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I was Cecilia Blair, the long-lost heiress of the Blair family. I was also a quick transmigration player. That morning, Julian Ashford, the crown prince, asked the king to decree our marriage. But by afternoon, he showed up with my adopted sister, Evelyn Blair. Right in front of all the nobles of the city, he tossed the royal marriage decree into the fire. I stood there, frozen in place. All around me, the nobles laughed cruelly. "Cecilia, you're such a joke. Evelyn said one word, and His Highness dumped you." "Look at her face. She's so pale, about to break down completely." Julian had his arm around Evelyn's slender waist, his voice dripping with tenderness. "The decree is burned, and the engagement is off. Will you smile at me?" Evelyn giggled, her tear-streaked face finally lighting up. I wanted to ask Julian, "Why did you do this to me?" My elder brothers held me back. Alexander, my eldest brother, was the Great General of the Ashford Kingdom. He frowned at me with disgust. "Only Julian can calm Evelyn down. Don't ruin the moment." Edward, my second brother, was the Prime Minister of the court. He pushed me down, looming over me. "Eve's had it rough. You're back home living comfortably now. You can handle losing one guy." Leonard, my third brother, was the leader of Divine Medics. He glared at me, a needle glinting in his hand. "Julian should've married Evelyn ages ago. Keep stirring up drama, and I won't treat you like family anymore." Terrified I'd wreck Eve's happiness, they shoved me into a carriage like I was some dirty secret. The long-dormant System suddenly pinged back online. [Mission completion confirmed. Ready to return to the real world?] In the jolting carriage, I nursed my bruised elbow from Edward's shove, fighting back a sudden urge to laugh. This melodrama was finally over. Count me out of their tangled mess of love and hate from now on.