The Past is Like a Failed Painting

I looked at her coldly, feeling a surge of disgust in my heart, but I did not want to show weakness in front of her.

"What are you so proud of? You stole something through improper means and after a long time, you even deceived yourself? It's really shameful to resort to underhanded means when you're not skilled enough."

She was infuriated and ashamed by my words.

"Bitch! You're a cripple, what right do you have to tell me what to do?"

"You may not know this, but it was Joseph who came up with the idea to cut your hand. He is on my side as well."

I ignited anger in my heart and stood up to push her out of the door.

Before I could touch her, I heard a loud scream.

"Ah~"

The hot water in the glass spilled all over her hands.

I stood there in shock, not yet able to react.

Joseph rushed in, pushed me away and anxiously held up her hand to check the injury.

She burst into tears and huddled in the man's arms, crying.

"Brother, I was kind enough to give her a glass of water, but she, she deliberately spilled the hot water on my hand."

"If it was somewhere else, it would be fine, but I'm a painter and these hands are related to my career!"

Joseph's face turned pale in an instant. He turned to look at me, his eyes full of anger and disappointment.

"Emily, even if you are upset because your hand was disabled, you shouldn't take your anger out on others."

I sneered.

"She mentioned that competition, Joseph, shouldn't you give me an explanation?"

He frowned, a hint of panic flashing in his eyes.

"What explanation? It's just that you were unlucky and met a bad person. What does it have to do with Joana?"

"No matter what, you shouldn't have hit her. Apologize now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, she started crying and shouting in pain again.

Seeing her cry, he felt heartbroken. He picked her up and took her to the hospital.

A few moments later, I received a message from him.

[Joana is the only girl in our family. If she gets hurt in our house, it will be hard to explain to my parents.]

I was too lazy to reply, so I just swiped left to delete the chat box.

Since he was not at home, I sorted out all the gifts, love letters and photos that he and I had exchanged over the years and burned them all.

When the fire burned out, news broke online that Joseph had spent a huge amount of money on his sister.

The girl only had slight redness and swelling on her skin, but he summoned all the experts in the hospital to check on her.

In the photo, he held her in his arms.

It was clear that the love in his eyes was not between siblings, but the love that a man had for a woman.

The hospital was a bit busy that night.

Only to solve a woman's minor burns.

I did not wait any longer. I walked out of the villa gate and got into the car that had been prepared.

On the other side, Joseph was giving Joana water.

He was somewhat absent-minded. But then, he realized that he had said something too harsh to me and thought about how to make up for it.

Let's take her to Europe for a trip.

She had said many times that she wanted to go, but she always refused on the pretext of being busy with work.

Joseph picked up his mobile phone to book a flight, but his assistant suddenly rushed into the ward.

"Mr. Gillard, your wife went to the mountains to pay a visit to her parents, but she encountered a flash flood and her whereabouts is currently unknown."