Months had passed after Rhianne's accident. During those days, Rhianne was trying to get to know her family more. Her attempts to get closer to them were never in vain because they welcome her antics with open arms. If Rhianne will give one step closer to them, then her family will give three steps to be closer to her.
Every morning, Rhianne will help her mother to make their breakfast. Even though they have maids, the whole family was fond of Carmie's cooking, that is why they do not hire any chef to cook for them. As they cook in the kitchen, Carmie always shares a lot of funny stories which makes the mother and daughter pair laugh. This activity became a regular bonding time between Rhianne and Carmie.
After eating their breakfast, Rhianne and Francis will go straight into the study room and help her brother to give some ideas about cars. Rhianne discovered that her brother is fond of cars. It is also one of their business for years. Since Francis loves everything that involves cars, Tim already decided to give Francis their company branch in Quintel City after he finishes his studies next year.
Speaking of business, Tim is a well-known business tycoon in the business world. He is the owner and the CEO of the famous Cartel Group of Companies or CGC. Due to his efficient thinking and genius tactics in the business world, he always received an award every year.
Thinking about the story plot, Rhianne is the only one who did not excel in their family. It is because she focused all of her life and effort on a man who will just use her in the end. Instead of making an achievement for herself, the character Rhianne Cartel made a stepping stone for her lover instead.
'What a foolish girl.'
Speaking of the story plot, Rhianne was secretly making a plan in her head. The very first on her hit list was to avoid meeting with that Andrew at all costs. Rhianne only had a few friends according to her mother. It is because most people only want to be her friends. After all, she is rich. So Rhianne decided not to be involved with others that much.
Rhianne thought maybe that is the reason why the original Rhianne fell in love with Andrew Gartin. Since Rhianne lacks any sincere feelings from other people aside from her family, Andrew Gartin uses that idea and portrayed a different attitude and personality in front of her. But the book said they are childhood friends. That means that Andrew started controlling Rhianne's feelings since they were young. Thinking more about it, Rhianne was convinced that Andrew Gartin is a scary and manipulative man and she needs to avoid it at all costs.
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A few days later, Carmie informed her family that one of her classmates from college will visit their house this afternoon. She had a good relationship with that person so they keep having in touch after they graduated. Since that person is her mom's friend, then she must be kind and good. After eating their breakfast, Rhianne joined her brother as usual.
Arriving in the study room, Francis quickly sat at his chair near the table and tried his best to finish the design he made yesterday. It was a blueprint of a car and Francis planned to use it if the result will be satisfying for him and their father. But the results he made yesterday was still lacking.
Francis casually asked Rhianne if she has any ideas on how to make a car attractive. He did not actually expect that he will receive a response from her. Rhianne suggested focusing on the car's wheels and engine's sound aside from its physical appearance. She also pointed out that it is better to use another material for the car's body instead of the usual aluminum and steel.
"Why don't you use carbon fiber instead of aluminum and steel? It can make the car more lightweight than the usual car. Maybe you can also use a different tire, which is thinner than the average wheel. And for the engine, just make it smooth and quiet that requires less maintenance."
Francis looked at his sister with a dumb expression. He did not expect his little sister to give him a suggestion. When Rhianne saw him, she awkwardly turned her head away from him thinking that maybe she said too much. Francis is now looking at his sister in a new light. Immediately, Francis grabbed a clean paper and started making a new design of a car.
Francis seems lost in his own world for now. Rhianne just let her brother finish his drawing as she browsed all the books placed on the bookshelf. An old but thick book caught her eyes so Rhianne reached for it. She became surprised to see its contents.
This book is all about movie-making. In her past life, her biggest dream is to be a film director. She wanted to make a movie that will move everyone's hearts. But sadly, they did not want her just because of her poor background and lack of experience.
Both Rhianne and Francis got lost in their own worlds until they heard a knock on the door. Carmie opened the door to see her children getting busy with their own work. She informed them that her visitors just arrived and wanted to introduce them to her friend. The siblings nodded their heads and followed their mother.
When they arrived in the living room, Rhianne saw a woman and a teenage boy beside her. The woman was wearing a neat and colorful dress while the boy beside her wore a simple black shirt and pants. Carmie smiled at the two before she introduced her children.
"Francis and Rhianne, this is my friend during college, Janice. Janice, these are my children. This is Francis, my eldest son."
Francis smiled at the woman named Janice and bowed his head a little. Janice smiled too and seems pleased with his welcoming attitude.
"And this is Rhianne, my youngest daughter."
Rhianne also did the same. She politely smiled at her mother's friend and bowed her head a little.
"Your children are so lovely, Carmie." Janice said as she stands up with the boy beside her.
"Hello, Francis and Rhianne. I am Janice. Carmie's friend. And this is my son, Andrew. He is the same age as you, Rhianne. I hope that you two will also become my son's friend."
'The hell is going on here?!'The boy named Andrew looked at Rhianne with a small smile on his face. Andrew bowed his head a little to greet them, but Rhianne did not bother to think about his actions. Rhianne felt like she will think that Andrew is a sensible and a good boy if she did not know his real color.'You mean this is 'that' Andrew who will be the cause of Rhianne's misfortunes?!'Is this the scenario where Rhianne fell in love with Andrew at first sight?! The book mentioned that they were childhood friends, but the book did not give more details about it. It turns out they became childhood friends because he is the son of her mother's friend.Rhianne unconsciously hid her body behind his brother and clutched his shirt so tight. Francis and Carmie glanced at each other before Francis held Rhianne's hand to reassure her. They thought that Rhianne was acting like this because she
"So you finally arrived." The siblings both turned their heads and saw a tall man standing near the gate. "Dr. Calvin?" "He is the friend I am telling you earlier." Francis explained. Rhianne alternately looked at her brother and Dr. Calvin. This made Calvin laughed. It was obvious on Rhianne's face what she was thinking right now. That girl is too expressive. Calvin did not know if it is a good thing or not. He took the initiative to explain the situation to Rhianne. "Francis and I came from the same school. I am his senior and we also joined the same club last year that is why we got acquainted." Calvin said. "And I am just turning twenty-three this year. I am not that old." "I did not..." Rhianne unconsciously blushed when she heard what Calvin said in the end. It was not really her intention to think that Calvin is very old. She was just simply wondering how her brother and her personal doctor became frien
"Let go of me!""Why are you here?"The two of them asked each other at the same time. The boy pursed his lips and slowly let go of Rhianne's wrist. Rhianne quickly took a step backward to put a distance between her and the boy. When he saw Rhianne's panicked expression, the boy's face darkened."Why are you here?" The boy asked Rhianne again. "Who told you to visit our house again?"Did she already visit their house before? There was a possibility since Francis is a good friend of Dr. Calvin. And besides, she will never know if Rhianne Cartel had been here before since she just recently occupied this body.But this boy just gave her a heart attack! Who told him to show up without making a sound in front of her? At least give her a warning if you will approach her.When the boy saw Rhianne's alarmed posture, he thought that she was only acting as if she does not want to be
After that small incident at Calvin's house, Rhianne already forgot it and her life became more peaceful. She was no longer acting shy or awkward with her family. These past few months, she was getting closer to them than before. Rhianne was thankful that she has now a place to call 'home'.But what made Rhianne more thankful was that after meeting Andrew when he suddenly visited their house with his mother, she did not see him again even once. Rhianne was determined to avoid him at all costs. In her heart, Andrew is the devil who will be the cause of Rhianne and her family's destruction. So it will be better not to be involved with him in any way.During her free time, Rhianne always thinks of the future. She only read a few pages of the story. So Rhianne did not know how the story will end. But because the book she read was a romance story, the male lead and the female lead obviously will have a good and happy ending. But she did not know and will
A few minutes after preparing the food on the table, the head manager has returned and informed Carmie of the details about the couple's information. The head manager said that they can't conceive a child after so many years and they decided to adopt a child to raise. The couple chose to adopt a girl who has the same age as Rhianne. Naturally, Carmie was happy for that girl. At least one of the children in the Welfare Agency will now have a new family. Rhianne was also happy for that girl. That girl will now have a family and she will now receive the love and warmth that a family can give to her. This put Rhianne in a good mood. She volunteered to help the staff distributed the toys her mother's secretary had prepared earlier for the children. Carmie watched her daughter who energetically helped them with their task. As long as her daughter is healthy and smiling, everything is good.After finishing the task, the children gave their sincere
Rhianne did not dwell much on the reality that she had met with the female lead. She remembered that Candice Dy was an orphan and adopted by a kind couple. After some years, she will meet the male lead and that will be the start of their romance. But Rhianne did not expect that Candice was an orphan from the Welfare Agency that her mother is managing.After that day, Rhianne focused on learning again. Before the school year officially starts, she started reading the books available in their library. Her family was surprised when they her often staying in the library, but they did not say anything about it. Before her accident, Rhianne disliked reading books a lot. But looking at Rhianne who became interested in reading books, her family silently supported her.One day, a maid informed them that they have a sudden visitors. Rhianne was scared that Andrew is the one visiting their house. But when the maid explained that their sudden visitors
Rhianne did not know what he was thinking right now. She had a frown on her pretty face while thinking about a lot of things. Apparently, Rhianne Cartel has been a spoiled lady pampered since birth. She never experienced any hardship in life because her money can solve everything. Not only that, but her body is also too delicate!Aside from her new discovery that Rhianne Cartel is destined not to receive any flowers in this life, she also knew that her body is weak. This is too different from her past life. Due to the environment of their old place, Rhianne grew to be tough. She did not get sick easily and can still work even though she has a cold or fever.'No wonder that the whole family is very concerned with me. This body is too fragile!'Seeing that Rhianne was lost in her own world, he snapped his fingers twice in front of her face. Rhianne blinked her eyes and blankly looked at the boy. Sh
"What are you all doing here?"When Rhianne heard her brother's voice, she happily escaped from Calvin's hands and ran towards her brother. She quickly hid behind his back with her arms hugging his waist. Francis looked at his sister before turning his head to observe their visitors. He made a quick conclusion about the situation."Are you visiting us just to disturb Rhianne?" "Yes.""No."The Lancester brothers both answered his question. Just like what he thought! At first, Francis was confused about why did Calvin with his brother visited their house. Calvin mentioned that he needed to look at their college pictures which were very suspicious from the start. If Calvin really wanted to see it, he can just visit the official webpage of their school and look in the photo gallery on it. Keith really wanted to punch his brother in his face for making things worse. Calvin knows that Francis is always suspicious of him because he really thought that he is always bullying Rhianne. It all