"You already know how my birth mother stole from my father and threw in the orphanage. But your mother never abandoned you. Yes, she made a mistake by putting all the bla on you. She had already admitted it, and she deeply regretted it. Her greatest wish is for you to return to being yourself and not living as soone else."
"I can't believe it. You only said it to cheer up."
"I'm not. If you don't believe , you can see it yourself." Declan gave her a mini rose-like USB with a silver chain fitted enough for a bracelet.
This bracelet was her USB. Why does her mother still have it? Hadn't that woman thrown away all her belongings? She rembered her mother went crazy and brought all her staff outside as if that mourning woman wanted to drive her away.
She knew her mother hated her the mont that older woman knew that she lied to her. Roxanne couldn't believe that her mother would regret it.
"I don't want to see it." Roxanne looked away as she closed her eyes.
That mory of when her mother blad her for her sister's death remarkably hurt her. Even though the wound had healed, but it left a deep, ugly scar within her soul.
'It's supposed to be you! Why are you alive while your sister is dead? Give my daughter back!'
Roxanne didn't care about other people's accusations. Although it was harrowing and her guilt devoured her from inside, but she was able to endure. But her own mother… wished her dead. How could she handle it?
When she tried to hide from her father's wrath, her mother was the one who defended her. When she made her father angry and want to punish her, Britney Zouch was the one who coaxed her father to forgive her naughty deeds.
Roxanna always finds her mother the first thing she made a mistake. When she ended up in trouble, her mother was the first thing she could think of, and yet... that woman wished she was the one on the plane.
Roxanne knew she was not her parents' ideal daughter, but her sister was. She knew they would mourn less if she were the one on the plane instead of her sister. She knew her parents would be happier if her sister were still alive.
She knew that, and yet… it still hurt… badly right after she heard her mother's words.
At that mont, she wanted to follow her sister and tried to commit suicide repeatedly in vain. Her father placed a professional guard and doctor on maintaining her welfare.
He put many guards and the doctors day and night to ensure her safety and not harm herself.
Roxanne couldn't stop the shaking, and the tears threatened to fall out of her eyes. She could feel Declan's embrace tightening, and she no longer cares about the world.
She desperately summoned her other alter to take over so she could hide again, and yet… her alter didn't respond to her.
It was too much for her. She felt her heart twisted, and sothing awful tried to devour her soul from inside.
She wanted to leave this world, but her parents, who hated her, wouldn't let her go. They want an ideal daughter, and she has created her alter side to replace her sister.
Her rebellious nature was sealed and buried so her other alter would do everything her parents told her. She never again wore revealing clothes and acted like a classy and elegant girl.
Roxanne was more than willing to disappear from this world forever and let her alter side take over her body. But why… why did they bring her back?
Why did her mother give Declan her sketchbook?
Declan lifted her shaking body as if she weighed nothing and walked back to the bed. He embraced his helpless wife attentively and stroked the girl's back.
His heart clenched as if he could feel the sorrow of his girl, but he didn't know how to bring comfort over the girl.
He didn't know what had happened in the past that had left Roxanne overwheld with trendous guilt. Britney Zouch did not know what happened that made her youngest child was on the plane instead of her eldest child.
The day before the flight from Spain to Folkland Island, the youngest daughter told the Zouch elders that she was going ho with Roxanne. That sa day, Roxanne told them otherwise.
Roxanne told them that only she would be going ho, while Kaylee… would stay in Spain for a few more days.
No one would have expected the plane to have an accident that ended up killing all the passengers, including Roxanne. The na listed on the passenger list was Roxanne Kylie Zouch, so the one still alive was Kaylee Roesalie Zouch.
However, by the ti the Zouch left for Spain to pick up their youngest daughter, they found out that it was Kaylee who was on the plane. Thus, their elder daughter was still alive.
They didn't know how they switched places or why their notification was so different from one another.
Everyone could see the sisters loved and adored each other, but so could also see an indescribable rivalry between them.
"My sweet Rose, please talk to ?" urged Declan in a soft voice while raining her head with his kisses.
"What do you want to hear, mister? You want to say that I kill my sister? Do you want to admit that I caused my sister's death?"
"No. I want you to share your burden with . Have you forgotten what I want from you?"
'I want you to share your burden with . If soone stressed you out, just complain to . If soone makes you sad, you can run to . If you want to take revenge on the person who hurt you, let know. I will make that person regret making you sad.'
Roxanne rembered everything the man had said to her. Miraculously, her cold, bitter heart beca warm. She felt she saw the light in her dark world.
"I don't like to see you in this state. I preferred you to be happy and smile whether I'm by your side or not. Well, preferably, your smile and laugh would be mine alone."
Roxanne giggled, feeling her heavy heart beca much lighter due to the cheesy lines. "Thanks."
"Are you feeling better now?"
"I guess so."
"Good. So are you going to tell what happened?"
"..." Roxanne sighed in defeat. How could this man seek an answer from her so smoothly? She almost got tricked! "I can't."
She was too scared that Declan would leave her when he knew the truth behind the switched places.
"Alright. I won't force you, but I want you to promise one thing."
"What is it?"
"Be yourself."
Roxanne frowned in displeasure at the request. "You expect to stay around? I can't do that."
She wasn't sure if her broken ntality could handle the pressure. Yes, she could stay longer than usual now, thanks to Declan's presence that could give her eternal peace. It was as if nothing could harm her when she was inside this man's arms.
But what if the man wasn't with her?
She would not be able to survive the mont she t her mother. She would recall the pain in her heart when she saw her mother's face. She couldn't do that. She wouldn't be able to handle the pain in her heart for the second ti.
"I'm here, love. I won't let anything hurt you, including your mother. But, give her a chance."
"…"
"Or at least, try to be yourself whenever you're with ."
"Why do you want so much to stay? Don't you like my other side more than ?"
Declan chuckled in amusent, "Is that a jealous tone I hear?"
"It's not." denied the girl.
"Kaylee is you… and you are she."
"No. Kaylee was my sister."
"I talked about your other alter."
"I don't care."
"…" this vixen girl is indeed an expert to make him helpless. "Nevertheless, you are the only girl I want. From the beginning we t, our second encounter, and now."
"Second encounter?" Roxanne lifted her head to see her fiancé's face, and her heart lted when she saw his million love gaze from his eyes. "Do you still love even after knowing I'm not the girl you know?"
His eyes softened, "Yes,"
"How can you guarantee that you will continue to love after knowing what I did to my sister? Aren't you afraid I'll do the sa to you?"
"What have you done, love?"
"I… I tricked her and… abandoned her."
"You can trick as much as you want, but you can never leave ."
"But what if…."
"I will hunt you and find you again. You should know now that I would never let you go. Besides, do you have the heart to dump after knowing you love that much?"
"..." really. She wondered where this man's confidence ca from. This man is so shaless that she has beco accustod to his overly high confident deanor.
And yet, Roxanne couldn't help but smile lovingly and cupped the man's cheeks with both hands. "You're right. I've fallen head over heels for you."
That was why she tricked her sister and abandoned her… she wanted to claim this man as hers.
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