LOGINClaire knew this was wrong. She felt affection for her alter egos, even though she should have gotten rid of them. But she couldn’t stop those feelings. The more therapy she went to, the more she could see her other personalities through her subconscious and, little by little, get to know them. Especially James. Oh, how James had endured that pain alone, causing him to become so dark and full of resentment. If Claire hadn’t been so weak, she certainly wouldn’t have created James as a shield against all the pain she’d received. It was all because her mind was too fragile.A sense of pity and sadness arose upon realizing that James had never been liked by anyone the moment he appeared. There was only hatred and fear. Claire felt like a truly wicked person for letting James struggle alone without any love. She had to pay more attention to that alter ego of hers from now on. Claire took a deep breath to calm herself down before continuing on her way; the faint sound of conversation in t
"Claire, I'm so disappointed in you. You've become a murderer!" "Dad, I've never felt like a murderer. I've never done it. Dad! Please listen to me!" "No, Claire. You've betrayed my trust. Now get out of this house! I can't stand to look at you any longer. I’d rather have Sergio than a murderer like you.”“But Dad, I’m not a murderer! I’ve never done it. Don’t believe Sergio, Dad. He’s two-faced! He’s been hating me even though I don’t know what I did to him.”“But all the servants are witnesses, Claire. You’re lucky I didn’t throw you in jail.”“Why are you doing this to me, Dad? Why would you choose to defend that wicked woman? A woman who isn’t even related to me by blood. Where’s your common sense, Dad? Did you forget about Mom that quickly and turn to that woman?" "Get out of this house, Claire, and don’t drag your mother into this! Don’t make me order the bodyguards to drag you out of this mansion." "Dad, I don’t want to! I love you, Dad!" "Get out right now! Don’t make me
“Rose? How is that possible? Were you the one who tortured Emily too?” Josh asked, confused, his face still facing forward, not daring to turn his head to the side. "Nothing is impossible in this world, honey. As long as God never sleeps, your eyeballs could even move to your feet if He wanted them to." Rose giggled for a moment, making the silence of that night feel strange. "Oh, actually, I really hate torture. But since I found this weapon in the seat crease, I want to mess with you." She laughed happily at having succeeded in scaring Josh. “You’re a total psychopath!” Josh hissed angrily.“Ugh, don’t call me a psychopath. I’d rather spend my time at the salon or sunbathing on the beach than seeing blood. Eww, blood makes me sick,” Rose replied, shuddering. Josh tried to process what Rose had said. This girl’s personality was completely different from the one who had tortured Emily. He saw an opening here to take her down. After gauging the right moment, he grabbed Rose’s han
"Are you ready to carry out our plan? I’ve already told Leo and Chloe to set a trap for Arsen tonight," Sergio said, watching Claire as she walked toward the lockers."Yep! I’m going over there first. You should leave if you don’t want Claire to get suspicious about us being together," Josh replied, then walked toward the lockers where Claire was standing. Josh approached Claire with a single rose in his right hand. Once he was right behind her, he held the rose up in front of Claire’s face, startling her so much that she immediately turned around to face Josh.“Josh?” Claire said, furrowing her brow. “A beautiful flower for a very beautiful girl,” Josh said, then winked at Claire.“What’s wrong with you? Why are you flirting with me?” Claire asked, playfully hitting Josh’s arm.He laughed at Claire’s reaction, which still looked startled. “I’ve told you that I love you, Claire. Can’t you tell from the way my eyes always look at you with so much love?” Claire immediately grew som
The anger that had nearly boiled over, slowly subsided and vanished completely after hearing that confession.[There are so many things I want to tell you, son. Can we set aside some time together to share stories? I really miss those days.] Arsen couldn’t hold back his smile this time, not caring that his vision was starting to blur. “Of course! I’ll take a week off and we can tour Portland. I’ll show you the beauty of autumn along the Willamette River. You’ll definitely love it—the air here is so clean and cool.” A chuckle sounded on the other end of the line. [Dad can’t wait to see it. Alright, son. I’m heading out now. The sooner the better, right? See you.] After that, the call ended.“So? What’s up? You look happy,” Leo asked as soon as Arsen moved the phone away from his ear with a broad smile. “Turns out Claire was right. Forgiving and letting go really is very difficult. But once I was able to do it, my heart felt truly at peace,” Arsen replied, his face beaming.Leo gentl
Leo clenched his jaw and balled his fists. “You’re a total asshole! You were pretending to be Rose?” James just gave a wry smile. “I could have killed you while you were asleep. Even that guy named Jack.”Leo didn’t know what to say. He couldn’t act rashly when facing James, because it would surely affect Claire. He couldn’t use a weapon. So the only option that crossed his mind was to handcuff James’s hands to stop him from going any further. After a brief scuffle, Leo finally managed to subdue James, though his arm and forehead were slashed by a knife. He was panting as if he’d just run a marathon. It turned out James was getting stronger. James had cursed him with the harshest words, but then lost consciousness after Claire took over. He hurriedly called Paul on his cell phone. “Paul, we’ve got a big problem now.”***Arsen was lost in thought near the glass wall of his apartment. After James had suddenly attacked Andreo by pretending to be Rose earlier, they agreed to give Clai
"Claire, how come Arsen gave you a ride to campus earlier?" Josh asked with a suspicious look."Uh... well... earlier I... almost got pickpocketed. Yeah, that’s right, I almost got pickpocketed on the street. Luckily, Arsen was passing by and helped me, then he offered to drive me to campus,” Clair
“Huh? No, I don’t have a twin. I have a younger sister, but she doesn’t look like me. Why?” Claire asked, wiping her hands and turning to face Arsen. “Eh? Umm... no, it’s just...” Arsen paused for a moment, unsure of what to say. “I… I once saw someone who looked almost exactly like you. No. Not
They chatted about many things, ranging from their college majors, hobbies, favorite movies, how Arsen had ended up in college late and eventually managed to open his own restaurant, to other trivial matters. Arsen felt that Claire was a pleasant person who could warm his heart. Her demeanor made
After seven hours of working at a restaurant that was always packed with customers, Claire was finally able to go home. She had no choice but to walk to her apartment, since public transportation had stopped running at this hour.Josh couldn’t give her a ride home tonight, and hailing a taxi—which







