Chapter 36

"The next meeting will be intentional," I murmured while gazing at my reflection in the mirror.

Venice, in the midst of applying a facial mask, chimed in, "He's bound to recognize you, no doubt about it."

I grinned slyly. "That's the whole point. But who said anything about introducing myself? He will only know me as Empress," I stated with a slow, calculated smile.

Yumi, entering the room with a plate of nachos, interjected, "What if he mistakes you for Veronica? He will surely arrest you and lock you up."

"That's Venice for you," I said pointing to Venice.

Venice nodded in agreement. "Yeah. I'll explain what happened. That Kassandra was brought to the hospital where my parents work, and she was in a coma. When she finally woke up, she had no recollection of anything. This drama deserves an award really.”

"So, you're going to pretend to be Veronica," Yumi summarized.

"Not exactly pretending. We'll make it seem like she was Veronica because with no memory of her past, how can she prov