Chapter 4

After I bought my flight tickets, my phone suddenly buzzed.

I received a notification from the bank indicating that someone had withdrawn a million dollars from my account.

I stopped breathing.

My mother had left that for me as my wedding fund. Theo and I were the only ones who knew the password to that bank account.

I immediately called the bank’s hotline and traced the receiver before rushing to the mansion that they had just bought.

Theo and Eleanor were sitting on the leather couch as they flipped through the interior design catalogue.

“Theo, I really like the French windows of the master bedroom. I bet the lighting would be great.”

Theo replied lovingly, “If you like it, we can knock down the wall between the master bedroom and the guest bedroom, and you can take the whole space.”

There was a signed sales purchase agreement on the coffee table.

Eleanor’s name was written on the legal document.

My breathing hitched. “You took the money my mother left for me?”

He glared at me in annoyance. “We’re going to buy a house after we get married anyway. Instead of letting the money stay put in a bank account, we might as well use it to buy something.”

“Then why did you write her name on it?”

“Eleanor didn’t have a good family growing up, so she’s been wanting a home. She’s afraid that once we get married, she will no longer be important to us, so I bought the house in her name to cheer her up.”

I felt something in my brain snap.

Eleanor did not have a family growing up?

When her parents got into a car accident, I begged my parents to adopt her. My parents took care of her like she was their own for twenty years. They took care of her needs and supported her education.

To Theo, it sounded like she grew up with no support at all.

Eleanor grabbed my arm and spoke with an innocent voice. “Lydia, if you dislike it, I can move out at any time. But please believe that Theo still thinks of you.

“The guest room at the back of the house is very quiet. He specially reserved that for you.”

I pulled my hand back forcefully. “Don’t touch me! Give me back my money!”

Eleanor fell to the ground and let out a gasp. Theo’s expression immediately fell as he pushed me aside. I hit myself against the door frame, and I felt pain in my shoulder.

“Lydia, you’re being unreasonable! It’s just a house. Do you really have to hurt her? I must be blind to want to marry a vicious woman like you!”

Then, he left with Eleanor in her arms without any hesitation. They went to the hospital.

I stood up against the door frame and called my lawyer.

After I granted the full power of attorney to my lawyer, I hailed a cab and went to the airport.

The sunlight shone through the plane window and onto my face.