Chapter 4 - MY SISTERâS PERFECT LIE

Rachel arrived at the hospital two hours later.
And somehowâŠ
She looked like the victim.
Her hair was messy.
Her eyes were red.
She carried a small bag of flowers.
Anyone who didnât know the truth would have felt sorry for her.
That was always Rachelâs talent.
She could break a window and convince everyone she was the one who got cut.
She stopped outside my room.
âEmilyâŠâ
I stared at her.
The woman standing there was my sister.
The person I grew up with.
The person who used to sleep beside me when thunderstorms scared us as children.
And now she was the person who kicked my unborn daughter.
âI just want to explain.â
Daniel stepped between us.
âNo.â
Rachel looked at him.
âYou donât understand.â
âI understand enough.â
She started crying.
âI made a mistake.â
I laughed quietly.
âA mistake is forgetting someoneâs birthday.â
Her face tightened.
âI was angry.â
âYou kicked me.â
âI didnât mean for it to happen.â
âBut you did.â
She looked at my stomach.
And for one second, I saw something.
Not sadness.
Not guilt.
Fear.
She was afraid.
Because the truth was coming out.
âYouâre going to ruin everything,â she whispered.
Daniel heard her.
âWhat did you say?â
Rachel immediately changed her expression.
âI mean⊠youâre ruining our family.â
âNo,â Daniel said.
âYou did that when you decided money was worth hurting your sister.â
Her eyes narrowed.
âYou think youâre better than us.â
There it was.
The same sentence she screamed before attacking me.
âYou always thought you were special.â
I stared at her.
âBecause I married someone who loves me?â
Her face turned red.
âBecause you got everything!â
âEverything?â
I almost couldnât believe her.
âI lost a baby before this one.â
Rachel went quiet.
âYou werenât there.â
âI was busy.â
âYes.â
I felt tears forming.
âYou were always busy when I needed you.â
For a moment, she looked almost human.
Almost sorry.
Then her phone rang.
She glanced at the screen.
And quickly turned away.
But Daniel saw the name.
âMom.â
Rachel froze.
Daniel picked up his phone and started recording.
âAnswer it.â
She stared at him.
âWhat?â
âAnswer the call.â
She refused.
Daniel smiled coldly.
âInteresting.â
âWhat?â
âYouâre not worried about talking to your mother.â
A pause.
âYouâre worried about what she might say.â
Rachelâs face changed.
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And that was when we knew.
My sister wasnât working alone.