The Brothers’ Wake-Up Call: Lily’s No

"Lily Roberts, are you gonna admit you were wrong or not?"

Lily's nose and mouth were submerged in water, her throat burning from the choking.

She opened her eyes from the brink of death and saw her second-oldest brother, Michael Roberts, standing at the edge of the pool, and her fourth-oldest brother, Peter Roberts, holding Sophie Scott.

A flash of bewilderment crossed her eyes. This scene felt so familiar.

Wasn't she dead?

Had she been reborn three years ago, the day Sophie was officially adopted by the Roberts family?

At the party, Sophie had deliberately set her up, making everyone think she had pushed Sophie into the pool on purpose.

Peter was the first to find them, but he only saved Sophie, leaving her, who also couldn't swim, to struggle in the water.

Michael even demanded she admit her mistake.

It was clear that if she didn't admit it, they wouldn't save her.

She desperately struggled in the water, admitting her mistake, begging them to save her.

She was only saved when she was on the verge of death.

After that, she no longer dared to provoke Sophie and carefully tried to please her brothers, but what did she get in return?

Sophie stole her graduation thesis, and Michael testified for Sophie, making her a plagiarist and getting her expelled.

When Sophie needed a kidney transplant, her third-oldest brother, Nathan Roberts, personally took her to the operating room to donate her kidney to Sophie.

When Sophie needed achievements in international competitions to boost her profile, her fourth brother, Peter, her fifth brother, James Roberts, and her sixth brother, Austin Roberts, didn't hesitate to kick Lily off the team.

Lily found evidence of Sophie plagiarizing her thesis and faking medical records and took it to her oldest brother, David Roberts, hoping to expose Sophie.

But it only enraged everyone, and no one believed her or even bothered to look at the evidence.

David threw her out of the house to reflect on her actions.

She ended up on the streets, penniless and suffering greatly.

As these memories surfaced, Lily stopped struggling and sank to the bottom of the pool.

Her eyes were wide open, her face expressionless, as if she were already dead.

She watched her brothers surrounding Sophie on the edge of the pool. Even seeing it again, the pain in her heart was excruciating.

How ridiculous.

As their biological sister, she was less important than an outsider.

Michael had been focused on Sophie the whole time, only turning back to the pool when he no longer heard Lily struggling. He saw her at the bottom of the pool.

His face instantly turned pale. "Lily!"

With a splash, Michael jumped in without hesitation.

Seeing Lily sink, a glint of satisfaction flashed in Sophie's eyes. It would be best if Lily just died.

Feigning weakness, she tugged on Peter's sleeve and said softly, "Peter, I need to help save Lily. It's because of me that she fell into the water."

Peter was worried but quickly comforted Sophie. "Don't be silly. Michael is enough. Lily is getting what she deserves. She won't die!"

Peter glanced at the pool, his expression complicated.

In the water, Lily watched Michael swim towards her, his concern seemingly genuine.

Just now, he had been the one forcing her to admit her mistake and apologize, coldly watching her struggle.

This time, she didn't need his help.

A look of disdain crossed Lily's eyes as she turned and swam to the surface.

In her past life, after nearly drowning, Michael had forced her to learn to swim with Sophie.