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CHAPTERS 1341 - 1345
CHAPTER 1341
After receiving the order, Stanley rushed out of the study. When he was making his way downstairs, he bumped into Auntie Cherry who came to deliver tea. "Auntie Cherry, Master Andrew can't have tea while he is on medication."
“I know Master Andrew can't have tea. This is for you." Auntie Cherry poked her head out and looked upstairs. “Mr. Pierson, did something happen to Dr. Thames?"
"How did you know, Auntie Cherry?" Stanley stared straight into Auntie Cherry's eyes, as he says to her, “You care so much about Dr. Thames. Are you her accomplice?"
Stanley's intense gaze sent a shiver down Auntie Cherry's spine, but she had no idea why he was staring at her like this. She hurriedly explained, "When I went out today, I saw the police and heard someone talking about somebody dying yesterday. I don't know if it was Dr. Thames. So I came to ask you for information."
Stanley sized Auntie Cherry up and asked, "Auntie Cherry, were you close with Dr. Thames?"
Auntie Cherry said earnestly, "Dr. Thames had come here often to treat Master Andrew. Occasionally, she would chat with me. I feel that she was a friendly person and never put on airs in front of us. So, it upsets me to learn that something has happened to her."
"Auntie Cherry, you may not have heard that the reason why Master Andrew was unconscious for such a long time was because of Dr. Thames." Like Auntie Cherry, Stanley used to think Dr. Thames was a kind person. Little did he know that Dr. Thames had such a cunning side to her that she dared to lay a finger on his boss.
Stanley wouldn't be so angry if he himself was the target of Dr. Thames. However, when he thought of her trying to harm Andrew, his anger spiked.
In his opinion, Dr. Thames had died too easily. If she were to fall into his hands, he would've made her beg for mercy.
"Mr. Pierson, what did Dr. Thames do to Master Andrew?" Auntie Cherry asked worriedly.
Stanley warned, "Auntie Cherry, don't bring up Dr. Thames in this house anymore. Just do your job well and don't poke your nose into other affairs. You should know Master Andrew's character. He hates his subordinates talking about him behind his back. Therefore, it'd be best that you don't ask anything."
“Thanks for reminding me, Mr. Pierson. Have a cup of hot tea before you leave."
"No, thanks. It's a hassle to use the toilet in the cold winter." With that, Stanley walked out in a hurry.
Looking at Stanley's back, Auntie Cherry shook her head, wondering, "What the hell is going on?"
How was Master Andrew's condition related to Dr. Thames? There were a lot of questions that she could not figure out.
On second thought, Auntie Cherry decided to not dwell on it. After all, she was not in the position to worry about it. As long as she tried her best to do her job, she would be safe from trouble.
Silvia had woken up. Still in a daze, she kept her eyes closed and fumbled around the bedside table to get hold of the thermometer so that she could measure Andrew's body temperature. However, she could not feel Andrew with her hands.
Silvia opened her eyes instantly. After confirming that the space beside her was empty, she immediately sprung up. ”Andrew, where have you gone?"
Andrew was nowhere to be seen in the bedroom and also the bathroom. Silvia quickly grabbed a coat and put it on, wanting to look for Andrew. She had just placed her hand on the door handle when the door was opened from the outside. It was Andrew.
Seeing that it was Andrew, Silvia felt a huge sense of relief. However, she was still angry with his sudden disappearance. “Young Master Carter, are you deliberately making me worry about you?"
"What did I do?" Andrew asked in confusion.
Glaring at him, Silvia said, "Come here. Let me measure your body temperature."
Andrew chuckled and said, "Just talk to me nicely if you are worried. With you so acting as fierce as a lioness, you may lose me, you know?"
"Oh, really? Fine. You can chase me out anytime." Silvia scanned the infrared thermometer across his forehead. The temperature showed 38 degrees. "You still have a slight fever. Lie down on the bed. I'll call Dr. York to come and have a look."
"Okay." To Silvia's surprise, Andrew listened to her obediently. Laying down on the bed, he said, "I'm too weak. Can you help me with the quilt?"
"Why were you still moving around when you're already in such a state? I'll just ignore you if you do it again." Silvia ranted at him, but she did not slow down in the slightest. Just when she held her hand out to pull the quilt, Andrew grabbed her hand. "Hey, what are you doing..."
With a swift movement, Andrew pulled Silvia into his arms. He had answered her question with his action. "It's only 38 degrees, there's no need for Dr. York. Just let me hug you and I'll be fine."
"Are you out of your mind?“ Silvia was exasperated that Andrew seemed to not care about his own health at all. She lifted her hand, wanting to punch him, but stopped as she could not bear to do so. In the end, she hugged him back and said, “I am not a fever reducer. How can I bring down your fever just by hugging you?"
Andrew rested his chin on top of her head and took in the fragrance of her hair, "You are not only a fever reducer to me, but also a miracle medicine that can cure all illnesses."
Silvia enjoyed listening to his sweet words, but now was not the time for flirting. She couldn‘t have a peace of mind as long as his body had not recovered. "Andrew, let me tell you, I won't stop you if you want to dig your own grave. But can you at least think about me? I don't want to become a widow at such a young age."
"Don't worry, I won't let you become a widow." He rubbed his chin gently against her forehead as if he was comforting a small pet. "Don't move, let me hug you.“
Silvia couldn't resist his gentleness. Whenever he was showing affection for her, her heart would just melt into a puddle.
"Andrew..." She whispered his name.
”Shh..." He heard her, but signaled her not to make a sound.
Even if he was sick, he was still hugging her tightly. Silvia enjoyed being in his embrace. Since he wanted to hold her, she would let him.
From time to time, Andrew would suffer from fever. Therefore, Silvia had gained some medical knowledge. Under normal circumstances, drinking warm water could help to cool down a mild fever of 38 degrees.
However, Andrew's condition was different. Thus, Silvia couldn't afford to let her guard down and risked getting him unconscious again due to his high fever.
"Andrew... Can you please let me go for awhile so that I can change my position?" Her position now made her feel uncomfortable.
However, Andrew did not respond. Silvia moved a little and lifted her head to look at him. Seeing his eyes closed, Silvia panicked. "Andrew..."
Andrew tightened his arms around her waist and said softly, "Honey, I‘m a little tired. Let me sleep for a while."
"Go to sleep, I'll stay here with you." Silvia patted his chest and sagged with relief. She almost had a heart attack, thinking that he had gone unconscious again.
"Good girl," he said.
Silvia didn't move again. She lay quietly in his arms until he had fallen asleep. Only then did she slowly raise her head from his arms.
Looking at his pale face, Silvia's heart ached.
CHAPTER 1342
Compared to a sickly Andrew, Silvia preferred an arrogant and oppressive Andrew. He would be confident and in high spirits, as if he was the leader of the world!
Silvia had seen how domineering he was. That was why she was so heartbroken to see him lying in bed and looking so weak. She was so distressed that she even wished she could get sick on his behalf.
She moved and gently struggled out of his embrace. She lay beside him and said, "Andrew, you have to get well soon. Don't let me worry about you anymore, okay?"
It was as if he had heard her. His furrowing brows were starting to ease up. Silvia nestled her head in his chest once again and said, "Don't worry, I'll be with you.“
......
After Andrew had fallen asleep, Silvia checked his body temperature again. It was only when she had seen that his body temperature had dropped to 37.6 degrees Celsius that she could finally feel at ease. Then, she went downstairs to prepare Andrew's breakfast.
Silvia did not know how to make even the simplest oatmeal, so she had to learn from Auntie Cherry. It was only then she would be able to take better care of Andrew if he were to fall ill in the future.
Auntie Cherry handed a box to Silvia as she said, "Miss Turner, your friend sent this over a while ago. He said that you left your mobile phone at home. The security team has already conducted a check on it and they said that it's really a mobile phone in it, so it's safe to open."
"Oh I didn't know that I left my phone at home. No wonder I couldn‘t find it." Silvia took over the box and put it aside. "Auntie Cherry, can you please teach me how to cook?“
Auntie Cherry smiled and said, "Oh, you want to learn to cook?"
"Yeah, I want to make Andrew's favorite dishes." Silvia held Auntie Cherry's arm and smiled sweetly at her. "Auntie Cherry, you'll definitely teach me, right?"
"Miss Turner, since you're interested, of course, I will teach you." Auntie Cherry led Silvia into the kitchen. She took out a notebook and said, "Master Andrew is quite a picky eater. He doesn't eat scallions, parsley, and there's a lot of other things that he doesn't eat."
"I didn't know he was that picky." Silvia thought for a while. They had eaten together for quite a few times. Why didn't she notice that he was such a picky eater?
Silvia could recall the time when she dragged Andrew to dinner. The waiter asked if she wanted parsley. Silvia liked it, so she told the waiter to add more of it without even asking about Andrew's opinion. However, Andrew still ate them without any complaints.
No, in fact, she was the one who finished more than half of the dish, and Andrew had only taken a few bites... Why did he have to do that? Why didn't he just tell her that he didn't like it? Since he didn't say anything, it really served him well that he was starving.
"Actually, there's more to it." Auntie Cherry turned to another page. There was a note written in red. "Although Master Andrew doesn't like to eat meat, he still wouldn't mind eating some. However, rabbit meat is an absolute no. That is something we would never serve on the dining table.“
Silvia concurred, “Rabbits are so cute, how could we eat them? Okay, I'll keep that in mind. Auntie Cherry, can you please lend me this notebook so that I can study it through?"
Auntie Cherry handed the notebook to Silvia and said, "Miss Turner, you can just take it if you want. I've already got every in there at the tip of my fingertips."
"Auntie Cherry, why don't you teach me how to cook oatmeal first? Andrew is not feeling well. Dr. York said that he should only stick to food that is bland and gentle to the stomach for these two days." At this very moment, all Silvia had in her mind was Andrew. Auntie Cherry just could not help feeling happy for them. "If Master Andrew finds out that you were the one who cooked this oatmeal for him, he will definitely ask for more."
"It will be good enough if he doesn't complain about it. I don't expect him to actually ask for more." Silvia had tried making oatmeal before, but it ended up looking like glue. Her mother would always complain about it so she had simply given it up.
Auntie Cherry said, "Master Andrew loves you so much, he would never complain about it."
"Auntie Cherry, all of you can tell that he loves me very much, right?" Silvia smiled bashfully. "I can also tell that he loves me, but he just wouldn't tell me directly."
Auntie Cherry said, "Men usually don't like to say sweet nothings, especially someone like Master Andrew. He definitely wouldn't say it out loud. However, all of us can still tell that he really cares about you, Miss Turner."
"I know. Hehe..." The moment Silvia heard what Auntie Cherry had said, she felt like her heart was dipped in honey. "Auntie Cherry, let's not talk about this now. Could you teach me how to cook oatmeal first? I want Andrew to have them as soon as he wakes up."
"Okay..." Auntie Cherry beamed with joy. Auntie Cherry gave instructions while Silvia cooked.
Silvia thought that it would be as simple as adding rolled oats and water into the pot. However, Auntie Cherry even asked her to pay attention to the amount of water and the heat. It was much more troublesome than what she had expected.
In fact, Silvia was someone who detested trouble. If this was in the past, she would have already lost her patience. However, she was not the least bit annoyed that day. She was so focused on the cooking and how she could take good care of Andrew.
After Silvia was done cooking the oatmeal, she went upstairs and saw that Andrew was already awake.
Andrew did look much better after a good sleep.
Silvia checked his body temperature again, and it was 37:2 degrees. "It's almost back to normal. Why don't you have a glass of warm water first? I'll bring over some oatmeal for you later."
However, Andrew ignored her, looking a little upset.
"What's wrong? Are you not feeling well?" Silvia stood next to him and reached out her hand to touch his forehead. She was caring for him as if she was taking care of a child. "You have to tell me if you're not feeling well. If you don't, I won't be able to help you."
However, Andrew was still unhappy. Silvia was starting to feel a little angry, but considering that he was a patient, she couldn't get mad at him. She said, "Young Master Carter, you should drink some water first. I'll ask Dr. York to do a check up on you after that."
Andrew did not drink the water.
Silvia was anxious. “Andrew, what's wrong with you?"
Andrew remained silent.
Silvia was feeling so anxious that she yelled at him, “Since when did you learn to keep quiet when you're angry? Did your mother not tell you that communication is the key to solving problems?"
This woman went back on her words. How dare she yell at him?
Andrew shouted back at her, "I asked you to stay with me while I sleep. Who said that you can leave?"
It turned out that he was blaming her for not being by his side while he was asleep. How could this man be so petty?
Silvia shook her head helplessly. “I went to cook some oatmeal for you, okay? I want you to have them once you wake up, so I had no choice but to cook it when you're asleep."
"You're not allowed to leave without my permission in the future." Andrew glared at her discontentedly. However, taking into account that she went to cook for him, he decided to forgive her this time. This would be the first and last time.
“Okay, I'll make sure to keep that in mind.“ Silvia handed him a glass of water. "Drink it."
"Feed me!" Andrew said shamelessly.
"All right." This man was really taking advantage of her and ordering her around just because he was sick.
Forget it, she didn't want to argue with a sick person. She would just take it as a lesson on how to take care of her future son.
CHAPTER 1443
Silvia often heard from her mother that men would sometimes behave like a child. They could act so childishly to the point that it would be a complete eye-opener.
Silvia didn't think so in the past. However, she had finally experienced it that day. She really could not agree more.
Andrew was usually overbearing and arrogant. But at this very moment, he actually wanted her to feed him. Did he really think that he was a three-year-old?
However, there was nothing Silvia could do to him. After all, he was a patient. If she didn't let him win, what else could she do? Beat him up?
"Young Master Carter, are you full now?" Andrew had already finished two bowls of oatmeal. Based on his current condition, he should be full by now. However, he just wouldn't stop eating it. Silvia was worried that the fever might have actually damaged his brain.
"Yeah, I'm almost full." Andrew did not have much appetite, but Silvia was the one who cooked it. If he did not eat more of it, it was very likely that Silvia would bring this up if they were to get into a fight some other day.
Silvia put the bowl away and reached out her hand to feel his temperature. "You're still a bit warm. You should get some more rest first, okay? I'll ask Dr. York to come to check on you after I bring these down to the kitchen."
"Okay." Andrew had something to ask Carson anyway, so he agreed.
Silvia arrived at the first floor and saw that Carson was talking to Auntie Cherry about Andrew's diet. After he was done with that, Silvia said, "Dr. York, Andrew is up. Could you please go up and take a look at him?"
“Okay, I‘ll go right away." Carson was completely focused on his job on treating Andrew, so he was rather cold to everyone, including Silvia.
Seeing that Carson had left, Auntie Cherry said, "Miss Turner, your phone rang a while ago."
"Ah... I was so busy with Andrew that I forgot about my phone again." Silvia handed the empty bowl to Auntie Cherry and picked up her phone that was lying in the box. She unlocked it and saw that there were several missed calls.
Some of them were from her mother. Mrs. Turner was probably worried about Andrew so she had called to ask about his condition. It was only after Mrs. Turner had tried calling Silvia that she realized Silvia had left her phone at home.
Other than her mother. the rest were from an unknown phone number. There were a total of six missed calls. Could it be that her friends had changed their number, or could it be just a stranger who had gotten the wrong number?
Silvia only had a few friends. Prince, Lemur and Audrey were all at her house the day before. Her mother called her but she didn't answer. Since they found out that she had left her phone at home, they wouldn't have called her again.
Hence, Silvia thought that it must be some other people who had gotten the wrong number.
In addition to those missed calls, Silvia had also received a few text messages. The first two text messages were some advertisements. After taking a glimpse at them, Silvia deleted them at once.
The last text message was also from an unknown number. Silvia thought that it was just another advertisement, so she did not open it and immediately deleted it.
"Miss Turner, you've been busy all morning. Here, have some oatmeal." Auntie Cherry cooked some oatmeal for Silvia. The homeopathic medicine that was added into her oatmeal was to recondition her body. However, Silvia was not aware of that.
“Thanks, Auntie Cherry!" Silvia was indeed hungry, so she took over the bowl of oatmeal and sat down to eat.
As she was enjoying the oatmeal that Auntie Cherry had prepared for her, she was also scrolling through her phone.
In addition to the text messages, Silvia had also received a message from Audrey on WhatsApp. "Silvia, just let me know if you need any help."
Silvia replied, "I would really like a back massage now. Are you coming?"
Audrey quickly replied, "Hey, I'm being serious now. Don't joke around with me, ok?"
Silvia smiled and replied, ”Miss Audrey, I know you care about me, but I'm really fine. Andrew's condition has improved a lot. I'm not kidding but he can even bully me already."
Audrey replied, "Wow, you're addressing me as Miss Audrey? That's so respectful of you."
Silvia pouted her lips. "You're much older than me, of course I should be respectful to you, shouldn't I?"
Audrey sent a series of angry emojis. "What a mean girl. Can't we just be nice to each other?"
Knowing that Audrey had gotten mad, Silvia was amused. She let out a hearty laugh and replied, "Audrey, I'm just kidding with you. In fact, when you were with us, no one ever noticed that you're older than us anyway. Remember the time when we were at Starie Blotie? Blotie even asked you if you were underage."
Audrey replied, "Did Blotie really say that?"
"Of course she didn't." However, Silvia could not say that. Instead, she replied, "Of course she did."
Audrey was over the moon. "That's more like it. By the way, I'm still at work. I have to go now. Just text me if you need anything, okay?"
Silvia replied, "Okay, work hard, or I'll deduct your salary."
Audrey replied, "Yes, Boss."
After ending the conversation, Silvia updated Prince and Lemur that everything was fine on her side. Then, she dialed her mother's number. As soon as the call was connected, Mrs. Turner hurriedly asked, "Silvia, how is Andrew doing?"
"Mom, he's fine. He could even eat and bully me like he usually does."
“Is he really okay?"
"Mom, if something really happened to him, do you think I will be able to talk to you in this tone?"
"Well, that's true. My baby can never hide her emotions." After a short pause, Mrs. Turner continued, "Silvia, make sure you take good care of him, okay?"
"Mom, I've even cooked oatmeal for him. You haven't even tasted my cooking before but he just did. This alone counts as taking good care of him already."
"Okay, very good!"
"Mom, I'll cook for you as well some other day."
"Okay, my Silvia is a big girl now."
"Mom..." Silvia wanted to say something, but the unknown phone call came in again. She said, “Mom, I have something to attend to now. I'll talk to you later, okay?"
After hanging up the phone, Silvia answered the unknown phone call, "Hello? Hello!"
However, the person on the other side of the phone did not speak.
“Hello? Who am I speaking to? Why are you not talking when you're the one calling me?" Silvia bombarded the caller with a handful of questions, but the person at the other end still wouldn't utter a word.
"If you're not going to talk, I'm going to hang up now." Just as Silvia was about to hang up, a somber voice sounded. "Silvia, it's me!"
"Alina Bell! What do you want?" The moment Silvia heard Alina's voice, Silvia almost gagged. However, when she thought that Alina was the only one who knew Felix's whereabouts, Silvia decided to listen to her patiently.
"I'm calling you because I wanted to remind you to check your texts and inbox. There are some things that you would want to take a look at." After telling Silvia that, Alina immediately hung up.
"What the hell?" The feeling of getting led by the nose was utterly frustrating. Silvia really wanted to ignore Alina, but in order to meet Felix as soon as possible, she could only listen to Alina.
However, Silvia had just deleted the text message. All she could do now was to check her inbox and see if there were any e-mails that Alina had sent to her.
CHAPTER 1344
Silvia opened her inbox and saw that there was an unread email. ”Silvia, you'd better take a good look at this email. You'll definitely get a lot out of it."
Alina was the sender. What the hell was she trying to do again?
Silvia did not understand Alina's intentions, but she still clicked on the email.
Silvia could see two photos attached. However, the downloading speed was too slow so it was taking quite a while. Silvia was so anxious that she started hitting her phone.
Auntie Cherry came over and asked, "What's wrong, Miss Turner?"
"Auntie Cherry, I'm fine." Without blinking, she stared at her phone on the table. The more she looked at the progress bar, the more nervous she became.
After waiting for a long time, the download was finally complete. And at the same time, Silvia saw the girl in the photograph. The girl In the photo was very beautiful, so much so that she would leave a deep impression on anyone who saw her.
The girl in the photo was dressed in an orange sweatshirt. She was smiling at the camera, and she looked so bubbly, like a dazzling sun.
However, all of these were not important. What caught Silvia's eyes the moment she saw her was her face. Silvia thought that the girl looked somewhat familiar, as if she had seen her somewhere before.
However, Silvia couldn't remember where she had seen this girl. Auntie Cherry craned her neck and glanced at the photos. "Oh, Miss Turner, when did you take such a photo? It's very beautiful."
Silvia pointed to herself. “This is me?"
"Miss Turner, if it weren't you, who else could it be?" Auntie Cherry got closer and looked at it again. “But they looked like they were heavily edited, so it doesn't look exactly like you really do."
"Auntie Cherry, you really think that I'm her?" Silvia pointed at the photo and then at herself. "Auntie Cherry, take a good look at it. Do you really think that the person in the photo is me?"
"Miss Turner, I'm old, but I can still see clearly." Auntie Cherry looked at the photo once again and then looked at Silvia. ”Although the photos were heavily edited, she looks just like you. Miss Turner, are you doubting my eyesight?"
"But... No, Auntie Cherry, I'm just messing around with you. Yes, it's me." Silvia got up and took her mobile phone to her room. She looked at herself in the mirror and the girl in the photo.
After a careful observation, Silvia came to the conclusion that she did look like the girl in the photo. It was not difficult to explain why the girl in the photo was familiar at first sight.
Silvia did not look exactly like the girl, but the both of them had some resemblance to each other. Especially from the back, she looked just like Silvia.
But why did Alina send her such pictures?
Silvia began to picture every single possibility. Did Alina want to tell her that the girl in the photo was actually her elder sister? Or did she want to say that she was adopted, and that the girl in the photo was her parents' biological daughter instead?
"Humph..." There were so many people who looked alike in this world. The reason Alina had sent her these photos was to make Silvia suspect her own identity. However, Silvia would never fall for it.
Just as Silvia was about to exit her mailbox, she noticed that there were a few lines below those photos.
"Janell Joy Carter, female, 22 years old, the daughter of the Carter family. She's also Andrew Carter's sister, whom he was deeply infatuated with. She has many hobbies and her favorite food is strawberry jam."
Deeply infatuated?
Alina, this bitch, really loved stirring up shit! She just had to create conflict for others. How could a brother's feelings for his sister he described as infatuation?
Strawberry jam!
Silvia would never forget the very one thing that she was forced to eat to the point of gagging. Silvia recalled those days when Andrew had just brought her back home.
He had looked her up in the villa next to his house, and every single day, he would make her eat strawberry jam which she hated the most. He would also force her to wear feminine clothes, just like the one the girl in the photo was wearing.
The clothes in the closet were of the same style as what Janell Joy was wearing in the picture.
Janell Joy!
Silvia recited this name repeatedly and finally recalled that this was the very name that Andrew was calling in his dreams.
He told her that Janell Joy was his sister. But, was she really just his sister? Silvia was shocked by the sudden thought.
“What am I thinking? How could I think of Andrew like this? That's his sister. There's nothing wrong with him loving and doting on his sister. I mustn't listen to what Alina says and fall into her trap." Silvia slapped herself, trying to get rid of the weird thought in her head.
Silvia told herself not to let her imagination run wild and she must not fall into Alina's trap. However, panic had started to spread throughout her body, making her extremely terrified.
Not knowing what was prompting her, Silvia arrived at the villa next door.
There were too many unbearable pasts that she didn't want to recall in this villa. She thought that she would never have to step into this very place in her life, but she somehow ended up here.
There was a room on the second floor that Simon Banks had repeatedly warned her not to enter. The more Simon warned her, the more curious she was of it. She had tried to sneak in many times, but Simon would always catch her in the act without fail, so she gave up eventually.
Now, she was here again. Simon was no longer here, and no one was living in this house, so there was no one who could stop her. She successfully walked into the room that was once considered a forbidden area.
After entering the room, she could see many different photos in it. In that split second, Silvia seemed to have heard her heart breaking.
There were many photos hanging on the wall of the room and there was only one person in those photos. They were all Janell Joy's faces. Some of the pictures showed that she was thinking with her head down, and some of them were either her smiling brightly or pretending to be pitiful. There were all kinds of photos but Janell Joy looked beautiful in each and every one of them. She was so beautiful that she looked like a fairy who came from a magical world.
On the back of these photos, there were handwritten notes, which stated her age and where the photo was taken. Anyone could tell that the person who sorted these photos had taken these pictures very seriously.
"Janell Joy, do you know how much I like you?"
On the back of an extra large photo, such words were written on it. The handwriting was tidy and confident... If Silvia remembered it correctly, this was Andrew's handwriting.
Making Silvia eat strawberries, forcing her to wear those clothes, training her to speak and walk... It turned out that the woman who Andrew wanted was never her. What he wanted was a replica of Janell Joy.
All this while, Silvia had never understood why would the high and mighty Young Master Carter, take a fancy to her and why he would want to marry her. All the things that she could not understand in the past was explained at that instant.
It turned out that Silvia was just a substitute!
A cheap substitute.
Thinking about it, Silvia suddenly broke into laughter. She was laughing, but her tears rolled down from the corner of her eyes, one drop after another.
CHAPTER 1345
A replica! A replacement! A cheap substitute!
These words ran through Silvia's mind one after another.
Silvia knew all this while that there was a huge disparity between her and Andrew.
Andrew was smart, charismatic, and rich, all of which Silvia did not possess. They were from different worlds. It was simply a mistake for them to be together.
That was something Silvia knew very well. But just when she thought that it was impossible for them to be together, he had given her all the gentleness that every woman in the world longed for.
Andrew lured Silvia into his wonderful world, and made her think that as long as they liked each other, their identities would not matter.
However, the more beautiful the imagination was, the crueler the reality would be. The better he treated her, the more ironic everything seemed to be at this moment.
The voice in her head overwhelmed her. It was like a magic curse, reminding her that she was just a replica, a replacement, and a cheap substitute.
She was never the woman in Andrew's heart. She was never the woman Andrew wanted.
Silvia still remembered that the first time when she had intercourse with Andrew. He would keep repeating the things that she did not understand. However, she finally understood what they meant.
He said to her, “You're finally here, I've been waiting for you for too long, I won't let you go this time, You came to me willingly." At that time, he even asked Silvia if she liked Nathaniel Cooper or him.
Huh...
It turned out that he was so desperate to make her his own was not because he was attracted to her, but because he had mistaken her for another girl.
While he was holding her in his arms, all he was thinking about was another girl. Did he not feel disgusted while he was doing that?
Ever since they had gotten together, everyone would say that Andrew was good to her. She did feel that Andrew was good to her too.
However, she had finally realized that Andrew was just trying to be good to another girl through her.
The more she thought about it, the more ironic and ridiculous she felt things were. It turned out that she was not only a cheap substitute but also a ridiculous joke.
When he was hugging Silvia, and making love to her, he was actually thinking about another girl. Did he not feel disgusted? Did he not feel bad for Silvia?
Huh... What a disgusting man! "Who asked you to come here?“
Suddenly, a cold, bone-piercing voice sounded from behind, pulling Silvia back to her senses.
She didn't even have to turn around to look at the person but she could already tell how angry that person was.
Of course he would be angry. She had broken into the forbidden place. She had found out his little secret. How could he not be infuriated?
This man had always been high and mighty, and he had always wanted to control her life.
"Silvia, I'm asking you." His voice became even colder.
In the past, whenever she heard this cold voice, Silvia would be terrified. She would surrender in an instant and immediately try to please him. However, she would not do that this time. Not only now, but also in the future. She would never give in to this disgusting man ever again.
Silvia quietly wiped her tears away and looked back at him. She put on the most brilliant and beautiful smile as she spoke. "Young Master Carter, didn't you say that I‘m your wife? This is your territory. So, as your wife, why can't I come here?"
She was clearly smiling brightly, but Andrew could notice the coldness in her eyes. It felt as if she was determined to distance herself from him.
She was looking at him, but the look in her eyes was different from before. When she looked at him, it felt distant... and there was even detestation in her eyes.
At this moment, Andrew knew that the very thing that he had been worrying about had finally happened. He thought that he would be able to stop Silvia from finding out the truth. However, he was still too late. He could no longer stop her from finding out Janell Joy's existence.
"Come, let's go home." Andrew wanted to pretend like nothing had happened. After all, there were only Janell Joy‘s photos in that room. That alone could not prove anything. He took two steps forward and reached out to grab Silvia's hand. But before he could reach her, Silvia had already slapped his hand away.
"Don't touch me!"
Silvia's voice was calm and eerily cold. This was not the Silvia he knew. At least, she was not the hot-tempered Silvia that Andrew was familiar with.
The Silvia, whom he was familiar with, could never hide anything from him. All of her emotions would be clearly written on her face. However, this Silvia was so calm that she was nothing like the Silvia Andrew remembered. It was precisely because she was so calm that he knew that things were not looking good.
Andrew swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "Let's go home."
"Andrew, you‘ve already seen it. How can you just pretend that nothing has happened? Are you blind or do you think I'm that stupid?" Silvia laughed softly. “Perhaps to you, I'm really just a fool that you can just mess around with."
"Silvia, let's go home first. We'll talk once we're home." Due to his guilty conscience, Andrew did not know how to explain it to her.
"Do you really think that I will go home with you just because you asked me to? Who am I to you? What do you take me as? Don't you have anything to say to me with all these photos here?" Andrew knew that Silvia was waiting for him to give her an explanation. As long as he was willing to explain it to her, even if he were to lie to her, she might actually believe everything that he had said to her.
"I've already told you that l have a younger sister named Janell Joy Carter. These are all hers.“ Andrew once again approached Silvia, trying to hold her in his arms. However, as soon as he moved, Silvia would immediately step back, trying to avoid him as if she was avoiding some poisonous creatures.
"Huh... You said all these pictures belonged to her. Then let me ask you, what is this?" Silvia picked up that huge picture and threw it at Andrew. "Could you please tell me what these words mean?"
"Janell Joy, do you know how much I like you?"
"I..." Andrew saw the words that were written at the bottom. He was the one who wrote those words.
He could not deny that he had once had inappropriate thoughts about Janell Joy. He wanted to make her his own, and he had even tried using despicable means to get her.
His silence was undoubtedly a tacit confession. At that moment, Silvia was in so much fear that her body was shaking. "Explain it to me. Why are you not saying anything?"
Couldn‘t he just lie to her? It was true that she needed an explanation, but it didn't necessarily have to be the truth.
"Silvia..." Andrew's heart ached as he looked at Silvia's trembling body. However, he could not get close to her, fearing that he would scare her away. "I only see her as my sister now. I don't have any other feelings for her anymore."
"You only see her as your sister now. What about in the past? What do you take her for?" Silvia stared at Andrew. Her voice became softer as she spoke because she knew that she was too afraid to know the truth.
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