I Don’t Trust My Twin Sister

That too is a foul. How can I hate you if you suddenly say something like that with a face like that? I gritted my teeth inwardly. Surprisingly, I couldn’t sigh at the fact that Ian was a high-ranking person. Because if you ask me if I didn’t like his behavior, it’s because I didn’t. People weren’t watching, and we weren’t in any relationship. We haven’t even kissed once, and the important thing is…

 

‘Did I always like sudden things like this??’

 

His actions just now continued to shake Izzy. His actions of quickly approaching and stealing your lips may have felt embarrassing, but I didn’t dislike the sweetness of it. No, if you ask me, it would be correct to say that it was good. I chewed my lips gently. The more I did this, the more the feeling of Ian biting my lip came back to life, and my fingertips tingled. He glanced at Ian and narrowed his eyes. The fact that Ian knew so well things about me that even I didn’t know was suspicious. Are you, by any chance, a playboy? I thought that this woman might be a bad guy who had messed with a lot of women. However, I thought it was too much suspicion for a warrior who usually only focuses on his sword. It’s just… I guess I got hit by chance. I tried to console myself and raised my head and opened my mouth.

 

“If you’re going to do something, give a signal and do it. Because I’m embarrassed.”

 

“Haha… sorry.”

 

When I saw Ian smiling awkwardly and apologizing, I slowly turned my head again, scolding me for not being able to drink alcohol. If I’m not honest with myself, I’ll feel sorry for myself at least once…

 

“Well, still… sometimes… sometimes, it might be okay…”

 

I tried to speak calmly, but my voice trembled. This guy’s mouth usually works well, so why can’t it do its job at times like this? Ugh… Really. I wanted to smack my lips, but I couldn’t because I was trying to look arrogant by turning my head. But why is there no answer? There is some answer… Ah, really!

 

“Do it sometimes!”

 

As I turned my head, the face of Ian, who had come and sat next to me, came into view. He was smiling round and round. He looked so lively that I wondered if he was the man who looked like an abandoned puppy just moments ago. Oh, surprise!

 

“Can I sit next to you?”

 

“Ha…”

 

Although he seemed like an expert in dating, he was a completely different person when he showed his reckless side like this. Do I just do what I feel like? If so, you have a very good sense. After sighing and telling him to sit next to me, Jeongjakna sat slightly away and changed the topic.

 

“…Post the trivial answers until later.”

 

“Huh.”

 

“First of all, the important thing is…”

 

“Huh.”

 

“The results are coming…”

 

“Huh.”

 

“Ian?”

 

“Huh.”

 

I felt relieved when I saw the man’s face looking at me with a smile on his face. There’s no progress. Is my face funny? Why do you keep smiling at me?!

 

“Why do you keep smiling?”

 

“Because Laurencia is cute.”

 

I really appreciate that. I looked at him with narrowed eyes. I can clearly see what you are thinking. I gently raised my eyebrows.

 

“There’s nothing urgent to see right now, so let’s take a rest, right?”

 

“Are you heard? I’m fine, but I’m worried about Laurencia because she might not have enough stamina.”

 

“…Thank you for your concern, but I am too sane.”

 

“Really? No, why don’t you go to bed and lie down for a bit?”

 

…This person stood up to avoid him showing his real face and pressed his head. Ian opened his eyes and looked at me.

 

“Ian, you’re not harboring dark thoughts right now, are you?

 

“Ugh, so conniving.”

 

‘Look at you stuttering.’

 

“How could I have such bad thoughts?”

 

When you say something like that, I don’t trust you at all. As I looked at Ian, he smiled awkwardly and turned his head. Look at this, look at this. I obviously knew I couldn’t lie, but I couldn’t lie. I clicked my tongue and flicked my finger on his forehead, fed him some chestnuts, and then lifted myself up.

 

“Lawrence?”

 

The sight of him pressing his forehead with his palm and looking at me was a little, really, a little cute, but I tried to ignore it because I thought he wouldn’t be able to handle his work in this state.

 

“I have a place to visit for a moment.”

 

“Where?”

 

As he tried to follow me, I pushed him back into the chair and lifted him up.

 

“I want to have a conversation between sisters.”

 

* * *

 

Why did I feel like I wanted to talk to Ersia? To me, Ercia is just an object of anger and revenge. My younger brother hated me, and I hated him too. If there were a chasm she couldn’t bridge, would she have a chasm as deep as the one that exists between her and me? After my grandfather passed away, I took over as head of my family and took care of Ercia for about 10 years. And in the meantime, a lot of evidence related to Ercia came into my hands. A report from the hospital and a message from her temple that she was completely healed. Even though it was not a contract I signed, the business was suddenly progressing in a strange direction. I also knew that she pretended to be me to make contracts with people and steal her family’s wealth. Still, the reason she didn’t stop her was because of only one reason. Because we are family. I hope you won’t betray me and bring down my family. Because he is my beloved younger brother and my only remaining bloodline. However, Ercia completely fooled me, betrayed me, and caused the downfall of my family in China. I even saw him having sex with his fiancé, whom I trusted and relied on, in front of me. The day he shouted at me to go away in a cold voice, I was left with an inexhaustible sense of loss and hatred. The hatred for Beralt is one-dimensional. A man who coveted the family’s wealth, a man who led me to my downfall and used Ercia to bring about destruction. He hated him, cursed him, feared him, but that was all. He was persistent, and he had a lot. That’s why he tried to run away. But Ercia was different. Unlike what she tried to spoil from Beralt as well, she just looked disgusting in her appearance, and she didn’t really care. But when she was with Ian, she realized. Now that I think about it, I’ve never even thought about it. I only cared for myself and my family, and never thought about Ercia. I thought that if the family was revived and stabilized, Ercia would definitely be happy. Was that really the right answer? Ercia was always locked in a dark room. She had never really thought about her happiness, even though she couldn’t possibly be happy there. I wanted to find an answer to why Elsia had no choice but to become like that. If she just blindly hates me, there would be no answer. Since I can’t disappear, there will be no other answer than not seeing. But if that’s not the case, if for some reason she did it because Ercia was involved with Beralt, if it’s not too late, if there’s still enough left for her to go back… Just as you stand in front of Ercia’s door and knock on the door like this, you can also knock on her sister’s heart…

 

“Miss?”

 

I raised my head when I heard Benson’s voice calling me. He looked at me as if he was surprised. He grinned.

 

“You must be tired from the long journey you just took. Why did you come here?”

 

After saying hello to Benson, who had a puzzled look on his face as if he hadn’t thought about it at all, I looked at Ercia’s door again. Like this door that is still firmly closed and has not been opened, has Ercia crossed so many paths that she cannot return? She bit her lip. I could feel his eyes looking at the door and then at me from the side. He raised his head.

 

“Is Ercia inside?”

 

“She stayed in her room today. She didn’t go out.”

 

It’s still the same. It’s the same as not coming out of her room, her little brother.

 

“Would you like a blur?”

 

“…no.”

 

She shook her head and took a deep breath. After taking a deep breath, I let out a long ‘huu’. Normally, I would have had no hesitation in opening this door, but not now. Some fears, difficulties, and expectations. He bowed his head, thinking for a while about how to speak to him. Benson took a step back and was watching me.

 

“…Ercia.”

 

I don’t know how to say it. I didn’t know what to say first and lead the conversation, but… I knocked on the door.

 

Knock, knock.

 

The sound came out clearly, but there was no voice coming from inside. I guess he wasn’t asleep. Because it’s time. I closed my eyes again, opened them, and knocked.

 

Second knock, wait. Knock again, and wait.

 

I repeated. I waited for her to react and for the door to open. I couldn’t figure out why. I just felt like I had to open this door, not just open it, but leave it from the inside so that a conversation could begin between the two of us. I was going to watch Blur but stopped. Let’s wait. I haven’t yet raised my voice. I took a breath and knocked on the door again. The door rang and I waited again. When will it open? When, when, when, Benson tried to open the door himself, but he shook his head.

 

“…”

 

“I’ll wait.”

 

“Yes?”

 

He grinned.

 

“Wait.”

 

With that she knocked again. I could knock again at any time. If she was in this room, there would be plenty of time. After enduring the silence in the room with no answer for just enough time to have a conversation, she opened her eyes again and raised her hand. She knocked on the door again, but this time there was no answer. Ercia’s voice could not be heard. But she waited without getting angry or impatient. Until she opened it. She waited until it reached her heart. She once again slowly raised her hand, placed it on the door, and knocked.

 

…The door opened softly. The dark scene in the room entered my eyes. The person inside came out with a dull expression on his face. My twin who looks like me, Ercia.

 

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