Chapter 214: Apologize with Humility

Chapter 214: Apologize with Humility

(Elena Blackwood’s POV)

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As night descended, the Northern Territory glittered with lights stretching across the horizon

like scattered diamonds. The city hummed with life below us as Jane and I sat in her cozy

living room, the bottle of Moonlight Reserve Vintage Wine nearly empty between us.

“Actually, there’s a question I’ve been wanting to ask you,” Jane said, slightly tipsy from the

red wine. She draped her arm over my shoulder with the casual intimacy of close friendship.

Her cheeks were flushed pink from the alcohol, and her eyes held that particular brightness that came with liquid courage.

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“What question?” I asked, settling back into the plush cushions of her sofa.

Jane’s expression grew more serious despite her intoxicated state. “You have to promise to

be honest with me.”

I nodded, curious about what had been weighing on her mind. “Of course.”

“Do you have feelings for Hugo Ashworth?”

The question hit me like a cold splash of water. I stared at her for a moment, processing the

directness of her inquiry.

“I…” I began, then stopped. How could I explain something I didn’t fully understand myself?

“We’ve only known each other for a few months,” I said slowly. “I admit I have some favorable impressions of him, but I wouldn’t say our relationship has reached the level of romantic feelings.”

Jane watched me carefully, her eyes surprisingly sharp despite the wine. “But there’s

something there, isn’t there?”

don’t know. After everything that happened with Marcus, I question whether I still harbor any feelings for him. And if

truth was, my emotions were

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shoulder gently. “Do you know

smiled, “Because he

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he is handsome. I feel a sense of connection with him.

understanding.”

nodded knowingly. “I

look at her more

never noticed

what about your family situation? You never

a reason for that. I wasn’t my parents‘

before continuing. “I had a sister. Her

past tense didn’t escape

I was ten,” Jane said quietly. “We were on a family rafting trip. The current was stronger than expected, and I fell in. Jane

at the pain in her voice.

me,” she continued, her voice barely above a whisper. “After that, my parents always blamed me. They never said it outright, but I could see it in their eyes. Their precious daughter

clicked into place. “That’s why you use her

spill over. “I took her identity because I thought it would

always wore on her right

always wondered if I was the one who died back then, perhaps

said firmly, grasping her hand. “Your sister made a choice. She chose to

at me with watery eyes.

wouldn’t want you to feel guilty. She’d want you to

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Chapter 214. Apologize

life, to be happy.”

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her hand tighter. “You need to prioritize your own feelings over

something shifting in her expression. A spark of determination flickered in her

to reclaim my original identity. I

again.”

resolve. “I’m going to revert to my given

Celeste Harrison, not Jane

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