Janet spotted me the moment she walked in–sitting across from Cedric.The smile on her face froze instantly.Her pupils widened, as if she just saw a ghost."E–Eleanor?!"I lifted my iced Americano and took a slow sip, not even sparing her a glance.Cedric frowned, clearly displeased, and looked at her."You know her?"I lazily stirred the ice in my cup."My sister. Janet."I paused, then added lightly, "No blood relation, though. We were switched at birth in the hospital. My parents still let her stay with the family."Janet bit down hard on her lip.Panic flashed across her eyes–and beneath it, the deep, festering jealousy of someone who stole a place that was never hers.However, she glanced at Cedric's strikingly handsome face and then at me.Greed won.She took a deep breath, pulled out a chair, and sat down right beside us as if nothing was wrong."Hey, Cedric, what a coincidence."Her voice turned soft and sugary, deliberately pitiful."Actually, I'm the one who
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