Tears streamed down Vincent's cheeks. He helped Helena stand up straight. "Helena, we both are actually from the mountains, so we have no great concept of the ethics and morality between humans. Did you realize that after we've come to college, our classmates were looking at us in a peculiar way? We are siblings, we can't get married."
Helena was stunned. Immediately after that, tears started gushing down her cheeks like the pouring rain. "What are you talking about, Vincent? We are indeed from the mountains! However, I am not illiterate, and neither are you! We don't share the same parents. We're not related by blood at all! We’re not even legally related! I called you my brother, but you are not my brother! You are my lover! My lover! We are not siblings! We're lovers! Are you out of your mind, Vincent?"
She called out to Vincent by his name while reminding him that he was not truly her brother.
However, Vincent pushed Helena away. "I am not your lover. I am your brother, your elder brother! Don't bother me anymore in the future. I already have someone I love! I hope that you'll watch how you behave!"
After saying that, Vincent turned around and left. Helena was left frozen in place behind him. Seeing that Vincent was going further away, she could not help but catch up to him and grab him. "Vincent, tell me, have I done something wrong? Tell me. Tell me and I'll make amends, alright?"
Seeing his sister who was covered in tears, Vincent felt a pain as if his heart was sliced by a knife. He wanted to comfort her very badly. He wanted to tell her to find a good boyfriend and settle down in the big city after graduating college. However, once he thought of the fact that Helena may become decadent if she had lost him, he made up his mind and said to her, "Yes! You're just wrong! You told me that nothing had happened to you, but how would I know if that's really what happened? I'm just very disguised with you now! I have long started to be disgusted with you. The others don't know how you got into college, but would I not know it? You've always relied on me tutoring you! Without me, you wouldn't have gotten into college at all!
"I originally thought that seeing that I've helped you so much, you should be grateful to me and marry me after you get into college, but what happened? Now that you've become more capable, you actually went and fool around with so many men!
Even if the Yates family were to die of poverty and starvation, we will never want a woman like you! I am certain that once you leave my side, you will fool around with those men, and you certainly won't even be willing to go to college anymore! You're a vain woman! Who wouldn't be vain? You allow yourself to be vain and find a rich partner, but you're not allowing me to do the same? I can find one in a jiffy! I have already decided to date Belinda Kelley! You, get as far away from me as you can!"
After saying that, Vincent left without looking back. He could not look back. Once he looked back, he would be in floods of tears. He did not know what kind of expression was on Helena’s face behind him. He only knew that she did not call out to him. She did not even utter a sound.
Also, that afternoon, Helena went to class as usual. From then on, as if Helena had thrown herself into books, she spent all day every day studying.
When Vincent saw that, he felt heartbroken but he also smiled in relief. That was because he knew that his sister was making progress. She did not debase herself after suffering such a huge blow. That was the best ending for her.
A week later, Vincent stood in front of Helena. She walked past him as if she had not seen him. Vincent then blocked her path.
Helena's tone was very calm. "Please make way. I want to go to the library."
"Helena, I had a wedding with Belinda at the Grand Ocean Hotel tomorrow night,” Vincent said calmly.
Helena was stunned. "What? What did you
say?"
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