Chapter 491 - Even If You Didn’t Tell Me, I Know, Sis (1/2)

It took Laura quite some time to calm down. Her mind was a mess because of the revelation that Kevin told her. It was… unacceptable for her. She just couldn't believe that things would turn out this way.

Fate truly played a cruel joke on them.

By the time Laura managed to calm down, she got into her sister's hospital room. Her nose and eyes were red, but her face was no longer stained with tears. Her hand was gripping tissue that has turned wet because she kept on using it, despite the fact that she had replaced it a few times.

Looking at the sleeping Kanae, she slowly made her way to the seat near her sister. Her hand touched Kanae's hand, which felt slightly rough due to the training that Kanae did.

”Sis, you always hide it from me, but I know what you have been doing all these times,” Laura said in a low tone. ”I know you have feeling for him, but don't you know what he had done to us before? If…If you know, why do you still get close to him, Sis? You have to endure a lot in the past because of him, but you still stay close to him. Why, Sis?”

”The death of our parents changes the entire course of our life. Even if you never say anything to me, I know that you have to sacrifice a lot of things to keep up with our daily needs. The life that does not supposedly belong to us becomes ours.”

Closing her eyes, she brought her hand that still held her sister's hand to her forehead. Tears streamed down once more as she recalled the day she found out Kanae's real work.

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Three years ago

Laura knew how hard it was for them to fight back against those greedy b*stard of the Nali Family. She still lived as usual, but it was not the same with her sister. Despite only 14 years old and in the second year of Junior High, Kanae has to work and fight against the Nali Family.

Kanae stayed silent and never divulged any of her difficulties, but Laura knew some of them. Once, she woke up late at night due to the sound of the door and heavy footsteps.

'Who is it?'

It was late at night. Laura looked at the door warily, hoping that the one who came was not a stranger.  However, the sound stopped in the living room. Out of curiosity, she sneaked out of her room.

It was dark, so she took several seconds to make her eyes got used with the darkness. Without the sneakers, she could walk around without any sound. The cold floor was nothing to stop her curiosity as she moved towards the living room.

Their mansion was quite big. But the sounds tonight caused her to wake up, so she chose to inspect it. Peeking to the living room, she saw her sister walking. Her eyes lit up as she wanted to greet the other party, but her words stuck on her throat. What she saw made her unable to speak.

'She's bleeding.'

The word bleeding was not enough to describe the current condition of Kanae. She was basically covered in blood all over her body. Limping on the chair, Kanae was breathing hard. Her hand was holding bandages as she tried her best to cover the wounds on her body. There were numerous bruises on her arm and legs, with the addition some wounds from sharp blades on her arm that kept on bleeding.

At that time, Laura couldn't do anything.

'Sis, why do you hide this from me?'

Kanae never told her anything. Laura knew that it was not something that could be talked easily, but it was so scary. The sight of her sister covered in blood caused sense of unease to appear deep within her heart. She was afraid to lose her sister after losing her parents.

As her voice threatened to come out, she used her hand to close her mouth. Her eyes were wet from tears, and she tried her best to stifle her cries. She didn't know what happened with her sister, but one thing for sure, it was something dangerous.

'Sis…'

Tears streamed down even harder.

'I have to move.'

If she stayed there, her sister would find her for sure. At that time, she wouldn't be able to explain to her sister what she was doing in the middle of the night. She knew that her sister didn't want to be seen in this condition. Kanae wouldn't want her to worry. She couldn't possibly show herself right now.

Her stomach churned when she recalled Kanae's current appearance. It was horrible….

Moving back slowly, Laura moved her trembling legs to the room. Her steps caused no sound as she tried her best to move unnoticed. By the time she reached her room, she closed her door. Before she could move another step, she fell to the ground.

Her knees felt weak, she was unable to stand anymore. Laura slumped down on the floor with her back facing the door and cried without any sound. Tears stained her cheek and clothes as she didn't try to make any effort to wipe them.

She knew Kanae didn't want her to know, so she tried to suppress her cry. However, it was impossible for her to not realize that Kanae did it for the two of them.