“Chloe, you’ve really miscalculated.”

“My sister went abroad to study. She’s busy and hasn’t replied to my messages recently. She doesn’t care about your small problems. Even if you two were once close, I’m her real brother, and she won’t stand up for an outsider.”

I nodded calmly. “Alright.”

Just then, Zaria’s phone rang. She answered, spoke briefly, then hung up.

There was a faint, pleased look in her eyes as she said, “Chloe, I just got a call. Your sister passed away in the mountain village during childbirth. Please accept my condolences.”

I went quiet, though deep down, I had already known Liana wouldn’t survive. Ronnie, however, looked completely indifferent.

He turned to Zaria and asked, “Chloe’s sister is dead. What about the project? It won’t be affected, right?”

Zaria slipped her arm through his and said with a smile, “Don’t worry, Ronnie. The agreement is already signed, so everything’s fine.”

“Even though they’re villagers, they still keep their word. They wanted a college graduate, and we gave them one. If she died, that has nothing to do with us.”

Ronnie let out a sigh of relief. “That’s good, that’s good.”

Watching them, I felt a coldness spread through my chest. I couldn’t believe I had once fallen for such a heartless man. A life had just ended, yet he showed no emotion at all.

Ronnie glanced at me and said coldly, “Chloe, we’re divorced now. Are you still not leaving? If you apologize, I might think about tearing up the divorce papers.”

I gave a small laugh and slung my bag over my shoulder. “I just have one request. Bring your sister’s body back and let me see her one last time.”

Ronnie replied without hesitation, “That’s not my problem.”

I took a slow breath. “Fine. Then at least give me the address. I want to send her off properly.”

Ronnie looked at Zaria, and she silently sent the address to me.

When I reached that distant mountain village, I found that Liana had been buried in a rush.

There was no tombstone, just a small mound of dirt. I stood by her grave for a long time, sighed, and placed a bouquet of flowers on it.

At that moment, a bulldozer suddenly drove forward, ready to dig up the grave. I froze in shock, then anger surged through me as I stepped in front of it and demanded to know why the driver would do something so heartless.

He replied, “They’re rebuilding this area into a resort. The land was sold long ago. The boss ordered the grave to be dug up. I’m just following orders. If you’re upset, talk to the boss.”

I followed the direction he pointed and saw Ronnie and Zaria standing together on the hillside.

Surrounded by a group of people, they were talking and gesturing proudly, as if the land beneath them had never belonged to anyone else.

By the time I turned back, the driver had already dug open Liana’s grave. He tossed her bones aside carelessly and kept driving forward.

I climbed up the hillside and saw Ronnie and Zaria holding a groundbreaking ceremony in front of reporters.

Ronnie stood proudly, talking about how the new resort would turn this poor mountain area into a tourist attraction.

He spoke about bringing water and electricity, building roads and bridges, and helping the village grow.

The crowd clapped and cheered with excitement. Some villagers even praised Ronnie as a good man and called Zaria a kind-hearted woman, saying they should build a monument to thank them.

I said coldly, “Ronnie, just because you want to build a resort, you think it’s right to dig up someone’s grave?”

When Ronnie saw me, his expression changed right away.

He walked over quickly and said in a low voice, “Chloe, we’re already divorced. Stay away from me. If you make trouble, I won’t go easy on you.”

The noise caught the reporters’ attention. One of them pointed and said, “Isn’t that President Henderson’s ex-wife, Chloe? Are they arguing?”

“Didn’t the news just announce their divorce? The reason hasn’t been revealed yet.”

Their curiosity about the wealthy couple drew more attention, and cameras turned toward us.

One reporter spoke up, “President Henderson, you and your assistant, Miss Zaria, seemed quite close just now, almost like a couple. May I ask if you divorced Miss Chloe because of an affair?”

Ronnie gave a cold laugh and said, “I divorced Chloe because she’s a greedy woman who only wanted money. Her sister’s no different.”

“Maybe you don’t know, her sister hated being poor and wanted a better life.”

“After marrying into the mountain village, she couldn’t stand how hard it was and begged to leave. When she died during childbirth, Chloe didn’t mourn her. Instead, she tried to use her sister’s death to get money out of me.”

“That’s why she came here today, to ruin my press event and demand payment.”

His lies caused an uproar. Reporters quickly turned their cameras toward me for a live broadcast. The villagers started shouting and throwing dirt and stones.

Just then, a young woman pushed through the crowd.

She wore a windbreaker and looked like a traveler. It was my sister, Beatrice. She stared at Ronnie in confusion and asked, “Brother-in-law, who did you say died?”