Chapter 6: Discover the secret

The day when he walked out of the room, the world seemed to fall apart in front of Olwen. She had difficulty moving and had to cling to the wall. Olwen's body went limp and soon she fell to the floor without realizing it.

God, life is so unfair to Olwen. She didn't realize her tears were falling.

Just like that, after a while, Olwen also regained her composure. She decided to return to her room, and take a nap to forget everything. Everything should continue tomorrow. As she passed her sister's room, her mother's voice-directed Olwen's interest, causing her to linger. She's not uneducated when it comes to eavesdropping on other people's stories. But for some reason, this time her instinct urged her to stay and listen, instead of leaving her room. The door of the room was slightly ajar, allowing Olwen to hear more clearly the information, which was considered a secret that she had never known for a long time.

Inside the room is large, and fully equipped. An elderly woman is helping her beloved daughter comb her hair.

"I assure you, the plan will work. Olwen will no longer be a thorn in our eyes when we leave the Kelly house."

"But mom, did something go wrong?" It was the voice of Zavala, the pampered sister of her parents: "I'm afraid Olwen won't listen to her father until the end."

"If he dared to disobey, his mother immediately had someone catch him, sell him to a brothel, and let him suffer as a prostitute like his mother."

Olwen almost revealed her behavior, if not in time to cover her mouth, to hide a gasp of astonishment.

After all, what does your mother mean? Olwen was beginning to feel agitated, but she struggled to stay calm to continue listening. Now panicking won't help Olwen, on the contrary, will expose her.

"You just wait and see, after Olwen is married into the Ramos family, we don't care whether we live or die. Just know, you're the one who will inherit the entire Kelly estate." The mother continued to talk to her daughter, hearing about her joy. It was about to become a reality.

"Why does Mom hate Olwen so much? She's daddy's blood after all?" Xaval wondered: "Even though we're not related by blood, I feel a little sorry for Olwen."

"Even your father doesn't see her as his daughter. That's why he easily agreed to pass this engagement on to Olwen." The woman's voice mocked: "Your father is a man with great greed, for the sake of not caring about everything. In the past, also to keep his position, your father and mother have betrayed Olwen."

"Really mom? What's the matter?" Xaval asked curiously, "Tell me about it."

"It's been a long time, I don't want to bring it up again." The mother stammered in reply, clearly trying to avoid it.

"Come on mom, tell me. Why did you abandon Olwen's mother?" Xaval begged, swinging his mother's hands, a wistful look of wanting to be pampered.

Sighing, the woman finally agreed to comply with her daughter's wishes.

In a reminiscent voice, she began:

"In the past, father and mother got married by the arrangement of two families. At that time, father and son had feelings for his secretary, who was Olwen's mother. Just think that after your father and son get married, The two of you will end the relationship. But unexpectedly, both of them are still sneaking back and forth. When my grandfather found out about the incident, in order to preserve his honor, as well as his leadership position, he and his son were covered with silver. that woman."

"What then?" Xaval asked impatiently.

"At the time of the incident, the woman was pregnant with Olwen. Because to avoid unpredictable consequences later, both families decided to bring Olwen back to raise."

"What about Olwen's mother?" This question silenced the woman for a moment. It seems that she is trying to hide something important, but does not want her daughter to know.

"Mommy." Seeing her mother's distraction, the girl called out inquiringly.

"What's wrong, girl?" The woman smiled kindly at Xaval.

"What happened to your mistress?" Xaval repeated the question. This time the woman resolutely answered.

"I don't know. After Olwen was born, the woman also disappeared. I think she took the money your father gave her, then left, never to appear again."

"Tell me how pitiful Olwen is, isn't it?"

"It doesn't matter to you how he is, Xaval. Olwen and we are outsiders anyway. We're just doing him a favor by feeding him beans." The woman's voice was harsh when she said that.

The girl nodded in understanding. Putting aside the story of Olwen, Xaval suddenly remembered a funny story and blurted it out.

"I have to thank you for fighting so I don't have to marry an asshole like Jack." Xaval smiled brightly, cuddling in her mother's arms.

"I did everything for you, for the Kelly family's estate. How can I let the property fall into the hands of an outsider like Olwen? She's just an illegitimate child of your father and that shameless woman. ."

The third time the woman spoke of another woman, identified as Olwen's mother, in a contemptuous, insulting tone.

"Poor Olwen." Xavalal laughed mockingly: "But you also have to thank her for being my substitute."

"Ignore her, we don't have to feel sorry for outsiders. Whether she lives or dies is determined by her fate."

Olwen felt a weight press down on her slightly recovered body. But she knew she wasn't allowed to fall right here. Olwen couldn't give the two people in the room an excuse to laugh at her and spit on her.

It turns out that over the years, the unfair and cruel treatment of Olwen's parents for Olwen has a cause. Olwen is smart enough to understand what the person she considers her mother to say. Because she is not her daughter, she is hated. As for Olwen's father, for the sake of face, money, and material things, he only obeyed the woman's words, so he also treated Olwen badly.

Alas, a family of liars and evildoers. They were evil and taught their daughters to be as bad as they were. Now Olwen understands why she and her sister have always been different, from the position, and class to dignity.

Life is ironic. Discovering that teasing, Olwen could only let go of a bland smile, to mock life.

By some invisible force, Olwen was able to leave the house before anyone noticed that she was standing in front of Xavla's room.

Olwen just immersed herself in the night, ignoring the housekeeper's call to follow.