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He leaned closer to her, their lips almost touching each other. Though the scene was utterly titillating, the words he spat were nothing but cold. “Dream on. I’ll never touch you. Jennifer’s the one I love.”
Jennifer was the one he loved.
In fact, Danica knew it all too well, and he didn’t have to say it out loud
right now. His words pierced her heart like a needle, sharp and precise, leaving a dull ache that lingered.
Just then, a pleasant female voice rang out. “Wayne.”
Danica looked up and saw Jennifer.
Jennifer, the Muse of countless men in Marinburg, was pretty and elegant. She had been learning dancing for years, which made her body soft and flexible.
Wayne immediately let go of Danica and strode over to her. He lowered his head and looked at her, the gentleness in his eyes something Danica had never seen before. “You’re here.”
Jennifer nodded and then looked at Danica. “This is?”
She didn’t recognize Danica at once.
But Danica–would never forget Jennifer.
In fact, they had different parents.
Rodney was Danica’s stepfather.
Many years ago, Danica had had a happy family. Davon Vance, her
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biological father, and Liliana had been an enviable couple everyone admired.
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Davon had loved Danica very much. He’d pick her up every day, saying, “Dani, my biggest hope is that you can live a happy life.”
But later, Davon passed away. His younger brother Rodney came to live with them with Jennifer, and Liliana became Jennifer’s mother.
Liliana married Rodney.
Liliana poured all her love into Jennifer, abandoning Danica.
Once, Danica got full marks in an exam whereas Jennifer was one point behind, and Liliana struck Danica’s palms with a ruler and scolded, “Why did you have to perform better than Jenny? Have you ever considered her feelings?”
Jennifer fell ill and lost all her hair to chemo, crying and saying that she was too ugly to see anyone, so Liliana shaved Danica’s head, too. “This is the only way to stop Jenny from crying.”
Every night, Liliana, Rodney, and Jennifer would sleep together, laughing and chatting in bed, whereas Danica stood at the doorway alone while holding the doll Davon had bought for her, shedding tears. “Mommy, I’m
scared.”
Later, Jennifer finally started to call Liliana “Mom“, which made Liliana so happy. But Jennifer also insisted that Liliana could only have one daughter.
Danica still remembered vividly that it was pouring that day. Liliana took her to the countryside and left her in a village.
She was just a little girl back then. She relentlessly chased the car, crying so hard that she couldn’t even breathe. “Mommy, don’t leave me… I’ll be good. I’ll let Jennifer have everything… Mommy, hug me… I’m so
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She fell into a muddy puddle heavily with the doll in her arms, watching
as Liliana vanished from her sight in the car.
She’d never forget Jennifer.
Just then, Emilio ran over. “Jenny, it’s … Danica!”
Jennifer was shocked. “Danica?”
Danica knew Jennifer had always looked down on her.
Jennifer had outshone her since childhood. As the favored child, Jennifer had great academic performance, and she was even lucky enough to date Wayne, the future heir of the Hamilton family. Bathed in love and privilege, she had always been aloof and proud.
Emilio was once again amazed by Danica’s beauty. He muttered, “I had no idea Danica is so beautiful.”
In fact, Jennifer barely remembered their childhood because she had never paid any attention to Danica, her unwanted sister. But she remembered one thing clearly–Danica was just an unattractive bumpkin who grew up in the countryside.
She walked over to Danica, glanced at the latter, and said arrogantly, “Danica, you’re actually copying my style?”
Danica felt speechless.
She thought, “Think whatever you want.”
Straightening her posture, she smiled without saying anything in response. The hallway light spilled over her delicate features, accentuating her beauty.
She was no longer the vulnerable Danica of the past.
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Meanwhile, Jennifer continued, “Danica, they say Wayne and you are about to get a divorce. And here you are, ordering male escorts in a bar? It seems you really can’t live without a man. How shameless. If I were you, I’d get a job.”
While saying, she turned to look at Wayne and said, the condescension obvious in her tone, “Wayne, no matter what, Danica took care of you for so long. Even if she was just a maid, you should help her find something to do.”
Wayne’s gaze fell upon Danica’s face.
Emilio chimed in, “Jenny, one needs a degree to get a decent job these days. What’s Danica’s educational background?”
Jennifer chuckled as if he had said something funny. She responded, lifting her chin, “She dropped out at sixteen.”
Emilio was dumbfounded at Jennifer’s words.
He and the others in the upper class adored Jennifer. Her pretty face was definitely one of the reasons, but more importantly, it was because she had always been a straight–A student with an excellent degree. It was safe to say that she was the top socialite in Marinburg.
She was worthy of Wayne.
Beauty alone wasn’t impressive. The combination of beauty and an outstanding degree was what the upper class valued.
Immediately, the amazement in Emilio’s eyes when he looked at Danica was gone. He said with contempt, “Danica, is that true? You dropped out at sixteen?”
Looking at the triumphant Jennifer, Danica smiled faintly, “Yeah.”
Emilio said, “How coincidental. You know what? Wayne stopped
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studying at sixteen, too. But unlike you, he didn’t drop out–he obtained a double master’s degree from Brenton University that year, which was something no one had ever pulled off before. And you….. You don’t even have a high school diploma, do you?”
Emilio mocked her loudly.
Meanwhile, Jennifer was looking at her condescendingly.
Both of them looked down on Danica.
Wayne remained silent. As the light in the hallway shone on his striking, expressionless face, he looked at Danica.
Over the past three years, she had been a full–time housewife, tending to his daily needs. He wasn’t surprised that she had no degree.
Danica, however, didn’t seem embarrassed. Instead, she locked eyes with Wayne and smiled, “How coincidental indeed.”
How coincidental indeed.
Wayne’s heart suddenly fluttered inexplicably.
It was only now that he realized how beautiful Danica’s eyes were. They somehow spoke volumes and were captivating.
“Dani!” Just then, Florence ran over and was furious at the sight of Jennifer. “Jennifer, did you pick on Dani again?”
Jennifer said with superiority, “Not at all. In fact, we wanna help her get a job.”
Florence was dumbfounded. “You? Get Dani a job?”
Jennifer responded, sounding generous, “Yes. Though Danica has no degree, we’ll try our best.”
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Florence was rendered speechless for a second.
She was so exasperated that she actually wanted to laugh. “Do you even know who Dani is? She’s…”
