Falling for a Lie: My Stepbrother's Hidden Revenge

Chapter 240

More tears trickled down Sylvia's face. Even if she tried, she couldn't stop them at all.

She held his hand and shouted at him, “Don’t you dare die on me! Because if you do, | will immediately find

another man to marry! You will regret it for the rest of your after life!”

Eder’s bloody lips curved into a miserable smile.

“No way. You're mine...”

She didn’t know whether to laugh or cry at his response and quickly looked at the medical staff on both sides.

“I'm already here. Send him in. Quick!”

Eder still held her hand and refused to let go. “Sylvia, listen to my explanation, okay?”

“Your treatment is more important right now. I'll be right outside. I'll listen to your explanation after you're

healed.”

Eder’s face was already so pale from losing a lot of blood.

But he still stubbornly held onto her hand. He wanted to memorize her face in case he would die on the

operating table.

Sylvia felt distressed so she could only forcefully remove his hand and watch him be pushed into the emergency

room.

While the operating light was turned on, Sylvia sat outside waiting with dull eyes and tears still staining

her cheeks.

This was the first tthat she had shed tears in front of so many people but she didn’t care. All that mattered

to her right now was that Eder must survive.

After waiting for three hours until nine o'clock in the evening, Eder still hadn’t cout.

Eric dismissed his fellow brothers from the army and sat down in the waiting seat opposite Sylvia with a heavy

expression.

He seemed to think for a long tbefore he saying:

“After all those months since the incident in that warehouse, | understand that you must thought that he lied to

you and planned all of it from the start. However, it’s not the case. He really went with the determination to die.

He had never expected to survive. If my fellow brothers hadn't arrived in time, he would have really died in the

sea of fire.”

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Sylvia slowly raised her gaze to meet his.

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Eric continued with a heavy heart: “As for why he didn’t return to your side, it was because the Grant family was

in chaos during that tand he had to go to them first. And although he was lucky enough to survive, he also

suffered extensive burns on his face and body. His legs also got fractured in the fight. His internal body wasn’t

any better...”

His eyes flashed slightly and left out the part that there was still a biochemical virus in his boss’ body.

The reason why Eder did not return to Frant City wasn’t just because of the Grant family. It was also because of

the virus in his body. The doctor was having trouble in finding a complete cure even until now. He had to go to

the laboratory every three days. His life was barely hanging on in general.

However, Eder had given an order to never tell Sylvia about it.

Eric snapped out of his thoughts and continued, “Ms. Sylvia, please realize how willing he is to give his life up for

you. He's been nothing but sincere that he’s almost becoming the fool in your relationship. It wasn’t that he

wanted to forget about you when he pretended like he didn’t know you. He was only afraid that you would hate

him even more. He was afraid of losing you forever. He's suffering too much for this relationship.”

Sylvia lowered her head guiltily.

She couldn't get the picture of Eder covered in blood out of her mind. She could still see him even when

she closed her eyes.

Yet this wasn’t the first tthis happened to him. The incident half a year ago must have hurt him even

more than now.

And all she did was blhim, hold the past against him, and even whipped him...

Sylvia felt like a knife had been plunged through her heart and the pain was so unbearable that she could barely

breathe.

“I'm sorry..."

Apart from apologizing, she didn’t know how else to compensate him.

“What he needs is not an apology. He'd be happier if you showed him that you care.”

Eric watched her sad face and sighed again. “Ms. Sylvia, he doesn’t owe you anything, but after finding out

about your state during the months he left, he blamed himself very much and wanted to make up for it.

However, although you suffered, we can’t ignore the fact that he also suffered.”

“After you left yesterday, he planned to apologize to you when he returns from the mission. But we didn’t

expected that you would ask Mr. Grant to break off the engagement. He got distracted by the news and

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got shot.”

Sylvia paused and frowned. “I did ask Mr. Grant to break it off, but he did not agree so | planned to discuss it with

Eder. Where did you hear this news from?”

Eric blinked at what she said. They glanced at each other and had a mutual understanding that

something was wrong so Eric immediately sent someone to investigate.

Thirty minutes later.

The atmosphere at the entrance of the emergency room was dark.

“It’s from Mr. Xian of the Grant family’s second son.”

Sylvia's expression hardened. She asked, “Xian? How is Eder’s relationship with him?”

“Not so good,” Eric replied. “The strife in the Grant family happened because of them. Mr. Storm was three days

late with his return so they almost managed to gain the company. It took nearly half a month and longer for Mr.

Storm to fix everything.”

Sylvia pursed her lips and lowered her gaze.

As she fell deeper in her thoughts, her eyes beccolder and colder. After a minute, she asked in a deep voice,

“Is there a way to enter the Grant family’s house without being seen by their surveillance?”

Eric was stunned. “Ms. Sylvia, do you want to...?"

Sylvia pressed her lips in a tight line.

“I'll help Eder collect sdebt.”

Eleven in the evening.

The faint sound of flowing water echoed in an elegant bedroom.

Xian cout of the bathroom wearing a bathrobe as he wiped his hair with a towel.

Just as he approached the bed, the retro chandelier in the room suddenly flickered on and off. The curtains were

being rustled by the wind and a certain gloomy aura surrounded his bedroom.

Sensing that something was off, he put on his golden-rimmed glasses.

At spoint, a woman sat on the side of his bed.

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Her slender legs laid slanted against the bed frame, her hands were folded, and she carried an icy temperament.

The picture was very enchanting.

Xian had to admit that Eder’s little fiancee was indeed very beautiful. It kinda tempted him.

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He smiled politely. “When did Ms. Smith cin? It doesn’t seem wise to not use the front door and

instead use the window to enter my room late at night, does it?”

Sylvia did not say anything but stared at him sharply.

But this was Xian’s house. He had a bunch of bodyguards, and Sylvia was just a woman. He wasn’t afraid

of her. Instead, he wanted to tease her. The corner of his mouth raised.

“Or...is it that you have a crush on me? Planning to cheat on my cousin?”

Sylvia frowned. She suddenly stood up and in a flash, she was already in front of Xian, pointing a knife at

his neck.

Xian didn’t have the tto react. The knife had already pressed against his throat, and even if he still wanted

to resist, he found that he had no strength to fight back. He started seeing black dots before falling to the

ground.

Sylvia looked down on him. “Look at you. You're weaker than expected. What a mutt.”

It felt like an eternity had passed when Xian woke up again.

He was already tied to an office chair and his mouth was gagged with a towel.

Sylvia leaned on the table and casually played with a dagger.

The silver light of the dagger illuminated her enchanting yet vicious little face.

She looked like a woman who was not meant to be messed with!

Immediately, Xian felt goosebumps popping on his skin. He began shouting out for help.

“It’s useless. Your bodyguards were already knocked out by my people, and it’s late at night. Even if you scream

your lungs out, no one will cto save you.”

As Eder’s cousin, Xian also had elegant features and a gentle appearance. His hair was wet and he wa still

wrapped in a bath towel even while tied up.

Eric, who was watching this scene outside the window, also heard Sylvia's mischievous tone and couldn't help

but wonder, This is so weird.”

Why did it seem like she was just about to take advantage of a good little boy?

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Could it be that she had taken a fancy with Xian and was not planning to beat him like intended?

If the boss found out, he would be so angry that he would immediately crawl off the operating table!

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