I'm Your Sister, Brother Chow novel Chapter 49

Chow never expected that Vivian would answer him like that. There was some element of surprise in his anger.

Before he could say anything, however, Celine quickly placed a kiss on Chow's cheek. "Alright then, I'm sure that Raylan will send her home safely. Let's go!"

As she spoke, Celine pulled him towards their car that the valet had brought to them.

Chow didn't want Vivian and Raylan to leave together, but there was nothing he could do in this situation.

Moreover, Vivian had personally said that she would accept the ride from Raylan. He couldn't think of a reason on the spot to separate Vivian from Raylan without losing his cool.

If Vivian was the only one there, he would have already lost his temper.

However, after being provoked by Raylan so many times tonight, it would be a huge blow to his ego if he had to kick up a fuss for Vivian to return to his side.

As he was pondering, Celine had already pulled him to the side of their car whilst Vivian followed Raylan to his car.

Just as the two of them entered the car and closed the door after them, Raylan spoke to Vivian with a soft chuckle. "I thought you wouldn't dare to disobey him and still go back with him."

Vivian bit her lower lip and looked out through the window. She saw Chow getting into his car angrily, slamming the door shut after himself.

Indeed, she had been surprised by her own pluck and courage as the words left her mouth earlier.

She had never dared to disobey Chow's orders before.

However, when she thought about how she would have to bear witness to Celine and Chow being clingy with each other, it seemed like it getting scolded wasn't such a big deal after all.

Vivian looked down at her hands that were tightly clasped together. "Thank you," she whispered.

If Raylan hadn't been here today, she really didn't know if she would have been able to hold out for so long before she made it home safe and sound.

Raylan smiled and started up the car, steering onto the driveway. "If you're so afraid of him, why are you still with him?" he asked quietly.

Vivian was stunned for a moment. It took a while for her to realise what he was trying to ask.

The colour drained from her face as she slowly formed an answer. "Because this was Uncle Dylan's and Mum's last wish. I have no other relatives. That was the only reason why Uncle Dylan wanted Brother Chow to take me in."

Once they were at a comfortable speed, Raylan tapped his fingers against the steering wheel before throwing out another question. "But why do you let him treat you like this? Is it because you're afraid of him?"

Raylan had seen how preciously Vivian treated the photo of her and Chow both together just this morning. There was no way he didn't know what Vivian thought of Chow.

Still, he wanted to hear her say it with her own words.

Vivian's face turned even more pale with his invading questions.

She twisted her fingers nervously as her voice began to shake. "N-No, it's because I owe him too much."

"You owe him too much?" Raylan repeated in surprise, nodding only a while after. "Are you trying to atone for your mother's wrongdoings? Is that all?"

Even if Raylan was Chow's good friend, to Vivian, he was still a stranger whom she had met only a few times before.

What's more, it seemed that they only kept meeting under the most unfavourable situations.

Why was a stranger like him suddenly so interested in her private matters?

Vivian usually didn't have much of a temper, but she was slowly starting to get angry. She drew her lips in a thin line and refused to answer.

Raylan didn't wait for her reply and followed up with another question. "Actually, you like him, don't you?"

Vivian's body shuddered deeply as she turned to look at him.

Raylan didn't seem to notice her gaze. He continued to look straight ahead. "Because you like him, you're willing to stay by his side him and suffer. I'm not wrong, am I?"

Vivian braced herself for Chow's outburst of anger.

Despite the angry look in his eyes, however, Vivian was surprised when he didn't lash out at her immediately.

...

Chow just grabbed her hand tightly and dragged her towards the main building in the Howard Mansion, his brows tightly locked together.

Vivian stumbled behind him, not even daring to gasp out loud.

Chow was behaving very abnormally tonight.

Even though his flaring temper was always scary, it still wasn't as terrifying as his silent anger.

Chow was behaving rather like a dormant volcano at the moment, ready to erupt at any time and claim all its casualties.

Sure enough, as soon as he went upstairs into Vivian's bedroom, he slammed the door shut behind him.

Bam!

...

The loud bang sent a deep shiver down Vivian's spine. Her heart shuddered in fright.

However, before she could even feel terrified, Chow grabbed her shoulders tightly.

She didn't understand why Chow would suddenly become so scary. She could feel the tears springing in her eyes.

"Brother Chow!"

She cried out in a low voice.

The storm in Chow's eyes kept accumulating until it all finally exploded at her. "Why did you go to the cafe with him?"

Vivian was shocked. She briefly remembered the rather ambiguous words Raylan had said to her while they were at the cafe.

"Don't you want to know where you stand in his heart?" Raylan had asked her.