A beautiful, decorated room covered in glitters and pink and bedazzled shines from being exposed to sunlight directly from the enormous window. Helena eyes fluttered adjusting the bright light while she has the pounding headache. Her mind remembering the bizarre encounter she had with the twins, the laughter those two creatures shared sending her off like a venom to her skin, prickling it inch by inch. She knew the memory was real, but where is she now, she wondered. The room looks like a princess room. The decorations scream spoiled and lavish.
This time she woke up not reacting anymore, she knew what she has to face, and she will go with the flow. The door opens revealing Francesca holding a tray filled with food, the aroma wafted to her nose, an awful familiar scent from the food triggered an inexplicable memory within her. It smells like her mother's famous porridge.
Looking at Francesca, her bloods boil, looks like she is back in the Lee Manor, no wonder the twins were laughing. They are sabotaging and playing with her like she is a doll in their doll house.
"Sis, you are awake!!!" Francesca screams, for a moment Helena would believe Francesca seems genuinely happy, but the eyes never lie.
Footsteps as heard thumping like a stampede, whoever owns the footsteps seems to be in a hurry to reach their destinations, from the door frame a woman with brimming tears on her eyes emerged. Helena gasped when she saw Eleanor running towards her and hugged her tightly.
It is her mother, Eleanor, she hugged her mother back tightly and not letting her go.
"Mom, i miss you! Mom I'm so sorry!" the words just started pouring from her as fast as her tears rolling through her soft rosy cheeks. Francesca was a little taken back by Helena responds.
However, she stood there observing the mother and daughter interactions. The room received another visitor and its Elster Lee this time, her father that looks unapproving Helena's action that landed her in these situations. Francesca took this opportunity to play the referee wanting to earn a brownie point from her father. Her real mom Lorraine relied on wanting to be the mistress in Lee's family by slowly getting rid of Eleanor.
She had worked hard to sow discord between the mother and daughter and also her father. Eleanor love towards Helena is something impenetrable, the stupid woman still loves her daughter regardless of how stupid and spoil she is.
Elster on the other hand, is ashamed of Helena's behaviors, she has been the talk of the town especially of what happened at last week.
Realizing another person in the room with them, Helena wiped her mother's tears and smiled flashing her beautiful teeth while her hearts flowered like a morning glory, she could not stop staring at her mother, holding each other's hand. The view of this alarming Francesca, however she continues to sow the seed of hatred in Elster's heart for Helena.
"Dad, it is okay, Helena is fine, i am sure she realized the consequences of her actions. The most important is she is safe". Helena stops and stare at Francesca's act of service to her.
"What happens Helena?" Eleanor was concerned, especially when they found her foaming on the mouth with a sleeping pill on her hand. Her heart hurts seeing her daughter that way. Luckily the ambulance was arriving fast, and the doctors manage to pump the pills out by flushing it out of her body, she was sent home to recover on Elster's wish since he refused for anyone to know his daughter committing suicide over a man.
"I am sorry mom, i do not remember anything, i remember faces and names, but not any memory of it" Helena is speaking the truth, sort off.
"Husband, call Dr. Koo, and have him come faster" Eleanor asked.
"We will let you rest then; mommy loves you very much" . Eleanor hugged Helena again, this time she felt relieved that Helena did not shove her away.
"That is true, Madam Lee is right, let Helena rest, let's go to the company dad, i wanted to show you the new vendor i found for the textile suppliers, they have the best quality and unbeatable price."
A hidden subtle smug on Francesca's face shown how she is Elster's Favorite daughter by being a competent handling the business side for the family.
"Hmm, at least one of my daughters is good enough for me to rely on" Elster hurled the insult right at Helena for being incompetent. Eleanor shaking her head disapproving with Elster's words.
"Dad, Helena is amazing too, she has a good quality" Francesca said a good quality by not being specific indicating that nothing is good with Helena. She is a spoil brat that only know to spend money and acted childish, getting drunk and scheming against other socialites that wanted to be close with Young Master Long.
Helena has no idea on how she is in this life and world. All she knew she is a spoil brat by the tone of Elster's voice. Finding an ally is the most important, she will start with the maid, they are gossipy creatures, and she will find one that is not on Francesca's pocket. Nonetheless, she is also a petty person, punishment or not, she intends to enjoy her life, knowing her real mother is alive in this world. She won't let anyone bully her or her mom.
"At least i am not a bastard."
There, the wound, in any life or world, Francesca will always be the illegitimate child.
Elster that heard the words stomped in anger while Francesca face completely twitching hearing the words of her sore spot. She worked really hard to be accepted in the society, Helena existence is her daily reminder she will never be the Princess of Lee's family. In terms of looks, she is not on par with Helena.
Smiling at Francesca, Helena thought to herself, the evil twins is truly evil. They sent her to a tarnished Helena. It was a traitor and spineless woman before, now they sent her to a spoil shameless Helena.
It is definitely a punishment. Now waiting for the doctor to give her the diagnosis of her accident, no one seems to tell her.