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The two little guys were happily full, dozing in
their respective beds.
I snuggled up to Lucas, poking his waist.
“Lucas, when did you collect the evidence?”
Lucas was ignoring me in anger.
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He resented me for approaching him knowing
Jason’s malicious intentions.
That day, I saw Jason’s car nearby, so I
deliberately sent Lucas away.
“Don’t be angry, if I told you beforehand, you
wouldn’t have agreed.”
“Did you think of me at all, huh?”
An angry husband was hard to appease.
I plastered a flattering smile on my face,
clinging to Lucas’s neck and acting
coquettishly.
“Of course, I did.”
“How?”
“I was thinking about what delicious food my
husband would make for me tonight.”
Lucas was furious.
He tightened his grip on my waist, resting his
head on my shoulder.
The coldness spread, wetting my shoulder.
His arms tightened, I was almost breathless.
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“It hurts…”
“Do you know how scared I was?”
Lucas choked, his body trembling slightly.
“What if I never saw you again? Why do you
always abandon me, Jessica?”
I wouldn’t abandon him.
If Jason hadn’t let me go, that audio would
have been posted on all major news platforms
immediately.
Then, the entire Yu family would suffer.
“Good boy, didn’t I come back? I brought
weapons.”
I comforted Lucas, rubbing his fluffy head.
His whimpering grew more hoarse.
“What if he secretly hides you again? What if
I can’t find you?”
Silly.
“Lucas, if you cry again, I’ll kiss you.”
Lucas moved his head from my shoulder.
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His eyes were red, like a weak rabbit.
Making me want to tease him.
“Liar.”
I wasn’t a liar.
I licked my lips and leaned in.
Sweet and soft.
Lucas
I’ve always loved Jessica.
Everyone laughed at me for being an
illegitimate child.
I had no family, no friends.
The servants in the Lu family did everything
they could to torment me.
Only Jessica would notice me.
Five–year–old Jessica held a bag of cookies
and stuffed them into my arms.
Before that, I had never eaten cookies.
When I was starving, I would sneak into the
kitchen to steal leftover food.
The cookies were shaped like animals.
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They smelled delicious.
Even though I was starving, I couldn’t bring
myself to eat them.
Jessica put her hands on her hips and
ordered me.
“Lucas, if you don’t eat the cookies.
obediently, I’ll kiss you.”
Liar.
Definitely a liar.
I didn’t eat the cookies, and Jessica didn’t
kiss me.
Later she changed her mind, “If you eat the
cookies obediently, I’ll kiss you.”
Still a liar.
Jessica was different from me.
Although she was adopted, she had loving
adoptive parents and a doting brother.
In the Yu family, she could do whatever she
wanted, because no matter what happened,
Jason would always back her up.
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On the night of her eighteenth birthday,
Jessica looked at Jason from afar with bright
eyes.
She told me she loved Jason.
And Jason loved her too.
I felt a dull ache in my heart.
I thought, as long as Jessica was happy.
But one day, I couldn’t find her anymore.
My world turned dark.
Not long after, news of Jessica’s death came.
I lost her forever.
If only I had been braver.
I hid in Jessica’s apartment. Every inch of it
held her presence.
Many times, I had the illusion that I saw
Jessica by my side again.
I vowed countless times that if I had another
chance, I would protect Jessica well.
Luckily, I was reborn.
Reborn on my eighteenth birthday.
This time, I used every means to gain status
in the Lu family.
One day, I would make the Yu family pay.
Dealing with the Yu family wasn’t difficult.
After all, I did this for three years in my past
life.
After my death, everyone in the Yu family met
a bad end.
This life would be no different.
But Jessica still saw me as the insecure and
timid me from my past life.
She still enjoyed the sense of
accomplishment of protecting me.
I could only pretend, as long as she was
happy.
Several times, I almost couldn’t keep up the
act.
Luckily, she didn’t discover it.
That day in the hospital, Jessica reached out.
to me.
I couldn’t hold back any longer, and hugged
her.
She said, “Honey, hug me.”
In my heart, I silently replied.
I miss you so much.
The End –
