Having thought of that, Hannah turned cold, and her previously pink face grew pale. “I’m fine. I think I should go back.” She answered coldly.“Go back? So early?” Ralph was astounded. He had made many arrangements to make sure they would make love, but everything would go to waste if she went back now.“Yes.” Hannah strode out of the lift and planned to call someone to pick her up, as her car was still at the office.Ralph noticed she was serious and hurriedly held her wrist. “Annie, what’s the matter? Didn’t you say we’re going to spend a romantic night together? You…”Hannah looked away, worried she would change her mind if she glanced at him. She knew if she stayed any longer, her sister would get angry. She shuddered as she thought about the possible consequences.Ralph felt her shiver and quickly took off his jacket to put it on her. “Are you cold? It’s freezing out here. Why don’t you have some rest in my cozy suite upstairs? I’ll drive you back later.”“No, I can’t stay a
Ralph recognized the man to be Heather’s assistant and the car belonged to the Riggs family. However, he did not bother about it. ‘If Heather refuses to leave, so what if the car is here to pick her up?’ He waved the man off. “I’ll take her back later. Go home and wait for further instructions.”He tried to put his arm around her waist but missed. Biting her lips, Hannah took a step forward, and Ralph’s jacket fell off her shoulder to the ground. “Annie…” Ralph whispered in surprise and wanted to hold her back. However, Hannah simply looked over her shoulder at him with a forced smile. “Go home, I have to go. Let’s… keep in touch.” She got into the car and the door was shut. “Annie! Annie!” Ralph rushed forward to open the door, but the assistant blocked his way. “Please behave, Mr. Russell.” The man got back into the front passenger seat, and the car swiftly moved away. Standing where he was, Ralph could only stare as the car disappeared from his sight. He
Wanting to spend quality time with his wife, Alexander did not expect to bump into the two people when they arrived at the hotel. As they had made a reservation beforehand, the dishes were served quickly after they were seated, and they ate quietly as if they were hungry. However, they were not gobbling up the food. After a moment of silence, Lily asked despite herself, “Don’t you feel that there’s something off about Ms. Riggs just now?”“You felt it too?” Alexander looked up at her, not surprised by her observation. ‘It’s not odd that she shares my thought, as she has an observant eye. What’s bizarre is that Ms. Riggs was somewhat different than what she used to be.’“So I didn’t get the wrong impression.”Having her observation confirmed by him, Lily nodded. Since she was not close to Heather and had never met her before, she assumed she was imagining things. However, since Alexander agreed with her, then the woman was indeed different. “She did not have that threateni
Alexander grew thoughtful. ‘Is she getting jealous?’Seeing her smiling eyes, he knew she was just teasing him.He patiently cut off a small slice of steak that was of the perfect size and offered it near her lips with his fork. “Which type she belongs to has nothing to do with me. What I do know is that if I don’t feed you well, you’re going to cry that you’re hungry on our way back!”“You’re complaining that I eat a lot, huh?” She threw him a side glance but ate the steak as he wanted. Juicy and flavorful, the taste was just right. “No way. I’d rather you eat more,” he said smilingly.Exchanging a smile, they shared a sweet and tender moment. However, Lily grew slightly worried despite herself. “Assuming you’re right and Ms. Riggs is truly in such a situation, there’s bound to be trouble.” “Why is that?”“If she truly has dissociative identity disorder, her other self would sometimes not know what she does. We’ll have no idea which identity she would assume. For ex
Without thinking, Hannah dropped to her knees, almost in reflex.Heather got up, walked over, and stopped beside Hannah. Then she stared down without a word.Hannah kept her head down and pursed her lips tightly. She could feel Heather’s glare. She had prepared herself for punishment when she ate a meal with Ralph. Hannah felt calm instead now that she was about to be punished.“You think you’re a full-fledged bird now, don’t you?” Heather said casually and rested her hand on Hannah’s shoulder. “That you’re ready to fly solo?”Pain shot through Hanna’s shoulder. No matter how much she looked like her sister, she was no match for Heather in terms of strength.Hannah had learned kickboxing when she was young but never had firm footing and muscles like her sister. Without Heather’s strength and learning ability, Hannah knew she could never become as powerful as Heather, no matter how hard she tried.She had grown even weaker, having stayed in the basement for a long time and could o
Heather’s expression changed. As a kickboxer, she knew how to exert strength well, but she had gotten so mad that she had accidentally cracked Hannah’s bones, which was not good for Heather.Chump, on the sidelines, said, “Miss?”He stood there calmly. Besides Heather, he did not care about anyone else, even someone who looked like her.Speechless, Heather gazed down at the young woman lying on the floor and grew irritated, seeing how much she looked like her. “Carry her…”Suddenly, a gleam dazzled in her eyes before she could finish instructing Chump to bring Hannah inside. She looked at the sparkle and saw a diamond ring on Hannah’s finger. The diamond was not big, but its glimmer had a dazzling effect.The anger in her rekindled as she bent over and tried to remove it from Hannah. Although Hannah’s finger was slender, Heather had to tug it twice as the finger was curved, and its joint stopped it from coming out.She grew even more infuriated. ‘This wretched girl has passed out
Hannah’s words shocked Heather as it was the first time Hannah had asked back for something she had taken.‘Hannah never dared to claim anything since she was young. When did she become daring enough to demand things from me? Is this ring—no, is that man so important to her?’Thinking so, Heather became thoughtful and diverted her gaze from the ring to her sister. “What did you say? Repeat it since I didn’t hear you correctly.”From Heather’s demeanor, Hannah knew her sister had gotten mad, and she should not repeat it. The pain in her shoulder also reminded her not to do it.However, when she saw the ring, Hannah thought about Ralph’s face and what he said about living happily ever after with her. It was the first time she had wanted so much to spend the rest of her life with someone.‘Since I’ve come this far, there’s no use being afraid. Can being afraid make a difference?’She bit her lip and said weakly yet firmly, “Heather, I know you’re upset, and I shouldn’t be saying thi
As if what mattered most to her was being destroyed before her eyes, Hannah bawled as she spoke.Seeing the tears on her sister’s face, Heather’s anger reached its peak instead. ‘When has she ever cried like this? I had beaten her and locked her up for half a year, and she had never cried and made a scene like now. As a mere substitute and a shadow of mine, she shouldn’t have her own thoughts, and yet she is begging me to let her have the stupid ring!’‘With her shoulder injured, she can’t even lift her arm. What kind of power pushes her to grab my hand for the ring?’ Heather thought she was wrong to underestimate Ralph Russell's influence over Hannah. She never expected that a d*uchebag like him could undo her years of nurturing Hannah and make her rebel against her. ‘I must never let her keep the ring!’Having made the decision, her gaze turned grim, and she jerked her hand before kicking Hannah. “F*ck off!” The impact was so severe that Hannah flew and crashed heavily onto