104 A Request For Help 2 (2/2)

Hongyue smiled lazily as she rested the white rose near her lips, ”Could it be that you would want her to know of this?”

Without another word, she stepped forward. With each slight movement she made, the smile on her face dropped a degree. Her eyes gleamed with a cold light, ”Are you resorting to threatening me now?”

”T-this sister doesn't dare.”

”Ha. You don't dare? I think you do. Such outrageous words can pass your lips without any caution, and yet you tell me you don't dare?”

”I r-really d-don't.”

Why?

Even now, she couldn't do anything right. ChunHua tightened her grip on her dress as her thoughts turned more desperate. If only she was more talented like Lan'er! If only she was more powerful like Hongyue! If only she didn't listen to her mother! If only she didn't do anything regretful in the past!

If only!

If only!

Her eyes reddened with sour frustration. Was it too late? Why is it that now that she wanted to change for the better, she wasn't given such a chance? There was a raw prickling in her eyes before she couldn't help letting go of her emotions.

”Why?! You clearly have the power to... but me, I don't have anything,” ChunHua cried bitterly as her tears rolled down her cheeks, ”I admit, I was wrong in the worst ways, but I was fed with the wrong ideas. It wasn't my choice. I was a puppet!”

ChunHua reached for her neck as her voice grew louder, ”Even now! I'm still a puppet. Why can't I fight for myself?!”

Hongyue didn't reply as she took in the unsightly second miss in front of her. Out of all the possible scenarios that could have played out, Hongyue never thought this was the one she would see. Even when Hongyue threatened death, ChunHua had never dared to look into her eyes so determinedly.

Those eyes... she really liked those eyes but...

”Oh my, what's with these tears?”

Hongyue reached over, her fingers stretched out as if to comfort ChunHua. Her hand movement was slow and mesmerizing as she gently wiped away some of the falling tears. ChunHua looked up, her confused eyes blurred with tears. Hongyue merely continued wiping the tears before she rested her fingers on ChunHua's chin. With a small smile, her grip tightened, and ChunHua couldn't help but yelp out in pain.

”Perhaps you were a wretched puppet, but didn't you eat well? Sleep well? Lived a life a servant could simply wish for but never touch?”

Hongyue sneered, ”Why complain so much now? How is it that where you are in the real world, you no longer want to be the puppet? You might as well say you don't want to pay your debts anymore. Using poison to kill your own sister so you could live a better life, don't tell me that you didn't know it was wrong. You should at least knew that in order to get your own happiness, you stole the life of another, didn't you?

She released her hold.

Nonchalantly wiping her fingers against ChunHua's garments before drawing back her hand, Hongyue gave a cold stare, ”So what's with these worthless tears of yours?”

”What more are you going to say? That just because you didn't know you were wrong; therefore, you can no longer be at fault? Don't waste my time with useless tears. We all are puppets of this world one way or another.”

”Get to the point, what are you saying all these words for?”