Heather was getting weaker every day and had put off her plan to return to the Riggs Estate. Now, even getting out of bed was proving difficult for her.She began to doubt whether the secret handbook was actually authentic.After giving it much thought, she realized that practicing the skills in the secret handbook had made her weaker. ‘Could the handbook be fake, and I brought harm unto myself because of that?’After further inspection, she found its writings and drawings to be brilliant. There were no problems with the illustrations either. Even though the moves were different from the usual ones, nothing in the handbook was strange or went against common sense.As for the enhancement of vitality, Heather had been trying hard lately and could feel the changes in her. However, she vomited blood more often and felt her energy draining fast. Growing weaker in strength, she was constantly groggy, and her waking hours became shorter. She knew something was off, but she could not tel
“Yes, it’s me, my good sister.” Hannah smiled as she strolled to the bed and looked down at Heather. “What’s wrong? Were you expecting anyone else to visit you?”“How dare you?!” Heather snapped coldly. “Without my permission, you have the nerve to-”“Have the nerve to do what?” Hannah cut her off with a chuckle. “To talk to you this way, or to enter your room without your permission, or… to leave that dark, damp, and sh*tty basement?”“You…”It was only then that Heather realized something was off about the woman in front of her. Looking different, she was no longer the same Hannah who used to do everything she was told. She put the top of her hair up because her fringe was short, and unlike Heather, she was wearing makeup. One could easily tell them apart now, as Hannah looked nothing like her at a glance. Although she wore Heather’s clothes, she matched them differently and did not look like her usual self. Hearing her mocking words and seeing her defiant stare, Heather
What a fallacy!'If they could only keep one of us, why couldn’t they keep me instead of Heather? Is it because she's stronger than me? I don't want to die! I want a chance to live as well!'"What are you so proud of? Do you still think you're the same Heather Riggs as before? Do you think you can still control me like you used to back then? Right now, you’re nothing but a vegetable. What can you do now, huh?!" Hannah suddenly leaned down and snarled. Heather, who was not paying much attention, heard what Hannah said and suddenly thought of something. In an instant, Heather's eyes shot open, and she turned to look at Heather. "What have you done to me?!" This startled Hannah, but she soon collected herself. She laughed triumphantly and exclaimed, "Guess! Guess what I did to you! If you manage to get it right, I might give you a prize!""You!" Heather's brain began to turn in the face of her sister's smirking face and crazy eyes. Her physical fitness had declined sharply recent
Everything happened so suddenly that Heather did not have the strength to resist—she could not, even if she wanted to.After patting her own face with Heather's hand a few times, Hannah stopped and spat, "My dear sister, this was how you'd hit me in the past. Of course, you'd never hit my face. After all, you still need to use it to help you with things. Now, I'm not scared of you anymore! I don't have to be you anymore! I want to be myself!""Be yourself?" Heather sneered. "Who do you think you are? What do you even have? Even our parents don't acknowledge you. To them, Heather Riggs is the only daughter in the Riggs family. No one in this world would know who Hannah Riggs is.“You want to be yourself? Wake up, Hannah. You died a long time ago. The Riggs family only has one daughter, and that is me, Heather Riggs!"Heather's words were supposed to come off strong, but she could hardly make a sound with her frail body. Every sentence she said sounded weak. Even so, it made Heather
It seemed like something inside Hannah had snapped as she spoke, and she continuously slapped Heather's face until Heather was dazed with swollen cheeks and could no longer speak properly.However, Hannah did not stop until she was tired. Her palms were red and swollen when she finally looked down at her hands. Hannah felt refreshed as she had never hit anyone like this before, let alone the sister she feared most.An inexplicable feeling of excitement bubbled in Heather as she threw her head back and laughed. "I did it! I really did it! From now on, I am Hannah Riggs. I am no longer Heather Riggs’s shadow!""Stop…dreaming!" Heather squeezed out two words through gritted teeth. Although it was hard for her to speak, the burning rage in her remained. "You will always be that loser who should have died long ago!""No! That person is you! That d*mned person is you! It's you!" What Heather said struck a nerve, sending Hannah into a flying fury. She pounced onto Heather and grabbed onto
After Heather got carried away, Hannah remained in the vast room alone. She slowly opened her arms and leaned back, twirling her fingers on the couch. She closed her eyes, taking deep breaths each time, taking in everything here.Her room had always been dark and narrow, without any hint of sunlight. Heather's room was the opposite.When Hannah was a child, she would always secretly peek into Heather's spacious and beautiful room. Heather's bed alone was as big as Hannah's room, and her closet was full of gorgeous clothes. Heather had a desk, a dresser, a sofa, and so on.It was everything Hannah's room lacked. Most importantly, there were big windows with the warm sunlight shining in. Heather even had a balcony where she could bask in the sun.All this while, Hannah could only look from afar and envied Heather’s room in secret. She had never dared to imagine she would have anything like that.…Heather asked if this was all because of that man. It was, yet it wasn't.Although R
"What do you think?" Hannah let out a sigh and asked angrily.After blinking a few times, Ralph suddenly laughed. "You're Annie! You're my Annie! You're my Annie, who never curses or beats anyone! Oh, my beloved Annie! Hehehe…"His smirking face was flushed from the alcohol, and his eyes were lost. Even his smile looked goofy.However, Hannah was overjoyed. He recognized her, even when he was so drunk. He knew that it was her and not Heather. He was the only person who knew and cared about her. "Enough with that silly smile!" Hannah held his face with both hands and looked into his eyes before asking earnestly, "Let me ask you, do you like Heather Riggs or Hannah Riggs?"She had always wanted to know if, deep down, he genuinely liked her or not. If he liked her, was it because she looked like Heather, or was it for Hannah herself? This was important to her!The intoxicated Ralph felt a little dizzy after being held that way by Hannah. He blinked and thought for a moment before s
He looked down at her, and his breath reeked of alcohol. However, Hannah did not find it unpleasant at all. Instead, she felt a little special.Ralph was still drunk as he stared at her face with blurry eyes. Then he softly muttered, "Annie, don't go. Don't leave me. You're the only one I have. You…"He lowered his head and planted a firm kiss on her lips. Hannah did not resist as she closed her eyes obediently, wrapping her hands around his neck and welcoming the kiss.With the alcohol in his system, he kissed her roughly yet tenderly. One moment, he was like a storm trying to swallow her, and the next, he was gentle for fear of hurting her.Hannah had never experienced anything like it before. Ralph had always been her first for everything, from the first time she held a man's hand to her first kiss. Now… She could vaguely guess what would happen next, but she did not want to stop. Even more so, she looked forward to it.The temperature in the room rose quickly, and the empty