Refusing To Be His Perfect Replica I Choose The Arranged Marriage

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

The transatlantic flight carried me eastward, the sun painting ever changing portraits outside my window. Brilliant azure skies gave way to rolling clouds tinged with gold, a canvas of nature's finest work

Inspiration struck suddenly, and I pulled out my sketchpad, capturing the ethereal play of light in an jewelry design.

By the time I finished, darkness had claimed the sky.

There was something magical about crossing the Atlantic - a time traveler's journey where I left New York on the morning of the 27th only to land in London on the night of the 26th.

Through the arrivals gate, I spotted them immediately - Mum, Dad, and William standing in a row,

beaming and waving like excited children at a parade.

The sight of them made my heart squeeze.

I ran to them, wheeling designer luggage forgotten as I fell into Mum's embrace, breathing in her familiar perfume - Chanel No. 5, just as she'd worn all my life.

moved to New York for university, chasing

they'd let me go, trusting

visits, a daughter's absence marked by empty chairs at Sunday roasts and missed family

threatened, and I pulled back from Mum's embrace before

"Mum, I'm starving."

home, darling." She cupped my face, her eyes soft with maternal concern. "Tll make your

"Perfect."

parents as we walked to the car park, our

Chapter 5

Manhattan penthouse, Castro faced a very different scene. Castro

meticulously set a reminder for my birthday -

the familiar chime cutting through his

to head to Whole Foods, to buy ingredients

ordered months ago was still hidden in

seeing Oriana at breakfast, limping slightly, had given him pause. After all,

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