Chapter 2
It was the evening rush hour, and many people were there at the entrance. Some people who were unaware of the situation cheered excitedly.
Without waiting for my sister to answer him, Edwin stuffed the wilted flowers into my sister's arms, held her face, and tried to kiss her.
But my sister pushed him away.
She was furious and scolded him, "I've already told you that I don't like you. How could you not understand what I'm saying?"
The flowers were also thrown at him. Edwin was mad for a moment, but for some reason, he endured it and began to coax her in a low voice.
"You don't like me. Why did you put on such beautiful makeup, wear such beautiful clothes, and ask me to pick you up from get off work? And I bought you all those snacks!"
He went over and took my sister's hand, persuading her, "Paige, be good. I will treat you well. Marry me!"
My sister couldn't win him in the argument and thought he was being shameless.
She put on makeup and dressed up to please herself. Edwin was there with her on her way to and from work because he was stalking her!
But she couldn't win the argument, so she broke free from his hand and cried, telling him to go away.
As a result, someone filmed my sister saying that and posted it online.
People misunderstood the situation and thought my sister was a gold digger who fell in love with someone else for money.
In addition, people with bad intentions also instigated and posted a few ambiguous photos, indicating that Edwin was a great man who delivered meals to Paige, dropped her off at work, and picked her up after work. So, my sister became the shameless one.
Many people left messages online scolding her. Even her boss was annoyed and asked her tactfully, "Why don't you get back with your boyfriend?"
My sister disagreed, so she got fired.
After losing her job, that bastard man didn't let my sister go. He still followed her to our neighborhood.
He couldn't get into our house, so he just waited downstairs.
While my sister was taking out the trash, Edwin took out a speaker and shouted, "Paige Finn, I love you! Please marry me!"
My sister almost threw the garbage at him and yelled at him, "I will never marry you even if I die!"
Edwin didn't leave. He hung a banner in our community and started telling people about him and my sister whenever he saw someone.
"Well, I made my girlfriend mad, so I came here to comfort her. You wanna know who she is? It's Paige Finn. Do you know her? She lives in this building, and she hates me for not being rich. So she wants to be with someone else, but I can forgive her!"
Then, not only my sister but also my parents were criticized.
"They looked so decent. How could they raise such a materialistic daughter?"
My parents went to my cousin's wife to demand an explanation. My cousin's wife asked innocently, "We'll be closer if they get married. Besides, it's normal for young couples to fight. As their family, you shouldn't interfere too much."
She also shared the matter in the family group chat, implying that my parents had failed to educate my sister.
My relatives followed echoed her and advised my parents, "Girls will get married sooner or later. Your elder daughter, Sarah, is already 26 and still not married. Now that Paige finally has a man, why don't you let her get married soon? Are you gonna make her a leftover lady, too?"
My father was so angry that his blood pressure went high, and my mother wept uncontrollably.
After seeing the messages, my sister went into her room silently.
Edwin harassed her with many phone calls, which was just overbearing. So, she took sleeping pills and committed suicide.
Fortunately, my mother noticed my sister's weirdness. She went to comfort her but only to find her unconscious. Then, they rushed her to the hospital.
Although my sister was rescued, she had no desire to live.
When I got home, my sister was there, lifeless.
I had just finished a course of treatment, and the doctor said that my condition had been temporarily stabilized. I returned home in a good mood, only to see my family shrouded in misery.
My sister, who was always quiet and shy, was so thin, and her eyes were red and swollen.
My parents seemed to have aged twenty or thirty years overnight, and their hair had turned much greyer.
They tried to hide it from me at first, but I asked them directly, "I've seen the videos online. Are you still gonna hide it from me?"
When I was discharged from the hospital, I retrieved my phone and personal belongings. So, I saw the proposal video online.
There was also abuse against my sister.
I knew what kind of person my sister was, and I knew my family well.
Seeing that they couldn't hide it from me, my parents told me hesitantly. Recalling what had happened made my sister cry again.
I wiped my sister's face, grabbed my dad's phone, and sent a message in the group chat.
"Okay. You're all bullying us. Let's see what happens next."
"That bastard is deliberately making trouble. I'll just be more shameless than him!" I thought.
Chapter 3
It was already past seven in the evening when we arrived at the hotel.
All our relatives and friends had already been there. My cousin's wife thought we had changed our minds and called us several times to urge us to be quick.
When she saw us, she came up with a fake smile. "Aunt. Uncle. You are finally here. Paige is so pretty today. She and Edwin are such a perfect match!"
I was the last to show up. When my cousin's wife saw me, she also greeted me with a smile, "Welcome back, Sarah. I heard from your dad that you are working in another city."
I had a bipolar disorder attack, and my parents sent me to the hospital for treatment. But for the sake of my reputation, they didn't dare tell anyone that.
People nowadays can be sympathetic to those with physical illnesses. But having a mental illness is a stigma.
She didn't know I was mentally ill. So she came up to us and grabbed my sister's hand. "Come on and take a seat. You're the person of the hour today."
Before she could pull my sister away, I slapped her hand away.
"That's not true. Where is Edwin Grady?"
My cousin's wife looked unhappy being slapped in the hand. Before she could say anything, a male voice was heard,
"Who's looking for me?"
Edwin had a cigarette in his mouth. He looked ordinary but very confident.
He examined my sister first and said, "Hi, Paige. Today is our engagement day. Are you happy?"
When he saw me, his eyes lit up. "Hey, is this your sister? Hello, Sarah. It's nice to see you. Let me introduce myself. My name is Edwin Grady, your brother-in-law."
I stopped my sister, let her stand behind me, and asked him, "So, you harassed my sister?"
Edwin's face changed. "Sarah, how could you slander me like that? Paige and I are in love."
As he spoke, he gestured for someone to press the projection button.
Images appeared on the big screen, all of which were scenes of Edwin unilaterally harassing my sister.
"Paige Finn, I love you so much. Please marry me!"
"Paige, if you didn't like me, why would you dress up on purpose and ask me to pick you up after work?"
Those things bothered my sister and my family a great deal. My sister even tried to commit suicide as a result. But Edwin put them out there, and he felt good about himself.
He claimed it was his way to express love.
Therefore, the scenes of Edwin shouting and harassing my sister were all seen by my relatives present.
My parents were so angry that they were shaking all over. One relative of mine came over and added fuel to the fire. "Oh, they look so much in love. Paige is so lucky. Congratulations."
Without waiting for my parents to say anything, I asked directly, "Do you want such kind of luck?"
The man who spoke froze for a moment. Ignoring him, I looked at Edwin and asked, "You said you were in love. Let me ask you. Did my sister agree to your proposal?"
He immediately argued, "I bought her food, flowers, and pick her up from work..."
Before he could finish his words, I kicked him in the crotch!
Edwin bent over in pain, and I threw him over to the ground!
While he was in a blank, I stepped on him with one foot, pulled out a baton from my bag, and pressed it on his neck.
I refuted word by word, "My sister doesn't need you to buy her food or drinks. She has never accepted your flowers. She also firmly rejected you. As for picking her up after work, Edwin Grady, you think following someone is "picking her up", huh?"
Under my pressure, Edwin began to have trouble breathing. My cousin's wife came over screaming and tried to grab me. But I simply grabbed Edwin with one hand and threw him towards her.
Then, both of them fell on the table together.
The dishes were just served, and we didn't get to eat them. Edwin and his sister had ruined the food already.
My relatives finally came to their senses and came over to stop the fight, but I pulled out the baton and pointed it at them.
"Let's see who dares to stop me!"
Chapter 4
No one dares to mess with those who don't care about their lives.
After I had made such a scene, all my relatives remained silent. My cousin's wife was thrown to the ground and sat in a mess. She was shocked at first and then burst into tears, yelling at me,
"Sarah Finn, are you crazy?!"
She turned to my parents and said, "Is this how you wanna do this? Tonight is their engagement party!"
It would have been fine if my cousin's wife hadn't said this. As soon as she said that, I hit her with the baton again. "What did you say? Say it again! You want my sister to marry your brother. Nice try! Look at him! How could he deserve my sister?"
Edwin's parents went out to greet a guest, and when they came back, they heard me scolding their two children.
When they saw their daughter and son sitting on the ground covered in soup, they were immediately mad.
Edwin's mother pointed at me and cursed sharply, "Who is this little bitch? How dare you hit my daughter? I will fight you to death!"
She rushed toward me, and before my parents could react, I kicked her to the ground.
Edwin's father was also pissed. He came over with a stool to hit me, but I snatched the stool and pushed him onto his son.
Edwin just got up but was knocked to the ground by his father again.
Screams were sounded. I was annoyed, so I dug my ears and pointed at their whole family, cursing, "You are just a bunch of bastards. The seniors are bad people, and the next generation are even worse! You can't get what you want in legal means, so you wanna try the dirty ways, huh?"
Edwin's parents tried to struggle, but when I pointed at them with the baton, they got scared and didn't dare to move.
"Just have some self-awareness, alright? You two are a piece of shit. Your son is an ex-con, and your daughter is a beast. Your whole family are monsters. But you've got some nerve to hook up with my family!"
After I scolded them, I pointed at the relatives who were watching us and said, "And you guys, you're just a bunch of ignorants. You don't know what you're doing! My sister has nothing to do with this bastard at all. But you're all fools who try to make them a couple!"
"If you love being matchmakers, why don't you dig up your ancestral graves and introduce one of them to Edwin? You targeted us because you know we're soft!"
My relatives were all pissed. An old man was so angry that he pointed at me and cursed, "How can you talk shit like that? Stephen! Why don't you do something about your daughter?"
My parents didn't dare to interfere, either. Besides, they had fun watching the show.
I glared at Edwin's father. He was startled and wanted to step back, but it was too late.
The next second, I hit the table in front of him.
Everything on the table, including food and utensils, fell to the ground and splashed all over him.
It almost gave him a heart attack. I pointed at my relatives and sneered, "Let me tell you. Don't meddle in other people's business. Just mind your own business! If you insist on interfering with other people's business, I'll come after you!"
My relatives were scared by my crazy look, but I still felt it wasn't enough. After I had finished throwing a tantrum at them, I turned around and scolded my cousin's family.
"And you, you think our families are all pushovers and want to wipe out our entire family, right? If you dare to mess with us again, I will take Edwin's manhood!"
As I spoke, I hit the table with the baton. My cousin's wife was scared and started crying. Edwin was still unyielding. After recovering from the pain, he rushed toward me
and cursed, "You bitch! I'm gonna kill you today!"