Chapter 18
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Years ago, Grandpa nearly gave up the entire family business for Grandma.
Dad was willing to give up billions in inheritance for Mom, becoming a son-in-law who married into the Feng family.
By the time it got to our generation, I had secretly loved Ethan Shaw for four solid years, my drawer stuffed with photos I'd sneakily taken of him.
I used to think I was the only one who had perfectly inherited this gene.
But unexpectedly, my brother turned out to be the one most severely afflicted.
His love for Lily Smith was etched into his very bones.
I once accidentally stumbled into the wrong karaoke room, where I overheard him telling his friends that he would even die for Lily Smith.
From that day on, I began to feel hostility toward Lily Smith.
I couldn't understand how my brother, who was as flamboyant as a peacock, could become so humble because of her.
Faced with his request, Ethan Shaw and I thought of the same thing.
He didn't agree immediately, but gently placed the document back in my hand:
"Go talk to Lily Smith."
As I turned to leave, my brother called out to me from behind:
"What are you going to ask her?"
I turned back and said softly but seriously:
"I want to know if she loves you as completely as you love her."
