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The tension in Adam’s voice vanished, replaced by a hint of excitement. “I’ll send someone to pick you up then.”
Adam’s warning made me anxious. But Charlotte never appeared again. Even with the Fowler family’s resources, they couldn’t find her in Washington. She had vanished.
Gradually, I let my guard down, until Noah’s birthday party.
He waited at the entrance. Seeing me, his eyes lit up.“Sylvia, you really came!”
I felt a mixture of emotions. I didn’t know what to say.In the end, I simply replied, “Yes.”
Besides me, the party was filled with prominent figures in the music industry. Noah introduced me to each of them.
“This is my sister, Sylvia. She’s a newcomer to this field. Please take care of her.”
Those simple words were invaluable. He was telling everyone that I was his family, that they should take care of me. Opposing me would be to oppose the Fowler family.
I knew he was paving the way for my future career. I was about to stop him but he cut me off.“Don’t refuse. With our help, you’ll avoid many pitfalls. Don’t you want to succeed in this industry?”
I loved music; I had always dreamed of a career of my own. But before it could blossom, Adam had crushed it. This time, I wouldn’t give up.
I pursed my lips.“Thank you.”
Hearing that, Noah’s
eyes welled up. He forced a smile.“Sylvia, you never thanked me before. Ask me for anything; consider it my way of making amends. One day, you will forg…”
He stopped mid–sentence as a server approached with champagne.
Then, the server threw the champagne in my direction. Noah quickly pulled me behind him; the “champagne” splashed onto him. His skin sizzled, and he cried out in pain,“Aaah…”
I realized it wasn’t champagne but high–concentration sulfuric acid.
The server tried to throw more, but I kicked her away. The server, burned, stumbled, and her fell off. It was Charlotte.,
Security guards rushed in and subdued her. She struggled, shouting at me.“Bitch, why are you always so lucky?”
“I curse you to die a horrible death!”
I didn’t understand why she hated me so much. She was the one who hurt me, yet she was the one retaliating.
Noah’s injury reached Adam. He frantically called for a doctor.
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After examining Noah, the doctor said regretfully, “Mr. Fowler’s facial skin is severely burned by
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the sulfuric acid. Luckily, his eyes are unharmed, but…”
Adam and I knew what he meant. Such extensive burns would likely disfigure Noah; it would be difficult to achieve a perfect recovery with current medical technology.
Adam forced himself to accept this. He took a deep breath. “You must try your best, doctor.”
His voice was full of suppressed rage. That bitch…”
I knew how much Adam cared about Noah. Their parents had been traveling abroad for a long time, and Adam raised Noah; they were very close. This time, Adam would surely exact cruel revenge on Charlotte.
But it was all her own doing.
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