At the moment Krystal found out she had brain cancer, she thought about ending her life.
The disease was incurable, and her family was so poor that they couldn’t even afford a day in the hospital. But when she saw her adoptive mother working on handicrafts all night with bleeding hands, Krystal gave up on the idea of suicide. If she died now, what would happen to her adoptive mother when she got old?
So even if she were to die, Krystal wanted to do something for her before that happened. For the first time in 22 years, she searched for her biological parents. After some twists and turns, she finally found the Parry family and saw their luxurious villa and her twin sister who looked exactly like herself but were adored by their brother.
Krystal envied them deeply and wondered if everything Danielle had now would have been hers if it had been Krystal who stayed behind instead of being given away at birth.
What made things worse was that her biological father had passed away. Her biological mother’s expression changed drastically after seeing Krystal; it seemed as though Krystal was a jinx or something else equally bad – one could almost see how much Danielle wished for Krystal to disappear from sight.
Insultingly enough, she let give her two thousand.
Krystal wanted to stand up against this treatment; after all two thousand might be nothing more than pocket change for these rich people but it meant half a month of hard work for Krystal just so that she could buy medicine for her adoptive mother.
After much deliberation, however, Krystal dropped down onto her knees and picked up those bills just as Danielle returned home from school.
Danielle looked shocked yet disgusted upon seeing her twin sister squatting on the ground with money scattered around her feet.
She deliberately stepped forward and crushed one of the bills underfoot while sneeringly asking, “Where did this little beggar come from? This face really doesn’t please me.”
“What should I do? I really want to ruin her face! How can my beautiful face appear on a beggar?” Teagan followed behind Danielle and remembered that when his mother was giving birth, the nurse took out two babies. However, later it became only one baby because his father said that the other child wouldn’t live long enough so they had to send her away
Krystal didn’t feel much emotional turmoil towards the “little sister” he had never seen before. He just thought it would be a shame if the face that looked exactly like Danielle’s was ruined.
“Brother, you’re right. If I hate her, isn’t that just hating myself?”
“Forget it, let this little beggar live. Judging by how sickly she looks, she’s probably not going to live long anyway. She wants to compare herself with me?”
“Little beggar, get out of here. Take advantage of the fact that I’m in a good mood now, or later on you won’t even be able to leave.”
“You go ahead and leave. The Parry family only has one daughter – Danielle.”
“I only have one sister.”
… Krystal could never forget the insult she received from the Parry family that day.
After leaving the Parry family, she secretly vowed never to go back even if it meant starving on the streets.
But less than two months later, her biological mother who had once despised her came knocking at her door crying and begging for forgiveness while showering Krystal’s adoptive mother with gifts of medicine and arranging for expert doctors.
Krystal thought this woman had finally developed a conscience and wanted to take her back home but instead found out that this time around she wanted Krystal to take the fall for another one of her daughters who was in jail!
November in Akloit wasn’t so cold as to make someone feel numb all over but Mrs. Parry’s words made Krystal feel bone-chillingly cold inside.
It turned out Mrs. Parry hadn’t come looking for regret or reconciliation with her estranged daughter; instead, she wanted Krystal to replace Danielle in jail! Two million dollars – at least this woman was generous unlike when they first met where all it took was two thousand dollars for Mrs. Parry to send Krystal away.
Krystal’s adoptive mother became so angry upon hearing about Mrs. Parry’s true intentions that she hit her with a cane causing herself great stress which led her into hospitalization.
The month-long break from medication also worsened what used-to-be improving health conditions after years spent working hard without getting married solely because of taking care of Krystal’s well-being.
At death’s doorsteps sitting in jail doesn’t seem too scary anymore…
She finally managed to dial Mrs. Parry’s number and received the two million dollars as an exchange condition, signing a confidentiality agreement in return.
Krystal told her adoptive mother that she had found a decent company recently and didn’t need any qualifications because they were short of staff.
Her medical expenses were covered by her boss, but due to the company’s project issues, she might have to go on a business trip to Shario for six months. During this time, she could only receive money and calls from her.
Adoptive mother, who had never seen the world outside of their home before, thought Krystal had found a good job and encouraged her to study hard and work diligently.
Little did she know that Krystal went straight to the hospital on the second day after leaving home. For Krystal, it was like a second home where she felt familiar with everything there.
The Parry family had gone through some major events – their company went bankrupt and Teagan committed suicide. Miss Parry used to be arrogant like a peacock but fell into disgrace after accidentally killing one of her classmates.
This time around, Danielle was severely injured in prison during a fight which was part of Danielle’s plan for applying for an examination under severe injury conditions.
Mrs. Parry brought Krystal along with her into the operating room where they bribed both doctors and nurses so that Krystal could pretend as one of them while Danielle changed clothes with Krystal afterward.
After surgery was over, Danielle put on nurse clothes while Krystal lay on Danielle’s bed and returned back into prison with the guards.
At the hospital’s back door, Mrs. Parry waited in luxury car for Danielle’s return. Once together, the mother-daughter duo escaped without being caught or noticed by anyone else.
After listening carefully about their entire plan, Kelvin became even more determined about his own thoughts. He asked sternly, “Do you know where Danielle will go after being released from prison?”
Krystal never liked her twin sister, and now that everything had been exposed, she saw no reason why she should hide anything anymore. So, she decided to tell Kelvin everything she knew about it all.