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"Luke, Mommy has something to ask you, and I hope you don't mind."I am aware that my statement is ambiguous, but what if our son has some information regarding where Dominic frequently goes? Based on the events that took place at the ice cream shop, they appear to be rather close. I need to give my best effort to ask him a question so he can answer me honestly."Are you able to give an honest response?"He continued to eat the ice cream in spite of the fact that he had not enjoyed it earlier. After a moment, he turned his face toward me."What is it, Mommy?""Don't you have any fond memories of your Uncle Dominic? Who is that, your father's best buddy we met at the ice cream shop?"He nodded slowly. His round set of eyes bore into my face. It was very innocent and naive. At that moment, I already had a guilty feeling about this, but I continued to speak."Are you familiar with the places that he visits frequently? I simply needed to convey something to him, which meant I had to see
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The eloquent language of Lucas made me grin. The fact that I thought about being able to hold my husband again on that particular day made me realize how much I miss him. It caused a happy flutter in my chest."Lucas, when are you going to be back at home?" I questioned him out of the blue while biting the inside of my lower lip.I couldn't help but conjure up an image of him in my mind."I am not sure when, Adeline, but hopefully we must be done with our purpose here, and next week we will be able to go home.""Lucas, I miss you."Yes, I did attempt to say that to him. I eagerly anticipate hearing his response. When I heard his gentle laugh coming from the other line, it made me realize how much I was missing him. He took a brief pause before he acknowledged that he feels the same way about me. I couldn't stop thinking about the day that he would return to the mansion. I will see to it that we get the most out of this opportunity. Make up for the time that passed while he was away f
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Slightly closing my eyes, I planted a peck on his brow, which brought a sly grin to his face. I kept tapping his shoulder as I worked on adjusting the blanket that was draped around both of our bodies. After sensing that he was already asleep, I picked up my phone once more to continue my investigation and read Lucas' goodnight message to us. I put off going to bed in favor of continuing the work I'd been doing on Dominic's background inspection. I was able to obtain the address of his apartment just before I was finally able to fall asleep."Gotcha! Let's put an end to everything and talk about this for everyone's mental health! I hope you don't lie to me, Dominic Xavier."The following morning, even though I went to bed late, I got up bright and early to carry out my plans. I spent some time the night before plotting all that I would do today to put an end to my confusion. It would be prudent for me to resolve everything referring to Dominic before Lucas returned from his trip. If I
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The door to the restroom abruptly opened; I heard it right before I could answer Dominic's question. And exactly as I had anticipated, a woman who looked identical to me but had no expression on her face appeared. She gave me many glances, as though the expression on my face was something she saw daily. She was dressed in a robe and was using a towel that she had folded into a cloth to pat dry her dripping wet hair. The length of her hair was comparable to mine as if we were one. Because she may have expected my visit to Dominic's apartment today, she may have already prepared for my arrival, but either way, she was ready for me when I arrived. Because if it were me, a normal person, the amount of pressure would be impossible for me to bear seeing a different person with the same face as mine. Of course, I resemble her, and it seems as though I'm just reflecting on what I see in the mirror. I have the feeling that she is aware of the reason why I am in this predicament."You're here.
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Even though I was surprised at her action, I tried my best to resist her sudden grasp on my chin. She still holds my chin, despite my disagreement with it. Her hands made my face turn in the other direction to get a better look at my face, which is also her face. She shouldn't have known how much her actions hurt me, but since she caught me off guard, there is nothing I can do about it. Instead, without a single thought, I shoved her hand with my other hand away from me in return."What in the world are you doing?!" I yelled at him, expressing that I was annoyed at her."Relax, sweetheart, I am just checking your face to see if you could be passed off as me until the day that you die. And you did great! You did pass. You can be me all you want!"I can't believe what I heard. Are those words coming from her? She is such a wicked woman!"You are insane—""Hmm, if that's what you think and call me, go ahead and think that I am out of my mind and insane or sick in my head. Think of all th
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Her words of warning had no relevance to my decision-making at all. I courageously confronted her. When I imagine the expression on her son's face, I can't help but feel both furious and sorry for him since I know that knowing his mother's personality is like this must bring him a great deal of emotional distress. I now see that how his biological mother interacted with him was the reason why he demanded much of my undivided attention in the past. Even if he were the nicest boy in the world, he wouldn't deserve to have a mother like her. The experience of meeting his biological mother was one of those things that I ought not to have had. After giving it some more thought, I couldn't help but feel terrible for him. It just made me feel more sorry for him at that moment. "Wake up, woman! He comes from your body! He is part of your flesh and blood, and yet the way you have described how you will be giving him up makes it sound as if he is of no importance to you at all. Is there somethi
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The pupils in Adeline's eyes started to become more opaque. It came as no surprise to me that I was unaffected by her gaze. I took exception to that. She has made me so very furious! When I heard her lament that she had saved me, it seemed as though I was going to choke on my spit. My normal pattern of breathing has become extremely labored as if I have discovered something else. For quite a while, it made me think of some things. Maybe she was right; I am indebted."I hope that you did not save me as well back then, because all that means is that you are going to reprimand me now! Have I not compensated you adequately so far? I have been taking your place in the position that you hold in the mansion for months. I also took the blame for everything because of your wrongdoings. You forced me to act as bait and attract members of your family so that you could continue your love affair with Dominic without any obstacles."She just grins and nods her head as if she is agreeing with my jud
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My gaze quickly focused on the ring finger of my left hand. She had a valid point. Because it has their wedding ring on it, if Lucas were to come here to the scene, he would still think that I am his wife, even though his real wife is in front of him. Unless they have a connection deep in their hearts."Do you think I can't remove—""Then give it a shot, and let us see what happens."She stopped me abruptly from my sentence."Adeline—"She intruded on me once more in the middle of my statement."What do you want, fake Adeline?" "Is it possible for us to have a serious discussion?""Sure."My forehead wrinkled at how short her reply was. Is she only laughing at me now?"Would you be able to respond to the sincerity of my inquiry?"She did not respond and just played deaf."Are you familiar with me? Do you know who I am?"She raised the corner of her mouth and furrowed one of her eyebrows as she did so. She may believe that I am an easy person to manipulate and that I can be their pupp
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ANNIKA POVWho would have thought that all the ordeals Lucas and I encountered in the journey we could overcome by moving to another country?“Mom, hurry up!” Luke got my attention as I looked after them from my instance. “We must take some pictures before the increasing snowfall destroys snowmen,” he continued.My lips parted to give them a genuine smile. It almost reached my ear. My parched and cracked lips became painful due to the freezing weather in the country. The season is winter.“Yeah, I'm coming.”“Be careful, Wifey! You might fall. It's slippery!” Lucas yelled, who was there with Iris and Luke.“Instead of worrying, why don't you come here and lend me a hand? It's dangerous, right?” “You need help?”I rolled my eyes heavenwards. Does that even require to be asked? He could see that I was struggling to step closer to them. Why are the snowmen they made so far from o
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The next day, I decided to visit Uncle Elias in the prison. His sentence is life imprisonment, and there is no chance of parole, but for me, that's not enough. He deserved more agonizing and severe punishment for him after knowing what he had done to Annika. He never did anything reasonable in his life anyway.“Why did you do that?!” I yelled as soon as I saw him approaching. If I could have broken his bones at this moment, I would have done it. “What's done is done, Lucas,” he answered calmly. To my ears, it sounded like he was proud. Sitting before me, I hit my hands on the table. If there were no police guard in the area, I would have already broken his neck and killed him. “There's no benefit in any regrets—”“How many more innocent girls have you robbed of a chance to live a normal life? Aren't you ashamed of what you did? You are disgusting! Most of them are minors! Didn't your body even tremble after you did that horrible thing to t
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LUCAS POV I was heartbroken, and my heart seemed to break into a million pieces as I scrutinized the anguish reflected on my wife's face. I clenched my fist while I couldn't help but tighten my jaw. I was devastated as I assumed we would have no more challenging situations. But look at this: I was dumbfounded to find out that there is more. Heart-wrenching is the best way to describe my feelings towards my wife, not pity. At this moment, I really want to punch Uncle Elias face until it bleeds and see wounded pain so I can get revenge on my wife's behalf. If I can do that now, I will undoubtedly do it without regret.“Don't do anything dangerous that you will wish undone later, Lucas. Let's just let it go. That will also give us precedence over other information about us within the country. I'm embarrassed to ask you this, but I don't wish everything to get major problem of our family.”I didn't make a reply, but at the back of my mind, I wi
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In two weeks of our honeymoon, Lucas and I made the most of it. We truly made the most of every moment, indulging in delicious food and intimate moments, taking some rest, and occasionally, taking a dip in the seawater to restore our bodies for long endurance. We are sole, so having intimate moments was not that tough. By reason of that, on the day that we had got to leave the place and return to reality where our two children were waiting. We didn't have anything to regret. Coming to have a vacation in this place is worthwhile and also priceless, to be accurate. It is worth the price: money, ambiance, and precious time with my husband.“Tell me honestly, Wifey, did you enjoy our two-week vacation? Or was it not enough?”I nodded in response. We are packing our things now, putting them back in the traveling bag. Tomorrow, we have an early dawn flight.”Do you want to have an extension period?”“No, this is already enough.”
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So proud of myself. I gave back a cheerful and broadened smile at Lucas for his every word of acclaim. Am I mistaken in my response? I am different from other women because I have him. Why did he respond like that? Does he have a twin without me knowing? It might be as cliche as it may sound, but for me, he was the only Lucas Romanov in the world. “Am I incorrect?” I asked him and was almost about to crack up at his surprising and unimaginable reaction. “I have you, Lucas, which made me unable to be typical of another woman. Is it difficult to figure out?”“Yes, sure. You are right, Annika. I'm only only.” Lucas replied, slightly ripping off my cheeks. Despite the fact that the beginning of our love story was not significant in most people's eyes, I can only say one thing. We both felt love that was pure, even though it transpired at the wrong time with the wicked reasons behind it. Lucas and I were wounded in our cores and separated for quite a while. It taught us countless life le
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Seizing for air, my eyes darted away while turning red. I'd instead stare out the car window to cover up my face. Lucas surely knows a lot of gibberish things. He kept getting on my nerves even though it was not his intention. As I spoke, my heart pounded with pressure. I felt Lucas motion to my side, probably to continue what he was doing, but I ignored him. My eyes remained outside as if he was not with me. Unhurriedly, I bit my lower lip to reduce the uncertainty that I felt. My body reacted and heated up at Lucas actions. If anyone else saw that, they might think he was out of his mind and a maniac. Lucas cannot close his pointed tongue and does not know the boundaries about speaking such things. I mentally roll my eyes. He cracked up so hard when he saw my response to what he spoke out. He was very pleased with the unexpected retort he got from me. Consistently, I ignored him. I didn't dare to look him in the eye as I learned my whole being was bewildered.“Don't worry, Annika.
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As I expected, Luke's nanny Emily still resided in the mansion. Her appearance did mature but she was still the affectionate nanny of Luke. I didn't know if she knew my real identity because she always smiled at me from the day that we met and every time she made eye contact with me. To think about it, that seems impossible. My face is now reversed. I'm in my real appearance. There are no specks that once in the past five years, I pretended to be Adeline. Not unless Luke who is chatty like Iris, will tell her who I am. In that case, the reason was acceptable. “Mom, don't worry about my sister. I can take care of her too. Just enjoy your vacation with Dad. You don't need to think about us.” Luke stole my attention by expressing that as he rubbed his sister's back presumably to comfort her. “I'm a big boy now. I won't leave her alone or behind. You can depend on me right, Mommy?”“Alright Luke, thank you for your concern. I appreciate that.” I replied and
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Our honeymoon vacation is organized for two weeks. At first, I did not approve when Lucas told me to decide which country I wished to go to. To be honest, I don't like to go out of the country, especially without our children so Lucas chose to have a honeymoon on one of the well-known beaches within the country. If we ever go and schedule to have a fun vacation in another country, the children must be with us. In my honest opinion, we don't require this. It's not necessary to do this after all we are already old. I believe the honeymoon is only for newly married couples who don't have children yet. And we are not counted among them. “We already have a child, Lucas. Is that still essential for us?” I appealed to him when he opened up about this concern to settle in. “Yes, that's a normal thing Annika to the couple after marriage. Even if we have a child, we can still do it. There is nothing wrong with that.” “But, we won't be required to
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Adeline's parents also attended with so much excitement at our wedding. They never criticize me as a replacement for their daughter in Lucas and Luke's life. Lucas was correct. He already dealt with everything before he set a dinner with his entire family. They cannot stop saying gratitude and compliments for the greatness of my soul. At this moment, I feel like they are genuine for saying those words. They're not acting up just to please me. Unlike when I was in the shoes of Adeline, their words were full of bitterness and remorse towards me. I did not expect that their behavior would not as tough and rough as before, especially Lucas's mother. The level was diverse then.“Welcome to our family, Annika!” she exclaimed, she kissed me on both of my cheeks after hugging me.I just emphasize a slight smile. I couldn't halt my lips from trembling as I was frightened of them on the day that Lucas introduced us. Like even if Lucas told me to calm down because h
