After that, the media lost interest in me.
Zoe thought Ethan was only acting nice in
public.
She had no idea Ethan was struggling to
contain his love.
L
He wanted me with him every second of every
day.
The bug in the brooch was just another way
to keep me safe.
I felt a twinge of warmth, mixed with guilt.
“Ethan, I know you’re just trying to protect
- me. Did I hurt you? Are you mad?”
Ethan’s eyes flashed, and he pushed me back
against the wall, moving closer.
I could feel the heat radiating from him.
“You didn’t hurt me, baby. I do think you need
to be punished for all the lies.”
Г
That night, Ethan punished me so thoroughly I
could barely walk.
He tied my limbs to the bedposts and tickled
my feet with a feather.
“What do you mean about past lives?”
I begged for mercy, spilling everything about
last time.
Hearing about how he’d turned Zoe into a
mess made him sneer.
“I never liked that bitch. You guys look alike,
but she’s still a garbage person. That makes
me love you even more…”
He dropped the feather and stroked my hair.
Г
“Thanks for picking me this time. I promise to
protect you!”
I felt touched, and thanked him softly.
If it weren’t for him, I might not have made it through my childhood.
He shook his head, his eyes shining.
“You give my life meaning. I want to take care
of people I love, to protect my baby sister.”
Forever?
That sounded pretty good.
I couldn’t talk Ethan out of buying a house.
L
When he visited me, I would move out to be
with him.
Over the next four years, every guy who hit on
me was scared away by Ethan.
He would get jealous, asking if I had a crush
on anyone.
It was funny.
After everything I’d been through last time, I didn’t have any illusions about love.
I felt like I didn’t deserve it.
My soul was as dirty as my body.
Seeing me crying, he was sad, said he would
く
help me find a way to change.
I hugged him tightly.
I wanted to take revenge myself.
College flew by.
I wrote a screenplay, trying to take advantage of what I had learned the first time.
Ethan took it back to the States, and his family’s company turned it into a movie.
It grossed a billion in the first month.
When I flew back home, Zoe was there to
meet me.
She was now a famous actress.
Г
A huge crowd of fans blocked the airport, and
Zoe, spotting me with my suitcase, sauntered over, flashing a smug smile.
“Look at me, I’m so famous!”
I heard the fans start whispering.
“That’s Zoe’s adopted sister? They look alike,
but Zoe is prettier!”
“Yeah! We love you, Zoe!”
Zoe looked pleased with the praise.
“You’ll always be a nothing, I’m going to get
you so bad!”
I ignored her and wheeled my suitcase to the
<
Cal.
Ethan’s face was dark.
He had overheard Zoe’s comment.
“I want her to pay for today.”
I squeezed his hand.
“Let’s not talk about her. Let’s go for hot pot,
okay?”
Ethan looked at me and the sadness turned
to love.
“Okay.”
I didn’t jump into the movie business.
L
Because of what happened last time, I
understood that I had to be cool.
Ethan didn’t push me.
The new script I’d written caught the eye of Zhang Dao, the director who had made Zoe
famous.
He wanted to buy it, but I had Ethan turn him
down.
But I said we could partner, and he agreed.
Ethan signed the contract for me.
I didn’t want to see him.
I wanted to make him pay for what he did to
- me.
Two months later, Zoe was chosen as the lead for Zhang Dao’s next movie.
To show off, she announced that she was inviting me to a celebratory party.
I knew what was up, and didn’t want to go.
Ethan decided he was coming with me.
“Zhang Dao is a friend of my dad’s. I’ll come
too, so they’ll behave.”
I agreed, and he let me hook my arm through
his.
We went to the party.
Zoe had planned to hurt me.
<
In the ballroom, I saw Zhang Dao and the rich
couple.
Zoe stood next to them, smiling.
Zhang Dao complimented Zoe, and she loved
the attention.
When she saw me, she walked over.
“I want to thank my twin sister!”
Zhang Dao and the rich couple all looked at
- me.
I saw some faces I recognized.
Zhang Dao put his hand on my shoulder.
“You gotta thank us
is but be smart |!!
“You gotta thank us, but be smart!”
It was like I was back there again, and I tried
to keep myself from passing out.
Zoe noticed.
“You cold or something?”
