'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 was still afraid to meet anyone aside from her family. After all, she still can't remember anything.
"Nice meeting you, Andrew." Francis said in a polite tone before looking at Janice. "It is a pleasure meeting one of my mom's friends. Unfortunately, Rhianne and I need to go now. We will be visiting one of our relatives today."
"Oh. That is unfortunate. I was thinking of making Carmie's children become friends with my Andrew." Janice said. "But it can't be helped. Let us just have a chat another time."
Rhianne did not know why, but she can feel Janice's gaze on her. She simply lowered her head to avoid her gaze and hold her brother's hand tight. Carmie strictly reminded her brother to take good care of her and tell them to go home before dinner. Before leaving the living room, Rhianne turned her head to look at Andrew one more time. She was surprised to see him also looking at her with a smile on his face. As if he was glad to see her in person. So there was only one thing running on Rhianne's head right now.
'The devil has finally come!'
As Rhianne and Francis left them in the living room, Andrew's gaze lingered on Rhianne's back until her figure completely disappeared from his sight. Then his smile deepened as if Andrew saw something amusing. No one can tell what he was thinking at that moment.
To avoid suspicions from their guests, they decided to go somewhere and will return before dinner. Francis helped his sister to get inside the car. He also gave instructions to the driver before looking at Rhianne.
"What happened, Rhianne? Are you feeling sick?"
"No. It was just... I am still not ready to see other people."
Francis nodded his head in understanding. He did not ask more questions to Rhianne. He simply changed the topic and talk with Rhianne about her daily activities. Rhianne was thankful that Francis did not notice her abnormality towards Andrew. Seeing the reason why the Cartel family meets a horrible fate sends shivers in her spine. Wanting to avoid it at all costs, she promised herself never to be involved with Andrew until the very end.
Rhianne did not notice that the car had stopped until Francis assisted her to remove the seat belt. When they get out of the car, Rhianne roamed her eyes on the huge house in front of them. Rather than a house, it should be called a mansion since it is literally bigger than their villa.
"Is the person living here one of our relatives?" Rhianne can't help but ask.
"Not a relative, but a friend of mine." Francis said. Rhianne looked at him with accusing eyes that were silently questioning him about his answer. He can't help but laugh at the sight.
"I just made an excuse earlier so we can leave them without any problem. And besides, I am really planning to leave with you today so we can visit my friend."
"Is your friend a girl?"
"Getting jealous that your precious brother will be paying attention to another girl aside from you?"
Rhianne scoffed when she heard Francis teasing him. Teasing and bantering with each other was another thing that happened between Francis and Rhianne for the past months. Rhianne did not feel awkward about it. Maybe it is because of the remaining feelings that the original Rhianne Cartel left in the body that was engraved deeply through its system. Though she felt a little weird since Rhianne did not have any siblings in her past life.
"No. I will just give my deepest sympathy that she chooses a boy who is not charming and handsome enough. If I were her, I will quickly reject you. You are too ugly, brother!"
Of course, that was only a joke. Tim and Carmie are both good looking, so naturally, Francis will inherit their good appearances. Francis is a handsome young man. Though he looks aloof and stern sometimes, Francis has a natural charm to attract other peoples around him.
Francis just laughed at Rhianne's answer before patting her hair. He did not detect any abnormalities with Rhianne unlike earlier. And it was good that she is not as tense as before. Francis praised himself as a considerate elder brother in his heart. He was about to inform someone to tell his friend that they would arrive when he heard a voice behind them.
"So you finally arrived."
"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
A few minutes after preparing the food on the table, the head manager has returned and informed Carmie of the details about the couple's information. The head manager said that they can't conceive a child after so many years and they decided to adopt a child to raise. The couple chose to adopt a girl who has the same age as Rhianne. Naturally, Carmie was happy for that girl. At least one of the children in the Welfare Agency will now have a new family. Rhianne was also happy for that girl. That girl will now have a family and she will now receive the love and warmth that a family can give to her. This put Rhianne in a good mood. She volunteered to help the staff distributed the toys her mother's secretary had prepared earlier for the children. Carmie watched her daughter who energetically helped them with their task. As long as her daughter is healthy and smiling, everything is good.After finishing the task, the children gave their sincere
Rhianne did not dwell much on the reality that she had met with the female lead. She remembered that Candice Dy was an orphan and adopted by a kind couple. After some years, she will meet the male lead and that will be the start of their romance. But Rhianne did not expect that Candice was an orphan from the Welfare Agency that her mother is managing.After that day, Rhianne focused on learning again. Before the school year officially starts, she started reading the books available in their library. Her family was surprised when they her often staying in the library, but they did not say anything about it. Before her accident, Rhianne disliked reading books a lot. But looking at Rhianne who became interested in reading books, her family silently supported her.One day, a maid informed them that they have a sudden visitors. Rhianne was scared that Andrew is the one visiting their house. But when the maid explained that their sudden visitors
Rhianne did not know what he was thinking right now. She had a frown on her pretty face while thinking about a lot of things. Apparently, Rhianne Cartel has been a spoiled lady pampered since birth. She never experienced any hardship in life because her money can solve everything. Not only that, but her body is also too delicate!Aside from her new discovery that Rhianne Cartel is destined not to receive any flowers in this life, she also knew that her body is weak. This is too different from her past life. Due to the environment of their old place, Rhianne grew to be tough. She did not get sick easily and can still work even though she has a cold or fever.'No wonder that the whole family is very concerned with me. This body is too fragile!'Seeing that Rhianne was lost in her own world, he snapped his fingers twice in front of her face. Rhianne blinked her eyes and blankly looked at the boy. Sh
"What are you all doing here?"When Rhianne heard her brother's voice, she happily escaped from Calvin's hands and ran towards her brother. She quickly hid behind his back with her arms hugging his waist. Francis looked at his sister before turning his head to observe their visitors. He made a quick conclusion about the situation."Are you visiting us just to disturb Rhianne?" "Yes.""No."The Lancester brothers both answered his question. Just like what he thought! At first, Francis was confused about why did Calvin with his brother visited their house. Calvin mentioned that he needed to look at their college pictures which were very suspicious from the start. If Calvin really wanted to see it, he can just visit the official webpage of their school and look in the photo gallery on it. Keith really wanted to punch his brother in his face for making things worse. Calvin knows that Francis is always suspicious of him because he really thought that he is always bullying Rhianne. It all
After that day, there were no important events that happened in the past few days. Rhianne's daily routine was still the same. Except that she's always on her phone and exchanged text messages with the male lead. That day, Keith gave his phone number to Rhianne before leaving their house.Keith does not want to lose contact with Rhianne after being friends with her again. He had an idea to visit her regularly, but remembering her brother's existence, Keith thought that it was a bad idea. So he just gave his contact details to Rhianne and told her to text him as soon as she can.Rhianne has an unused phone in her drawer, but she never tried to open it because she was not familiar with the list of people listed in the phonebook. When Rhianne casually asked her mother if it was possible for her to buy a new phone, her mother automatically agreed. So the very next day, Carmie handed the brand new phone to Rhianne. After setting up her new phon