The Captain I Married by Chance novel Chapter 202

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Since her true identity was exposed, Fiona confessed to her crimes without hesitation. The Carter family, which had always appeared to be a harmonious, united front capable of weathering any storm, had long been rotting from the inside.

Philip Carter was, by many accounts, a decent man. But he was also deeply traditional and backward-thinking.

"At first, my sister and I genuinely believed Philip took us in because he took pity on two orphaned girls," Fiona said, her voice hollow. "Later, we realized the truth. He was worried his sons would never find wives, so he decided to raise two in his own home."

"I figured Jacob was the smartest college student in the area. He had a decent character. Whether it was me or my sister who ended up with him, we thought our lives wouldn't be too miserable." Fiona let out a bleak laugh. "That's what I truly believed in the beginning. But Jacob liked Tessa. He actually liked Tessa!"

Her voice cracked with resentment. "We were twins! Tessa was fragile, useless at everything except sweet-talking people, and constantly sick. I couldn't understand why Jacob adored her so much. Because she was always unwell, all the backbreaking chores fell on me. I could have lived with that. But the year Kyle Carter came back for the holidays... he saw that I was developing into a woman. That very night, he..."

She choked on a sob. "I screamed for help. Philip slept like the dead; nothing could wake him. I screamed for Jacob, for Tessa... No one came to save me."

Fiona looked up, her deadened eyes meeting Nora's through the glass. "Do you have any idea how angry and helpless I felt? I was defiled by a filthy, disgusting animal like Kyle. And when Tessa came back, she blushed and told me Jacob had kissed her. She went on and on about how gentle he was, how he barely dared to hold her tightly because he was afraid of hurting her."

"That was the first time I truly hated my sister. I wanted her dead! Why did I have to be disgusted by a monster like Kyle while she was cherished in Jacob's palms?"