Chapter 4

It wasn't until late at night that I returned home alone.

But the moment I entered the bedroom, the smile on my face froze.

Liam was sitting on the bed, staring at me intently.

Everything in the room had been changed.

Books Ethan liked to read were on the desk, and the flowers in the vase had been replaced with Ethan's favorite roses.

In front of Liam was an empty medicine bottle.

I remained silent, but Liam didn't give me a chance to ignore everything.

He slowly said, "Summer, have you truly forgotten these things?"

"Even if you've forgotten everything else, you can't have forgotten this, right?"

He tapped the medicine bottle, sighed, and said with a solemn expression, "I really hated Ethan before, especially right after we got married."

"It sounds ridiculous, but I wrongly thought you two were still seeing each other and even confronted him."

"But no matter how much I hit him, he didn't fight back, and finally he showed me this."

"That's when I found out that when you two went on that expedition into the Amazonian rainforest, both of you were bitten by venomous snakes, but there was only one bottle of antitoxin."

"He gave the only bottle to you, and almost died from the snake venom himself…"

"After that, I understood. He truly loves you. I can never compare to him."

"But I also know that without him, you wouldn't be who you are today, so now, I truly see him as a benefactor."

As he spoke, he stood up and wrapped his arms around my waist, sighing into my ear, "Summer, I don't know why you broke up with him cold-turkey back then, but believe me, I'm genuinely willing to save him."

"I swear, I won't tamper with the surgery to harm him."

"You don't have to worry about our marriage being ruined by him, nor do you have to worry about me doing anything to him."

"Let's help him together, okay?"

Liam's words were so sincere that I was almost moved.

But I remained silent, just staring intently at that small medicine bottle, almost in tears.

I never forgot how much love and pain I felt when I thought I was going to die and saw Ethan give me the chance at survival.

So I didn't hide my feelings. "Liam, I admit, even today, I haven't completely forgotten Ethan."

"His kindness to me, every moment we shared in the past, I still remember."

"I can even say that I still love him."

But the next second, I fiercely pushed Liam away and said coldly, "But precisely because of that, I *must* send him to his death!"

"Only when he's dead can my life return to normal, and our marriage can continue!"

Liam looked at me with a complicated expression.

After a long while, he slowly said, "Summer, to hide your guilt, you'd actually want someone who loves you to die."

"I've lived with you for five or six years, why did I never realize how malicious you are?"

"Will you treat me the same way if I ever get in your way?"

I couldn't be bothered with him and was about to leave.

But four-year-old Lily suddenly pushed open the door, her eyes red, and sobbed as she rushed into my arms, asking in a baby voice, "Mommy, please save Uncle Ethan, okay?"

"Uncle Ethan got so badly hurt saving Lily. Lily doesn't want Uncle Ethan to die!"

I stared at my once beloved daughter, my smile icy cold. "Oh really?"

"Well, too bad. Your Uncle Ethan is going to hell very soon."

I turned to leave, but accidentally bumped into Lily as I walked past her.

My daughter fell to the floor, instantly crying out in pain.

Liam immediately picked up Lily, glaring fiercely at me. "Summer, Lily is just a child, why would you say such cruel things to her!"

"Ethan and I must have been blind back then, to have fallen for a woman like you!"

"You don't deserve to be Lily's mother!"

Lily huddled in Liam's arms, crying her heart out.

Her eyes, looking at me, also became filled with rejection and disgust, and she cried out, "Mommy's bad! Lily doesn't want a bad mommy!"

"Uncle Ethan is a million times better than Mommy! Lily wants to go find Uncle Ethan!"

Listening to the child's shrill, piercing voice, all my previous annoyance suddenly surged up.

I simply turned my head and said fiercely to Lily, "Fine, you can go find him now."

"Once I freeze all your bank cards, you and your Uncle Ethan can starve together!"

Lily immediately fell silent, but her red eyes still glared at me fiercely.

Liam looked utterly disappointed. "Summer, do you have any humanity left?"

"Even to your own daughter, you're this cruel?"

I gave a cold smile, completely unfazed. "I told you, anyone who stands with Ethan is my enemy, and Lily is no exception."

"Liam, are you that eager to play the cuckold? To the point where you'd fall out with your own wife just to save a man who used to pursue her?"

"Or do you have some unspeakable癖好 (secret fetish)?"

Liam's face instantly changed, and a flicker of guilt passed through Lily's eyes.

I didn't bother with them anymore and simply went to a hotel.

On the way, Sarah told me that the last bit of Ethan's family assets had also been completely devoured by my company, Su Group.

Seeing my triumphant smile, she still looked puzzled. "Summer, do you really have no feelings left for Ethan?"

I shook my head. "No. From beginning to end, the only person I loved was Ethan."

Sarah looked even more confused. "Then why are you so against Mr. Liam donating a kidney to Ethan?"

"After all, it's Mr. Liam's body that's being harmed, not yours. Why do you care so much?"

My eyes suddenly turned sharp and ruthless, and I sneered, "My love for Ethan doesn't conflict with my desire for him to die."

"Now that all of Ethan's family assets are in my name."

"It's time to unveil this grand scheme."