"The Replacement wife"
d me to face her. "H-Hanni, is what Eloisa said true?" she tearfully asked me. I took a deep breath, holding on
" she softly whispered. I thought she was angry too. "I thought... you were... mad..." I started to
attention to Dad, who was looking at us seriously. "Dad," I called out to him, hoping he would hug me and comfort me lik
looked back at him with a heavy heart. "Come inside, Hanni," Mama
g me again. "Alejandro!" Mama scolded him angrily, stopping him from hurting me further. He wa
Shut up, Hazel!" he shouted at her. But Hazel just shook
, weeping beside him. "Y-you!!" he said, his voice breaking. I watched in shock as my father, for the first ti
el cried, and she hug
table. My father loved her so much. He made all her choices, and she followed his p
t with her twin's child, the man she was supposed to marry. I felt responsible for her
as a university professor, and the university also belonged to the B
ollowed in his footsteps. She studied law because he w
ashba
per on the table. I looked down, playing with my fingers. I wouldn't have done it if he hadn't fo
ni! You haven't chang
ly said, trying to soothe him
tead of better as you grow
don't want to be a la
e anything by drawing! So, you will study law, whether you
t want to!"
ake the entrance exam! This time, don't try
to, Papa!" I
, so let her choose her course," H
!" Dad yelled, then went up
cially when they found out their child was caught cheating, and it m
ight, sis," Hazel said
y accept that you're not meant for law,
thetic expression, and I hated her for it. I hat