Chapter 108 A Demon Brother Like You Is Not Welcome
When Lily heard Austin's attempt at moral blackmail, she smirked.
Here we go again with the moral blackmail.
But this time, she wouldn't soften her heart, and she wouldn't forgive them.
Soon, neighbors came over to watch the commotion and even posted about it in the community group chat.
Unable to bear it any longer, Lily walked over and opened the door, looking at Austin outside: "Are you done yet?"
"Lily, you can hate me, but Michael is so sick. You should at least show him some respect."
A neighbor nearby spoke up: "Young lady, how can you be so cold-blooded? This is your own brother."
"Siblings don't hold grudges overnight. What's the big deal that you're making such a fuss?"
Austin said confidently, "Lily, did you hear what everyone's saying?"
Lily's face turned pale with anger.
Dennis said mockingly, "Her SAT scores were excellent, but her brother wanted her to give up Quest University and attend a local college instead—the same terrible school as their adopted sister."
The neighbors were shocked: "How could there be such a brother? That's too much."
"Exactly! Quest University and a local college aren't even in the same league. Isn't this deliberately trying to ruin her future?"
Austin's face immediately fell: "You've misunderstood, that's not what I meant."
The neighbors couldn't stand it anymore: "You two brothers stop harassing her and leave now."
"Right, you're not welcome here. What kind of terrible brothers are you?"
Michael and Austin were scolded by the neighbors and fled in embarrassment, not daring to stay a moment longer.
Lily hadn't expected the neighbors to help drive them away.
Lily closed the door and returned to the living room.
She looked at Dennis: "When I received the Outstanding Youth Award today, I noticed there's an investment conference in Empire City about artificial intelligence. Is Eric's company interested in developing business in this area?"
"The Roberts Group's firewall system is quite famous in Empire City. I didn't expect you wrote the source code. How many hidden talents do you have that I haven't discovered yet?"
Lily remembered that in her previous life, Michael's company had also developed business in this area.
Eventually, they caught the wave of the emerging industry and took off rapidly, with the company growing quickly.
And she had been fully involved in the AI system development, personally writing the software.
In this life, she could start her own business and do this herself.
She never wanted to work for someone else's benefit again.
Dennis knew about this. He hadn't expected Lily to be interested in it.
He said calmly, "This project is actually quite good."
"I think so too. Maybe the company will develop rapidly with this project."
Dennis saw the eagerness in Lily's eyes, replacing her earlier dejection. Whatever she wanted to do, he would help her achieve it.
Lily continued her gaming livestream that evening, but she was in a good mood.
Her solo PK ranking was now first place, and she had consistently topped the charts without ever dropping.
After finishing the PK, Lily summarized the key points and highlights of the match as usual.
Fans flooded the comments: [So jealous that the streamer is both a top student and amazing at gaming!]
[Another day of being jealous, but your family must be even more bitter, especially since I heard that adopted sister had her scores canceled for cheating.]
Lily didn't know what punishment Sophie would receive.
After all, Calista was already dead. She felt this matter wasn't so simple and wondered if the police could investigate anything.
Lily said calmly, "I'm in such a good mood today, let's not talk about unhappy things."
She didn't want to discuss anything related to the Roberts family.
At that moment, a flood of gift donations appeared on the screen.
Lily immediately recognized Michael's ID and kicked him out and blocked him.
Since they had severed their relationship, he shouldn't come before her eyes anymore.
After being kicked out of the livestream, Michael's finger trembled as he was about to make a payment, then stopped.
He showed a bitter smile. It seemed Lily was truly heartbroken.
He had always thought she was just being stubborn.
If he had realized this problem earlier, maybe things wouldn't have gotten this bad!
"Mr. Michael Roberts, something's wrong! Miss Scott tried to commit suicide, but fortunately, Mr. Austin Roberts stopped her in time. They're on their way to the hospital."
Michael quickly put down his phone: "How could she try to commit suicide?"
Barry said indignantly, "I heard the school didn't punish Miss Scott, but decided to cancel her exam scores. Miss Scott couldn't handle it for a moment, so she tried to kill herself. Mr. Michael Roberts, you need to talk some sense into her."
Michael wearily rubbed his temples: "Why is everyone giving me headaches? Lily never made me worry about her grades, yet she did so well."
Barry said with a dark expression, "Mr. Michael Roberts, Miss Scott's poor exam performance was because Ms. Roberts made her sick with a cold, affecting her performance. Now her friend got her scores canceled, so of course she can't accept this reality."
"Barry, maybe everyone else can criticize Lily's grades, but you have no right to say such things. Back then, the stationery you prepared for her had problems and almost ruined her exam."
Barry immediately lowered his head and said nothing.
Thinking about these things made Michael feel even more guilty toward Lily.
Soon, Sophie, looking pale, was brought to the hospital.
Sophie looked at Michael pitifully: "Michael, it's all my fault. Now that my scores are canceled, the Roberts family will definitely be laughed at."
Michael frowned: "Would suicide solve this problem?"
Sophie was taken aback and lowered her head, sobbing. She hadn't expected her scores to actually be canceled.
Now Lily was first in the city and accepted by Empire City University, while she didn't even have scores. The gap was just too big.
After all these years of being superior to Lily, the feeling of suddenly falling behind was really hard to take.
Austin comforted Sophie: "Sophie, worst case, just prepare well and take the test again. It's nothing. Look at Lily—her grades improved in just the last few months. If you study hard for a while, you'll definitely be fine."
Hearing Lily's name made Sophie feel even worse. She didn't really want to commit suicide; she just wanted to gain sympathy from the Roberts family.
"Alright, stop crying. Go to school in a few days to arrange for repeating the year."
Michael didn't really like seeing Sophie cry anymore. He felt Sophie was being a bit dramatic.
After all, regarding the cheating incident, he didn't quite believe Sophie was truly that innocent. It takes two to tango.
But the other student had suddenly committed suicide and left a note confessing to the crime, so nothing was found connecting it to Sophie.
Barry suddenly spoke up: "Mr. Michael Roberts, why not have Ms. Roberts retake the exam too?"
Michael was shocked: "What did you say?"
"I just think, since Ms. Roberts' grades are so good anyway, delaying for a while won't matter. They could study together, and she could keep Miss Scott company."