In a trance, she saw Octavio looking at her with a cold face by the swimming pool, as if he was looking at an enemy.
Crystal suddenly remembered that when she was learning to swim, she really could not learn it. Octavio smiled and pulled her out of the water, saying that he would never let her touch water again.
With just one thought, she gave up struggling and continued to sink.
Her consciousness gradually became blurred, and just at the last second when she was about to sink into the water, someone finally pulled her out.
She was in a very miserable state, collapsed to the ground powerlessly, and with her slightly opened eyes she could only see Octavio's face full of disgust.
“You're disgusting.”
She heard Octavio say.
News of what Octavio had done to Crystal soon spread. When Crystal returned home, Octavio was kneeling upright in the middle of the living room.
Octavio’s father's face turned red with anger, and he pointed at Octavio and scolded him, “Even if Crystal is not our child, she is nominally a member of the Carrillo Family! There were so many media at the banquet that day, Octavio, are you going to ruin us?!
“Didn't you have a good relationship with her before? No matter how angry you are, you cannot push her into the water. I remember Crystal is even afraid of water.”
Octavio’s mother also echoed, but Octavio kept his head down. When he heard that Crystal was afraid of water, he shook his head slightly, but then said nothing again.
After a moment, he said stiffly, “Crystal is bullying Jocelyn, she does not deserve this much protection.
“Besides, she and I have no blood relationship, she is not worthy of being my sister!”
Crystal paused as she was about to walk in. Although she had already decided to give up liking him, her heart still could not help but ache when she heard these words.
If she did not let Octavio know that she liked him, the two of them would probably be the same as before, just like ordinary siblings.
She concealed the loneliness and grievance in her eyes and pretended to have just walked in.
“Dad, Mom, I'm back.”
Octavio’s father and mother were stunned for a moment, but soon they put on a smile and held Crystal's hand affectionately, with a look of kindness that had never been seen before.
“Crystal, are you back? Have you picked out the jewelry? Just pick out whatever you like, we will pay for it for you.”
Crystal pulled her hand away distantly and responded indifferently.
Octavio raised his head in confusion. When did his parents start to care about Crystal so much?
But he did not take it too seriously after all, thinking that they had suddenly changed their nature.
“I have chosen it.”
“That's good. Crystal has really grown up. She was only ten years old when she came to our house."
Octavio’s father greeted awkwardly, and after talking for several sentences he finally got to the point.
“Isn't your engagement party with Jocelyn still two months away? Crystal happens to be going out next month, so it's a good opportunity for Crystal to attend in two months…."
Octavio interrupted coldly. “No! Jocelyn and I's engagement party is next month.”
Octavio's face was as dark as if he wanted to kill someone. He suddenly stood up, supported his numb legs from kneeling, and went straight back to the room.
Crystal felt empty inside. In order to avoid her, did Octavio even get engaged earlier?
Besides, that day was her birthday, but no one in the Carrillo Family remembered it, and no one would remember it.
In the past, Octavio would carefully prepare every birthday for her, but times had changed and things were different at that time.
She smiled self-deprecatingly and returned to her room under the worried gaze of Octavio’s father and mother.
