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 was deep in her own thoughts, she did not answer the doctor's question. Francis and the doctor exchanged looks before leaving Rhianne alone in the room again.
"Did something happened to my sister?" Francis anxiously asked Dr. Calvin, Rhianne's doctor.
"Her life is not in danger anymore. As I've said a while ago, she only needs to have plenty of rest for the next two days."
"I already know that! What I am asking is why it seems like she can't remember anything?"
During Rhianne's accident, the Cartel siblings decided to play in the pool. Rhianne was still trying to learn how to swim. When he heard his phone ringing on the table, Francis get out of the water and reminded his sister not to play at the deepest part of the pool. A close friend of Francis calls him, so he got engrossed on the phone call for a while.
He saw Rhianne trying to swim in the deeper part of the pool, so he scolded her to get out of the pool. Rhianne sighed and decided to follow her brother's order. When he saw Rhianne getting out of the pool, her foot slipped from the metal stairs. Francis saw that Rhianne's head hit the metal stairs before falling on the pool again. Throwing his phone somewhere, he quickly jumped in the water to save his sister.
Though Rhianne was not bleeding anywhere, it does not mean she was already out of danger. The doctor examined her to checked if she has internal bleeding or not. Fortunately, there was nothing abnormal in her body. This eased her family's worry. But remembering his sister's look as she asked about him, worries and uneasiness bloomed in his heart again.
"Physically, Ms. Cartel is okay. But based on her behavior after she woke up, it seems like she's having a loss of memory."
"What does it mean?!"
"Amnesia. You mentioned that Ms. Cartel hit her head hard before falling down the water. That may be the cause of why she can't remember anything. We still need to observe her for a while. Maybe she was just confused for the meantime since Ms. Cartel just woke up." Dr. Calvin said. "If my suspicions are true, I can call my friend in F City to examine Ms. Cartel about her condition. For now, you should calm down first, and don't let your sister see you are anxious."
After some pointers from Dr. Calvin, he left Francis alone in front of Rhianne's room. This is the first time Rhianne woke up after her accident after three days. Francis thought that everything was now okay, but who would have thought that Rhianne might be suffering from amnesia after waking up?
Francis forced himself to calm down. He first sat on a chair before he fished out his phone from his pocket to call their parents. Francis called their mother to tell that Rhianne has woken up, but did not mention about her current situation. It was better to talk about it in person than through the phone.
While pondering how he will tell their parents about Rhianne's condition, Francis heard the sound of a door opening. Francis saw Rhianne standing at the door. She was supporting her weak body on the IV stand she was holding. She looks pitiful.
"Why did you get up from the bed? You should rest more."
The truth is, Rhianne heard the conversation between Francis and Dr. Calvin.
'Sister? But I can't remember having a sibling after my parents died. And the word 'F City' sounds familiar. Most importantly, why they are referring to me as "Ms. Cartel"?'
Rhianne's eyes widened when she remembered where did she hear it. That is the surname of the character who has the same name as her.
Rhianne Cartel.
Seeing his sister's pale face, Francis assisted Rhianne back to the bed. He was trying to be careful around Rhianne. If she was really suffering from amnesia, then she cannot remember anything including him.
'Rhianne is like a lost girl filled with strangers around her now.'
This thought was basically what Rhianne is thinking right now.
'Who are these people? Why are they referring me as Ms. Cartel? I am not that person! What is happening right now?!'
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
"Let go of me!""Why are you here?"The two of them asked each other at the same time. The boy pursed his lips and slowly let go of Rhianne's wrist. Rhianne quickly took a step backward to put a distance between her and the boy. When he saw Rhianne's panicked expression, the boy's face darkened."Why are you here?" The boy asked Rhianne again. "Who told you to visit our house again?"Did she already visit their house before? There was a possibility since Francis is a good friend of Dr. Calvin. And besides, she will never know if Rhianne Cartel had been here before since she just recently occupied this body.But this boy just gave her a heart attack! Who told him to show up without making a sound in front of her? At least give her a warning if you will approach her.When the boy saw Rhianne's alarmed posture, he thought that she was only acting as if she does not want to be
After that small incident at Calvin's house, Rhianne already forgot it and her life became more peaceful. She was no longer acting shy or awkward with her family. These past few months, she was getting closer to them than before. Rhianne was thankful that she has now a place to call 'home'.But what made Rhianne more thankful was that after meeting Andrew when he suddenly visited their house with his mother, she did not see him again even once. Rhianne was determined to avoid him at all costs. In her heart, Andrew is the devil who will be the cause of Rhianne and her family's destruction. So it will be better not to be involved with him in any way.During her free time, Rhianne always thinks of the future. She only read a few pages of the story. So Rhianne did not know how the story will end. But because the book she read was a romance story, the male lead and the female lead obviously will have a good and happy ending. But she did not know and will