Evie Hunter stood in front of the huge glass window, staring at the hustle and bustle of the city down below. She had been more than amazed the first time she stood on the same spot and saw the scenery. Then and there, it really came to her how entirely different this world was to hers.
However, her opinion about Evely’s world did not change. In fact, with everything that she had been seeing so far, it only confirmed her thoughts. This world looked aesthetically modern and grand, but in reality, everything in it was so backwards. Even if her world could be called medieval in appearance, as she had searched the word, her world was more than ten times more convenient than where she was right now.
For example, this world’s mode of transportation. Sure, the metal carriages she had seen came in different forms and colors, and they looked so nice. Evie wa
Liz Hunt’s voice became smaller and smaller as she spoke. It was clear that she was being very careful as to not to agitate Evely, whom she knew hated her a lot. Their relationship had never been harmonious to begin with. When Evely’s parents divorced when she was six, she blamed her father for the fall out. Her mother said that it was because Francis Hunt was seeing someone else that their marriage broke. Evely was also told that her mother could only take her sister and not Evely because Francis did not want her sister.This was why, when Francis married Lizbeth Morgan, a socialite, two years after the divorce, Evely more than raised hell, thinking she was the homewrecker her mother told her about. The charming house in Hampton Hills was never without a fight— and it was all due to Evely finding faults with Francis’ new wife.
Francis and Liz Hunt trudged the hallway of the VIP ward arm in arm. Although the man looked haggard due to his days of staying up late and taking care of many things all at once, while the woman was tearstained, there were smiles on their faces. Also, for the very first time in years since they married, in their hearts and minds, they had peace. Even if they still had a lot of things to deal with, now that at least, their daughter was no longer antagonistic towards them, the rest would be easier.The years had not been easy, but they were aware that it was because of their own choice to hide the truth. If they had been truthful towards Evely from the beginning, things wouldn’t have escalated to the point it did before their daughter’s incident. Also, Francis had to admit that even if he suffered as well, the one who was truly wronged was his wife.
“Will you tell her the truth?” Liz was dumbfounded, and Francis looked guilty.“I know. I made you suffer all those years for nothing. In the end, I still have to tell her the truth...”Liz shook her head again. If Francis decided to tell Evely about everything, then something really serious happened that was more important than keeping that secret, and something did. If her husband suspected that his ex-wife was the one behind Evely’s kidnapping, then it’s best for the truth to come out so that Evely would stop seeing that person.Actually, when Francis and his ex-wife divorced, her husband got full custody of Evely since the woman was not her biological mother anyway. Also, since she did something appalling towards the child by purposely making her sick, she had committed a crim
Back at the VIP ward, Evie who had her eyes closed let out a sigh. She still had very little divine inheritance left in her body, and she was hesitating if she should use it or not. She did not even use it to heal herself faster, thinking of saving it for an emergency. But she felt that right now was some kind of an emergency.After spending days at the hospital, she realized that she had made so many mistakes that alarmed the people around her. But she could not help it. Although she knew everything, she knew them in the eyes of an onlooker. How would she know if she said or did something that she was not supposed to in this world? She could not even help cure herself. She had no energy to always police her actions and words too.Her parents would be meeting that psychologist, and she wanted to know what they would discuss in detail. This would help her point
Evie could not believe it! She thought everyone in this world were mortals. How could there be a powerful sage that existed here?Or was what she had always thought wrong? After all, she’s not human and she was sent to this world. Did it mean that there were other celestial beings like her in this world?Evie suddenly felt her guard go up. The surprised expression on her face vanished, replaced by a circumspect one, before she lapsed into a deep thought. Since the people below were no longer talking about things that interested her, she withdrew her senses and did not listen to them anymore. In any case, she already knew the gist of their discussion.“Is Dr. Carl Jensen from my world?” Evie wondered out loud.When the doctor talked to her, she did not f
“Are you hungry?” Liz asked as she opened two thermos bottles she brought with her. “I brought both mushroom and egg drop soup. Which one would you like to have first?”Huh?Evie took a while to remember what she had requested to eat earlier. When she did, she was surprised as well as moved. Liz was really a great mom. She’s also a benevolent person, choosing to always forgive Evely, most especially now since she called her mom earlier.“I’ll have the mushroom soup for now, mom. I just woke up. I don’t really have an appetite,” Evie answered, and Liz automatically poured her a bowl of soup.“That’s not good, Evely. It’s already evening. You should eat more,” Francis said as he too placed a lunc
“Surrogate… Evely…”Both Francis and Liz looked at her in shock.“You knew…”Evie nodded. This time, she had to lie. She couldn’t very well tell them that she had seen Evely’s previous life before, and knew some events and secrets that were still hidden around this time. This year, she’s still eighteen years old, five years before the original Evely and Evie died.In the original timeline, after returning from the kidnapping, Evely was more hostile to her stepmother. She was more and more obnoxious and acerbic when speaking to her which led to another huge argument between father and daughter. Evely ended up leaving the house, since she was eighteen and she had money of her own from her mother, not knowing th
“Wow…”Evie was amazed. Evely’s life was on the same level as those dramas she watched on the magic box— er television.“That’s why dad did not want you to know…” Francis' voice choked. “If I could, I would do everything to change the past…”Evie reached out and placed a finger against her father’s lips, silencing him.“Legitimate or not— this doesn’t change the fact that I am your daughter and you are my father,” she said, making both her parents stare at her with teary eyes. “Besides, with you as my dad and Liz as my mom, who would dare look down on me?”Evie puffed out her chest, looking very proud, making h