I'm Your Sister, Brother Chow novel Chapter 46

It was those random bouts of gentleness towards her that made Celine confident about how much she really meant to Chow.

But now that she thought about it, every time Chow was gentle to her, it was always in front of Vivian.

She hadn't noticed it before. But now, she suddenly realised that Chow's tenderness towards her might have just been deliberately put on as a show for that b*tch Vivian to see.

How did it all come to this?

Could it be that the hatred he said he had towards her was not real after all?

Or was it that he hadn't even realised himself that he was giving Vivian special treatment?

Celine's face was full of shock as realisation dawned on her. Her eyes kept flitting between the two tightly shut doors.

However it was, she was never going to let this b*tch get the better of her. She wasn't going to lose to Vivian.

Chow was hers, and hers alone!

Vivian finally heard the sound of Celine's footsteps going down the stairs. Nonetheless, she still buried herself deeply under the covers, not even daring to lift her head up.

Another sound came from the wardrobe door. She knew that it was Chow coming back from his room.

Vivian shivered and grabbed the blankets even tighter.

Chow walked to the bed and sat down. When he saw her curling herself up into a ball, he frowned softly. "What are you doing?"

Vivian didn't answer.

"Are you trying to suffocate yourself?" Chow asked again.

Vivian was stunned and did not speak, but she just pulled more of the blankets over her head.

Chow finally realised that there must be something wrong with Vivian for her to act this way. His expression calmed down as he reached out to pull the blankets away, forcing her to look at him.

It was only then that he saw the tear streaks on Vivian's face.

Chow's heart tightened when he saw her crying. He let out a soft curse. "Why are you crying?"

Vivian shook her head, sobbing quietly, and grabbed the blankets back.

Of course, Chow knew why she was crying. How could he not?

He lowered his head and pressed a few quick pecks on Vivian's wet lips. "Don't worry, Celine's existence won't affect our relationship. You don't need to overthink. Just stay with me."

Hearing him mentioning Celine's name, Vivian couldn't help trembling again. "I... I think that I'm a sinner," she whispered. "Whether I admit it or not, I know that I've already affected your relationship with Sister Celine."

Chow interrupted her at once when she said that. "What are you talking about? Whatever happens between us has nothing to do with Celine! Did you really think that you have such an effect on me?"

Vivian tightly held the blankets in her hands as her voice trembled. "I know... I know that it has no effect on you. But you should be loyal to Sister Celine. I don't want your kids to hate me like what happened with you and my mother."

This time, her words finally provoked Chow's anger.

The muscles all over his body stiffened as he glared at her. "Did you really think I would do that to my children?" he hissed. "If I really had them, I would never let you affect them. Even if I kept you by my side, they would never, ever know of your existence. You'll never be Mrs. Howard, and you'll never replace their mother. My children will only know that their father and mother love each other dearly. So that!"

As soon as the cruel words left his mouth, Chow turned his back on Vivian and left in a fury.

Tears trickling down her face, Vivian buried herself deeply into the blankets once more.

She never thought that the intense sweetness last night had completely disappeared less than twenty-four hours later.

Throughout the day, Vivian couldn't focus on her school work.

Chow also never came back that night.

Vivian knew that he was out having dinner with Celine for their 'three-year anniversary'.

As for her, she did not even have the right to be jealous.

Vivian lay on her bed, looking carefully at the photo in her hand by the bedside light.

Chow had looked at her so passionately under the dim lights.

If she hadn't been in the photo herself, she would have thought that the two people in the photo were leaning in for a deep kiss.

However, it was also because she was in the photo herself that she knew Chow was behaving like that simply because he had been affected by the romantic atmosphere in the restaurant that night.

But for her, these wonderful memories were more than enough.

Vivian placed the photo right beside her pillow and slept with it the whole night. After breakfast the next day, Vivian went to look for Aunt Blaine. "Aunt Blaine," she said rather nervously, "Professor Bender will only be coming for classes in the afternoon, so I was thinking of going to the nearby bookstore to buy some workbooks."

"Sure, I'll ask the driver to send you there," Aunt Blaine said at once, going to fetch her phone.

"N-No, it's fine!" Vivian quickly stopped her. "It's just nearby. I'll take the bus there, there's no need to bother him."

Aunt Blaine thought about it, remembering that the bookstore was indeed not very far off. "There's a bus station nearby the bookstore, isn't there?" she asked. "Alright then, just be careful when you're going out."

"Yes, Aunt Blaine."