His cool and detached voice came from the earpiece and said, “I'm in seclusion and meditation. Is there anything wrong?”
I said softly, “Charlotte. She is awake.”
“Click!”
The sound of rosary beads falling to the ground suddenly came from the other end of the phone. His breathing was obviously messed up. “I will go.”
See, as long as it was about my sister, even the purest of hearted followers of Jesus Christ would break His commandments.
When I hung up the phone, I had just walked to the stairway. I then saw Charlotte wearing the dress that my best friend had specially designed for me. She was talking and laughing in the crowd.
“Gaudentia, you won't mind if your sister wears your gown, right?”
She elegantly spun around with her skirt flying. “I just woke up. I don't have time to customise a new dress.”
My mom carefully pulled me and whispered, “Your sister is just sick, so you can just let her wear it.”
I forced myself to smile. “Yes, of course I don't mind.”
When I turned around, I heard Charlotte say to her best friend, “This dress will fit me better, right? Gaudentia is too thin to hold it up.”
I went back to my room in silence. I wanted to change into a plain white dress.
My dad stood in the centre of the banquet hall with a red face. “My lovely Charlotte has woken up. From today, Charlotte will officially take over as the Winifred Family company!”
The guests applauded. Charlotte smiled and said, “Thank you, Dad. I will definitely run the company well.”
Someone in the corner asked, “What about the second lady?”
My dad looked like he just remembered my existence. “There is a small store in the south of the city for her.”
Charlotte suddenly exclaimed, “Oops, didn't that store say it was going to be for me to open a cafe? Last time, I even hired someone to draw the design.”
My dad immediately changed his tone and said, “That's from the north of the city, right?”
I clenched the wine glass in my hand. “No need, Dad. I don't need it.”
My dad had always favoured Charlotte more than me. Although my mom was explicitly married, she lives like a shadow. When Charlotte gave her sign, my dad couldn't wait to pour his heart out to her.
One day, I saw my mom cry secretly in the middle of the night. I have seen her laugh when she was scolded. I have also even seen her unable to speak well in front of my dad.