Gracia nodded. “Let’s do it. Mobilize all the subsidiary plants to supply the machinery to them according to the order and charge them the usual price…”“What? Ms. Gracia, materials prices are currently experiencing huge inflation. If we were to charge them the usual price, we wouldn't profit from the order. We might even lose money.”“Just do as I said. Gale will owe me one for this. Oh, also, what’s the date tomorrow?”“Twenty-sixth of April.”“That’s my parents’ death anniversary. I’ll be traveling to Slipcounty’s Thompsonville tomorrow, so clear my itinerary. I want to visit my parents’ graves,” said Gracia.“Yes, Ms. Gracia. Do you need any bodyguards to go with you?”“It’s fine. I’ll go alone.”The secretary did ask any further and walked out of the office to make arrangements. After she left, Gracia turned her head and looked toward a photo displayed on her office table. It was a photo of her sister, Gloria. It was only the only photo that Gracia had of her.After their
Adrian and Gloria drove away. As soon as their car left, Gracia’s Mercedes Benz drove out of the company in a different direction.The sisters passed by each other on the main street.***The sky was almost dark when Adrian found a hotel to stay the night with Gloria.Gloria sat on the bed of the hotel room and appeared preoccupied, seemingly anxious. Adrian prepared a hot bath for her and said, “It’s getting late. You should take a bath and go to bed. What are you thinking about?”Gloria raised her head, looked at Adrian, and said, “Do you think Gracia will still acknowledge me as her sister? I abandoned her for so many years and made her go through everything on her own. I’m older than her, so after our parents died, I was supposed to be responsible for her.”“She’ll understand.” Adrian placed his hands on her shoulders.“I hope so…” answered Gloria.“Alright, there’s no use overthinking it. You’ll see her tomorrow. Go take a bath now.”Gloria answered with “mm-hmm” and got
Her body shook upon seeing these people.“Gracia, your sister has fallen, but you should pull yourself together. You must pull yourself together. This is the last photo that your sister left for you…” A female soldier passed a photo to her.Gracia covered her head and stayed in bed. She was unusually quiet that day.She felt hopeless.She felt helpless.***“Gloria!”Gracia jolted back to reality. While in the tub, she suddenly called out her sister’s name and her eyes flew open. She looked around her and discovered that she was having the same dream again.“Gloria…” Gracia called out softly. She covered her head and curled up into a ball, agony surging through her.Gracia stayed in the bathtub the whole night. When she woke up the next day, she quickly packed her things, picked up her car keys, and headed downstairs. She hopped into her car and headed to the village.Meanwhile, in the hotel, Adrian and Gloria had already checked out and walked out of the hotel. Adrian opened
Mdm. Maude was slightly taken aback when she heard Gloria's voice and quickly headed in Gloria’s direction. The women turned to look at Gloria. They then heard a shriek, causing them to stagger backward.Mdm. Maude was so shocked that she fell to the ground. Her entire body trembled as she yelled, "Oh, my God! It's a ghost! A ghost!""Aaaah!"The other women turned pale from fear and hurriedly ran away.Although Gloria had already prepared herself mentally for what was going to happen, she did not expect her presence to cause such a strong reaction. She hurriedly said, "Calm down, Mdm. Maude! I'm not a ghost! I'm alive!""You're alive?"Everyone was slightly dumbfounded. Mdm. Maude calmed herself down and looked at Gloria properly."A-Are you really human? But you died five years ago. Please don't scare me. I've never bullied or harmed you. I even shed a few tears for you when I heard you died.""She's right. We're all from the same hometown. If you want revenge, you should see
"Gloria Thompson's back! She's alive!"Someone even rushed into their village's public announcement system and yelled out the news into the megaphone. It was high noon at that moment, so the ears of everyone in Thompsonville perked up when they heard the announcement.'What?! Gloria's alive?!""Seriously?""Come on! Let's go take a look!" The entire village ran out of their homes toward the village's entrance and soon surrounded Gloria. They were all extremely excited when they saw her alive and kicking."Gloria, you're back!""How are you still alive?""Haha! She's alive!"The elderly were excited, while the youngsters were cheering. The entire village was passionate and friendly in welcoming Gloria home, who was touched by their reactions.Mdm. Maude grabbed Gloria’s hand and said, "Come to my place. I'll make you something nice to eat now that you're home.""Go on, whip up something nice for her.""She's been with the military for so long. I'm sure she must miss the tas
Five years ago, she died.Five years later, she came back to life.Gloria did not dare dwell on what she had been through over the past five years, nor could she bring herself to think about what her little sister had gone through.But one thing was for certain… The headstone in front of her could now be removed.Adrian reached out his hand and pulled out the headstone that bore Gloria's name. After that, he dug out the grave to retrieve the clothes from within before filling the hole back up.Gloria then got down on her knees before her parents' graves, touching their headstones without saying a word. She had wanted to be a filial daughter to them, but it was a pity they were no longer around to accept her intentions.She felt she had wronged her family, causing them all to be hit with a huge shock when she joined Wyvern Peak.***Yet, right at that moment, a Mercedes-Benz drove into Thompsonville. It was Gracia's car. She had taken some time out of her busy schedule to visit
"Riri!" Gracia yelled as she frantically ran into the cemetery.When Gloria, who stood before two headstones, heard Gracia's voice, she whipped around and saw her little sister running toward her as she yelled out her name."Cici!" Gloria called out and ran toward Gracia without a second thought."Riri!""Riri!""Riri!!!"Gracia yelled out continuously. She tripped and fell over again, but ignoring the pain she felt, she got back on her feet to run again.Gloria, too, was in tears, excitedly running toward her little sister.Finally, the siblings reached each other and enveloped each other in a fierce embrace.Gracia fell limp to the floor, with both hands holding Gloria's arms. She looked up with her drenched face and cried, "Riri, you're alive… You're alive!"Gloria was in tears as well, she got down on her knees before Gracia and held her little sister’s face with both hands. "Yes, I'm alive. I'm sorry for everything I've put you through, Cici!""Aaaah!" Gracia yelled at
Gloria nodded and turned to look at Adrian affectionately. After that, she took hold of Gracia's hand and explained, "I too honestly thought I had died five years ago, but something unexpected happened..."She explained everything to Gracia, starting from what happened five years ago, to Adrian going to the island to find her five years later, and the discovery of the meteorite. All in all, it took Gloria half an hour to finish telling the story.When Gracia heard all of it, she became dazed and had a hard time gathering her thoughts."That's what happened. I genuinely thought I had died five years ago, but it turns out that I've been asleep throughout that entire time. It felt like my soul was stuck in a space, trapping me inside. I wasn't able to wake up until Adrian came for me."Gracia looked up at Adrian and said, "I'm sorry for lashing out at you earlier.""It's all right," Adrian replied.Gracia hugged Gloria as she wiped away her tears, turning them into a smile. She said