At the same time, Orion barely managed to pass an average university entrance exam.
To celebrate his admission, Evelyn handed him a red envelope with seven thousand dollars. The amount was enough to cover four years of tuition for me.
She heaped praises on him right in front of my face.
"Orion is so brilliant! He got into such a great university."
"Unlike this useless brat of mine. Not a single low-tier university would ever take him!"
It was right at that moment I lost faith in my mother, Evelyn Harper.
However, I still did not get it at all. Why on earth was she treating her own son like garbage?
It was not until last night that I accidentally read her chat with Orion.
I finally pieced it all together why I had to endure such mistreatment for years!
Everything happened so he could have the life that was meant for me!
Evelyn was beaming with pride when she held Orion's hand and said, "You're getting married soon and as your godmother, I couldn't be happier for you."
"Unlike that useless boy of mine, who dreams of marrying above his station and even tried to steal Isla from you during your study."
"He should take a good look at himself!"
Orion Winters, Isla Elander and I, Vincent Hayes, had grown up together.
Back in school, our classmates would tease us, calling us rivals, vying for our childhood sweetheart.
They used to joke about who would end up marrying Isla in the future.
Back then, everyone was simply students. We were not overly judgmental or concerned about social status or being well-matched.
Isla generally enjoyed spending time with me. During our sophomore year of high school, she confessed her feelings to me right in front of Orion, which left Orion in a rage.
A few days after Isla confessed her feelings to me, our relationship was found out by the head teacher.
To protect the Elander Family's reputation, the school humiliated me, accusing me of having a terrible character in front of all the teachers and students. I was then forcibly transferred from a prestigious city high school to one of the worst schools in the area.
On the day I left, Isla promised me that after graduation, we would be together.
Clinging to that promise, I studied even harder at the rundown school, determined to get into the best university and prove myself worthy of her.