The Fake Wife

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up if my stomach hadn't growled, demanding food. When I opened my eyes,

arrived, and it took almost a full day of travel to get here, so my body was extremely tired.

nd tired. Tanya's room was on the second floor, so I had to go downstairs to the kitchen. I hoped there would still be some f

rs. What's going on? It sounded like an argument. I hurr

Aunt Leonora, and they were yelling. Their attention shifted to me, and I frowned as tw

panic as they became more aggress

ing them from reaching me. I was overwh

e! Hel

me go! Wh

resisted, they wouldn't let go. We made it outside, where I saw a black car waiting for us. M

chief. There was a strong smell that made me dizzy and weak. It fel

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und myself in a large and luxurious room. I got up quickly, even though it felt like my brain was being hammered with every movement. I looked around the entire room-it was huge and spacious, like t

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with a pungent-smelling handkerchief came rushing back. I

but it seemed locked.

d for something I could use to open the door. My gaze landed on a small cabinet near the bed, holding the lampsha

seemed to stop. I reached for it and

man stood there beside a bride. The woman looked ex

ally did look like me, only much more beautiful, with

re alread

he man who was just in the picture earlier. He was wearing a white long-sleeved shirt rolled up to his elbows,

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ough for me to see the sudden flare of anger in his eyes at my question

ou have godd*mn amnesia? Do you reall

of a wild animal in the wildernes

d, scared of what he might do. "I d

and I couldn't do anything as he

can fool me like this? I'm n

his hand off

I don't know her. You mus

e force of my fall. I was too scared to look at him. I hadn't done anything wrong.

again! You're not Candice? Then who are you? F*ck it! Wh

n my fear, I immediatel

le from me. You can't escape from me now because yo

with tears as I looke

ou're talking about. I don't

e Candice! You a

not

eve me. But I could see the intense anger and hatred in

er of his lips lifted as if he

ol me, Candic

My sobs grew louder, overwhelmed by a mix of emotions-confusion, fea

ried to calm myself, though I

look like me? I don't remember getting married-it's impossible because we

a and the others? Ar

t there a

r again. I was about to turn the

atch on her; do

seño

down to the floor and leaned weakly against the doo

n't have any siblings either because I'm an orphan, only living with Aunt Pacita, and I wouldn't even be here if she hadn't brought me. I come fro

y the view of a vast garden. I looked down-if I jumped, I would surely break something. It was too high, as it seemed I was on the second floor

? Did you steal, like he said earlier? Why did I have to get

ut that in the man's face.

t to be in

ared of what co

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