Chapter 60
My sister and I were overjoyed that day.”
So when she asked if we could switch beds for the night, I happily agreed.”
We had bunk beds at the time.
Our parents had always said the top bunk was dangerous and warned me not to let her sleep up there.>
But that night, my sister climbed up, curled under the covers, and quickly fell asleep.}
I tucked myself into the lower bunk and was just about to drift off when I heard the murmured voices of our parents outside the door.” “Think they’re asleep yet?“}
“Of course. They’ve been running around all day.”
“I told you to put a little sleeping powder in the water,” my mother whispered.
“What if the younger one drank it by mistake? Better safe than sorry.“}
The doorknob turned slowly. They tiptoed into the room.
I was so terrified I forgot how to breathe.
Mom leaned over and gently kissed my cheek. “My sweet girl…“)
“Keep your voice down,” Dad whispered.
I couldn’t see what he was doing to my sister on the top bunk, but a few minutes later, I heard him say.}
“She’s wearing the red string on her wrist. Don’t mix them up tomorrow.“>
I was the one with the red string. I was Amelia Hart.}
What were they planning?}]
The next day, after we got off the train, I realized my sister was gone.}
My parents didn’t even try to report her missing.
Instead, they took me to the beach for half a month, playing and relaxing like nothing had happened.”
When I asked where my sister was, they told me the “older one” had wandered off and would never come back.}}
That was when I realized the daughter they originally wanted to abandon was me.”
From that day on, I became Amber, playing the role so thoroughly that over time, I believed it myself.”
While my twin sister, the real Amber Hart, was left behind and forgotten.”
And yet, my parents showered me with so much affection afterward that I clung to it, convinced I was the lucky one.}
As I finished recounting my story, the room fell into heavy silence.
Thalia gently wrapped her arm around my shoulder, as if to steady me.
“The one who gave birth to those six children…” I pointed to the expressionless woman hidden in my mother’s arms, “…is her.”}
Suddenly, my sister broke into hysterical laughter, which turned quickly into sobs.}
“All these years, you enjoyed Mom and Dad’s love while I suffered–and now you’re trying to frame me?“}
“Do you even know what I went through? That year on the train, I was trafficked into the mountains. I never went to school. I worked like a slave, never had a hot real…”
“I endured ali that in your place!“}
The crowd began murmuring.
“She’s right. The younger sister’s the real victim here. I was just feeling sorry for the older one.”>
“Twins raised in completely different worlds. One pampered, one tortured. The younger one’s life was stolen…”
“The sister who should’ve suffered didn’t even show a shred of gratitude. Now she’s trying to pin everything on the other. What a despicable person.”}
The police officer cleared his throat, silencing the room.
“Regardless of the backstory, child abandonment is a crime. The real culprits here are the parents.“>
“As for who actually gave birth to these six children, we’ll proceed with a medical examination.”
I heard my mother whisper urgently to my sister, “Don’t worry, I’ll never let you be criticized for the rest of your life.”
Then she suddenly stood up and addressed the police.
“Don’t be fooled by her lies! She is the mother of those six children! I’m willing to die to prove it!“>
Before anyone could react, she hurled herself toward the wall.
This time, my sister didn’t stop her.
Blood gushed from my mother’s head like a fountain.
My father rushed forward, unsure of what to do, then turned to glare at me with murderous rage.
“This is all your fault, you jinx! If it weren’t for you, she wouldn’t be dead!“}
He gritted his teeth, his voice shaking with fury. “That old fortune teller was right all along–if only we had killed you the day you were born, this wouldn’t have happened!”
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Blood gushed from my mother’s head like a fountain./
My father rushed forward, unsure of what to do, then turned to glare at me with murderous rage.
“This is all your fault, you jinx! If it weren’t for you, she wouldn’t be dead!“%
He gritted his teeth, his voice shaking with fury. “That old fortune teller was right all along–if only we had killed you the day you were born, this wouldn’t have happened!“%
It turns out that when my mother was pregnant, she had gone to a fortune teller after discovering she was carrying twins & The fortune teller had said that if the twins were a boy and a girl, the family would prosper beyond measure.%
