Taking a deep breath, Xenia looked at me seriously. "Jasmine, I have a few questions to ask you now. Can you answer me honestly?"
I nodded and said, "I know that lookers on see more than players. The reason why I tell you this secret is that I want you to help me tell me what I haven't seen clearly, because my heart is really in a mess now."
"Who asked you to be Rogelio's wife?"
"Robbie."
"So you met Robbie first?"
I nodded to Xenia and said, "Yes."
"How did you feel when you first see him?"
I didn't know why Xenia asked me this question at that time. Fortunately, she didn't ask me how I knew him.
My thoughts were pulled back to that terrible night. When I woke up, the face of a stranger appeared in front of me.
"Panic, fear, shame..."
But when I thought that he promised my mother to give her money at the most critical moment, I couldn't help saying, "He is a good man, cold outside but warm inside. Although he looks indifferent, he makes people feel safe..."
"Why did you have so many feelings towards him when you first met him? Then why did you promise him to marry Rogelio?"
"Because of money, I didn't have any other choice at that time. I wanted to get money and I also wanted to stay away from my mother."
Then Xenia continued to ask, "How did you feel when you saw the unconscious Rogelio?"
"At the first sight, I felt that he looked like Robbie. At that time, Rogelio's skin was a little bit darker than Robbie and he was also thinner than him. I've read a thank-you letter from a remote school to Rogelio. He was very kind and funded a lot of poor students. In addition, I also saw the love letters Michelle wrote to him when he fell in love with her. I think their love is very beautiful."
"Then how did you feel when you left the Luo family and Rogelio?"
I recalled that time very carefully. Then I said to Xenia, "I felt sorry for him when he didn't wake up. I thought such a person shouldn't have such a tragic end and fate. When he finally woke up, I was very excited. At that time, I regarded him as my only family member, the only person I could confide in, and the only person I needed to take good care of. When I left the Luo Family, I missed him very much. I was worried if he had been taken good care of by others or not. I wanted to know how his situation of recovery. When I finally saw that he was fine and had his beloved woman by his side, I was happy for him."
I took a deep breath and added, "I have also thought about whether we will be happy together now if I don't leave the Luo Family and if I am still Rogelio's wife."
Looking at me, Xenia sighed heavily. "Jasmine, you are so silly. If you had told me all these things earlier, I could have found a way to solve your problem. How could I tell you the truth now when things have come to this?"
I took Xenia's hand to find a bit of comfort. "Xenia, tell me, what's wrong with me? My mind is in a mess now."
"No wonder you always said that it was impossible between you and Robbie when I mentioned Robbie in front of you. Today I finally understand the reason."
Holding my hand back, Xenia hesitated for a while and said, "Jasmine, you are my good friend, so I know that if I say something to you, it will make you more painful, but I still want to tell you the truth. As a bystander, I want to tell you that the person you like from the beginning is Robbie, not Rogelio."
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