NovelAppAfter my shower one evening, I was in the middle of my skincare routine when I started nudging Ike towards bed. Out of nowhere, Christine barged in, her eyes wide with disbelief. "Summer's trending on Twitter!!" As I patted my face with toner, I couldn't help but reply, "It'd be weird if she wasn't." Being Bella's daughter, Summer was born into a whirlwind of public attention.
Most folks didn't know about Summer's mysterious disappearance years ago. They just figured Bella had been keeping her tucked away, hiding her from the public for more than twenty years.
Now, with Summer making her debut on a reality show, curiosity about her was skyrocketing.
"But the trend's content is bizarre, you know?" Christine handedher phone. The screen was filled with praises: "Beautiful inside and out," "Adorably clueless beauty." It seemed like the intehad placed Summer on a pedestal, unreachable by mere mortals.
-Summer Warms Hearts -Summer Gains Followers -Bella's Daughter, World's Sweetheart Glancing through, I saw several trending tags, almost rivaling those of A-list celebrities, all showering her with undiluted praise.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"It's all just empty talk," I said, handing back the phone. "It doesn't concern us." After Bella discovered my true background yesterday, I figured our paths would likely never cross again.
And as for Summer, our worlds were even less likely to intersect.
Christine rolled her eyes in frustration. "Don't people see? She's no angel." Christine was well aware of Summer's past misdeeds againstand harbored a deep resentment.
I laughed softly, "We're not living with her day in, day out. How would strangers know any better? Don't stress about it. I've had this hunch lately." "A hunch about what?" "That Summer isn't Bella's biological daughter." Initially, I never questioned it.
But Summer's repeated attempts to hide her impersonation of Ms. Myers from two years ago in front of Bella madesuspicious.
If she truly was Bella's flesh and blood, what fear would she have? Given Bella's affection, she would've likely understood Summer's predicament back then.
Yet, Summer was terrified.
Terrified ofgetting close to Bella.
That ledto one big possibility...
She wasn't Bella's daughter at all.
two years ago, she might t If Bella uncovered the truth about question everything about Summer's identity. And Summer's act wouldn't hold up under another close look.
en.swhovelsChristine perked up at this, "Really? Why do you think that?"
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmI laid out my suspicions, concluding, "If it's true, no matter how perfect a front she puts up, Bella will see right through her." her." Bella didn't climb to her current status by being naive or soft-hearted.
Loving her daughter was one thing, but being manipulated under then guise of that love was something she wouldn't tolerate.
"This makesfeel a bit better," Christine said, settling onto my bed. "Eventually, someone will reveal her En.
true colors." Our conversation then shifted to more pressing matters. "The contract with Clarence is all set Wanna check out the location for our shop tomorrow?" "Absolutely," I agreed without hesitation.
This was going to be Janedream's first Pick-and-mortar store. It w I for both Janedream t us, big and marking a significant milestone.
The next day, just as Christine and I were about to leave, the doorbell rang.
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