Chapter 4

I stared at him in disappointment.

"Kellan, I don't care who she is! Give me back my dress!"

Kellan frowned.

"Evelina, Cadence didn't mean any harm. She just really loved the dress and borrowed it to try on. She'll wash it and return it to you soon, okay?"

"Not okay."

I clenched my trembling hands tightly.

"Take it off right now!"

"Kellan, you know what this dress means to me. Let her have any man she wants, but this dress... she can't take this!"

Kellan's face darkened instantly.

Cadence came over, sobbing.

"I'm so sorry, sis. It's all my fault. You can hit me or yell at me, just don't blame my brother..."

I raised my hand and slapped her again.

"That's right, take your anger out on me. What are you waiting for? Hurry up and take it off!"

I shoved her hard, and Cadence stumbled into Kellan's arms.

Kellan tenderly rubbed Cadence's face, his expression stormy.

"Evelina!""In front of so many classmates, you're making a young girl take off her clothes? She'll be exposed! How can you be so cruel?"

I forced back a shiver and sneered coldly.

"If she had any shame, she wouldn't be wearing someone else's clothes and attending someone else's class reunion with someone else's husband! Am I the cruel one, or are you all just shameless?"

Cadence cowered in Kellan's arms, crying.

"Stop this. I'll take them off now."

"Don't you dare!"

Kellan gripped her tightly, saying softly,

"Honey, wait until I get us a room, then you can change."

They walked hand in hand towards the hotel rooms. Kellan even called his secretary to have her bring over a set of clothes.

The classmates around us exchanged uneasy glances, looking at me with pity in their eyes.

I stood alone behind them, feeling as light as a feather.

Staring at Cadence's retreating back, my heart suddenly panicked.

I hurried after them, tugging hard on Cadence's arm.

Kellan turned, irritably brushing my hand away.

"Evelina, can't you wait for her to get a room and change clothes? Do you really need to humiliate her in public to be happy?"

I ignored him.Instead of gritting her teeth hard, she gently tugged at Cadence's waist.

"Did you alter my qipao?"

Cadence's crying suddenly stopped.

She clutched the fabric at her waist in panic.

Kellan pushed her away slightly, eyeing her outfit suspiciously.

"Cadence, what's going on? Didn't I tell you to be careful when wearing it? Why did you change it without permission?"

Cadence abruptly burst into tears.

"I'm sorry, I just thought the waist was too big and didn't look good, so I had the tailor add some elastic."

"I was only trying to do what's best for sister-in-law. I figured she couldn't be that heavy, the tailor must have measured wrong..."