Chapter 60 Clearly , it was Fiona who broke the vase , yet she clutched her cut hand and said I pushed her . My brothers punished me by making me kneel on the shards all night . " On my eighteenth birthday , it was Fiona who threw the cake into the trash , yet with red eyes she claimed I deliberately ruined her celebration . My brothers forced me to pick the cake out of the garbage and eat it . " Countless times ! " In this family , no one had ever been willing to believe me . " Back then , when the naïve me went to Jason for help , the words he spoke were almost the same as now . " " Isn't this your fault ? Callista , l regret being friends with you . You're always lying . " " Ethan heard my murmur . He had intended to sneer with disdain . But when his gaze met my hollow , numb eyes , his throat caught . The words of mockery stuck and his hand instinctively loosened . I slowly stood up , my voice unnervingly calm . " Since you all believe I'm the one at fault , then I won't stay here in your way anymore . From now on ... I'll never be in your way again . " " The room fell into a brief silence . Simon frowned , clearly dismissing my words as nothing more than stubborn refusal to admit fault . " With an impatient wave of his hand , he said coldly , " Enough , stop pretending to be pitiful.Go home and reflect ! Don't ruin today's atmosphere . " " Fiona pressed her lips together , the flicker of a smile in her eyes concealed flawlessly . She seemed utterly certain that no matter what I said or did , it would only ever be taken as a joke . " Jason's gaze darkened , lingering on me for a moment , yet he did not speak up to stop any of it . He locked his phone and anyone standing behind him would have seen that he never once tapped the record button . " I neither knew nor cared anymore as I staggered toward the door . " The last thing I saw was Fiona's triumphant gaze . Her lips moved silently , forming words that meant : See ? You , Callista , will never beat me . But Fiona , l no longer wish to fight you for these men who never loved me.If I could make a birthday wish too , then I would wish that I could live the rest of my life in happiness - never again entangled with Jason , Simon , or Ethan . " Not a single person cared about my departure . The night wind was cold as I hailed a cab and sent the agreement straight to the law firm . The lawyer flipped through the documents and after confirming there were no issues , he solemnly stamped it with his seal . " After that , I went alone to the City Hall to sever ties with the Corvin Family . " The procedures were so complicated , the required paperwork so endless , that I almost felt like giving up halfway . But with Ronald's assistant arranging everything , the process unfolded step by step - authentication , signatures , archiving ... each stage handled with impeccable order . " Miss Corvin , are you certain you want to sever this relationship ? This is an irreversible decision , " the staff member asked one last time . > I smiled , my gaze unwavering . " Yes . From today onward , I will have nothing more to do with them . " } When the red seal came down , it was as though I heard a faint snap deep inside me - a string breaking .. Relieved , yet hollow . By the time the paperwork was done , dawn had already broken . I returned to that cold , lifeless house and began packing my belongings . There wasn't much I could take with me anyway- most of the clothes and jewelry were gifts from them and I wanted none of it.§ After placing the divorce certificate and the documents of severed ties neatly on my desk , l picked up my suitcase and quietly closed the door behind me . When I stepped out of the Corvin residence , the sky had fully brightened . The first ray of morning light fell across my face , like a rebirth.W I got on my uncle's car without hesitation . # I did not look back . No one knew that I had truly left . At the airport , I removed my SIM card , tossed it into the trash bin . By the time they returned home , I was already gone .... and they would never find me again . !!