1 Chloe and I sat side-by-side on the plush sofa, scrolling through our phones. Her finger suddenly froze on the screen. I leaned in to look. Oh boy. A well-known paparazzo had snapped a photo of her husband, Arthur Sterling, eating with the newly returned "white lotus," Lily White. They were arm-in-arm, looking incredibly intimate. Lily White was the childhood crush of both Sterling brothers, and their families were close friends. Since we married into the family, she had only existed in the mouth of our sweet, naive mother-in-law. "Lily hasn't called me, I miss her so much. "Which one of you will ask Lily when she's coming back?" Lily this, Lily that, all day long. It gave both of us a complex. Chloe's expression was dazed for a moment. But she quickly calmed down and asked me with a pained look: "I'm preparing to divorce. "Are you divorcing?" My interest level was at 10%. After all, I had been Chloe's loyal follower since we were kids. She studied science, so I studied science. She went to Z University, so I tagged along to Z University. She married into the Sterling family, and I happily followed suit and married in too. But my husband hadn't eaten with his childhood crush, so wouldn't divorce be a bit excessive? Seeing my hesitation, she upped the ante. "Arthur's salary card is with me; I can support you. "After we divorce, we'll each get two male models and travel the world." My interest level rose to 40%. Male models sounded pretty good, but just two... They might not even be as good as my husband, William Sterling. "Ten! Ten male models!" My interest level hit 80%. My eyes widened, and the word "Okay" was on the tip of my tongue, ready to blurt out at any moment. But the last shred of reason was still pulling me back. The phone's notification chime dinged, and a conspicuous headline caught me off guard. 『New "White Lotus" Lily White Successfully Becomes the Annual Spokesperson for the Sterling Group! Signing Fee Could Reach Fifty Million!』 The accompanying picture was a photo of her cutting the ribbon with William Sterling. She was smiling beautifully, looking triumphant. And behind her, my dead husband was looking at her with deep, intense eyes. He had never looked at me with those eyes. Every time I joked with him or did something silly, he would look at me like I was an idiot and say: "Are you sick?" Thinking of this, I steeled my heart and said: "Divorce!" Chloe was overjoyed and immediately called a lawyer. She was very articulate when discussing property division matters. Hearing her say she wanted to split half of the Sterling family's assets, my eyes went wide. How much money would that be... She was even bargaining with the lawyer on the other end of the phone, saying that handling two people's lawsuits should get a 20% discount. That's why Chloe is the big sister and I'm the little follower. Her brain just works better. I stared at my phone wallpaper, which was a wedding photo of me and William. I was still a bit reluctant. After all, besides giving me money, William also gave me a lot of happiness on a physical level... I spoke up weakly from the side: "Um... make sure to find male models who are good in bed." Chloe turned to look at me, her expression instantly becoming stiff. I was still immersed in my beautiful fantasy and continued: "They must be better than William Sterling!" Chloe covered her mouth, looking like she wanted to scream, and pointed tremblingly behind me. Before I could turn my head, a familiar hand reached over. It grabbed the back of my neck and lifted me to his side like a little chicken. His voice was icy cold: "If I'm good in bed, why are you divorcing me?" 2 I turned my head mechanically and met William's frosty face. He narrowed his eyes at Chloe, as if she had instigated me to divorce. "Sister-in-law," he emphasized the two words heavily, "Arthur is on his way. You should think about how to explain this to him first." Chloe was stunned and sat back down on the sofa to brainstorm. She had no time to attend to me, and she completely missed all the distress signals I was throwing at her. Where was our tacit understanding at the critical moment? Huh? I could only stare sheepishly at William's well-defined side profile. Until he turned his head to look at me, his expression changing. The corners of his mouth curved up slightly, but his voice was still cold: "It's enough for one couple in our family to divorce. They can divorce, but we won't." I always felt that William's voice was like a magic potion, bewitching me to nod. I nodded obediently, and all thoughts about divorce and male models flew out the window. The roar of a sports car came from outside. As soon as I heard it, I knew that Arthur, the show-off who loved playing with cars, was home. With a sharp screech of brakes, he pushed the door open in less than a minute. He must have just rushed back from the movie set, still wearing his period costume, looking exhausted. He glanced at us and called out, "Brother, sister-in-law." William put his arm around me, gave a faint "hmm," and said, "Your wife is instigating my wife to divorce. You figure it out yourself." Arthur rushed straight over to Chloe. He rubbed the space between his eyebrows, his tone impatient: "Chloe, what are you making a fuss about again? "Last time you threatened divorce because I filmed a kissing scene, and I haven't taken any kissing scenes since then. "The time before last was because my assistant gave me a handmade cake, and I fired her immediately. "What are you dissatisfied with this time?" Chloe sneered and threw her phone at him. "Look for yourself." I was enjoying the gossip when William grabbed me and dragged me away. "Let's not get involved in other people's family matters." So we're not part of the Sterling family? I muttered in my heart, but physically, I obediently followed him. Sitting in the passenger seat, I asked him softly: "Why is Lily White the spokesperson?" She had just returned to the country, hadn't debuted for long, and had very few notable works. Even if there was a movie star in the family, it would be better to avoid suspicion and not use her. But considering the countless popular female stars in the entertainment industry, it logically shouldn't be her turn in eight lifetimes. "Mia, don't mess around with Chloe. "Lily is just a younger sister I grew up with. I don't have any other intentions." No other intentions? What about the group photo of the two of you I found in the drawer when we first got married? At that time, I trembled and showed the photo to Chloe. She didn't speak, returned to her room, and took out another photo. It turned out that this photo was originally taken by three people together. Lily White stood in the middle, smiling purely and sweetly. William cropped out the part with his brother on the right. Arthur cropped out the part with his brother on the left. This level of shared wavelength proved they were definitely biological brothers. I stopped talking, turned up the car music, and stared out the window in a daze. 3 William seemed terrified that I would contact Chloe. He took me to the company and watched me every step of the way. He even shoved paper and a pen at me during meetings, making me sit behind him and doodle. I had to admit, he was incredibly handsome when he worked. His eyes, framed by gold-rimmed glasses, stared intently at the screen. When he heard key points, he would speak up at the exact right moment, hitting the nail on the head. He didn't have much of an expression, but occasionally he'd look back at me, as if saying: Is it boring? It's almost over. But this meeting really dragged on forever, so long that I almost fell asleep. I was used to it. After all, he was the kind of guy who would rush back to the office on our wedding anniversary because of a subordinate's mistake. Leaving me dazed on the top floor of the hotel with fresh flowers and cake. I had to call Chloe over, otherwise, that massive bed would have gone to waste. It wasn't until the secretary knocked on the door and announced that Ms. White was here. "We'll stop here for today. We'll continue with the details tomorrow." Only Lily White could snap him out of his workaholic state. I followed behind him and saw Lily White for the first time. I had looked her up online before. She was 25, her resume was spotless, and she had zero negative press. Even the fact that she was the heiress to the White family was kept secret from the media. She was clearly well-protected by her family. She was dressed in a white dress, looking exactly the same as in that 18-year-old photo. I suddenly understood why these two brothers couldn't let her go. That clean, pure aura of hers was something no man could resist. She called out sweetly: "William, I didn't disturb you, did I?" She completely ignored me, probably assuming I was just a secretary who didn't matter. William said: "No, you came just in time." He turned and instructed the secretary to take me back to the lounge. He also made sure to tell her to order some of my favorite desserts and fruit teas. He looked like the picture of a caring husband. But this caring husband never actually looked me in the eye from beginning to end. The AC in the lounge was turned up a bit too high, and the chill seeped straight into my heart. I looked at the dozen missed calls from Chloe on my phone and dialed her back. This time, I was the one who asked first: "Chloe, are you still divorcing?" The phone was silent for a few seconds before a firm voice replied: "Divorce." 4 Chloe and I met at a bar and drank until we were dizzy. "Mia, do you know what that dog Arthur said? "He said Lily just returned to the country and asked him to introduce some resources, so he went to meet her. "What about me? I was making a name for myself in the entertainment industry too, and my talent was no worse than Lily's. "But what did I get by marrying him? Constraints on showing my face in public, and a man whose heart isn't even with me." I whispered: "But you got money..." Chloe was an extravagant spender. Thankfully, the Sterling family's wealth could withstand her shopping sprees. Hearing this, her hazy eyes lit up. She grabbed my hand, her tone as firm as if taking an oath: "Yes! I have money! There are only two sons in the Sterling family. The two of us will split half of their family fortune. What kind of men won't we be able to find then?" Speaking of this, she suddenly remembered something and asked: "You and William didn't sign a prenuptial agreement, did you?" We actually did. Before the wedding, in front of a lawyer, William pulled out an agreement for me to sign. At the time, I was so mesmerized by his face and body that I signed it without even reading it. Chloe gasped in horror when she heard this: "Then we can only split a quarter of the fortune!" I asked her: "How much is a quarter?" She counted on her fingers: "We can hire ten top-tier male models a day, different ones every day, until the day we die." Me: "Hell yes!" We happily decided that once the lawyers drafted the divorce agreements, we would officially file. While waiting for the paperwork, it happened to be our mothers-in-law's birthday. We still had to keep up appearances, so we dressed up and attended the banquet arm-in-arm, leaving the two brothers staring at each other. In previous years, we would always link arms with our respective husbands, accompanying them as they networked and socialized. Tonight, they were left flying solo. At first, Chloe and I both thought the mother-in-law was trying to put us two unsatisfactory daughters-in-law in our place. As it turned out, she genuinely just loved Lily White. Word was she had always wanted a daughter, but ended up with two boys. The neighbors were always busy, so she practically raised Lily, treating her like a princess. Chloe couldn't stand it anymore and tried to pull me away. But Lily intentionally glanced over and asked: "I haven't properly met my two sisters-in-law yet. Won't Auntie introduce us?" Great. Now we couldn't leave. She greeted us sweetly and complimented Chloe on her beauty. Duh, Chloe is drop-dead gorgeous. If she were still acting, Lily wouldn't even have a career. When it was my turn, Lily looked me up and down and praised me for looking like I had a healthy appetite. ...Wasn't it just because I gained a few pounds recently and looked a bit rounder standing next to Chloe? Did she really need to be so passive-aggressive? I endured it, but Chloe wasn't about to coddle her. "It's my first time meeting you, too. Your aura is so pure and refined, like a lotus flower growing out of the mud untouched. "Paired with this white dress, it really makes you look like the ultimate white lotus, doesn't it?" Our mother-in-law didn't catch the sarcasm and nodded approvingly. Lily's face turned red, then green, like a color palette. She didn't talk back; instead, she swiftly walked over and inserted herself between the two brothers to chat. What a picture of harmony. Chloe and I exchanged a look, our resolve to divorce solidifying even further. There were many of Arthur's investors at the banquet. Lily wasn't about to let this opportunity slip by, shyly following behind him to network. Chloe scanned the room and whispered to me: "That Director Wu over there? He wanted me for his movie, but I was so blindly in love that I turned it down. "And President Wang? He offered to start a talent agency for me. Even after I quit acting, he still emails me asking me to come back. "Damn it, she's snatching up all the opportunities I left behind. If I knew today was going to happen, I would've stayed in the entertainment industry." She was so angry she looked like she might explode. The final straw was when Lily, completely disregarding the public setting, brushed a fallen eyelash off Arthur's face. Unable to hold back a night's worth of anger, Chloe found her moment and stomped her stiletto heel hard onto the train of Lily's gown. Lily let out a cry of alarm, and as she looked down, a large chunk of her dress tore right off. Although nothing inappropriate was exposed, ruining a gown at an event like this was deeply humiliating. Arthur rushed over and grabbed Chloe, raising his voice: "Chloe! What are you doing? Why are you trying to embarrass her?" William also walked over and said to me: "Can you lend her a dress?" This was the very first thing either of them had said to us all night. I smiled and said: "Sure, you bought them all anyway. You decide." He looked at me with an unreadable expression, finally waving a hand to have a maid take Lily upstairs to change. Chloe grabbed me, and we fled the Sterling estate. We got into the red sports car Arthur had bought her and floored it to 120 mph. When we finally stopped, she said: "Forget waiting for the agreement. We're leaving tomorrow."
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