Daisy Grant looked at the two words she had written, ’Second Brother,’ and tears fell silently from her eyes.

She had called him ’Second Brother’ for over ten years.

Over ten years, how many days, how many spring and autumn days, carrying her deeply hidden feelings of unrequited love, she followed behind him, calling him ’Second Brother’ countless times.

But now, she no longer had the privilege of calling him ’Second Brother,’ because he said that from now on, he would no longer be her Second Brother, and they were to be strangers.....

No one would ever know how profoundly his words hurt her. The person she had always loved, always treated as family, someone she gave everything to protect, even when she had nothing, said they should be strangers...

This pain was heart-wrenching, severe beyond measure, a hundred times worse than the hurt caused by rumors and gossip.

"Second Brother, I have loved you all these years, only to receive a single word from you: stranger. How can you be so cruel....."

——

Dawn Sutherland left the airport in Nico Haynes’s car, filled with melancholy, but midway, he received a call from his assistant, Sam Brown.

"President Sutherland, this is bad, you and Miss Grant were featured in a gossip post by a major social media account! And it tagged the official accounts of C.Y and the Grant Clan!"

Dawn rubbed his aching head, "Ignore the gossip! Let the PR department handle it!"

Sam Brown was silent for a moment, his voice somewhat somber, "President Sutherland, you should really take a look yourself. This news is too shocking; if not handled properly, it might impact the image of C.Y and your personal reputation."

"Send me the link!"

"Alright, President Sutherland."

Callan Walkers hung up the call and soon sent the link to Dawn’s WeChat.

Dawn initially opened it nonchalantly, but upon seeing the gossip, he sat up straight abruptly, his fingers trembling, his face turning as pale as snow.

"What happened? What could cause such a reaction?!" Nico couldn’t help but ask.

Dawn enlarged the screen with his finger, meticulously read the gossip word by word to ensure not a single detail was missed, his throat constricted; due to nervousness and fear, he clenched his fists tightly, "Old Three, drive to the hospital, we need to find Arlo!"

Dawn’s voice carried excitement and a hoarse growl, with his body trembling uncontrollably.

Nico changed direction and headed towards the Central Hospital.

"What’s going on?" Nico asked.

Dawn leaned back into his seat and muttered in a deep, incredulous and trembling tone, "How could it be... How is it possible... It’s not true, Daisy and I never... "

"What happened to you? What are you mumbling about?"

Nico asked several times but didn’t get an answer, so he simply snatched Dawn’s phone to check for himself, seeking answers.

His gaze fell on the phone—-

"Daisy Grant, chief executive officer of the Grant Clan, the leading socialite of City C, alongside the president of C.Y, Dawn Sutherland, two immoral and unethical scumbags! Daisy Grant, engaged to the heir of Sutherland Clan, allegedly had a one-night stand with her little brother-in-law, leaving behind a bastard child! Does this type of woman even deserve to be the leading socialite? Do these two have any shame?"

Nico’s eyes widened in shock as he looked at the gossip, stamping on the brakes hard, causing their bodies to lurch forward sharply!

"Damn it! Old Two, you turned out to be the scumbag I’ve always wanted to deal with! You f****ing turned out to be the scumbag who ruined Beauty Grant!"

Dawn frowned, his internal emotions already turbulent, but his voice remained cool, "Impossible! I didn’t have any relationship with Daisy before we got married. The timing of the child doesn’t match mine!"