Irritated, he turned around and glared at Brianna, "What do you want, huh? You were just saying you are jealous of Sol, and now you want to leave me."
Brianna smiled a helpless smile. "What do I want? Mr. Scott Anderson, I've told you that I love you, but we can't be together, can we? What do you expect me to do? To be your secret lover to humiliate me? And shouldn't you be loyal to Miss Keaton?"
He didn't like seeing her smile. It upset and angered him at the same time. Without another word, he turned around and left.
"Will you let me leave? Make up your mind, please..." Brianna muttered.
Scott hurried back to his room. He didn't have an answer.
Feeling helpless and hopeless, Brianna collapsed onto the bed and stared at the ceiling all night long. She didn't get up till the maid knocked at her door in the morning to ask her to have breakfast. Seeing the tired and drawn face of herself in the mirror, she pinched her cheeks and said to herself, "Come on, Brianna! This is not you! Cheer up. Life goes on!" The worst that will happen is that he will divorce me, and we will separate. So what?! That's not the end of the world. I still have a mum and my job. I have to be strong. Why am I torturing myself like this?! She thought to herself and cheered herself up.
Scott wasn't waiting for her at the dining table this time. It had been a while since she ate alone. She looked at the empty chair and ate her breakfast quietly. From now on, I will slowly get used to living alone. Wait, there's mum! I need to remember my dream. Work hard, save, buy a house for mum, have my studio, and start life anew! Right!
The maids could feel that there was something wrong, but no one had the guts to ask any questions.
After breakfast, Brianna went out to the garden, and Jeff hurried over to her. "Good morning. Mrs. Anderson. Are you staying home today or going out?"
"To the company."
Jeff was a bit startled by her answer, then said, "Ok."
On the way to work, Brianna kept yawning. She didn't look very well.
"How are you, Mrs. Anderson?" Jeff asked with concern.
"I'm ok, just a bit tired," Brianna said and slowly dozed off.
Jeff woke her up when they arrived at the company building.
Just as Brianna was walking to the gate, someone called her name from behind. She turned around to see Sophia Moore with a victorious smile, followed by her loyal bodyguards as usual.
"How does it feel to be abandoned?" Sophia asked mockingly.
"That shouldn't concern you, Miss Moore."
"Ha-ha. Pretending to be tough? I thought you would kill yourself or something."
"Why would I ever do that?"
"Look how arrogant you are! You are just now a forsaken, forgotten nobody girl."
"Even if I am forsaken now, I was at least once taken, unlike someone who has never been and will never be."
Enraged, Sophia stomped her feet and couldn't find her tongue.
Brianna heaved a sigh and said, "Miss Moore, I'm sure you know who Mr. Anderson really loves. I'm just a replacement. Honestly, you shouldn't waste your time on me at all."
"Ha-ha. Look at your pitiful face. Anyone who wants to take Scott away from me is my enemy."
"I never want to take him away from anyone. He's not yours, nor mine. His heart belongs to Sol Keaton. If anyone is your enemy, it's her, not me."
"Brianna, are you speaking badly of me? What are you two plotting about?" A delicate voice came from behind them.
Both Brianna and Sophia turned around and saw Sol walking towards them. With her long and wavy hair down, in a white dress with floral patterns, she looked pretty and gentle. There was the fairylike delicacy and fragility about her that made people want to protect her.
"You look so pale. I thought you wouldn't live." Sophia mocked.
Sol smiled and said calmly, "Even if I'm dead, Scott won't marry you. Did you ever have the chance to be with him during the past three years while I was away? No. However, Brianna, who is just a common girl, has become Mrs. Anderson, which is rather intriguing."
Sophie pouted her lips at her and retorted, "No matter how much Scott likes you, Senior Mr. and Mrs. Anderson will never want you to marry into the family."
Brianna didn't want to hear the two argue. She turned around to leave. Sol hurried after her, "Brianna, wait for me, please."
"Sorry, Miss Keaton, I'm going to work, and I don't really know you well."
"Scott has asked me to see him in his office, and you work in his office, right? I'm sure we will get to know each other well very soon."
Brianna felt a sharp pain in her heart. Scott asked her to go to his office? Is he doing it on purpose? To make it more difficult for me?
"Sol Keaton, are you Scott's mistress then? Isn't it immoral to seduce Mrs. Anderson's husband?" Sophia shouted from behind with a sneer.
Sol was as angry as embarrassed. She took a deep breath to calm herself down and replied rather casually, "At least I'm capable of seducing Scott. It's something that you can never do."
"I... I..." Sophia was so furious that she stammered, pointing the finger at Sol, and stomped her feet.
Brianna watched them argue and shook her head while thinking, it's so pathetic. Three women fighting for one man?! Really? I don't want to be part of this.
Brianna heaved a sigh and turned to leave.
"Brianna!" It was the clear and pleasant voice of Jodie, but Brianna wasn't sure if she was pleased to see Jodie now. She would rather be alone.
Jodie gave her a hug, looking as cheerful as usual. Then she saw Sol and was shocked. "Holy Jesus! Who's this? Brianna, I didn't know you have a twin sister!" She exclaimed.