"So, you''re not that stupid after all-you know that my brother was the best man you''ve ever met.


    Unfortunately, you were never sincere towards him. You''re unworthy of his love!" Stefan snarled, his


    fingers digging into Briar''s neck. He took a deep breath, trying his best to hold himself back. If his


    deceased brother knew that his beloved woman turned out to be such a wicked and hypocritical witch,


    he might not rest in peace.


    "I admit that I''ve wronged your brother, but who do we me? You, of course!" Briar didn''t flinch even


    though Stefan almost broke her neck. She held his arms, tears in her eyes from the pain as she stared


    at him. "If it weren''t for you, your brother wouldn''t have died. I would still be with him, and I might have


    even fallen in love with him as time went by. What right do you have to criticize me?"


    Stefan''s heart skipped a beat. That was Stefan''s sore point, and something he had hidden from others.


    Yes, Briar was not a nice person-she had never loved Tristan and had even cheated on him, but at


    least she had made him happy. Stefan remembered the first time Tristan spoke about Briar, all shy and


    excited like a young boy in love. Stefan had grown up with Tristan and had rarely seen his aloof and


    restrained brother show such emotions, so he knew that Tristan had been sincerely in love with Briar.


    Hence, he promised to take care of Briar and Briar''s baby before Tristan died. However, Tristan might


    have never known that it wasn’t his child at all, and Briar had only used it as an excuse to manipte


    him. Sometimes, it was better to live in blissful ignorance-at least Tristan died thinking that Briar loved


    him.


    "If Tristan was still alive, he wouldn''t let me suffer like this. If he knew that someone had pushed me


    down a cliff, ruined my face, and broken my legs... And I''d been stranded at sea for three whole days...


    He wouldn''t forgive that cruel person." Briar looked up, her eyes wet with tears, and smirked. "I''m


    curious. If that actually happened, would you have fallen out with your good brother? Is your so-called


    brotherhood not as strong as it seems?"


    "That would never have happened." Stefan stared at Briar and scoffed. "If Tristan was lucky enough to


    still be alive, he would have seen your true colors, and he wouldn''t have loved you so stubbornly."


    "You''re too naive. You don''t know him well." Briar''s gaze under her mask was crafty and confident. "Do


    you think your brother didn''t know what kind of a person I was? The ce we met was by no means


    proper, so he knew the kind of woman I was... but he overestimated himself thinking he could save me.


    How foolish!"


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    "Shut up!" Stefan couldn''t tolerate Briar humiliating his brother. Tristan had died many years ago, and


    talking about him would only reveal how innocent and pitiful he really was. "Tell me-did you order Tess


    to poison Ren?"