Keeraâs diary wasnât filled with many entries.
Each sentence was loaded with copious amounts of information.
Keira started from the first page, dating back ten years
ago.
âWith how foolish I must have seemed, I must have been abandoned by them, right? Actually, livinghere peacefully with my foster parents, far away from their terrifying world, is quite nice, isnât it?â
Then, seven years ago.
âToday, I went to Oceanion for a trip and saw a girl working her way through school who looked exactlylike me. Her name is Keira, my biological younger sister. So, they arenât my biological parents after all,no wonder they abandoned me so easily when they saw I
was of no useâ¦â
And then from five years ago.
âI finally uncovered the truth. It turns out that Mom had escaped from them⦠I canât let them discovermy
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sister and mom. Theyâll kill my sister and take Mom away!â
When Keira read this, she felt a chill run down her
spine.
Her mother was taken away, and the âyounger sisterâ indeed was killed!
She gradually sat up straight, her facial expression turning solemn and tense.
It continued with an entry from three years ago.
âIt turns out they never truly gave up on me, still issuing me their first command. How ridiculous! Theywant me to use the most important person in my lifeâ¦â
Reading this, Keira thought of what Mary had once
said.
âKeera, didnât you say you couldnât even complete their first task? You said the first task involvedsomeone
very important to you, so you refused⦠The most important person in your life must be Howardbecause itâs definitely not me.â
Maryâs shy and jealous voice seemed to linger in Keiraâs ears, but in the next moment, she saw the
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contents of Keeraâs diary.
ââ¦How could I possibly use Mary? She has been my only friend since childhood! I would rather nevercontact her again than drag her into this mess!â
Keira was stunned.
For some reason, there were tears in her eyes.
Ever since she disguised herself as Keera, she always felt that Keera was very unfair to Mary, thinkingthat Keera was so infatuated that she blocked her best
friend for a guyâ¦
But that wasnât true!
Keera had never betrayed her friendship with Mary.
A warm surge rose in her heart, and she gripped the diary a bit more tightly.
Thinking of that sister she had only met once, and the tenderness and timidity in her eyes when shehad seen
herâ¦
It turns out her sister had such resilience in her bones!
Keira closed her eyes, pushing back the tears, before continuing to read.
The diary entry from three years ago.
âI know Howard is using me, and his feelings arenât sincere, but only by choosing him would they reallythink my weakness is incurable, right? Only this way can I truly escape from them⦠Being weak anduseless has always been my camouflage; if I want a peaceful life, I cannot show any competenceâ¦â
Keeraâs marriage to Howard, was it all just a front?
There was never any infatuationâ¦novelbin
Keira continued reading and reached the diary from
two years ago.
âI couldnât help myself and went to Oceanion today, and I saw my sister again. Although her life is hardand she hasnât recognized our mother, at least sheâs safe, isnât she? I just want my sister to live well, soI impersonated her and helped her get married to Lewis Horton. With the protection of the Hortonfamily, even if one day my identity is revealed, she would have the means to fight back.â
Then, a year ago, something must have happened to Keera, as the notes in the diary were very sloppy,written in a state of extreme fear.
âI was wrong. My knowledge of them was too superficial⦠They are everywhere! They areinescapable! Sooner or later, theyâll find my sister; I donât know if the Horton familyâs power can protect
her⦠I wonât go to Oceanion again; I canât drag my sister and mother into this!â
And then, from six months ago.
âI feel so sad. They made me complete another task, and only after finishing the first task will theyissue the second one. I donât want life to be like clearing levels in a game, overcoming one afteranother, just to become one of them in the end to return to their ranks. I donât want to drag my bestfriend into this and to let Amy experience the life Iâve lived from childho I should be a loser! Therefore, Ipushed away my only friend and blocked all her means of contact, somethin I should have done fouryears ago when they asked me to use her. Mary, do you hate me? Will you forget me?â
Then, from two months ago.
âSister, do not get divorced! Do not get divorced!â
There wasnât much content in the diary.
Just by looking at these things, Keira couldnât speculate what exactly Keera had gone through, but
she still understood that all of Keeraâs cowardice was a disguise.
She was trying hard to protect everyone with her frail body.
If it werenât for her impending divorce from Lewis, Keera might not have gone to Oceanion to find her,wouldnât have attracted those peopleâs attention, and their mother wouldnât have been taken awayâ¦
Keira clenched the diary tightly.
Who exactly were they, and what exactly were they doing? Why did they send Keera hereâ¦
She had found a way to draw their attention, to have
them come to her â that was to break Keeraâs
cowardice!
Show them that Keera existed, that Keera was no longer a pawnâ¦
Then she could trace back the clues and rescue her mother.
Keira narrowed her eyes, tapping her fingers lightly on the tabletop. After a while, she locked the diaryin the drawer and fell into deep thought.
After an uncertain amount of time, there was a knocking at the door.
She turned her head and saw Lewis standing there; looking at her with a profound gaze.
He was always of few words and now, sensing something off about her mood, he walked over and
asked in a low voice, âIsnât it time to pick up Amy from school?â
Keira glanced at the time, and without realizing it, it was already four in the afternoon.
She stood up. âOkay, letâs go!
For now, her guilt toward her sister could only be made up for through Amy.
Lewis changed into casual sportswear, which made him look completely different from his usualbusiness suits. He drove the car, and soon he and Keira arrived at the daycare.
Amy was only two years old and was attending an
early education class.
Normally, school ended at half past four, but after all the two-year-olds were picked up by their parents,Amy was nowhere to be seen.
As Keira was wondering, Amy came out crying, pushed by a teacher.
The teacher said impatiently, âHurry up!â
Amy trembled and continued to cry silently.
Seeing this, Keiraâs anger surged up instantly.
The teacher, upon seeing Keira, didnât show any guilt; instead, she stated with a dark expression.âYouâre Amyâs parent, right? Take your child home now, and donât send her back tomorrow! She hasbeen expelled from the school!â
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