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Chapter220 Chapter 220 Frankcouldn’tshakethefeelingthattherewasmoretoEdithchangingher IDthanjustavoidingdetection. Frank couldn’t shake the feeling that there was more to Edith changing her ID than just avoiding detection . Phoebereplied,“ItwassoshecouldbothleechoffyourluckandstealfromBrenda.SheandBrendaareactuallytherelationship.WhenBrenda’sluckdeclines,Edith’sluckincreases” Phoebe replied , “ It was so she could both leech off your luck and steal from Brenda . She and Brenda are actually the relationship . When Brenda’s luck declines , Edith’s luck increases ” NowonderPhoebehadfeltaninexplicablesenseofuneasethefirsttimes No wonder Phoebe had felt an inexplicable sense of unease the first time s ItturnedoutEdith’srolewasevenmoresignificantthanSiena’s–shewas operatingonbothfronts. It turned out Edith’s role was even more significant than Siena’s – she was operating on both fronts . AnditwasnowonderBrendahatedEdithsomuch. And it was no wonder Brenda hated Edith so much . Brendahadgonethroughalongstretchofmisfortuneinthepast.HackwhenshewasatOphelia’smaternalhome,shehadsufferedquiteabit. Brenda had gone through a long stretch of misfortune in the past . Hack when she was at Ophelia’s maternal home , she had suffered quite a bit . EvenaftermovinginnextdoortoEduh,shekeptencounteringunluckyincidents, Even after moving in next door to Eduh , she kept encountering unlucky incidents , ItwasonlyaftertakingPercival’sadvicethatBrenda’sgrandfatherhadfoundahoroscopeartifacttosuppressthebadluck.Slowly,thingsstartedreturningtonormal It was only after taking Percival’s advice that Brenda’s grandfather had found a horoscope artifact to suppress the bad luck . Slowly , things started returning to normal / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / Phoebehadalwayshadagutfeelingthatinherpastlife,aftershedied,Brendawouldhavefollowedthesamefate Phoebe had always had a gut feeling that in her past life , after she died , Brenda would have followed the same fate Now,itseemedalmostcertam Now , it seemed almost certam Brendawasshocked.Shepointedatherselfandasked,“Wait…soI’mtheoneactuallytiedtoEdith?” Brenda was shocked . She pointed at herself and asked , “ Wait … so I’m the one actually tied to Edith ? ” Phoebenodded.“Yes.” Phoebe nodded . “ Yes .” Atfirst,shehadn’twantedBrendatoknowtoomuchshewasworrieditwouldbedangerous, At first , she hadn’t wanted Brenda to know too much she was worried it would be dangerous , ButwhowouldvethoughtthatBrendahadalreadybeendraggedintothemessjustlikeher? But who would ve thought that Brenda had already been dragged into the mess just like her ? Sincetherewasnowaytoescape,theyhadnochoicebuttofaceitttogether. Since there was no way to escape , they had no choice but to face it t together . Inhindsight,PhoebehadneverconsideredthatEdithandBrendacouldbecaughtinadirectbattle In hindsight , Phoebe had never considered that Edith and Brenda could be caught in a direct battle leforluck. le for luck . Brendaletoutadrylaugh.“Wow.Nowonderwe’rebestfriends–webothgotscrewedoverbymen,bothgottiedtopeoplestealingourluck,andworstofall,ourenemiesareourownsisters.” Brenda let out a dry laugh . “ Wow . No wonder we’re best friends – we both got screwed over by men , both got tied to people stealing our luck , and worst of all , our enemies are our own sisters .” Hearingthis,bothReeceandFranklookedalittleuncomfortable. Hearing this , both Reece and Frank looked a little uncomfortable . Frankclearedhisthroatawkwardly.“Brenda,don’ttalknonsense.Whenwereyoueverscrewedoverbyaman?” Frank cleared his throat awkwardly . “ Brenda , don’t talk nonsense . When were you ever screwed over by a man ? ” Brendashothimacoldsmirk.“Wasn’tityou?” Brenda shot him a cold smirk . “ Wasn’t it you ? ” Frankimmediatelydeniedit.“Ineverscrewedyouover.Absolutelynot.” Frank immediately denied it . “ I never screwed you over . Absolutely not .” Brendasheered,“Well,inmybook,youdid.” Brenda sheered , “ Well , in my book , you did. ” Thenshemocked,servesyouright.Youkepta tickingtimebombbyyourside,thinkingyoucouldusehertogoafteryourdadandstepmother.Butinreality,the’sbeentreatingyoulikeapowerbank–drainingyourluckwhenevershewants. Then she mocked , serves you right . You kept a ticking time bomb by your side , thinking you could use her to go after your dad and stepmother . But in reality , the’s been treating you like a power bank – draining your luck whenever she wants . Oneday,whenthetimeisright,she’llsuckyourluckdry,andyou’llbeleftasnothingbutawitheredoldtree?! One day , when the time is right , she’ll suck your luck dry , and you’ll be left as nothing but a withered old tree ?! Frankwasspeechless. Frank was speechless . Thatreallymadelumfeelawkward. That really made lum feel awkward . Hehadtoadmit–bedoverestimatedhimselfbefore. He had to admit – bed overestimated himself before . Butwhowould’vethoughtaboutfate–stealinginan But who would’ve thought about fate – stealing in a n anormalsituadont a normal situadont HehadonlyknownthatEdithhaidaduroscopemasterbackingher,whichmeantitwouldbeeasyforhertodealwithBrenda. He had only known that Edith haid aduroscope master backing her , which meant it would be easy for her to deal with Brenda . Thatwaswhy,untilhewascondenthecouldtakedownFaith’sbacker,hehadn’tdaredtoconfirmhisrelationshipwithBrenda–oreventreattoowell. That was why , until he was condent he could take down Faith’s backer , he hadn’t dared to confirm his relationship with Brenda – or even treat too well . Hehadthoughthewasprotectingher. He had thought he was protecting her . her her Butatthesametime,hehadlikedhertoomuchtolet But at the same time , he had liked her too much to let Iverstayinth Iver stay in th thecountry,worriedthatsomeothermanwouldstealheraway. the country , worried that some other man would steal her away . 1/3 1/3 Chapter220 Chapter 220 Soheluredherintofollowinghimabroad,makingherworkandlivebyhisside. So he lured her into following him abroad , making her work and live by his side . YetinfrontofEdith,hehaddeliberatelyignoredher. Yet in front of Edith , he had deliberately ignored her . Thinkingbackonitnow,hereallyhadbeenstupid,justlikeReece. Thinking back on it now , he really had been stupid , just like Reece . Franksighedandnodded.“You’reright.Ideservedit” Frank sighed and nodded . “ You’re right . I deserved it ”

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1737653185711-0'); }); Hehadthoughthewasincontrol,butinreality,hewasbringplayed. He had thought he was in control , but in reality , he was bring played . Thewholetime,therewasanotherlayerofthegamehedidn’tevensee. The whole time , there was another layer of the game he didn’t even see . Healmostwantedtocryfromfrustration. He almost wanted to cry from frustration . Reece,however,wasfocusedonsomethingelse. Reece , however , was focused on something else . “Waitaminute.”hesaidsuddenly,turningtoBrenda.“YoujustsaidyouandPholicarethesame.Doestrelationship?” “Wait a minute . ” he said suddenly , turning to Brenda . “ You just said you and Pholic are the same . Does t relationship ? ” BrendglancedatPhoebe. Brend glanced at Phoebe . SeeingthatPhoebedidn’tseemtocarewhetherthethreemenknew,shenodded.“Yes” Seeing that Phoebe didn’t seem to care whether the three men knew , she nodded . “ Yes ” Reece’seyesshrankslightly.Hehesitated,thenasked,“Thatperson…it’snotSienna,isit?” Reece’s eyes shrank slightly . He hesitated , then asked , “ That person … it’s not Sienna , is it? ” BesidesSienna,hecouldn’tthinkofanyoneelse. Besides Sienna , he couldn’t think of anyone else . Iyouget I you you get Brendaraisedaneyebrow.“Wow,whendidy Brenda raised an eyebrow . “ Wow , when did y Reecewasspeechless. Reece was speechless . Itisexpressiondarkened,andhemuttered,“Howcouldthishappen…?” Itis expression darkened , and he muttered , “ How could this happen … ? ” ThatmeantthatwhenhehadhelpedSienna,hehadalmostplayedapartinstealingPhoebe’sluck! That meant that when he had helped Sienna , he had almost played a part in stealing Phoebe’s luck ! Hisheartclenchedwithguilt. His heart clenched with guilt . Whatthehellhadhedone! What the hell had he done ! Unabletoholditin,helookedatPhoebe,deeplyremorseful.“I’msorry! Unable to hold it in , he looked at Phoebe , deeply remorseful . “ I’m sorry ! Phoebeshothimacoldglance. “Ihavenouseforthosethreewordsanymore.” Phoebe shot him a cold glance . “ I have no use for those three words anymore .” Meaning—itwastoolate. Meaning — it was too late . Reecefelevenworse,buthehadnoideahowtofixit. Reece fel even worse , but he had no idea how to fix it . Leon,whohadbeenprocessingallofthis,finallysnappedoutofhisshock. Leon , who had been processing all of this , finally snapped out of his shock . “So…Siennacomingto “ So … Sienna coming to tomyfamily…wasallarranged?” to my family … was all arranged ? ” Hehesitated,thenasked,“DoesthatmeanherbirthdateandtimeareactuallythesameasPhoebes? He hesitated , then asked , “ Does that mean her birth date and time are actually the same as Phoebes ? TheJenkinsfamilyhadtakenSiennainbecausetheirhoroscopemasterhadsuggestedit, The Jenkins family had taken Sienna in because their horoscope master had suggested it , Theywer They wer weretolditwouldhelpthemindtheirrealdaughter. were told it would help them ind their real daughter . EvenchanginghernametoPhoebe’soldname,Sienna,wasmeantto“balancefate, Even changing her name to Phoebe’s old name , Sienna , was meant to “ balance fate, Themasterhadevenrecommended changingherbirthdaytomatchPhoebe‘–tocourethatPhoebewouldn’tdieunexpectedlyandcouldlivemoresmoothlyoutsidethefamily The master had even recommended changing her birthday to match Phoebe ‘ – to coure that Phoebe wouldn’t die unexpectedly and could live more smoothly outside the family Leon’sparentshadagreedandhadhelpedalterSienna’sIDandbirthdateaccordingly Leon’s parents had agreed and had helped alter Sienna’s ID and birthdate accordingly Soinhismind,Sienna’srealbirthdatewasdifferentfromPhoebe’s–shehadjusttakenherplace Soin his mind , Sienna’s real birthdate was different from Phoebe’s – she had just taken her place Butnow,accordingtoPhoebeandBrenda,everythingtheyhadbeentoldwasalie. But now , according to Phoebe and Brenda , everything they had been told was a lie . Phoebeconfirmed,“Yes.Shewasbornjustminutesafterme,butstillwithinthesamehour. Phoebe confirmed , “ Yes . She was born just minutes after me , but still within the same hour . “Andthereasonshetookmyname,mybirthdayitwasalljustanotherwaytostealmy “ And the reason she took my name , my birthday it was all just another way to steal my 2/3 2/3 Chapter220 Chapter 220 Leousandsaid.“Soforalltheseyears,yourfamilyhasbeenplayedforfoolsbySiennaandtheproplebackingher? Leous and said . “ So for all these years , your family has been played for fools by Sienna and the prople backing her ? alsedefondframedthetruthaboutherandSienna’sbirthchart, alse de fond framed the truth about her and Sienna’s birth chart , cakfree,shehadtobeingthefen cak free , she had to being the fen shehad she had Leurtieswiththem,blundwasblond. Leur ties with them , blund was blond . Iftheyweren’twaned,they’dprobablyenduphelpingtheenemywithoutevenrealizingit. If they weren’t waned , they’d probably end up helping the enemy without even realizing it . Andifshewanteraltostopthemastermind.tulthis,sheneeded And if she wanteral to stop the mastermind . tul this , she needed theircontrolovertheJenkins,Hill,andHarveyfamilies. their control over the Jenkins , Hill , and Harvey families . ThatmecaniMoggingtheir childrendrommstraling,siphoning,andalsod That mecani Mogging their children dromm straling , siphoning , and alsod istacechanged.“Areyousure?” istace changed . “ Are you sure ? ” HehadneverimaginedthatSienna’sarrivalhadbeenpartofascheme. He had never imagined that Sienna’s arrival had been part of a scheme . Phoebeshrugged.“Believeitornot.ButwhileI’vehadmylickstaden,youallaren’tanybetteroff Phoebe shrugged . “ Believe it or not . But while I’ve had my lick staden , you all aren’t any better off ThenshegaveLeonamunkingsmileandsaid, Then she gave Leon a munking smile and said , “Toputitsimply–youguysarejustwell–fedpigswaitingforslaughter. “ To put it simply – you guys are just well – fed pigs waiting for slaughter . Whenthetimeisruchi. When the time is ruchi . illbethenextonestobedraineddry ill be the next ones to be drained dry Leonwasspeechless. Leon was speechless . Thatcomparisons That comparisons Butifitwastrine,thendie But if it was trine , then die

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