Chapter 2
On the other end of the phone, Shana paused for a moment before screaming in exasperation.?“Don’t forget that your son is still in our hands! If you don’t go, I will…”
My son, my baby. My heart aches every time he is mentioned.
What if my baby is really in their hands? What if these two stupid women go crazy and do something to my son?
Hence, I could only feign civility.?“Don’t always use my son against me. Tell me, what event?”
Seeing that I’d agreed, Shana replied mysteriously,?“Tomorrow afternoon, go to the cinema on Wu Tong Street and you will know.”
What are they up to? I frowned.
Shortly after she hung up, Galen called.
“Hey, Galen.”
“Luna, Alpha tracked down your flight information and realized you were in the capital. Alpha then let out word that as long as the ghost doctor was in the capital for a day, he’d find him.”
“Ignore him. Continue searching for my son.”
I hung up.
I bet the conceited Alpha didn’t think the ghost doctor he was looking for lived right next door to him.
Seeing Luna on the phone in her bedroom, Nicole took her doll to the balcony to play with her younger sister, Winnie. As she was playing, she suddenly saw a face that looked very similar to hers and Winnie appeared in the window opposite.
Nicole rubbed her eyes to make sure that she was not hallucinating.
“Winnie, Winnie, look there.”
Nicole poked Winnie, who was reading beside her.
Winnie looked up but saw nothing.
“What’s there, Nicole?”
“How did he disappear? There was clearly someone who looked exactly like us there!”
Winnie sighed and tried to persuade her like a little adult.?“Nicole, you must have been so desperate to find your brother that you were mistaken.”
“No, I saw it just now.”
However, after the face outside the window disappeared, Nicole became uncertain.
“Well, next time we’ll go and see it together. Remember not to mention this to Mom.. She’ll be upset.”
When I came back from a walk at night, the receptionist at the apartment told me that I had a letter.
But I’ve only moved here for two days. How could anyone know me?
The attendant smiled and explained to me,?“The gentleman said that this letter was for a young lady with long golden curls and two young sisters. That’s why I thought of you.”
I nodded and opened the letter to find that it was from Peter.
He invited me to go to 66 Wu Tong Road tomorrow. There would be a romantic date waiting for me.
How boring. Of course, I wouldn’t bother with this p*****t. I threw the letter into the trash can and told the attendant,?“In the future, if this man comes to find me, please ignore him. Understood?”
“Yes, ma’am.”
As we got into the elevator, I kept worrying about running into Alpha. His flirtatious behavior the night before had caused me to feel a strange emotion. I felt like I should try to stay away from him for the safety of my two precious daughters.
Fortunately, I didn’t see him for the entire day. I assumed that the heir of the European Financial Group had a lot of work to do. But when I opened the door, I heard the melodious piano sound coming from behind the closed door opposite.
“Mommy, who’s playing the piano?”
Winnie looked up at me and asked since she had always been interested in musical instruments.
I was afraid that the two of them got involved with Alpha, so I deliberately said,?“There is a very strange and bad man living in the house next door. Do not provoke him, understand?”
Seeing the two kids nod obediently, I felt slightly relieved.
My Nicole and Winnie had always been smart. Nicole had learned computer skills from Galen and was a top hacker at such a young age.
Winnie, on the other hand, had a quiet and steady personality and a strong learning ability. She had already self-learned to the level of a university course, but because she was the youngest and was born with congenital defects, her body had not been well since she was young. She needed her siblings to donate their bone marrow to treat her.
Now, I only hope to find my son early so that the four of us can reunite and we can then focus on treating Winnie’s body defects.
The next day, my father called again. He sounded like he was sitting on a high horse.?“I can give you this year’s dividend for your mother’s inheritance, but the company must make it up to Shana. I’ll give you 10 percent of the dividend every year from now on.”
“Why should my mother’s company be used as a dowry for the daughter of a mistress? I don’t lack money. I won’t leave my mother’s things to the two women who ruined her family. If Shana isn’t in a hurry to marry Peter, we can continue dragging things on!” I said and hung up.
Anyway, I plan to stay in the capital for a while longer. I can slowly deal with this matter.
When I arrived at the movie theater on Wu Tong Street, according to the address Shana gave me, I found that it had been decorated with flowers and balloons. Many young people from various families were also gathered there.
On the other side, I saw Shana dressed in a grand outfit. She was talking to a few rich ladies around her, beaming with joy.
Why did Shana have to call me here?
Did she want to see me make a fool of myself, or does she want to humiliate me in front of so many people? Or perhaps she wanted to show off her current happiness to me, to show that she’s living better than me?
Either way, I didn’t care. So I picked a spot that wasn’t too noticeable and sat down.
As the lights in the venue lit up, everyone quietened down and were looking forward to the appearance of the main character.
Shana also saw me and walked over snootily. She said to me proudly,?“Didn’t you always want to snatch Peter from me? Unfortunately, Peter has always liked me, and you are just a clown.”
Not expecting her to insult me using Peter, I shrugged indifferently.?“Only a dung beetle would treat dung as a treasure.”
“Just watch and be jealous of me.”
Shana wasn’t angry at my sarcasm this time.. She sat next to me confidently.
As the soothing music started, Peter walked on stage in a suit. He coughed and said,?“I am honored to have so many friends here today. Thank you.”
“Now, I want to confess my love to a beautiful lady. When I met her, I felt like I’d met the love of my life.”
After he finished speaking, the crowd below the stage started to cheer.
Shana puffed out her chest in the midst of the commotion and glanced at me like she won.
I rest my chin on my hand, bored. I can only hope this farce ends quickly.
“She is…”
As the lights on the field swung back and forth, Peter’s voice dragged on. Beside me, Shana was trying to look shy as she straightened her hair.
“It’s her!”
Suddenly I was hit by a beam of light. I squinted, then watched Peter jump off the stage and walk toward me.
Shana, who was in the darkness, was stunned for a second before she forced a smile and said loudly,?“How could it be her? Peter, are you mistaken?”
Peter was clearly startled by Shana’s sudden appearance in the dark. He looked at me and then at Shana, whose expression was on the verge of breaking down. He quickly made a decision.?“No, there’s no mistake. I just want to confess my love to this lady beside you.”
Immediately after, Peter looked at me and said affectionately,?“Beautiful lady, I have loved you for a long time, but I don’t know your name. May I ask…”
“Impossible! Didn’t you say you like me?”?Shana couldn’t maintain her posture and immediately interrupted Peter sharply.
Perhaps with me and many friends present, Peter had to pretend to be calm and explain, but his fluttering gaze revealed his panic.
“Shana, liking and loving are different things.”
“You said you would marry me!”
When Shana said this, people immediately thought of Peter’s past romantic affairs.
“Peter, aren’t you engaged to Shana’s sister, the fat girl who was pregnant with someone else’s child?”
“Peter, you’re not still engaged to someone, are you?”
“Why are you talking about marrying Shana now?”
Seeing that the courtship event was messed up, and that they had not publicly announced Shana and Peter’s decision to marry yet, Peter went back on his words and said,?“No! I will break off the engagement with that fat girl and I will not marry Shana!”
Peter pointed at me and said,?“Right now, I only have one true love. It’s her!”
After being pointed at and judged by everyone, my mood instantly turned bad and I stood up with a cold face.
Shana, who’d been humiliated in public, was glaring at me venomously, her body shaking with rage.
However, she did not expose the fact that I am the “fat girl Luna” that these people were talking about.
Of course, I came back from abroad in a new light. I crushed my step-sister Shana in every way, especially since I was still engaged to Peter. Shana would never do anything that will harm her interests, no matter how stupid she was.
“Beautiful lady, I truly love you. Please accept my confession.”
Seeing that Shana was no longer looking for trouble, Peter immediately knelt on one knee and took a bouquet of bell orchids from his follower. He added affectionately.?“I know you don’t like roses, so I changed them to bell orchids that symbolize happiness.”
The atmosphere at the scene reached its c****x. Someone even started shouting,?“Beautiful lady, agree to his proposal!”
If I’d known this would be such a stupid and awkward situation, I wouldn’t have agreed to Shana’s request. I expressionlessly refused,?“I’m sorry, I don’t want to have anything to do with you. Please stop pestering me.”
“And,”?I said, looking at Shana’s livid face,?“I wish you and Shana a long, happy life together.”
As soon as I finished speaking, I picked up my bag and left quickly, leaving these silly people behind.
I still have to rush home to take care of my two babies.
“Winnie, mommy isn’t home. I’m so bored. Can you play baseball with me?”
Nicole was holding up a baseball bat that was as long as her arm and waving it around.
“Sorry Nicole, I am reading a book. Have fun by yourself.”
Winnie looked up and shook her head at Nicole, who was dressed in sportswear and had short blond curls that made her look like a tomboy.
“Fine.”
Feeling lonely, Nicole put down her baseball bat and walked to the balcony. Leaning over the railing, she looked down at the group of kids playing basketball.
“If only I had an older brother to play with,”?Nicole mumbled.
As her eyes darted around, Nicole suddenly noticed that the face that resembled her had appeared in the window opposite her.
It was a little boy with short blond hair and wearing a suit.
Nicole’s eyes widened. Next, she waved her hands and shouted,?“Hey! Hey!”
Winnie, who was sitting on the small desk, frowned and said,?“Nicole, what are you shouting about?”
Seeing that the person inside the window had washed his hands and was about to leave, Nicole quickly picked up a baseball and threw it at him with all her might.
“Clang!”?The entire glass window opposite was smashed by the baseball.
The boy on the other side took a step back in shock and looked up.
The two blond little kids looked at each other and saw disbelief and shock in each other’s eyes.
“Nicole! You’re in trouble again!”
Winnie hurriedly ran to the balcony and tiptoed to look. As expected, the glass window opposite was smashed.
Seeing the face disappear from the window, Nicole was momentarily stunned. She then quickly ran out.
“Nicole! Nicole!”