Married for seven years, Julian Frost spent every Christmas with Layla. That Imposter who occupied my identity for 15 years. On the first Christmas Eve, he took away the Elderberry Syrup I boiled while coughing blood, said Layla was in the North, heating was too dry. I endured high fever and smiled: "Then Mr. Frost, cash it out for me." That night, my account had an extra $10 Million. At midnight of the second year, he lit up half the city with fireworks for Layla in a no-fireworks zone. I took a picture of him lowering his head to pay the fine at the police station, exchanged for a Hudson River view villa. At the third year's family dinner, I sat alone at the end of the table, listening to aunts' ridicule. "The real heiress is not as good as a fake phoenix." "So what if she's the biological daughter? After all, she grew up in the Riverdale Lane slums, can be dismissed with money." I smiled, recorded the audio and sent it to Julian, next day, received the Vintage Emerald Necklace I had eyes on for a long time. Just like this, every year I used his absence, exchanged for abundant real gold and silver. Until this year, Julian unprecedentedly stayed for Christmas. On the way to the family dinner, before I could speak, he actively handed over a share transfer agreement worth hundreds of millions. Presumably, this reunion dinner is a Hongmen Banquet (a trap). But, it doesn't matter. I calculated the "compensation" I begged for these years, enough to buy down the Riverdale Lane in their mouths. Outside window fireworks exploded, time to leave. From now on, every New Year beats the old year. Chapter 1 Julian Frost sighed in relief after watching me sign the sky-high price agreement. "Layla is back, this home, will have two hostesses in the future." "Layla is responsible for accompanying me, you are responsible for taking care of home and child." "You sisters just live peacefully like this, okay?" Right, such big spending was originally for this. I raised my eyes: "Sure, Mr. Frost compensated so generously." "If I still don't know my place, I would be insensible." Julian seemed touched: "Luna, don't worry. The title of Mrs. Frost is forever yours, the decency you deserve, won't be a cent less." I sneered, stepped into the Frost family old mansion. At a glance, saw daughter kneeling alone in front of Layla, forehead still had blood mark. Aunts were surrounding and jeering. "Lily, quick call Little Mom, call then you have good days in future." "Relying on your biological mom, useless." Daughter bit her lip, just didn't open mouth. Layla lost face, reached out and pinched Lily's chin: "You girl, why don't know what's good for you!" Julian beside saw this, said nothing. I rushed forward pushed Layla away, hugged Lily into arms. Looked up, saw the woman wearing a wedding ring same style as mine, just the diamond was a circle bigger. "Layla, you..." My words not finished, Julian already strode forward, blocked in front of Layla. "Luna, speak nicely." "Didn't you agree just now? Calling Little Mom is also should be." I looked at him nervous for Layla, just like when I was made difficult by Layla back then, he defended me. Really, feng shui turns. I smiled: "True." "However, I agreed, but Little Aunt becomes Little Mom, letting Lily change addressing also needs a fee." "Right, Mr. Frost?" A trace of impatience flashed in man's eyes: "Money again!" Then eyelids didn't lift, signed a check handed to Lily. Exchanged for daughter's awkward "Little Mom". Layla's smile hadn't unfolded yet, froze after seeing the amount on check. Julian detected, immediately put a jade pendant on Layla's neck. Full room exclaimed. That was the token Frost family passed to the eldest daughter-in-law. When married back then, mother-in-law wanted to put on me, but stopped by Julian, said he would keep for me. He didn't give, I then asked myself. So, third year Christmas Eve dinner, after suffering enough ridicule, I named and asked for that set of town-field Emerald jewelry. Heard, can offset ten of this jade pendant. ... Christmas dinner started, I was still arranged at the end of table. Layla sat at main seat, welcoming everyone's compliments. She smilingly echoed then looked at me. "Sister, remember you love eating crab most, I specially let Julian air transport best butter crab, you eat more." I looked at that plate of tempting crab, fingertips trembled. Yes, fifteen years old taken back to Lin family, liked crab most. That was fresh sweetness never tasted in Riverdale Lane. Until one year, relying on parents' doting, Layla who always squeezed me suddenly stopped. Even invited me to a private crab restaurant I liked most, said want reconcile. I ate crab meat, listened to her say "sisters deep affection". Woke up again, was in abandoned warehouse outside city, whole body naked, blue and purple. Since then, crab's fresh sweetness and pain despair bound dead together. Remember, that time was Julian kicked open door found me. Also him personally sent crying defending Layla away, swore not let her near me again. He even smashed whole table crab feast, hugged me said: "This life not allow you touch that dirty thing again!" And at this moment, this man was peeling crab shell, putting crab meat into my bowl. Movement was patience never had before. "Luna." His voice low: "Matter passed so many years, should put down." Full table silence, everyone watching my reaction. I smiled picked up crab meat, sent into mouth. "Yes, should put down, calculating again makes me look petty." Grease fat choking people. Julian relieved heavy burden. That night, I had high fever. In groggy saw in phone, Layla's Instagram post. Again full city fireworks, but this time woman said: "Finally back, he said, this life won't let me leave again." Photo corner, is Julian's back hugging her shoulder. Almost simultaneously, phone vibrated, bank account received a huge amount. Really fair. I propped up body, called lawyer: "That last street shop in Riverdale Lane, buy it for me." "Also, draft a divorce agreement." Chapter 2 Second day, Christmas Day, Frost family custom to worship ancestors in Family Chapel. When I rushed there with fever, Layla already stood beside Julian, holding the incense stick that should be held by me. She just about to step over threshold, blocked by Frost family uncle. "Frost family rule, non-main wife not enter chapel. Miss Lin, please stay." Layla steps paused, eye rims looking at Julian red and red. "Julian, I saved your life back then. Now, can't even enter chapel?" Everyone expression subtle. Julian frowned looked at her, then turned to me. Nodded, counted as default. Then he walked to my side, forcefully held my hand tight. "Layla she, just has a knot in heart, wants go in look. Don't expose her." I smiled, back held his hand rolled up my own sleeve. A hideous scar extended from wrist to forearm. "Stomach, leg scars have more, want see?" Man shrank back hand, looked away. He knew clearer than anyone, back then opponent set death trap for him, was me desperate blocked several knives for him, body pierced through. And Layla who kept saying saved him? She ran. Just coincidentally met police I called, everything became her credit? Julian froze in place, stared at that scar long time, said to Layla. "Layla, you go back first." ... Afterwards, ancestor worship hastily ended. Julian dragged me in study, eye bottom was burning anger. "Must mention back then matter in that occasion?" "Luna, how you became calculating like a shrew." "Use that bit broken thing want bind people not let go?" Looking at his disgusted look. I dazed for long time. Shouldn't be like this. That year Julian would hold my hand say "very nice to listen" when everyone laughed at my accent. Would when I punished kneeling by Lin family, midnight climb wall pick lock, carry trembling me again and again say "don't fear". Just for this bit warmth, I desperately wanted pull him out from despair. Look, back then me how silly. And now, a sigh too late to exit, he threw a document on table. "Title of Mrs. Frost, since you reluctant, then you keep it." "But human can't want both." "Those few old factories and land of your Lin family, I transfer to Layla." I reacted long time, then understood. He meant Lin family's last foundation. Back then his company verge of bankruptcy, I gritted teeth sold whole Lin family to fill his hole. That time he held my hand, tone choked: "Luna, believe me. These industries, I will definitely redeem back double give you." Now, want take to give Layla for support? Also, even my life took for him became "broken thing". These count what. "Up to you, but things agreed leave for Lily, not allowed move!" His eyes dodged a bit, avoided my sight. I almost sneered out: "You already moved?" Immediately, I received notification message, Lily's education fund, trust authority all changed. Only heard man impatient said: "These years, gave you already enough." "Layla pregnant, is a boy." I subconsciously questioned: "Pregnant, how possible!" Julian face instantly changed: "Why impossible?" "You can't birth, doesn't mean she can't." I suddenly laughed, remembered that year physical exam report after we two injured. Those few knives, long cut off possibility of us two being parents again. Funny is, that time I actually wanted protect his self-esteem, lied was my own problem. That time he hugged me, voice choked. "No matter, we have Lily enough, she is our only." Just wanted expose, Layla supported waist walked in. "Sister, don't think everyone like you." She changed topic. "Besides my child is Julian brother's authentic flesh and blood." "Instead you, back then trampled by so many people, who knows who is Lily's biological father?" "Maybe even yourself can't find all right!" I stood in place, brain blank. Turned look Julian: "So, you also think so?" Chapter 3 Man stepped forward hugged Layla. Deep voice said: "No matter what I think, Lily I will raise." "But if you go against Layla again, I dare not guarantee Lily can still safely stay in Frost family." Good one "no matter what he thinks." He forgot how determined he was once right. Back then group of people hired by Layla, eventually timid, although tortured me scene unbearable, but I didn't really lose virginity. Later I explained to Julian several times, he all red eyes covered my mouth. "Don't think those painful things anymore, all passed, I believe you". To prove his trust and deep affection, he quickly married me, not long I pregnant with Lily. I nervously proposed do DNA Test, he angry smashed cup, said I was insulting him and child. But now looks, he never believed me. Looking at this strange yet familiar man in front, suddenly felt all struggles lost meaning. I laughed: "Lily no need you raise, since you don't believe, then we divorce." Julian like heard some absurd words. "Divorce? Frost Group just took a government project, now can't have any negative news, especially divorce." "Besides, did you fish enough on me these years?" "If Frost family fell, those 'compensations' of yours tens of millions hundreds of millions, who can you ask for?" I nodded. Indeed, this marriage, can't divorce now. Man in anger, really can't fish last compensation! Just thinking, outside door came nanny voice: "Madam, Lily vomited, whole body burning hot, keep shouting pain!" But during holidays, family doctor went back hometown for New Year. Pretended not seeing Layla holding Julian's hand. I panic held burning confused daughter, rushed to hospital. Acute pneumonia, hospitalized IV drip. Needle poking crying Lily, mouth noisy want Daddy. Before she sick, Julian even busy, would rush back, personally coax daughter feed medicine, guard by bed all night. But now. I looked up saw Layla holding Julian, walked out from VIP prenatal checkup channel. Julian start to end, didn't look at us once, look at Lily shouting Daddy. Turns out, love never disappears, just transferred. Another year New Year, I alone guarded Lily in hospital. Wait she discharged, I took her to that villa in South Mountain. That was built by Julian according my childhood memory, inside collected all old things left by adoptive parents, was my first half life only remaining bit warmth. However, walked into yard, I detected wrong. That old plum tree I transplanted in yard was sawed off. Stepped in door, old rattan chair sat in childhood, adoptive mother's sewing machine, adoptive father's old bookshelf... all destroyed into pieces. Only heard Layla say: "Julian, these rags look bad luck, how I raise fetus ah?" Man smilingly touched Layla's head: "You can't stand looking then throw, up to you handle." Voice not fell, always expensive man, rolled up sleeves, helped Layla move that red wood dowry chest adoptive mother prepared for me back then, walked to garbage truck outside yard. Layla looked up saw me, proud said: "Sister came? This house old air heavy, bad for fetus, I cleaned up a bit." Saying, she picked up that only intact family photo on table, in front of me, fiercely smashed to ground. Glass shattered, adoptive parents' faces scratched broken. My whole body blood rushed to top of head. Looking at panicked Lily, I suppressed trembling voice. "Auntie Zhang, take Lily to car." Nanny panic held away child. I locked door, step by step walked to Layla. Raised hand, a slap fiercely fanned over. Layla hit on overturned sewing machine, but no trace panic, instead raised chin looking me. "Just angry? This counts what." "You still don't know right, your adoptive parents I found people killed." "Who let them insist go Lin family, seek justice for you? Want send me to jail?" "So ah, I had to send them go forever." My hand raised in mid-air, instantly froze, then started uncontrollably trembling. Woman appreciated my collapse, continued. "Also ah." "Julian brother, he knew long ago. So back then rushed send me away." "Not for you, was protecting me ah, my silly sister." Instant, brain blank. I grabbed half piece broken wood on ground, smashed at her, then pounced up choke her neck. At this time, door suddenly crashed open.
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