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Chester paused for a moment before he tugged at the collars of his pajamas. At last, he said with a low voice, “It’s simple. You’re not the real Eliza. In other words, Eliza died when she attempted suicide.” ? ?
Silence.
Dead silence filled the air.
Charity blinked and suddenly laughed as if she had heard a joke. ” Young Master Jewell, are you out of your mind? If I’m Eliza, who am I? A ghost? You’re a doctor, yet you fell for such a thing.”
“Perhaps you’re a ghost.”
Chester said by enunciating each word, “I found out that the day Charity escaped prison and went missing was close to when you attempted suicide.”
Charity did not blink. “Are you saying I’m now Charity?”
“Yes.” When Chester uttered that word, his heart jerked.
He felt as though he could not breathe normally.
Frankly speaking, it was ridiculous of him, as a doctor, to have such a thought.
However, many things he found confusing seemed to have come to light after his inference.
“Ha…”
Charity burst out laughing as though she had heard the most hilarious joke in the world. “Young Master Jewell, why don’t you write a novel? I believe it’ll be very interesting. Now, tell me. So many people in the world encountered mishaps over those few days, including people in comas and those who underwent surgery, but what made you think that Charity woke up in my body?”
“I’m not sure either. Perhaps… it’s because of the pendant on your chest.” Chester suddenly stretched out his hand toward the shirt of her collar.
“What are you doing?” Charity clutched his wrist. “You’re taking liberties with me, huh?”
“I want to take a look at the pendant.”
Chester stared earnestly at the red string around her neck. “I remember you telling me that Eliza and Charity went to the church together when they were younger, and the priest said they were ill- fated. Therefore, he gave each of them a pendant to save one of them from the mishap one day. You once told me that Charity appeared in your dream because of the pendant. Maybe, she didn’t even appear in your dream because you are Charity. Because of this pendant, you woke up in Eliza’s body.”
Charity could not help but sigh at how smart and sharp Chester was.
What no one had found out or her half-truth no one questioned, he discovered some loopholes and inferred the truth.
However, she had to admit that the matter itself was dubious.
If someone with evil intentions found out, they might have her body dissected.
Secondly, if Chester learned that she was Charity, they would be more deeply involved with each other, and their relationship would become more complicated.
She told Cate and Mireya simply because she trusted them.
“Your speculation is very interesting.”
Charity clapped. “Sadly, I’m Eliza, not Charity. I have work to do, and I’m not free to discuss this outlandish issue with you here.
Young Master Jewell, please leave.”
“I won’t leave. Do you know why I suddenly think that you’re Charity?”
Chester pursed his thin lips with a conflicted gaze. “It’s because I found your university records and realized you used to take part in your university’s drama club. I looked into the forum from your year, and the drama club that year was brilliant. The well-known operatic soprano in the States, Rodgers, even attended one of the events on campus.
“He selected you and a classmate of yours straight away and invited both of you to play one of the lead roles in the performance. I heard he took you both away during the holiday and trained you guys for two whole months. However, no one knew why you lost in the end.
“Someone who has attended special training under Rodgers for two months must show a significant improvement in their acting skills. As far as I know, when one of the Oscar winners expressed her acceptance speech last year, she personally said she was extremely grateful to Rodgers. Without his guidance, she wouldn’t have come this far.”
“Really? This is surprising. I didn’t know Charity was so brilliant. To think she even knew Rodgers. If you hadn’t told me, I wouldn’t know,” Charity said indifferently as her lips curled up into a smile.
“Some things can be easily discovered, especially the other student whom Rodgers chose over Charity. Because she did a global tour, she has become a well-known Hollywood celebrity.” Chester said, ” If she hadn’t been this popular, it would’ve been difficult to dig up the past.”
“You, too, have been specially trained by Rodgers, so how could your acting skills be poor? Acting in local TV shows and movies should be an easy task for you.”
Chester took a deep breath. “That was what made me suspicious, and what Hailey said made me even more certain that you’re Charity.”
“What interesting speculation. Sadly, you got it wrong.”
Charity snickered, and impatience was written all over her frosty face. “I think you’d better have your brain checked.”
Chester lifted his nice, exquisite double eyelids, revealing his black-as-inkeyes. “In fact, I should’ve noticed something amiss when you kidnapped Sarah. However, speculation like that is unbelievable. I remember you were acting like a madwoman when I arrived that day. It was as though you wouldn’t rest in peace if Sarah was alive. You didn’t even care about your own life. Mireya was also present the other day, and although Charity was her good friend, she didn’t go as far as you did.
“Cate was Charity’s friend too, yet you were the only one who acted as though you met a nemesis who killed your family.
“It’s true that Eliza and Charity had known each other since young. But ever since Charity came over, the two of you barely kept in touch. Were you both really close to each other? Would you kill someone for a friend you hadn’t met for over ten years and ruin your future? You didn’t even care about your mother back in your hometown.
“Moreover, when you first met me, your eyes were filled with hatred.
“Charity, you don’t need to hide. You’re Charity. It’s because you were the party involved that you’d hate Sarah so much. You even cried the day Sarah was sentenced to death.
“You were the one who shifted Boris and Jennifer’s tombs because they’re your biological parents.”
“Besides that, you ordered the roasted rack of lamb, smoked octopus, and seared foie gras when we ate at the French restaurant the other day. You even mocked me for not remembering anything. In fact, that was the place we went on our first date, and I ordered these dishes for you. However, it didn’t cross my mind then.
“There can’t be so many coincidences. Apart from the two of us, no one else knows what we ate when we were in a relationship.”
Toward the end of Chester’s sentence, his eyes reddened. “You are Charity. If I’m not mistaken, Cate knows about it too. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have handed Neeson Corporation to you.” (< >?
All of a sudden, Charity fell quiet.
She did not know what to say because she thought Chester would never learn about it.
However, so what if he did?
To her, it was meaningless.
Charity did not have a family, and her three best friends, Cate, Mireya, and Max, already knew. As such, the rest knowing did not matter to her.
Whether or not Eliza or Charity was living in the body made no difference.
“If you continue to deny it, I’ll go look for Cate and Mireya.”
Chester fixed his death stare on her. “Charity, I’ve always felt guilty about your death. If you were still alive, I would say… sorry to you. I’m really sorry…”
He clenched his fists so tightly that his veins bulged.
Charity was stunned.
She did not expect Chester would one day apologize to her in such a sincere manner.
Even so, it did not make her happy at all.
Conversely, it was as if sparks were thrown into a bunch of firewood and ignited a flame.
“Do you know what’s the most worthless thing in the world? The word ¡®sorry’.”
Charity said impassively, “You’re not the kind who’d apologize, so there’s no need to do so. It’s pointless.”
“All I want is a definite answer. Is it so difficult?”
Chester’s tall physique froze. There was a sense of fatigue and helplessness in his voice. “If you insist, I’ll have no choice but to hand the documents I have to the relevant department.”
“What do you mean?” Charity narrowed her eyes.
“It’s simple. Your identity is suspicious.”
Chester’s thin lips curled into a smile. “Eliza, as a woman from a small town, claimed to be Reborn. But when the first time Reborn showed up in the States, the surveillance footage showed that Eliza and her friend were watching a movie together in Adelaide. Plus, Eliza had never taken any finance-related tests or qualifications. She didn’t even have any relevant self-learning experience. Now, suddenly, she has become the world-renowned Reborn and even the new shareholder of Jewell Corporation. What do you think people would say about that?”
Charity’s expression gradually turned grave.
Chester’s gaze darkened. “I, as the person in charge of Jewell Corporation, suspect your identity, so I can report it to the relevant department. Don’t you think they will suspect that you killed the real Eliza and that you’re… using Eliza’s appearance to come to Australia as a spy with an ulterior motive?”
