SWNOVELS Chapter 5
Chapter5
The Logan Family Estate.
Kara slept until she naturally woke up according to her body’s schedule. As she stretched, she unconsciously called out, “Mommy, Micah.”
But there was no response.
She opened her eyes and surveyed her unfamiliar surroundings. Finally, she remembered that she was in a different house without Mommy and Micah.
Once she got up from the comfy bed, she immediately called her brother on her little phone. If she called her mom, she was sure that she’d be scolded to death. She also wanted to find out more about this “Rina” girl.
The phone’s dial hummed in her ear. Barely after one ring, her call got picked up.
“Hi, Micah.”
“Kara, where are you?” At the sound of Kara’s voice, Micah instantly became excited. This only further confirmed that she wasn’t at home with him.
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This also reassured Kara that this “Rina” was probably with Micah and Mommy.
“Micah, is there a girl who looks like me in our house?”
After checking Rina once more, he nodded. “Yeah, she looks exactly like you.”
He then began to explain everything about how they’d mixed her up at the airport and who Rina was.
Tilting her head in contemplation, Kara pondered what she’d heard for a while. “Do you think it’s possible that our daddy and Rina’s daddy are the same person? I think I even look a little like Mr. Handsome. If we do have the same daddy, then it’s not that surprising that I look like her.”
Micah felt that she was probably right, but it just didn’t sit well with him. He couldn’t quite put his finger on why though. All he could do was wear a little frown.
“Micah, ask Rina if she wants to trade places with me in a few days. I want to find out if Mr. Handsome is really our daddy.”
If he really was, she was dying to ask why he didn’t want to be with them and Mommy anymore.
“No. We don’t know if they’re good or bad people. If they find out that you’re not Rina, wouldn’t it be dangerous? I don’t agree with you,” Micah spoke up earnestly. He was taking his
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role as her protective brother very seriously.
Kara retaliated calmly and with confidence, “It’s okay, I don’t think Mr. Handsome is a bad guy. Also, if it took you and
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Mommy this long to find out that Rina isn’t me, these people shouldn’t find out for a while either. If they get suspicious, we can just switch back.”
When Micah didn’t respond, she pouted, “Micah, don’t you want to find out who Daddy is?”
He faltered at her question. After all, how could he not want to know?
He turned back to Rina, who’d been listening in on their entire
conversation.
Upon meeting his glance, Rina simply nodded.
“Kara, you have to be really careful. If they get suspicious, you have to call us, okay?”
“I know!”
At that moment, there was a sharp knock on the door. “Rina? Rina, are you up?”
“I can’t talk anymore, Micah,” Kara whispered into the phone before quickly hanging up.
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Just as she did so, the door to the room swung open. Grace strode in and spotted Kara sitting on the edge of the bed.
Her face darkened as she began to scold her fiercely, “Damn it, girl, didn’t you hear me?”
Kara stared into the woman’s face with blatant scorn.
She was Rina’s mommy?
How could Rina have a mommy like her?
“I’m talking to you. Are you listening to me?” Grace angrily stomped forward and delivered a harsh pinch to Kara’s slender arm.
“Ah!”
She couldn’t help but let out a scream of pain.
This only annoyed Grace more. “Damn you. How dare you make so much noise? Do you really think I wouldn’t beat you to death if I wanted?”
Kara glared at her out of the corners of her eyes.
This wasn’t a mommy. She was more like a vicious stepmother from those fairytales.
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It made her sad to know that Rina’s mommy was like this.
Noticing that she’d stopped crying, Grace straightened up with a satisfied smile.
“You’d better put on a good performance, girl. If you continue to act like this, just wait and see how I’ll deal with you,” she
hissed.
“Come on. Follow me downstairs.”
Despite her reluctance, Kara got up and went after Grace.
Once they reached the bottom floor, it was as if Grace had become a completely different person. She treated Kara with newfound affection.
“Rina, what do you want to eat? I’ll ask Cindy to make it for you.”
Kara didn’t want to give this evil woman even an ounce of her attention. After receiving a warning glare, though, she answered quietly, “Sandwich.”
“What did you say, Miss? What do you want to eat?” Cindy, who’d been hired as Rina’s caretaker, asked her eagerly.
She took a deep breath and repeated herself in a whisper,
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“Sandwich.”
“Yes, yes, I’ll go prepare it right now.”
Cindy buzzed with excitement. “Ms. Brown, it looks like her
treatment while abroad has really paid off. She’s finally speaking to us.”
“Yes, that’s right,” Grace smiled excitedly.
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Kara looked back and forth between the women, following along with their discussion. She rolled her eyes playfully at their words.
However, when Grace glanced over at her, she quickly resumed her quiet appearance.
After a long day, Sally was finally able to get off of work.
“Micah, Kara, I’m home.”
“Mommy!” Micah ran over on his little legs to meet her.
Meanwhile, Rina stood a short distance away, observing Sally timidly. She didn’t dare get closer.
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Sally scooped up her son into a warm hug before noticing Rina watching her calmly. Her lips curled into a soft smile. “Kara, what’s the matter? Are you going to perform another scene for Mommy even if she won’t recognize it?”
Sally was already used to Kara’s interest in putting on performances.
When she saw Rina acting differently, she simply thought that
it was Kara getting ready to put on a show.
Micah quickly winked at Rina, encouraging her to do something.
With such short notice, though, the little girl felt overwhelmed and struggled to figure out what to do.
Sally’s eyebrows knit together, sensing that something wasn’t quite right.
“Mom… Mommy!” At last, Rina summoned up the courage to call out and run forward.
Sally’s frown relaxed as she reached out and wrapped “Kara” in her arms.
“Ahh!” Rina suddenly hissed in pain.
Sally hurriedly released her and asked nervously, “Kara, what’s
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The girl stayed quiet, keeping her eyes on the floor in front of her.
The feeling that something was off continued to grow inside Sally.
“Mommy, it’s my fault. I broke Kara’s favorite toy, and she’s still mad at me,” Micah quickly spoke up from where he stood on the side.
“You’re too childish, Kara. It’s just a Minion, isn’t it? I can just give you my Bumblebee, let’s go get it.”
Micah slowly tugged Rina into another room.
Sally watched her two children walk away and smiled helplessly. It really did seem like they were fighting. However, it was probably best to let them sort it out themselves. With that, she got up from where she was squatting and entered the kitchen to help Scarlet.
Once Micah was in the room with Rina, he turned on her angrily, “What’s wrong with you, Rina? Didn’t we agree that you’d pretend to be Kara for now?”
Rina kept her head bowed as tears drenched her cheeks, the droplets sliding down like pearls from a broken chain.
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Once he saw her crying, Micah faltered. He couldn’t bear to see her so upset, and he quickly patted her arm to comfort her. “I’m sorry, Rina. I didn’t mean to blame you. I was just worried that Mommy would find out and get worried.”
“Ah!” Rina flinched from his touch and backed away in pain.
Something was wrong. He reached out and rolled up her sleeve, revealing a scary sight of black and purple bruises.
He gaped in shock. “Rina, this is… How did this happen? Did someone bully you?”
“Mommy!” Rina sobbed, bowing her head in defeat.
Micah was incredulous. “Did your mommy do this?”
She could only nod timidly in response.
“How could your mommy be so mean?” His surprise was replaced by fear, and he felt a chill run down his back.
But… Kara was still at Rina’s house.
His fingers flew across his phone, rushing to call her. Rinah seemed so obedient, and yet she was treated like this. If Kara was at her home and acting like her mischievous self, surely she’d get beaten to death.