Alia: "silly girl."
Alia wiped away Elena's tears.
Alia: "Pretending to be crazy has its advantages. Everyone thinks I'm really insane, and no one investigates a madman's actions. Besides, no one knows I pushed him; they just think he fell accidentally. So from then on, no matter how crazy the patients were, I wasn't afraid."
Alia: "I thought I could find a way out, but now I can't hold on any longer..."
Alia: "Kara didn't put me here for revenge."
Seeing Elena's tear-filled eyes, Alia gently stroked her hair and answered her questions one by one.
Alia: "She did it for my heart."
Elena's eyes widened in disbelief.
Elena: "How can that be... Wasn't she cured of her heart disease?! And, my brother... How could he let her do this?! Even if he hates me, would he really ignore the last bit of sibling love?! How could he do this to you..."
As Elena broke down in tears, Alia spoke softly.
Alia: "Your brother doesn't know about this, but I overheard a conversation between my attending physician and the director."
Alia: "At first, I was shocked and scared, but I soon figured it out."
Unknown to others, Kara and Olivia must have known that Alia wasn't crazy when she was brought in. The hospital had arranged for her to have a private doctor.
Under the guise of caring for the Darian family's reputation, they injected her daily with drugs designed to numb her nerves little by little, without affecting her heart function.
Now, Alia can barely walk normally.
With Kara's surgery approaching, it's clear that Alia's life is coming to an end.
Elena: "No!"
Elena cried uncontrollably.
Elena: "Alia, there's got to be a way. I'll find a way. I'll save you! I'll get you out of here..."
But Alia's face grew paler, and Elena knew deep down that there was nothing she could do.
If she had been able to save Alia, she wouldn't be locked up here, stripped of her freedom, living a life worse than death, completely unaware of it until now .
Alia: "The happiest thing in my life is meeting you."
Alia's voice rang out again.
Alia: "I said I would protect you as long as I was here, but from now on, I can't be with you anymore. Even if I were to die, I would never give up my heart to Kara.Even if my heart stops beating and my body turns to ashes, I will never give my heart to her!"
Alia's expression turned fierce in an instant, with a desperate determination. In this sunless sanatorium, during these days of captivity, she had gone mad, if not mad already.
She played the most malevolent part in Kara and Olivia's sweet love story, which had lasted so long, and now it's time to end it.
But at the last moment, she still hopes that her friend Elena can be different from her, can forget all this and live a happy life.
Alia: "Forget me..."
Alia stares into Elena's eyes, her deep pupils fixated on her. Elena is Alia's last trace of nostalgia on earth.
Alia: "Then live well and show those people!"
The air seems to freeze with time. Elena's eyes fill with tears. She looks at Alia's smile and nods emphatically.
--
By the time Kara, Olivia, and CainEthan arrive, Alia's hospital room is already ablaze with flames, and the sun's glow is on the horizon like a gorgeous poppy in the sky.
Alia sits in her wheelchair, the fire slowly consuming her body from her immobile legs up.
The flames tear madly at every inch of her skin, and Alia is like a witch executed in ancient times. The fear of watching her life disappear and the smell of burnt flesh make her throw her head back in pain, grip the handrail tightly, and scream silently with her mouth open.
In the midst of great pain, tears run down the corners of her eyes, drying almost instantly in the raging fire of the room.
Alia: "I'm not reconciled! Not reconciled!"
Elena, hiding in the bushes not far away, covers her bloodied hand over her mouth.
Every nerve in her body trembles and wails. She hates, hates her own powerlessness, watching her only sister die in the fire. She hates Alia, even if they had fallen into such a situation, and those who would not let her go.
With tears running hot down her face and no sound coming out of her throat, Elena's heart seems to be torn apart.
She huddles in the bushes, unable to open her tear-filled eyes, trembling.
Elena: "Alia and Elena, together forever."
Her voice seems to echo in the air. Alia's twinkle and smile appear before her eyes, but the person who said they would be together forever is now dying a painful death in front of her.
If there is a God in this world, please listen to it, listen to the silent cry of the sad people in this world.
All the noise, all the noise, all the noise.
Elena only remembers the last thing Alia said to her.
Alia: "Please greet every dawn for me."
.....................
Ethan: "where have you been?" Elena asked as she entered the room.
Ethan was sitting on the couch, looking at her with distaste. He had never been close to his sister, even as a child. She used to be just a loner, but then she started hanging out with that troublemaker Alia, and everything went downhill from there.
Brooklyn University, the top university in Sunvale City, gathers the elite sons and daughters of wealthy families, as well as academic talents. The most prominent figures are in the student councils of the Business School and the Science School. Coincidentally, Alia and Elena are both in the Business School and the Science School, respectively, but they have terrible reputations in both.
If it weren't for the fact that she is a member of the Drake clan, and if it weren't for her being Ethan's sister, the rich kids in the student councils of the Business School and the Science School wouldn't have let her off so easily. Elena hung her head, avoiding Ethan's gaze. She lifted her shopping bag and spoke in a voice as small as a mosquito.
Elena: "I went shopping.
Olivia tugged at Ethan's sleeve, somewhat reproachfully.
Olivia: "Ethan, don't be like that.
As she spoke, Olivia stood up and quickly walked over to Elena, reaching out to take her arm. Elena sidestepped, avoiding Olivia's hand. Olivia's face showed a bit of awkwardness, and a flash of malice flickered in her eyes, but she quickly recovered her smile.
Olivia: "Are you tired, Elena?
Ethan watched Elena avoid Olivia, and his girlfriend still smiled gently at her, which made him even more dissatisfied with Elena.
Ethan: "She's going to be your sister-in-law soon.
Turning to look at Elena, Ethan's tone was full of disapproval.
Ethan: "Is this how the Drake clan taught you to answer people's questions?
Elena bit her lower lip. Since childhood, because of her personality, her relationship with her brother was never good, but it had never been this strained. When did it start? Her family repeatedly ignored her, and she never spoke to her brother at school, as if they were strangers. Then Olivia, so gentle and excellent, appeared.
From indifference to alienation, finally to estrangement. And Alia, the only one she cared about, became the trash and villain in the eyes of the Business School's student council because Olivia and Kara were spreading rumors everywhere. Alia and Elena became even more hated.
Elena... the stain of the Drake clan, that's what they all thought, wasn't it? Even if they didn't say it, their father, mother, and brother, every look, every expression, was saying just that.
Olivia: "Ethan...
Olivia walked slowly to Ethan's side, a gentle smile on her face with a hint of grievance, shaking her head at him.
Olivia: "Elena is just tired, don't...
Before she could finish, Elena had already run upstairs.
Every time, she was the one everyone disliked. From childhood to adulthood, she had always been overshadowed by her brother, constantly compared to him. She was never outstanding or remarkable; she was just an ordinary person. But she was part of the top family in Sunvale City, the Drake clan.
Compared to her brother, she seemed insignificant, which made her withdrawn and self-abased.