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"Yes."Wendy nodded, not noticing the change of Ryan's expression.

"I lived there for almost five years.My mother died when I was six.Ruben made sure to sell everything my mother had left us, everything she had inherited from her father.He took the money for himself.He sent Reese and me to our grandmother in Spring County, as he had no intention of taking care of us himself."

Wendy wrapped her arms around her knees in an attempt to protect herself from all those painful memories.

"Ruben truly is a bastard! He had never mentioned grandma before he sent us there.We had thought that she was dead.We didn't even know what she looked like.When she came to pick us up from the station, we didn't know what to expect.Would she be kind to us? But it turned out we were really lucky.Grandma was the best, sweet and affectionate she cared about me and Reese very much.She would always cook us our favorite meals, even when money were tight.Sometimes she could afford just enough for us children and she didn't eat at all herself." Ryan listened intently.

Wendy suddenly looked up and turned to face him.

"You've heard of Spring County, right? It's not that big, but its population is pretty high.But all the young, able men left to find work, so those that stayed behind are either old or women and children.But people there are always kind, helping and caring for each other.When someone cooks, it's not unusual to share it with their neighbors.It's so peaceful there."

Ryan couldn't help but smile at that.

"I remember there was a huge orchard.Reese, grandma and I helped the owner with the harvest every year.The money may have not been much, but we got a bag of apples on our days off.So, apples were the fruit we ate the most as children."

Ryan thought back to how skillfully she had peeled an apple for him back in the hospital.

"The years I spent in Spring County were the best of my life.Carefree and full of love.But then my grandmother passed away.I was eleven."

Ryan took her hand and squeezed it.

was there for her.Wendy shook her head,

though.Our friends and neighbors helped us with Grandma's funeral.Reese was seventeen then, so we came up with a plan.She would find work in another city, just like most people from our village did.Then she would have enough money to pay for my education.But a few friends from the village decided to take matters into their own hands.They found Ruben and threatened him.They

sister came back to the

if it would be that simple! Ruben was mean.He didn't like us, of course he didn't want to raise us up.At some point though, he had to come to our village.A good look at Reese and he suddenly changed his mind, agreeing to take us with him."

I discovered his motive.His twisted mind started scheming as soon as he saw what a beauty Reese had turned into.We got back to the city that day and he took us shopping.He bought us a lot of beautiful clothes and like a couple of idiots we were moved, thinking he had really changed.But we soon found out the truth.Later I realized that it was not the case at all.After we returned to Ywood, he registered for school for me, but did not registered for my sister.He said that he was doing business now.My sister had grown up, so he wanted my sister to help him with his

while, looking down at her

a glass of red wine and

"Then what happened?"

know Ruben had threatened my sister with my well being to do his bidding.If I did, I would have given up everything and Reese and I could have gone

Ryan hurriedly told her, "Hey,

"Noted!"

the table and sighed before

that bad back then.I was happy.And then, when I was

at the spot.Luke's investigation had revealed that

most important man?' He grumbled

the glass was vice-like and he was moments ago from crushing

school's alumni.Every girl saw him as a true prince charming.He was gentle and

atmosphere in the room was

didn't notice the change in