My family went bankrupt, so the "fake heiress," Chloe, and I were sent to the wealthy Sterling brothers to pay off the debt. I ended up with the older brother, Julian. She ended up with the younger brother, Caleb. We were living the life of kept women. Even a quick trip for boba tea was enough time to complain about our sugar daddies' endless energy at night. Later, Caleb's "white moonlight" first love was returning to the States. Chloe asked, "Are you running?" Me: "I'm down for whatever. It's up to you." Chloe: "You go first or me?" Me: "Let's go together." As a result, we were caught red-handed that very night because we were too conspicuous. The older billionaire brother sneered, "He has a first love returning. I don't. Why are you running?" 1 My family went bankrupt, and Chloe and I were sent to the powerful Sterling family in New York to pay off the debt. I was with Julian, the older brother. She was with Caleb, the younger brother. Life at the Sterling estate was pretty good. The brothers treated us surprisingly similarly. The monthly allowance was generous, but they barely looked at us. We were happy with the arrangement. Even a quick trip for boba tea was enough time to complain about our sugar daddies' endless energy at night. But recently, Chloe seemed distracted during our venting sessions. I poked her arm. "What's wrong? Did Caleb keep you up all night again?" She snapped back to reality and sighed. "Caleb's 'white moonlight' is coming back." I let out an "Ah." I couldn't really complain about this topic. Because on this point, the brothers were different. Julian had always been the ascetic type. Rumor had it that before me, there wasn't even a female mosquito around him. Caleb was similar. But rumor had it there was always a first love he couldn't forget. Chloe continued to sigh. "I think I should leave, to avoid running into her." I took a sip of my milk tea. "Where to? I'll go with you." Chloe seemed to make up her mind suddenly. "I'm planning to run away. Are you in?" I didn't hesitate. "If you run, I run." Actually, Julian treated me pretty well. But sisters before misters. Who cares if he's good or not? Chloe looked relieved. "So, you go first or me?" I thought about it. "Let's go together." Although Julian didn't have a "white moonlight," who knows if an arranged marriage partner would pop up someday? I should indeed plan ahead and take this opportunity to run away together. Chloe immediately agreed. "Okay! Let's run together!" Next, she roughly outlined the escape plan: "I'll be responsible for buying tickets and preparing supplies for the escape. You're responsible for making the plan." She paused. "If you slack off on the planning like before, don't even think about coming with me!" Saying this, she clenched her fist, the threat obvious. I nodded frantically. "Don't worry, don't worry. I'll do it tonight. I'll make a PowerPoint and a text version!" After all, this wasn't a normal trip. I had to be serious. Getting my assurance, Chloe nodded in satisfaction. 2 That night, back at the estate, we tacitly rejected our sugar daddies' invitations for intimacy. She said she had a stomachache; I said I was dizzy. Watching the two men leave, I scrambled out of bed, opened my laptop, and started typing out the escape plan furiously. Halfway through, Julian came back with medicine, and I quickly jumped back into bed to play dead. He reached out and touched my forehead, murmuring, "Why are you sweating?" He tried to pull down the covers for me. I pulled them tighter, pretending to be cold. Julian checked my temperature again and found it had gone down a bit. Only then did he leave with relief. As soon as he closed the door, I took out the overheating laptop from under the covers. I was sweating buckets, but I didn't care. I opened the laptop and continued writing. Throughout the night, Julian came to check on me every so often. As soon as he entered, I closed the laptop and pretended to sleep. Repeating this until dawn, I finally finished. I hit save, tossed the laptop aside, and fell into a deep sleep. 3 When I woke up again, Chloe was sitting by my bed. She looked even more haggard than me. Seeing me awake, she immediately reached out for the escape plan. I opened the laptop to show her. And asked, "Why do you look so bad?" Chloe scrolled through the screen and sighed faintly. "That idiot Caleb saw through my act, so he dragged me to do that all night." Saying this, her suppressed anger flared up again. "Damn it, if I don't run, I'll die sooner or later." I was drowsy. She finally finished reading and sent the plan to her own laptop. I yawned and asked, "Are you ready on your end? When do we run?" Chloe's eyes were cold. "I heard that 'white moonlight' is coming back in three days. The Sterling brothers will both attend the welcome party." "Running away that night is perfect." I nodded. "Okay, whatever you say." Whatever she said went. Chloe returned the laptop to me. "We'll finalize the remaining details when they're not around. I'm going back to sleep." As soon as she closed the door, I covered myself with the quilt and continued sleeping. I slept until Julian came back. He took off his watch and touched my forehead again. "How are you today? The maid said you slept all day." His hand was a bit cold, and I flinched. "I'm better." With Chloe's lesson in mind, I was afraid he would see through my act. Julian started unbuttoning his shirt. "Then sleep early." I had PTSD from his unbuttoning action. I was so scared I stuttered, "Um, actually I'm not fully recovered yet. Let's just sleep properly." Julian reacted for two seconds, raising an eyebrow. "If we don't sleep properly, what else are you planning to do?" What else could we do? He knew perfectly well. I blushed and covered my head with the quilt again. "Nothing, just sleep, sleep." Julian didn't say anything more. He reached out and pulled me into his arms, falling asleep quickly. Having slept all day, I stared at the ceiling, unable to sleep. My mind was full of the escape plan and where it needed improvement. Staring until dawn, I finally felt sleepy. I could only hear Julian getting up; my eyes wouldn't open at all. I don't know how long passed, but he leaned over and kissed my forehead, and then there was no movement in the room. To lower the brothers' vigilance, Chloe and I canceled our afternoon tea vent sessions. We stayed in our rooms every day to perfect the plan. Finally, the day the "white moonlight" returned arrived. 4 Early in the morning, Chloe picked a fight with Caleb over some excuse. Then she locked herself in her room, refusing to open the door even when I called. Caleb was convinced she was throwing a tantrum and stormed out in anger. My gaze fell on Julian, who was leisurely drinking tea on the sofa, and I was secretly anxious. Didn't he say he was going to the welcome party? Why wasn't he leaving yet? If he didn't leave, we would miss our flight. I was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Finally, Julian stood up. I was delighted and prepared to tell him to be careful on the road. Unexpectedly, Julian glanced at me and frowned. "Why haven't you changed yet?" I froze. "Huh?" He looked at his watch. "Aren't you going to the welcome party tonight?" Of course not! Feeling his gaze, I had a flash of inspiration and squeezed out two tears. "I'm feeling a bit unwell again today, so I won't go." I thought saying this would be enough. But Julian paused putting on his jacket. "Then change your clothes. I'll take you to the hospital." I was so anxious I almost caught fire. I waved my hands repeatedly. "No, no, no, I don't need to go to the hospital. Just sleeping a bit will do." Julian's tone brooked no refusal. "No, you've been feeling bad for so many days. You must get checked." I shook my head. "The welcome party is important. You go ahead, we can go to the hospital when you come back." By the time he came back, Chloe and I would have successfully escaped. Julian didn't buy it at all. "It's just an irrelevant person. Go get checked first. Be good." Seeing that he was really going to drag me out, I quickly grabbed the sofa armrest. "Actually... actually I lied to you. I'm not sick." Julian clearly didn't believe it. He loosened his grip a little but looked displeased. "No matter what you say, you must go for a checkup today." I broke out in a cold sweat. Thinking for a moment, I grabbed his sleeve. "I really am not sick. I just want to stay home with Chloe. She's very sad today, and I'm worried about her." Julian looked at me suspiciously. I continued, "You know, she's one of the most important people to me in this world. I don't want to leave her alone." Julian probably remembered the romantic entanglement between the "white moonlight" and Caleb. He let go of my hand and nodded. "Alright then, keep her company." I was overjoyed. I threw myself at him and kissed his lips. "You're so good. Drink less tonight. Bye!" Julian held my waist and looked down. "She's one of the most important people. Who are the others?" Actually, there were no others. Chloe was the closest person to me. But I didn't mind coaxing him to make him relax his vigilance. "Of course, it's you! Just the two of you, no one else." The corners of Julian's mouth turned up. "Smooth talker." He lowered his head and kissed me. My legs went so weak I could barely stand. Afraid he would lose control, I quickly pushed him. "You're going to be late. Go quickly." Only then did Julian let me go. "Don't sleep tonight." To send him away, I dared to agree to anything. Watching his car disappear from the courtyard, I breathed a sigh of relief. Taking steps two at a time, I went upstairs to find Chloe. 5 Just as I knocked on the door, Chloe quickly opened it a crack and pulled me inside. I looked at the four huge suitcases in front of me and fell into contemplation. "You... are running away with this?" With such cumbersome luggage, we'd be caught as thieves before even leaving the Sterling house, right? Chloe clapped her hands, not thinking anything was wrong. "Yeah. Taking these things saves us money later." "Once we're out, we can't use their cards. We have to save where we can, right?" I was silent. "..." Whatever, as long as she was happy. We dragged the suitcases downstairs while the servants were eating dinner. But because the boxes were too heavy, they made quite a bit of noise. I had a flash of inspiration and pretended to be angry. "Buying all this junk every day! I'm going to throw it out for you!" Meeting my eyes, Chloe instantly understood what I meant. She dragged the suitcase and walked quickly towards the outside. "Don't act like the lady of the house with me!" "Fine! Throw it!" "I'll help you throw it!" The servants stared dumbfounded at our sisterly feud, unable to react for a long time. Seizing the opportunity, I also walked outside. "Fine, I'll throw it all away for you!" We pretended to argue all the way out of the villa. I put the two suitcases in my hand next to the trash can and pulled Chloe into the car we had booked in advance. Chloe looked back every three steps. "Wait, my stuff!" I yanked her. "What stuff! Leaving it there makes them believe we were really fighting!" Only in this way could we buy time to escape. Otherwise, they would see through it before we even left the villa area. Chloe adjusted instantly. "Right! Trash should be thrown away with trash men!" We didn't dare delay at all. Once inside the airport, we dug out clothes from the suitcases and changed. While changing, I urged her, "Hurry up! Before they come back from the party, we have to transfer a few times!" Chloe in the stall didn't respond for a long time. I thought she was waiting for me outside, so I tidied my clothes and walked out. But as soon as I left the restroom, I saw Julian standing not far away, his expression cold. My brain crashed on the spot. Before Julian came over, I put on my hoodie hood and tried to slip away with my head down. Just a few steps along the wall, someone grabbed my hood. I shivered and buried my head lower. Wait, how did he catch up so fast? Shouldn't he still be drinking at the party right now? I looked down. Julian reached out and pinched my chin, forcing me to look up. He spoke with a half-smile, "Faking illness, acting coquettish, refusing to go out with me... was this your plan all along?" I dared not answer, nor look at him. Determined to play dead. Julian took a deep breath, his tone softening slightly. "Tell me, why run?" "What made you unhappy?" I whispered, "I don't know." Running with my sister, did I need a reason? Julian repeated, "Don't know?" I felt guilty. "She ran, so I ran..." Anyway, I couldn't leave Chloe. Julian laughed in anger. "She ran because my brother has a 'white moonlight.' I don't. Why are you running with her?" I didn't dare make a sound. Julian's tone grew heavier. "Speak!" I shivered, about to cry. "I can't betray my sister. She's running, what would I stay for?" Julian didn't expect this answer. He was so angry his breathing became heavy. After a long time, he adjusted his mood. "Go home." I spoke cautiously, "Can I have my phone back first?" Since coming out of the restroom, I hadn't seen Chloe. Nor Caleb. So she should still have a chance to escape. I wanted to text her, remind her to change her route. Julian glanced at me. "Want to tip her off?" I shook my head decisively. "No! I just want to check the time." Julian extended his wrist in front of me, letting me look at his watch. "Look." I choked on old blood. I grabbed his hand and put it down. "Just let me use the phone for a second, please." Julian wrapped his arm around my waist, his tone cold. "No need. She was caught too." He paused, staring at me with a sneer. "Her fate tonight shouldn't be better than yours." I panicked instantly. "What are you going to do?" "It's clearly your brother being ambiguous with someone else. What's wrong with Chloe running?" "Neither of you brothers is any good!" The more I spoke, the more agitated I got, watching Julian's face darken. But since things had come to this, I might as well let my mouth be happy before I die. I was full of imposing manner. "What are you staring at? Let us go if you have the guts!" Julian tightened his grip, leaning close to my ear. He sneered in a voice only we could hear, "I don't have the guts to let you go. But I have the guts to kill you in bed tonight." My face instantly turned pale. Trembling, I said, "I withdraw. I didn't say anything." I got too carried away just now and forgot Julian wasn't a good person either! Julian's expression didn't change. "Too late." 6 Tormented by Julian all night, I woke up with a voice so hoarse I couldn't speak. Supporting myself on the wall with trembling legs, I walked shakily to Chloe's room. She looked bad, her eyes swollen. I took out the bank cards hidden in the lining of my pajamas. "These were all given to me by Julian. Transfer them to your account. You run first this time, don't worry about me." Last night I tentatively asked Julian why he found us so quickly. He said it was because two people together were too conspicuous. Plus, two inseparable people suddenly quarreling and dragging suitcases away from home was even more conspicuous. Almost the moment the servants called to report, he figured out why. Thinking about how I lied to him yesterday made him even angrier. I shook my head, shaking out the useless thoughts. I looked at Chloe seriously. "You run yours. When you settle down, I'll find a way to meet you." Originally I ran away just because I didn't want to be separated from Chloe. So if she ran, I ran. But after last night, I made up my mind completely. I can't stay by Julian's side for long! Chloe's eyes reddened. She shook her head. "Can't run. Caleb took all my documents." I hurriedly pulled tissues to wipe her tears and asked what happened. Chloe sniffled. "He said I had no right to be jealous of a 'white moonlight' and could only stay by his side for the rest of my life." I clenched my fists. Damn scumbag. Thinking for a moment, I looked into Chloe's eyes. "Don't worry, I'll get the documents for you." Chloe couldn't hold it back anymore, hugged me and cried loudly. I sighed and patted her back.
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