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
Normandy was one of the oldest established regions in the North of France. It had a long coastline with white-chalk cliffs that made it a preferred landing spot and beachhead during the second world war. One of the said beaches was Omaha Beach, the famous landing site of D Day. Just off its coast was one of the country’s most famous tourist spots, the island where the great gothic abbey of Mon-Saint-Michel was built. The City of Rouen, Normandy’s prefecture, was one of the largest cities in medieval ages. It boasted the gothic style cathedral, where the hero Joan of Arc was executed in 1431. Even though it had been affected by the Hundred Years War between France and England, it remained a majestic city. Since the abolishment of the monarchy, most of the noble families switched into businesses, making most of them retain their huge estates and properties. On
“Cecille?”At the mention of the name, Cedric de la Roche placed his elbows on the table and clasped his hands together like a tent as he bowed. Ralph and Isaac looked on in worry as well as fear, most especially since the atmosphere in the room only turned more oppressive.It was summer but the temperature in the room was low, and was still dropping continuously by the second. Soon, the furniture began to be wrapped in white mist, while the glasses in the room, like the window, became foggy.“Y-Young Master…”“B-Boss…”Ralph and Isaac called out simultaneously just as the water in the glass cylinder sitting on the table for the Young Master to drink began to freeze. Then, the