Chapter 530 Once (Part One)
Outside, the weather seemed to be changing, and the snow was more heavily. However, the room was exceptionally warm and quiet. The old man glanced at Chloe a few times and slowly began to tell the story, "In the 1960s, there was a wealthy family. The man was a financier with substantial assets, belonging to a prominent local family. Later, he got married and had children. Although he was well-educated, his mind remained traditional. He married a lady of equal social standing, who was dignified and graceful, a role model for other wealthy wives and young ladies. After they got married, they were very much in love. A year later, the wife gave birth to a child. During childbirth, she suffered from amniotic fluid embolism and didn't survive. The child was born, and outsiders knew that the wife had given birth to a daughter. They only knew about one daughter. But everyone in the family knew that they were actually twin daughters. However, everyone kept it a secret."
"Twins?" Chloe was very surprised, probably because she had once been pregnant with twins herself, and couldn't help but be curious.
The old man seemed not to notice Chloe's words and continued, "The reason outsiders thought there was only one child in the family was that when the twins were born, the younger daughter, had polio. After receiving injections, her legs couldn't move. The younger daughter always stayed in the attic. Their father was a very traditional and prideful man, so he didn't tell anyone that he actually had twin daughters. Gradually, the healthy daughter grew up, attracting a lot of attention from boys. She also caught the eye of a major film company."
"Film company?" Chloe was surprised again, thinking, ' Pamela is also in a film company. Is there some coincidence?'
The old man, still, ignored Chloe and continued, "Gradually, the healthy daughter gradually forgot that she had a sister staying in the attic. Usually, it was just an old woman in the house who brought food to the sister in the attic. The healthy daughter always believed she was her father's only child. Her father also loved her dearly and never mentioned the forgotten child. They always doted more on the healthy child and became increasingly distant from the less favored one. Over time, it seemed everyone forgot they had another daughter."
Chloe sighed, feeling that the daughter in the attic was quite pitiful. "Is this a novel?"
The old man didn't look at her and continued, "One day, the healthy daughter finished her exams, and it happened to be her eighteenth birthday. Her father held a grand birthday party for her and many friends and relatives came. The healthy daughter smiled like a blooming flower, and the house was full of guests. At this moment, they completely forgot about the other daughter. Even if they hadn't forgotten, the disgraceful daughter obviously couldn't show up. When the old woman went to the attic to bring food to the younger daughter, the younger daughter asked, 'What's going on downstairs? Why is it so lively?' The old woman replied, 'Today is the young lady's birthday.' After saying this, the old woman went downstairs. After the old woman left, the younger daughter suddenly burst into tears. She clenched her fists tightly, and tears rolled down her cheeks because today was also her birthday. Now, she was already an outsider in the family. The only daughter in the family was her sister. She wanted to stand up, but she couldn't. In these eighteen years, the only companions she had were countless books—biographies of famous people, mystery and detective novels, as well as numerous tales of revenge.
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