“When you hurt Ashlyn with that crazy stunt of yours at LX Fashion Ltd., I told you that we are only childhood friends at best. There is no romantic relationship between us.”

Lucas’ tone was so cold and distant that Hera felt her heart shatter into a million pieces when she heard that.

“What’s so good about Ashlyn, huh? How is she any better than me? Why won’t you ever see my strengths?”

The look on Lucas’ face was so expressionless that it felt as if he had blocked out all emotions.

“Hera, need I remind you that this is an international piano competition? You’re wasting everyone’s time and energy talking about your feelings as well as badmouthing both me and Ashlyn. You want to know the reason so badly? Fine, I’ll tell you. Mr. Chapman told me at the hospital that you weren’t my childhood friend at all. Ashlyn was the girl in the mountains back then! In order to get closer to me, both you and your mother lied about it and said you were that girl!”

His words shocked everyone present to the core.

“Wait… Is Lucas saying that Hera pretended to be Ashlyn?”

a lie all along? Is Ashlyn Lucas’ real

the heck is with

Ashlyn’s identity, but she’s even accusing her of being a homewrecker? That’s ironic, especially since Ashlyn is Lucas’

had always seen Hera as a mere joke, to begin with, she quickly turned toward Lucas after hearing what

in response when he sensed her gaze from afar, and their eyes

memory of doing such a thing… Urgh, my head… Why is it

and she went

my memories from my childhood? Lucas would never bother to tell lies, so I know I can trust him for sure. But how is this possible? When did

human traffickers while we were in the village. Ashlyn was the one who saved us from those human traffickers. Unfortunately, my sister fell down a cliff while we were making our escape…” Lucas stopped himself mid-sentence, but

his

that he was suppressing a

such tragic memories, he was

chest heaving as an inexplicable

let you off the hook multiple times because I thought you were my childhood friend, but that turned out to be fake as well. When I was investigating your family, you were the only one whose age matches the girl from back then. That’s why your family decided to have you play that

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