Chapter 8 Alice's Family

My father hunched into himself as he gazed at my photo.

My mother was in tears, and she looked devastated. "Why, Alice? Haven't I treated you well? Your parents died early, and you came to me at three years old. I raised you ever since you were a child! Haven't I been good enough to you?"

Her voice rose to a strange pitch, which made my ears ring.

Alice smiled oddly and looked at my mother with pity. "You've always thought my parents died to save Vanessa. How foolish you are!"

"What do you mean?" My mother's face turned pale, and her hand trembled slightly.

Alice laughed maniacally and said, "It was my parents who wanted to kill Vanessa so I could take her place as your daughter! They envied your lavish lifestyle and wanted me to be your only daughter!

"However, I ran away that day because my mother scolded me when I wanted Vanessa's hair tie. They died because they went into the fire to find me!"

Right then, a memory surged back to me.

I remembered my uncle and aunt gripping