Part 3Ashes of Regret: The Day My Brothers Realized I Was His Real Sister

These words seemed to have struck Caleb Vance's painful spot. His eyes went red, and he lifted his hand to give me a slap, but it was much lighter than any time he had ever hit me before. It was more like an act of frustrated desperation than punishment.

"I absolutely forbid it! You are the biological daughter of the Vance family. Who would dare let you die?"

Gideon Vance also panicked. He rushed forward, holding my shoulders, pushing me back onto the bed, his tone carrying a rare note of pleading.

"Elara, stop messing around."

"I know you’re in pain, but just heal up. In the future... in the future, I’ll spoil you more, okay?"

I looked at the pleading in his eyes, finding it utterly preposterous.

What were you doing before?

When you were alive excavating my kidney, when you were making such a huge fuss over Chloe Vance’s tiny cut, why didn't you think about spoiling me then?

I closed my eyes, refusing to look at them again. I let Gideon Vance tuck me back in, let him bring the medicine bowl to my lips, but I simply refused to open my mouth.

Amidst the stalemate, the door opened, and my second older brother, Elias Vance, walked in, followed by a pale-faced Liam Sterling.

Elias Vance’s eyes went red when he saw me. He quickly walked to the bedside.

"Elara, I’m so glad you’re awake. You scared your big brother to death."

When I was first recognized by the Vance family, Elias Vance was actually the kindest of all the relatives to me.

Not only did he take me all over the country to have fun, but he also told me about the family's missing and searching for me over the years, often breaking down in tears when he spoke about it.

But later, after Chloe Vance had wiped away tears and accused me of things a few times in front of him, his demeanor changed. He accused me of being a hypocritical, superficial person, betraying the family’s true sincerity toward me.

Seeing him again, I felt only disgust and moved away from the hand he was trying to use to touch my face.

Elias Vance’s hand froze in mid-air, a bitter expression on his face as he withdrew it.

Seeing this, Liam Sterling stepped forward, proactively taking the medicine bowl from Gideon Vance’s hands.

"I’ll feed her. She might listen to me."

It wasn't surprising he would be so confident. After all, over the past few years, anyone with eyes could see just how much I tolerantly yielded to this fiancé of mine. I basically loved him to my very bones.

Just as he walked toward me, the hospital room door opened again.

"Elara Vance, I came to see you."

Chloe Vance, wearing hospital pajamas and looking very weak, walked in.

Caleb Vance immediately stood up to help her: "Chloe, you just accepted the kidney transplant surgery, your body is still weak. Why are you here?"

Chloe Vance shook her head, her gaze landing on me, her eyes filled with manufactured guilt.

"It’s all my fault. If I hadn't failed to stop Sister Elara that day, things wouldn't have gotten to this point."

"My mind is uneasy. I had to come and apologize to her."

As she spoke, she took the bowl from Liam Sterling's hands and sat on the edge of my bed.

"Sister Elara, stop punishing yourself. Drink the medicine and heal up. Everyone is worried sick about you."

"I know you still blame me, but I really didn't want to steal anything from you. Everything in the Vance family was originally supposed to be yours..."

These words appeared to be a retreat, but in reality, every sentence was a hidden accusation that I was petty, holding onto the past, and intentionally using my own body to throw a fit.

Before her spoon could touch my lips, I lifted my hand and violently slapped the medicine bowl away.

A massive crash echoed as the porcelain bowl shattered on the floor. The scalding hot medicinal liquid splashed all over Chloe Vance, especially on her wrist and the front of her clothes, which instantly turned red from the heat.

Chloe Vance gave a dramatic gasp, her eyes instantly red, her voice carrying a cry.

"Sister Elara... how could you do this? I was just trying to feed you medicine..."

She bit her lip, looking like she was enduring immense suffering, tears welling up in her eyes, a sight that was enough to break anyone's heart.

"Elara Vance! You’re insane!"