Months had passed after Rhianne's accident. During those days, Rhianne was trying to get to know her family more. Her attempts to get closer to them were never in vain because they welcome her antics with open arms. If Rhianne will give one step closer to them, then her family will give three steps to be closer to her.

Every morning, Rhianne will help her mother to make their breakfast. Even though they have maids, the whole family was fond of Carmie's cooking, that is why they do not hire any chef to cook for them. As they cook in the kitchen, Carmie always shares a lot of funny stories which makes the mother and daughter pair laugh. This activity became a regular bonding time between Rhianne and Carmie.

After eating their breakfast, Rhianne and Francis will go straight into the study room and help her brother to give some ideas about cars. Rhianne discovered that her brother is fond 

'The hell is going on here?!'

The boy named Andrew looked at Rhianne with a small smile on his face. Andrew bowed his head a little to greet them, but Rhianne did not bother to think about his actions. Rhianne felt like she will think that Andrew is a sensible and a good boy if she did not know his real color.

'You mean this is 'that' Andrew who will be the cause of Rhianne's misfortunes?!'

Is this the scenario where Rhianne fell in love with Andrew at first sight?! The book mentioned that they were childhood friends, but the book did not give more details about it. It turns out they became childhood friends because he is the son of her mother's friend.

Rhianne unconsciously hid her body behind his brother and clutched his shirt so tight. Francis and Carmie glanced at each other before Francis held Rhianne's hand to reassure her. They thought that Rhianne was acting like this because

Carmie never left Rhianne's side as they started eating their breakfast that morning. She always asked Rhianne what food she wanted to eat and Carmie will personally put it on her plate. Even if she was not used to it, Rhianne just let her mother do whatever she pleased. Rhianne had already forgotten how it feels like to have a mother. To see her new mother being caring and attentive towards her feels weird.

"Do you still want another pancake? You can also try this waffle. You like eating these waffles with chocolate cream and sliced strawberry-" Carmie stopped herself from speaking and quickly looked at Rhianne's expression. "Sorry. I just got carried away."

"No. It is okay." Rhianne said. "Uhm...Can I say something?"

Rhianne took a deep breath before looking at the three people sitting with her at the dining table.

"As you all know, I can't remember anything. To be honest, you are all strangers in my eyes right now."

Rhianne paused a little to looked at their expression. Carmie and Tim looked hurt while Francis looked at Rhianne with an anxious expression.

"But... I can feel an invisible connection between us."

That part was the truth. Maybe it was the connection that the character Rhianne Cartel formed with her family before she took over her body. Rhianne can feel that she can trust and rely on these people.

"Because of it, I want to start over. I may or may not remember the things in the past, but I have not been wanting to dwell on them forever. If I can remember my old memories, then that would be good. If I can't remember those memories at all..."

Rhianne looked at her new family again and smiled at them.

"Then I want to make new memories with my family."

Rhianne had a lot of theories in her head on how did she ended up as Rhianne Cartel. One of them was when Rhianne got involved in a bus accident, Rhianne Cartel fell in the pool at the same time. But for some unexplainable reason, she was occupying Rhianne Cartel's body. It only means that the real Rhianne Cartel was forever gone.

"I want to start from the beginning. I want to know all the things about my family. I want to know all about myself all over again. I want to know what kind of person am I. But as I plan to do this, I may not be the same Rhianne that you all used to know after this. I am afraid that you will find me weird and different."

Thinking about it, she felt guilty for her new family. They did not know what happened to the real Rhianne. She also considered admitting the truth to them, but when Rhianne witnessed their broken-hearted expressions when they heard she had amnesia due to her accident, Rhianne decided to keep her mouth shut.

Rhianne can't bear to hurt these people even if she was not really familiar with them. So she made a silent promise to the real Rhianne Cartel. She will love and care for her family on behalf of the real Rhianne Cartel. Rhianne will never let them down and will change their fate. Since she knows what will be the ending of the Cartel family, she will do her best to avoid it.

Both Tim and Carmie feel a lot of emotions when they heard what their daughter said just now. It hurts to hear when Rhianne said they were all strangers in her eyes. Just thinking about what kind of suffering she was enduring right now gives a prick on Carmie's heart. Carmie wanted to take all of her pain and suffering if it's possible.

Francis was also the same. The siblings have a harmonious relationship with each other. During the times when Rhianne was unconscious in the hospital, he silently blamed himself. If only he properly took care of Rhianne while they were having fun in the pool at that time, she may never be in this situation.

Their silence made Rhianne fidgety on her seat. No one dared to speak a word. They were all silent and looking at her with different expressions. Did she say something wrong?

"Uhm... You do not... Like it?"

Instead of answering, the three stand up from their seats and each one of them hugged Rhianne. It really surprised Rhianne, but she did not push them away from her. Instead, Rhianne awkwardly wrapped her arms around their neck. The last person to hug her was Carmie.

"Remember this, my dear. No matter what happens to you or what changes you are doing to yourself, it does not matter to us. As long as we see you happy and smiling, that is enough for us. You will always be a big part of our family."

"...Thank you."

This time, Rhianne had a lot of things to be thankful for. But above all, she was really thankful for these people.

Her new family.

As she tightened her hold on her mother, she vowed in her heart to treasure and love these people with all her might. Even in this way, she can pay their kindness and understanding to her.


Months had passed after Rhianne's accident. During those days, Rhianne was trying to get to know her family more. Her attempts to get closer to them were never in vain because they welcome her antics with open arms. If Rhianne will give one step closer to them, then her family will give three steps to be closer to her.

Every morning, Rhianne will help her mother to make their breakfast. Even though they have maids, the whole family was fond of Carmie's cooking, that is why they do not hire any chef to cook for them. As they cook in the kitchen, Carmie always shares a lot of funny stories which makes the mother and daughter pair laugh. This activity became a regular bonding time between Rhianne and Carmie.

After eating their breakfast, Rhianne and Francis will go straight into the study room and help her brother to give some ideas about cars. Rhianne discovered that her brother is fond of cars. It is also been one of their business for years. Since Francis loves everything that involv

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