around, the passenger seat was always hers. I sat in the back. "Luna gets carsick. She can't sit in the back." At first, Lucas would explain apologetically. Later, it became natural. Even when Luna wasn't there, he felt weird if I sat in the passenger seat. When we went shopping, Luna always tagged along. "Brother, try mine, it's so good. Let me taste yours!" They shared drinks naturally. I stood aside like an outsider. "Luna is divorced. It's not easy raising a kid. I don't want her to feel her brother abandoned her after getting married." "After all, we are the couple. You understand me, right?" Occasionally, noticing my unhappiness, Lucas would coax me. At first, I sympathized with Luna. As a woman, being a single mom is hard. But over time, I realized I was a fool. But even fools wake up one day. Once awake, they won't be foolish again. Chapter 3 Lucas didn't come home that night. He called me the next evening. "Wifey, feeling better? Luna felt bad about yesterday." "She bought a lot of groceries to cook for you. Come over quickly." "No need. I have no appetite." My appetite really hadn't been good lately. Lucas got anxious. "Don't be like this. Luna went to the supermarket early in the morning. It's rude if you don't come." "And Mom and Dad are here too. They want you to come. You can't ignore them, right?" I was raised by my grandfather. My parents died early. My in-laws treated me well. They paid for Grandpa's medical bills and gave him a decent funeral. I couldn't refuse them. "Sister-in-law, why are you so late? I'm almost done cooking!" Seeing me, Luna pouted, unhappy. Lucas teased, "Didn't you say you wanted to cook for your sister-in-law? Why the temper now?" "Brother, you always side with your wife." Luna was even more unhappy. I ignored their sibling act, greeted my in-laws, and sat down to eat. After dinner, while cleaning up, my mother-in-law touched my hand and joked: "Jill's hands are so white and tender. Youth is good. Unlike our tree bark skin." "Hmph~ White and tender now. Wait till she has a kid and raises it for two years. See if she's still tender." Luna extended her right hand to Lucas. "Brother, is my hand tender?" "Your sister-in-law's is more tender." Lucas laughed. Luna got anxious. She grabbed Lucas's hand, interlacing their fingers: "Whose is tender? Mine or hers?" Lucas was amused by her. He nodded repeatedly. "Yours. Yours." My in-laws were used to it. "They've been like this since childhood. Always playing." I smiled silently and took the dishes to the kitchen. "Brother, you're biased. You sent her $5,200, but only sent me $520." When I came out, Luna was crying. Seeing me, she cried harder. "Why? Why does she get ten times more? I'm your biological sister. We are the closest family." I asked my mother-in-law and found out Luna saw the notification of the returned transfer on Lucas's phone. "Yesterday was Valentine's Day, not Family Day. Legally and morally, your brother and I are the closest." I looked at Luna and said. "What do you mean?" "Are you saying I'm extra? Yes, I am extra. I shouldn't have come back with my child. I'm leaving now!" She rushed into the bedroom, picked up the sleeping child, and ran out. Lucas hugged her tight. "This is your home. Forever your home. Where are you going?" "Jill! Apologize! Apologize to my sister now!" Lucas glared at me, neck stiff. Chapter 4 "Did I say anything wrong? Lucas, I am your wife. Do you think we look like a couple now?" "Or do you look more like a couple with her?" I pointed at Luna. I wanted to ask this for a long time. Might as well say it all. "Jill, you're overthinking. Luna, stop it! Look how angry your sister-in-law is." My mother-in-law tried to persuade me. "Fine. Looks like I'm the outsider. Even my own mother sides with the outsider. I'm leaving!" "I should just die with Leo. We don't deserve to live." Luna twisted in Lucas's arms, hysterical, like a madwoman. The child woke up, scared pale by her movements and screaming, too terrified to cry. "Will you apologize?" Lucas suddenly let go of his sister, walking towards me with a dark face. "Dream on!" Slap! Before I could finish, his slap landed heavily. I was stunned, staring at him blankly. My in-laws took Luna into the room, and my father-in-law pulled Lucas's ear: "Are you crazy? Apologize to Jill!" "I... I..." Lucas looked at his hand, panicked. Tears rushed out. I ran out the door. Without a phone or money, I walked aimlessly on the street. Lucas never hit me. This was the first time, for his sister. Last Valentine's Day, he scolded me for the first time, also for his sister. I didn't know how long I walked. The streets emptied. I got colder. Inside and out. "Wifey! Where did you go? Do you know I'm going crazy looking for you!" At dawn, Lucas and two police officers found me on the roadside. "Wifey, I was wrong. I shouldn't have hit you. I was too impulsive!" "I deserve to die. I'll hit myself. Wifey, forgive me, okay?" Lucas slapped himself all the way home. He even grabbed my hand to hit him. I didn't speak. Let him take me home. [Okay, seeing your sincerity, I forgive you.] While Lucas showered, his phone lit up again. I unlocked it and saw his transfer to Luna. $13,142.10. Note: Love you for a lifetime! Time: 3:30 AM. When I was wandering the streets.
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