Rumors Say I’m Dead
After Saving the Obsessive CEO, I Embarked on My Journey Abroad
With my studies completed, I secretly returned home, eager to surprise him.
However, I was shocked to hear from a friend about the rumors spreading in my absence.
They said I had died in a car accident.
When I saw Xavier Cooper again, he was furiously kicking a girl in the stomach.
His breathing was heavy, his voice filled with restrained fury.
“Haven’t I told you all already? No one can ever replace her!”
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I stood at the entrance of the Cooper Estate, completely dumbfounded.
I looked around, blinking in disbelief.
Has it really been only a few years? How has he managed to move into an entire estate?
I glanced at the driver again, confirming for the second time if this was really Xavier Cooper’s place.
Only when he nodded did I gather the courage to step forward.
As I approached the large house, I noticed two maids standing by the door.
One of them was Fiona, someone I had known since childhood.
I was just about to greet her with a smile when she looked at me without any surprise, her
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Before I could speak, Fiona rolled her eyes and beckoned me closer.
“Oh, seriously, aren’t you all tired of this game yet? Every day, another replacement shows up. Master Cooper has made it clear – he’d never marry anyone but Miss Lucy. Now that Miss Lucy is dead, all these lookalikes just keep coming in. It’s exhausting.”
She gave me a quick glance, her eyes narrowing in surprise.
Before I could ask her anything, she nudged the other maid beside her and whispered,
“Look, this one really resembles her. Eighty or ninety percent at least. Maybe this time the
Master will finally take an interest.”
“Enough already,” the other maid muttered, disinterested, “it’s not for us to decide
whether he likes her or not. Just take her inside.”
Fiona, clearly bored, waved at me to follow her into the house.
The large, dark door loomed in front of me, sending an ominous shiver down my spine. Sweat dampened my grip on the handle of my suitcase.
Fiona turned back to me with a hint of annoyance in her voice.
“What are you standing around for? Come on. Why on earth are you dragging a suitcase?
Don’t tell me you think the Master would actually fall for you?”
I ignored her taunts because my mind was racing. What on earth was going on?
What happened in the years I’ve been away?
