I stared at her blankly, my smile more painful than crying. The once gentle and loving mother in my memories. Had ultimately transformed into this harsh, scolding face in reality. But I was about to leave this place forever anyway. I no longer had the heart to argue pointlessly with her. Silently, I took the sapphire necklace out of its velvet box and handed it to her. Mom smiled with satisfaction. "That's more like it. Chloe is your sister, so you as the older one should let her have the nice things." After Mom left, Chloe put on the necklace right in front of me. "Sis, don't blame Mom for favoring me. To be honest, this necklace looks better on me anyway." "Just like how Ryan is more suitable as my boyfriend." "What belongs to me, others can never have." Seeing Chloe's smug expression, I didn't say a word. People like her - the more you engage, the more they push it. I picked up my purse and walked past her down the stairs, ignoring her completely. "Ah! Sis, why did you push me..." Chloe suddenly darted in front of me, pretending I had shoved her as she stumbled towards the stairs. I may despise her, but I instinctively reached out to grab her. After all, falling down over 20 steps was no joke. "Aria Young, you vicious woman!" Ryan violently smacked away my hand that was steadying Chloe's arm. My hand slammed into the railing with a loud "THUD." The pain instantly brought cold sweat to my brow. "Ryan, thank goodness you came in time, or else I..." Chloe hid in Ryan's arms, her face streaked with tears and fear. "It's okay, don't be scared. I'm here." Ryan stroked Chloe's head, comforting her softly. "I won't let anyone bully you." I looked at my own hand, already bruising and swollen from the impact. Then I looked at Chloe, who had only gotten a little scare but was being held tight and fussed over by Ryan. Suddenly it all felt so ironic. The boy who once showered me with love and promised to treat me well forever. The man who was supposed to marry me in just three months. How could he have changed his heart so suddenly? After soothing Chloe, Ryan glared at me darkly. "I know you've been unhappy about me marrying her and having a baby behind your back. You can take it out on me if you want, since I didn't tell you beforehand." "But you can't hurt Chloe. Her health is fragile, she's pitiful enough as it is." "All she wanted was a chance to be a mother. What's wrong with that? Why should she bear the brunt of your anger?" He pointed at me angrily. "You have to apologize to Chloe today!" I struggled to control my trembling body. Through gritted teeth I asked: "Then what did I do wrong?" "What exactly did I do wrong?" Ryan stared at my reddened eyes, taken aback for a moment. "Never mind, Ryan. Even though I almost fell to my death..." "I don't blame Sis, and I don't need her to apologize." "You two are still getting married in the future. I don't want you to fight because of me." Chloe cried pitifully. Ryan sighed, looking at her with tender affection. "Chloe, sometimes your kindness breaks my heart." He turned to me with cold eyes. "At the end of the day, you're just jealous of Chloe. You can't stand to see her doing better than you." "I'll let it slide this time since Chloe spoke up for you. But if you dare hurt her again, I won't go easy on you." He picked Chloe up in his arms. Before leaving, he looked at me with disappointment and said: "You don't measure up to your sister at all." Only I remained in the silent living room. I stared blankly at the withered leaves drifting outside the window. Finally unable to hold back, I crouched down and sobbed into my hands. One last time... This was the last time I would cry over Ryan. That afternoon, Ryan posted on Instagram. It was a 9-photo collage. The photos showed different corners of a house. The caption read: "Every room, every piece of furniture, every decoration here was carefully chosen by me. I just want to give my baby a warm and comfortable home." Many people offered congratulations in the comments. "Congrats to Mr. Brown on becoming a father so soon!" "So you and Aria are having a shotgun wedding! Congratulations!" "The bride is so lucky to have such a good husband in Ryan. So envious!" "I wouldn't miss your wedding in three months for a billion-dollar deal." Just as the comment section was buzzing with well-wishes, Chloe suddenly chimed in: "Please don't misunderstand, everyone. This isn't Ryan's marital home, it's my house." The comments section instantly fell into awkward silence.