Chapter 2 Betrayal
It felt like a heavy hammer had struck Victoria, causing her to almost suffocate in pain.
When Julia had convinced her to marry into the Duncan Family, she had said, "All the privileges you enjoyed in the Griffin Family were taken from Erica. Now it's time for you to return the favor and marry for Erica. This is also your blessing."
A year ago, the Griffin Family had discovered that they had switched Victoria and Erica at birth, and Erica was their biological daughter. When they found Erica, Julia had cried while holding Victoria, saying, "You will always be my daughter in this lifetime. We will still treat you as well as before." Erica had looked at her timidly and said, "Victoria, I don't know anything. I will have to rely on you to take care of me in the future. Don't abandon me, okay?"
Victoria also felt that she owed Erica, so she had given up her shares in the Griffin Family and all the fame and glory she had earned through competitions, giving them all to Erica. In just one year, Erica had established herself as the number one socialite in the capital!
But everything changed after just one year!
Erica looked at her triumphantly and said, "I heard that your husband won't live much longer. You will be kicked out of the house and become a divorced woman. The Griffin Family's company will be mine, and you will have nothing. You can look forward to being a pariah, hahaha."
After speaking, she viciously stomped on something under her foot.
It was the couple bracelet that Victoria had given to Lu Xijue just a few days ago. He actually gave her...
She stepped on her tiptoe, as if victoria's self-esteem was also being crushed on the ground along with her, with a smug expression on her face.
"Don't touch my things."
Victoria pushed her away.
"Ah..." She exclaimed and fell to the ground, losing her arrogance and revealing a face full of vulnerability.
"Victoria, what are you doing!"
An angry voice came from behind, and Lu Xijue pushed Victoria away and came to Erica's side, quickly grabbing the tearful Erica.
Victoria's hand fiercely poked into the ground, and a painful sensation spread.
"Xijue, no, don't blame Victoria. She just saw us together and must be angry..." Her weak and boneless hands trembled as she grabbed Lu Xijue's arm. Lu Xijue held her tightly in his arms, turned his head, and looked at Victoria coldly with red eyes.
"Victoria, you took away her parents for so many years, occupied her position for so many years, and you don't feel guilty at all. Instead, you treat her like this. You really disappoint me."
Victoria looked at the man who used to be gentle with her, but now looked at her with extreme indifference. She was angry and said, "She stepped on the bracelet I gave you, look!"
Without even looking at her raised hand, he waved his hand coldly, hugged Erica in his arms, and said, "You went after Erica just for a broken bracelet. I really misjudged you!"
Broken bracelet...
It was the birthday gift she gave him, with his photo and name on it. At this moment, she realized that he might not have even looked at it when he received it.
Victoria didn't know how she ended up back at the Duncan Family's house. Lost and confused, she was slapped in the face as soon as she walked in.
"Who allowed you to enter his room?"
In front of her was a woman dressed in designer clothes, with a beautiful headscarf and exquisite makeup. "Who gave you permission to touch him?"
Behind her were several servants, all looking fierce and menacing.
Victoria immediately recognized this person.
She was Brandon's stepmother, the former queen of the entertainment industry, Lisa!
When she married into the Duncan Family, it caused a sensation. Victoria used to be her fan, but she never imagined that she would look so vicious and disgusted now, scolding her without any reason. "Starting tomorrow, you don't need to come into this room anymore."
"Why not?"
Victoria didn't understand. "I'm already married to him. Why can't I come in? Besides, there are no servants here. If I don't come in, who will take care of him?"
Lisa looked at her sharply, then threatened her with disgust. "Don't you really think you're the mistress of the Duncan Family now? He's about to die. Don't you want to wait until he dies and be kicked out of the house? You'd better listen to me obediently. Whatever I say, you do. Otherwise, I'll crush you like an ant. Do you understand?"
She gave Victoria a cold stare.
Who brought this idiot here?
She really ended up taking care of this living dead person after marrying into this family.
What if she actually manages to keep him alive? What then? Suddenly, Victoria remembered that Lisa had given birth to a son after marrying into the Duncan family.
Could it be that no one was taking care of Brandon on purpose?
"He's already a vegetable, what else do you want to do to him?" Victoria exclaimed in anger, not expecting Lisa to have such a dark side.
Lisa's eyes narrowed. "Who do you think you are to question me? This door is closed to you today. You all keep an eye on her and don't let her in!"
Several servants sneered at Victoria and went to close the door.
No matter how she struggled, she couldn't fight back against them.
Lisa laughed hysterically. "Once Brandon dies, you will be kicked out too! For now, you better behave!" As the laughter faded away, Victoria thought of the pitiful state of Brandon's room when she first arrived, and her heart ached.
A man who was once a prodigy, treated like this.
She sighed and sat down, wiping his body and saying, "Don't worry, I won't let you stay so dirty. I will take good care of you."
She wiped him inch by inch next time, and when she finished wiping his upper body, she might have learned from the previous experience. She deeply swallowed a mouthful of saliva and avoided the main area before wiping down.
"So you have to live well too, you can't die, I don't want to be a widow."
She muttered, and when she saw WeChat ringing, she opened it and saw her friend Tara asking her.
"Victoria, what's going on? Everyone in the group is talking about you." Victoria was stunned and opened the group, only to see her name in the group of former friends.
"I heard that Victoria married an old man for 30 million and dumped Lu Xijue!"
"Really? That's too disgusting. "
"And I heard that Victoria is not even the daughter of the Griffin family. Her real father is a carpenter who was mistaken for someone else. Erica is the real heiress of the Griffin family, and Victoria has been occupying her position for many years."
"It's so disgusting. Erica has been back for so long, and we didn't know this news. She must have deliberately concealed it from us."
"Does the carpenter's daughter feel ashamed? She still pretends to be a rich lady, too vain."
"She's not even a Griffin family child, but she still clings to the Griffin family. She's so shameless."
Victoria's heart skipped a beat. Suddenly, she remembered Erica's smug expression from before. It was her who had schemed against her!