Chapter 4

Euri was filled with regret. She regretted ever thinking she could make friends when she shared her body with another person. She was the reason Sadie could not graduate. "I’m sorry. It was all my fault."

She knelt in front of the university gates and started slapping herself. Everyone who passed by paused in their footsteps and looked at Euri in disbelief.

Euri slapped herself over and over. People started gathering around her with raised phones while Sadie watched with clenched fists.

One, two, three… thirteen.

Euri’s cheeks started to swell, and she bled from her lips, but it was as if she did not feel any pain. She did not stop slapping herself.

"That’s enough!" Sadie finally could not take it, and she dashed forward to help Euri up from the ground. "Stop playing the sympathy card! I will never sympathize with a devil like you, Euri!"

It was only then that Euri realized Sadie’s face was covered in tears. "Don’t cry, Sadie."

Euri remembered the first time she met Sadie. Back then, Sadie crouched at the corner of the university field and bandaged her wound. Someone bullied her, and she was covered in wounds from being beaten up.

The way Sadie kept her guard up made Euri feel like they were similar people. Euri helped bandage her wounds, and they reported those bullies together.

That day, the first snowflake of the winter fell, and Euri had her first friend.

She reached out to wipe away Sadie’s tears gently, as she always did, but Sadie slapped her hand away in a vicious manner. "We’re considered even now, Euri. Get lost!"

Sadie pushed Euri away hatefully and turned to run off.

Edwin came over, and his eyes widened with worry at Euri’s swollen knees and the blood on her face. "Is Sadie Levy appeased?"

Euri closed her eyes and felt only fatigue. "You knew that Sadie is my best friend, but you forced me to apologize anyway. You made me injure myself in front of Sadie because you knew she couldn’t bear to see me hurt, didn’t you?"

Her friendship with Sadie was also a stepping stone for Kiara.

Edwin frowned and sighed. "That’s enough. You’re not the only person paying the price. Kiara and you share the same body. You shouldn’t be petty over this."

He went to Euri and carried her in his arms to take her to the hospital, where he admitted her to the best hospital room. He stroked her head gently and said, "I’ll remember what you went through. Kiara crossed the line this time and made you bear the consequences.

"The next time you’re awake, I’ll take you to Mali Island for a beach wedding. Haven’t you always wanted to see the Northern Lights and play with dolphins? I’ll take you to do everything you love."

If Euri had not found out the truth, she would have been touched, but now she only grunted a reply and turned away, refusing to look at him.

Edwin continued chatting with her, but he stopped when he realized she was ignoring him. They were about to get married, and Euri would soon be his wife. He had all the time in the world to coax her.

The doctor arrived quickly. After bandaging Euri’s wound, he left the hospital room, and Edwin turned back into the perfect boyfriend. He stayed by Euri’s side and helped her to the bathroom, and he even brought her meals from home.

Soon, every doctor and nurse knew that Euri had a loving, rich, and considerate fiancé.

A nurse who helped Euri with her bandage could not help saying enviously, "Your fiancé treats you really well. He’s busy preparing your wedding, but he never forgets to accompany you. He’s the most wonderful man I’ve ever met."

Euri felt nothing when she heard the praise. She only smiled numbly at the nurse. The wedding he prepared was not for her. It was for Kiara.

The next day, Edwin helped her get discharged from the hospital and brought her to his office after that. "Wait here for me. We’ll go try on your wedding gown after this. I know it’s been hard on you during this time, so I got you a present. Do you like this necklace?"

Edwin showed her a blue necklace, but Euri remained silent. He bent over slightly to help her put it on, and he stroked her head after that. "Wait for me in my office."

Euri clutched the necklace and made an excuse to head to the bathroom because she had to escape from the suffocating environment. When she entered the bathroom, a female employee stared enviously at her necklace.

"Wow, Mr. Lang really loves you a lot. That necklace is worth a lot. I remember it’s not for sale, but Mr. Lang bid for it at an auction in North Aula."

Euri’s eyes widened. "When did he bid for it?"

She had no recollection at all of Edwin buying this necklace in North Aula.