Refusing To Be His Perfect Replica I Choose The Arranged Marriage

Chapter 2

Chapter

2

I spent a restless night, tossing and turning, my skin clammy with fever sweat on the sheets.

At dawn, Castro tried to coax me out of bed. When I mumbled protests and pushed him away, he leaned in with an amused smile to kiss me.

For the first time in seven years, his kiss made me flinch. My hand Instinctively rose to slap him but I just a brief 1 peck.

caught myself. Thankfully, it was

a

"Awake yet, sleeping beauty?" he teased.

I turned away, wiping my mouth with the back of my hand. "It's Saturday. Why can't you let me sleep?"

His expression softened with concern. "You were running a fever last night. Come on, we need to get you to the hospital."

Though I felt better, his insistence won out and I reluctantly got dressed.

In the hospital corridor, we ran into Oriana. She was hobbling along alone, clearly having injured her ankle.

Castro's gentle demeanor vanished instantly. His brow furrowed with worry as he rushed to her side, steadying her with his hands.

"What happened to you?"

Oriana gave him a warm smile, then glanced meaningfully at me. "Just twisted my ankle. What a coincidence seeing you both here."

throwing

look.

sister wasn't feeling well. Brought her in to

was long used to

to keep our relationship

sister who

knew

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Be His Perfect Replica. I Choose

guardian to the poor girl." Oriana nodded sympathetically.

gestured toward a clinic door further down

Castro didn't hesitate. He swept her up into his

said

something inside me crumbled. My fever seemed to return full force,

cold hospital wall, not bothering to respond. The stark white corridor suddenly felt endless and empty, much like my

wait for my response - he was already carrying Oriana toward the clinic,

part, his true feelings always surfaced around Oriana, betraying everything he

seemed completely oblivious to his

a bitter laugh and headed

that my untreated burns,

out of habit before I caught myself. Habits really are terrifying things, aren't

- getting the prescription and finding

felt even worse, nearly collapsing as I tried to

hadn't returned not even a

Reluctantly, I called him.

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