It was just that, after so many years of loving her and believing she was the one, now he felt utterly foolish!

All the care and nurture he had given her, treating her like a treasure, only for her to turn around and discard it for another man like old shoes...

Dawn Sutherland glanced coldly at Daisy Grant, shook off her hand, and turned away without a trace of emotion.

"Second brother—you once said you would always be my family no matter what..." Daisy Grant said, her body trembling as she gazed at Dawn Sutherland’s cold, retreating figure, her voice choked with emotion.

Dawn stopped in his tracks but did not turn back, his voice icy: "Daisy Grant, let this be the end of us! From now on, you are you, and I am me. I am no longer your second brother!"

Having said this, Dawn lifted his leg and walked away, without a hint of reluctance.

"Second brother..." Daisy hurriedly wiped away the tears that flooded her face, trying to catch up with Dawn’s steps.

Dawn entered the car coldly, not sparing Daisy a single glance.

Daisy stood by the car window, watching the man who started the car, her eyes turning red with desperation, "Second brother, are you planning to abandon me for the rest of your life? Second brother, can you please stop being cruel to me? I have given my all to love..."

"Don’t call me second brother again!" Dawn interrupted Daisy with a cold shout.

The car roared to life and sped away like an arrow, vanishing from Daisy’s sight in an instant.

In the middle of the night, Daisy stood alone at the Grant Family’s gate, sobbing uncontrollably.

No one knew how she endured all the sarcasm and insults in recent days. From being praised as the top socialite to becoming a woman scorned and talked about behind her back. She held on because she was married to her second brother and felt cared for and cherished by him.

No matter how others insulted her, she could resiliently brush it off.

But today, the person she gave everything to protect and love, her closest second brother, told her they were no longer family, that they were to become strangers, that she should no longer call him second brother, and that she should leave...

The grievances Daisy bore and the tears she had been holding back burst forth uncontrollably, like a breach of a dam.

The tears flowed fiercely, impossible to stop—

After a long while, Daisy wiped away her tears and turned back into the house. The massive room was empty, without her second brother...

"Daisy, you brought this upon yourself! This is your retribution! You coveted your second brother, not revealing your identity that one night, and now second brother hates you, what can you do..."

"Congratulations, Daisy, you truly have nothing left."

"You traded everything for love, and now even your second brother despises you. Daisy, you might just be the most useless, pitiful, and pathetic woman in the world..."

Daisy held her phone, found Ricky Brooke’s number in her contacts, and dialed it.

"Cousin, I want to fly to the United States tomorrow for a sabbatical leave... It’s okay, why would there be a problem, I’m fine..." Daisy feigned a light-hearted smile to reassure Ricky Brooke on the other end, while tears silently trailed down her face.

"See, I told you it’s fine, nothing’s wrong. I just want to leave earlier... Why, you ask...," Daisy laughed gently, her voice soft and elusive, "I just suddenly felt that City C wasn’t so good, wanted to get out, take a breath..."

"Cousin, please help me arrange it. This time, I’m going abroad with an indefinite return. Could you manage things at the Grant Clan for me?"

"I told you, there’s really nothing wrong. I just suddenly feel I have nothing at all..." 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

After hanging up the phone, Daisy went upstairs back to the study, picked up the crumbled agreement from the floor, and smiled softly as she gathered it up...