Chapter 4

I woke up abruptly at midnight, coughing violently from suffocation.

I reached out and touched my face. The bottom half of my face was covered in blood.

I stumbled into the bathroom and washed my face.

When I walked back to my bedroom, I heard Asher’s voice.

I froze.

“Luna, actually, you’re the one I loved since the start…”

I felt my heart sink.

I subconsciously held my breath and stood motionlessly before the door.

Luna started sobbing.

“Then, why did you get together with Petra?”

Asher sighed.

“I tried to locate your whereabouts, but I did not get any results after a year.

“Then, Petra appeared before me.

“I figured even if she was just a fake, I’d be happy to see a face like yours every day.”

His words pierced through my ears.

I felt a numbing pain in all my limbs.

Luna’s voice shook.

“What about Petra?

“You’re with her for four years. How are you going to end it?”

Asher stayed silent for a really long time.

“I’ll make it up to her.

“After all, we’ve been together for four years, and I’ve truly loved her.

“I’ll give her some money and buy her a house. I’ll arrange a good job for her so she’ll live a comfortable life.”

He spoke in a matter-of-factly manner, and he sounded so sincere.

It sounded as if the compensation he mentioned had been more than enough.

The relationship that I cherished so deeply had just been a misunderstanding from the start.

I finally thought I had found someone who had willingly chosen me. In the end, he still belonged to Luna instead.

I had been with Asher for four years. I had spent four years by his side and gave him my heart.

It turned out to him that I was just a counterfeit product. I was occupying a spot that did not belong to me.

I forced myself to go back to my bedroom. I bent down in pain.

I bit my lip forcefully and suppressed the painful moan from coming out of my mouth.

I did not sleep at all for the entire night.

The next day, Luna opened the bedroom door.

She saw my pale complexion and exclaimed, “Are you alright?! Why do you look so ill?”

I shook my head and forced a smile.

“I’m fine, I just couldn’t sleep well last night.”

My mother glanced at me and frowned impatiently.

“What are you up to again?

“Today, Luna’s going to try on wedding gowns. You better be on your best behavior.”

Luna laughed and leaned against Asher’s chest as she rubbed her head against his chin lovingly.

After they expressed their feelings to each other last night, they were acting extremely close.

In the bridal shop, the white wedding gowns looked like a young girl’s perfect dream.

Luna chose a fishtail gown and twirled before the full-length mirror.

I stared at her in a daze as I felt envious of her.

Asher suddenly turned toward me.

“Would you like to try on any gowns?”

I was momentarily stunned as I dodged his gaze. Then, I shook my head.

Luna walked over with a smile and quietly turned his attention away from me.

The shopkeeper praised them. “You look like a match-made in heaven. What a beautiful couple!”

I looked at them standing next to each other, and I felt an itchiness in my throat.

I bent down as I coughed violently.

I subconsciously covered my mouth and felt the warm liquid against my palm.

I stumbled into the washroom.

My mother glanced at me. Then, she said coldly and impatiently, “Ignore her. She’s putting on an act to get attention.”

I leaned against the door in resignation. I did not even have the strength to stand upright.

I poured out all my pills with trembling hands and stuffed them into my mouth. Then, I swallowed the pills without any water.

However, the pain was still overwhelming. It washed over me like tidal waves.

I fell onto the floor and curled up.

Blood and half-dissolved pills dribbled out from the corner of my mouth.

When I slowly lost consciousness, I suddenly wanted to call out to my mother.

I wanted to ask her if she had ever loved me.

She must have loved me, right?

Was there a mother who did not love her own daughter?

However, my voice was too soft. No one heard me.

I mustered my very last strength to call my mother.

She hung up on me after two beeps.

Her text message popped up on my screen.

[Petra, can you stop being so competitive?]

[Luna’s trying on wedding gowns. Don’t cause any more trouble.]

I stared at the text message for a really long time.

Tears trickled down my cheeks.

I let out a final breath and shut my eyes quietly.

After a long while, the shopkeeper opened the door.

When she saw my pale face, she screamed in terror.

“Help! Someone, help! There’s a dead person!”

My mother and Asher walked over after hearing her screams.

My mother forced her way through the crowd and saw my purplish body.

She froze as blood drained out of her face immediately.

“Petra? Petra!”