Rhianne slammed the book in her bag after reading the middle part of the story. She tried to calm herself down by grabbing her bottle jug and drank the content of it. She can't believe that the character with the same name as her met that tragic ending.
After finishing her work as a saleslady in a department store, one of her workmates asked Rhianne to joined her in a bookstore to buy a romance novel to read. Since she does not have anything to do after her shift, Rhianne agreed to join her workmate.
While waiting for her workmate, Rhianne randomly browsed the bookshelf in the bookstore to kill some time. A black, hardbound book caught Rhianne's attention so she reached for it. When she discovered that one of the characters in the story has the same name as her, Rhianne decided to buy it without looking at the book's title or synopsis.
After buying their books, Rhianne and her workmate had separated at the bus stop and bid goodbye to each other. She rode a bus and sat on the seat behind the bus driver. Rhianne opened the book she bought and started reading it.
The plot started when the main female protagonist, Candice Dy, was adopted by a kind couple in the countryside. Because of her intelligence and good character, the male lead will slowly fall in love with her. However, the male lead's family will oppose their relationship because of Candice's poor background. Keith Lancester's family will cause a lot of trouble for Candice until she decided to break up with the male lead and grabbed the exchange student program that their school offered to her and goes abroad.
In the middle of the story, the novel introduced Andrew Gartin. He's the character who is good at hiding his thoughts and emotions. Andrew is an ambitious man who wants all the best he can have. He came from a family that is not rich enough to enter the high society so all he can do was to endure for now. He has a childhood friend named Rhianne Cartel. Andrew acted like a perfect gentleman whenever he was with Rhianne. Because of it, Rhianne fell in love with him and does not want to marry any other guy aside from Andrew.
But the truth is, Andrew just wanted Rhianne's fortune and family's name for his own ambitions. Rhianne is the little princess of her family. They cherished her so much which makes her a little spoiled. When the Cartel family discovered her relationship with Andrew, they were against it, but when Rhianne threatened her family that she will kill herself, they can't do anything but to reluctantly approved of their relationship. When Andrew entered the Cartel family, that's when the tragedy in Rhianne's life started.
He used the Cartel name to enter the high society. When he got a stable position in the high society, he planned a gruesome crime for Rhianne's parents and make her older brother a main suspect for it. Since Rhianne had no clue how to manage a company, Andrew became the new person-in-charge of their company.
When Rhianne realized what was truly happening, it was already late. All of the Cartel's fortune is now under Andrew's name. Rhianne was banished from her own house and branded as a madwoman by those people around her. When she tried to kill Andrew, she ended up dead instead.
It brought a sour mood to Rhianne after reading that part. The character named Rhianne in the novel is just an extra character used to make Andrew more powerful in the story. What is the author's thinking while writing the plot of this story? It's too much! And why does that stupid woman in love has the same name as her?
When Rhianne decided to continue reading the story, an accident suddenly happened. The bus driver shouted at the passengers to grab on to something stable. He hastily shouted that the bus was losing its control. Then the bus ran at too much speed. Rhianne can't catch up in her current situation. She was about to hold the pole tightly when the bus crashed straight with a heavily loaded truck.
It all happened so fast. Rhianne felt immersed pain in her chest before her head clashed on the pole with a great impact. All she can see was a blinding white light before Rhianne closed her eyes.
"Rhianne, can you hear me? Rhianne!" Rhianne felt like there was a fire burning in her chest. She forced herself to take a deep breathe a few times that made her cough dry, which result in her feeling pain in her throat. Not to mention that her head was also hurting so much. When she heard that someone was calling her name in a panicky voice, she forced herself to open her eyes. But Rhianne's body was not cooperating with her so she closed her eyes again and motionlessly laid her body flat on the floor. Rhianne tried to recall the things that happened in the accident. When the bus suddenly crashed with the truck, her body was squeezed and her head hardly hit on the pole. At that moment, Rhianne knew that she will die. But maybe luck was on her side this time since she can still feel herself breathing even though it's kinda hard for now. "Quick! F
At her question, Francis stiffly stare at his sister. He was trying to find anything from Rhianne's expression. The two of them are very close so it was natural for Rhianne to prank her older brother sometimes. But seeing Rhianne's confused expression, he knew that she was being serious. Panicking, Francis ran outside to call her doctor again. When he came back, Rhianne saw the teenage boy has a nervous expression. The doctor he brought asked Rhianne some questions again. The doctor asked questions like if she knows her name, age, her relatives, and the details of her accident. This makes her really confused. 'Why has the doctor asked me this question? And why did the teenage boy looking at me with that anxious expression?' Rhianne tried to think if she met this teenage boy before. As far as she can remember, the first time she met him was when he saved her with the middle-aged woman from the accident. Because
Rhianne remained seated on her bed while Francis was silently watching her. He also put a considerable distance between them thinking that he might scare her. When the door opened again, two unfamiliar people entered her room. Rhianne's body flinched and unconsciously became alert again. The middle aged-woman suddenly burst into tears witnessing how the girl became alert the moment they saw them while the stern-looking man on her side tried to comfort her. The woman was calling her sweet endearments suited for little girls, but Rhianne intentionally ignored it. They also tried to explain to Rhianne that they were her parents, hoping to see any reactions from her. Rhianne remained silent, giving them a look full of wariness. This makes the woman, or rather her 'mother' cried. After that, Rhianne did not talk again. Even when her 'family' tried to talk to her, she did not give them a response. When Dr. Calvin asked her if remembered anythi
The scene where Rhianne was crying while crouching on the floor was what Francis saw when he opened the door. He panicked a little while yelling loudly to call their parents into her room. Seeing her dear daughter in that state, Carmie quickly hugged Rhianne trying to calm her down. Rhianne did not know who held her body, but she wrapped her slender arms on that person as she cried louder than before. It took them a whole hour before they managed to calmed down the youngest member of their family. Her eyes were a bit red and swollen while some of her tears were still hanging on her eyelashes. Her cheeks were also swollen and her lips were slightly trembling. Francis intuitively brought a glass of water to his sister. Carmie reached for the glass and helped Rhianne to took small sips of water in the glass. After a few more minutes, Rhianne finally settled her emotions and stopped crying. Rhianne lowered her head, trying to hide her messy
Carmie never left Rhianne's side as they started eating their breakfast that morning. She always asked Rhianne what food she wanted to eat and Carmie will personally put it on her plate. Even if she was not used to it, Rhianne just let her mother do whatever she pleased. Rhianne had already forgotten how it feels like to have a mother. To see her new mother being caring and attentive towards her feels weird. "Do you still want another pancake? You can also try this waffle. You like eating these waffles with chocolate cream and sliced strawberry-" Carmie stopped herself from speaking and quickly looked at Rhianne's expression. "Sorry. I just got carried away." "No. It is okay." Rhianne said. "Uhm...Can I say something?" "Of course, dear. What is it?" Carmie softly said. Rhianne took a deep breath first before looking at the three people sitting with her at the dining table. "As you all
Months had passed after Rhianne's accident. During those days, Rhianne was trying to get to know her family more. Her attempts to get closer to them were never in vain because they welcome her antics with open arms. If Rhianne will give one step closer to them, then her family will give three steps to be closer to her.Every morning, Rhianne will help her mother to make their breakfast. Even though they have maids, the whole family was fond of Carmie's cooking, that is why they do not hire any chef to cook for them. As they cook in the kitchen, Carmie always shares a lot of funny stories which makes the mother and daughter pair laugh. This activity became a regular bonding time between Rhianne and Carmie.After eating their breakfast, Rhianne and Francis will go straight into the study room and help her brother to give some ideas about cars. Rhianne discovered that her brother is fond of cars. It is also one of their business for years. Si
'The hell is going on here?!'The boy named Andrew looked at Rhianne with a small smile on his face. Andrew bowed his head a little to greet them, but Rhianne did not bother to think about his actions. Rhianne felt like she will think that Andrew is a sensible and a good boy if she did not know his real color.'You mean this is 'that' Andrew who will be the cause of Rhianne's misfortunes?!'Is this the scenario where Rhianne fell in love with Andrew at first sight?! The book mentioned that they were childhood friends, but the book did not give more details about it. It turns out they became childhood friends because he is the son of her mother's friend.Rhianne unconsciously hid her body behind his brother and clutched his shirt so tight. Francis and Carmie glanced at each other before Francis held Rhianne's hand to reassure her. They thought that Rhianne was acting like this because she
"So you finally arrived." The siblings both turned their heads and saw a tall man standing near the gate. "Dr. Calvin?" "He is the friend I am telling you earlier." Francis explained. Rhianne alternately looked at her brother and Dr. Calvin. This made Calvin laughed. It was obvious on Rhianne's face what she was thinking right now. That girl is too expressive. Calvin did not know if it is a good thing or not. He took the initiative to explain the situation to Rhianne. "Francis and I came from the same school. I am his senior and we also joined the same club last year that is why we got acquainted." Calvin said. "And I am just turning twenty-three this year. I am not that old." "I did not..." Rhianne unconsciously blushed when she heard what Calvin said in the end. It was not really her intention to think that Calvin is very old. She was just simply wondering how her brother and her personal doctor became frien