Chapter 3 (1/2)

Chapter 3

“So this is the garden,” I h an archway adorned with vines, I couldn’t help but adh it was for a mere detached house, it was landscaped excellently with a splendor that was nothing to scoff at

Truly, this was a duke’s estate

For now, the biggest flaw in Rosetta’s s I could easily cover for anything regarding her personality or mannerisms because it didn’t seem like she was close to her family or with any employee of the mansion She rarely left her roo breakfast earlier this ht stroll

Despite not going out of her rooirl didn’t know her way around her own house? After leaving my room, I made it my first imperative to familiarize myself with the estate’s layout I’d think about how to deal with the nanny, Katie, later

As I adretted the decision to leave arden, I saw a faolden curls that glistened in natural light and golden eyes on a sainst the sunflowers bloo behind her on this summer day, was Alicia Valentine, my half-sister and this novel’s heroine

Yesterday, Alicia had done nothing but quiver like a cru a storm, yet now that she was surrounded with flowers as she basked in the sun, it dawned upon me that she was, undeniably, the uess we’re in the third chapter now

The nified sorettedabout this htmare come to life

It was inevitable that we’d bump into each other since we lived in the saularly with the nanny in the guise of ‘education,’ so I really wouldn’t have been able to avoid her forever As I observed Alicia, it made me reminisce about the past After all, I was in her shoes not too long ago

Just until the day before yesterday, I lived as Rita, so I was going to need et those memories I had been happy just to see the flowers today and I didn’t want to ruin o

I quickly made up my mind and turned my back on her—no, I tried to turn back

If Alicia had found ure just a few seconds later, ouldn’t have one back tonot to have seen her, whether or not she realized I had been there

“Ah!” Alicia exclai her hands behind her back

Well, no matter how she concealed her hands behind her, I wasn’t curious about what she’s trying to hide anyway

Ah but, as she doing, screa like this?

At this part of the narrative, Rosetta hadn’t done anything to Alicia yet While the older sibling did harbor a festering jealousy, she still kept this to herself and merely seethed quietly

Up until this point, Rosetta had only actively ignored Alicia, so I couldn’t believe that she’s already screa at her

It was a bit aard, especially since I could feel that the other person was uncomfortable as well As if time had frozen, we stared at each other without a word It was too late for anyone to turn around without saying soly, Alicia broke the silence first

Tre, she sed audibly as if she was about to jump into a volcano

“U voice greetingwhether the word ‘shy’ suited her de the two sisters’ relationshi+p, I just nodded slightly and said, “Yeah, hi”

A sraced Alicia’s lips as she stared atto her crush for the first time

Noait a h, so why?

“U red as she stepped towardher previously hidden hands forward She held yelloers in her hands and showed them to me They were obviously picked without the use of tools since the steaped at those flowers

I mean, why did you hide these if they were just flowers? And ere you showing the Alicia did today confused me, and so I was left speechless

Silence stretched between us oncecheeks slowly turn pale, and her big doe eyes blinked with unease

With the way she kept blinking even though I did nothing to her, it now looked like I was bullying her for no reason

“II’m sorry for what happened yesterday, Sisterand I’rateful”

“Me? For what?” I asked, the response leaving my lips before I knew it

I really didn’t knohy she was sorry and thankful, so I just spit out the question, but now Alicia’s face turned blue

She chewed on her red lips persistently as if nectar would spill out, and answered with a shaky voice “ThatYou took ave mea handkerchief”

Well, I tried to take her place, but I didn’t get hit in the end

And the handkerchief

Yesterday, I left Alicia alone in that roo

It would have been troublesome to wait for her to calm down, and in the first place, I didn’t think ere close enough forcontinued, it wasn’t appropriate for rabbed a handkerchief and tossed it to her without saying anything

That shouldn’t be sorateful for