Chapter 2

“Now… I think it’s time to let you know.” Diana mumbled.

“What do you mean? You don’t have to tell me anything. Just stay by my side.”

“You’re such a crybaby, Yvonne. Don’t cry. You know how heartbreaking it is to see you cry…”

“I won’t cry. I won’t cry, so please be strong. Don’t die, Diana.”

“Yvonne… My little brother, Franz…”

“Franz” was Yvonne’s nickname given by her parent’s from a children’s book called “Franz Bernicke’s Great Adventure”.

They hope that Yvonne, who cries a lot, grows up bravely. Because of that she was given the nickname of “Franz”.

“You asked one day why my body hurts everyday, right? Did you keep the diary?”

Diana’s hand holding Yvonne was so strong that it could not be felt as a patient’s.

Diana continued to speak with her dying voice.

“I… remember my past life.”

“What do you mean?”

Yvonne thought her sister was losing her mind as her death drew near, so she started crying again.

“This world is a fictional.This world is a romance story I read before I died. A novel.”

“Diana…”

“I know you can’t believe it but Yvonne please trust me. Remember my words carefully. You are the supporting role of the female protagonist. You lived a horribly unhappy life.”

“I trust you. I trust you. So…”

“Keep listening. Yvonne!” Diana screamed as she choked on her breath.

Her eyes were red and bloodshot from squeezing her strength, and her breathing was rough.

“As soon as I found out you were the Yvonne Moore with a miserable life, I tried to change your future but I couldn’t change my natural death. After I die… Our auntie and uncle will want your fortune. They’re going to make you marry Daniel.”

Daniel was their cousin.

“Yes… So please… Diana, my…”

Diana’s hand, holding Yvonne’s hand, fell helplessly.

Yvonne was enchanted by the great shock, and her tears were dripping down.

She wanted to scream and cry, but she couldn’t. So Yvonne wept silently and smiled brightly. So that her sister’s soul could see her and be relieved.

So that she can go up to heaven with ease.

***

Yvonne found the diary that Diana was referring to a week after the funeral.

She admitted that she hadn’t even looked through the diary.

Throughout the event, she was on the verge of collapsing due to her inability to hold back her tears.

The reason she took out Diana’s diary in that state was because it was her sister’s last will.

As soon as Yvonne, who cries a lot, checks Diana’s handwriting, she burst into tears and sobbed until her eyes were swollen.

It was not long before she could confirm her future, as Diana said in her diary.

“This is the world in a devastated romance novel called “The End of Abyss”, and I was born as Diana Moore, the sister of Yvonne Moore, who died when I was young.”

The gist was like this:

The basic plot of the romance novel “End of the Abyss” is that Selena, a local fallen aristocrat, gets a job as an imperial official and develops love with the Crown Prince.

Yvonne Moore was a supporting role saved by Selena after living an unhappy life.

Diana is the only family left that Yvonne lost when she was young.

After realizing who she was and in what world she was born, she made many attempts to escape her fate.

Diana tried her best to prevent the death of their parents, but she failed, and afterward she was concerned about her sister who might be left alone.

“I can’t believe it.” Yvonne couldn’t believe what Diana had written.

According to her diary, Yvonne dies after drinking poison sent by the villain “Kiryan Hishleger” instead of the woman named Selena, who she doesn’t even know the face of.

Yvonne was nothing more than a tool to shake off Selena’s last affection for the villain.

“The world in a book? That’s ridiculous. Diana, why are you lying like this?…”

Yvonne decided not to believe in her diary.

‘If her life is a tool for a woman named Selena, what of the death of Diana and her parents? Is it only an event to create her loyalty to Selena? That was unacceptable!’ 

“I hate you. Don’t joke like this. Ugh.” Eventually, Yvonne burst into tears.

She was only a fourteen-year-old little girl. A teary and tender child. The shocking truth that Diana left behind is up to her.

It was bound to be too much for Diana and even more so for Yvonne, who lost her sister, her only family member after their parents died.

But Yvonne soon came to believe what Diana said.

Three days later, their aunt’s  family picked up their luggage and came into their house.

“What brings you here, auntie?” Yvonne asked.

“Yvonne. Poor baby. I couldn’t sleep at night because I was worried about you. Look at how thin you are. What on earth are the employees here feeding you? You have to eat well!”

‘Anyone can expect something like this.’ Yvonne thought while looking at her aunt hugging her tightly.

But she believed Diana when she saw that she had written down all of the major events and accidents that would occur that year.

It’s not because Diana took care of the stock and legal concerns before she died, that Yvonne became one of the world’s wealthiest minors but she couldn’t help but believe that she was guided by the Prophet’s knowledge of the things she needed to know.

She has no way of knowing when floods and flames will strike.

Above all else, her mother’s belongings were in her aunt’s hands.

“Aunt. That’s what my mother brought when she got married.”

“I was just looking at it for a second.”

Yvonne found that her aunt’s eyes shine greedily. Her anxiety became doubt and her doubt became distrust.

“Yvonne. Aren’t you lonely when you’re alone in this big house? There are employees, but children alone can be ignored. I can’t stand it because I’m worried about you. So an adult should be with you… Somehow family is the best. Oh honey, we’re here for you Yvonne at least. Oh, my hometown is the best, but what can I do? I can’t leave my little nephew behind!” Yvonne’s auntie cried.

This reminds her of Diana’s message.

“Yvonne. When Auntie comes, go see the lawyer Mr. Bearson. He’ll take care of it. And he would never appoint our aunt  as a legal representative.”

So, the next day, she immediately went to see Mr. Bearson, an attorney.

Yvonne saw her aunt trespassing and her cousin Daniel unintentionally smashing pottery in her house, so she reported them. She filed a lawsuit against them for property damage.

She didn’t have to wait long to hear her aunt and uncle in court. Yvonne examined her bare skin.

“Young lady, you are cunning and ambitious!  Adults who put in long hours for you go unnoticed? You wouldn’t be able to do this if you knew how much your aunt cried for you!”

“Judge, look at her revealing her true self only for money at such a young age! I’ve known you since you didn’t even cry at the funeral! I was trying to feed someone like you as my nephew!”

As a result, she shook off the couple altogether.

Yvonne stumbled loudly at the end of the trial because she couldn’t stop her legs from shaking. She would have struck her head on the stairs if her maid Beth hadn’t intervened from the side.

“Mr. Bearson, thank you for your assistance.”

“I was simply following through on my promise to Ms. Diana.”

Mr. Bearson reached into his pockets and handed Yvonne something.

“Miss Moore, this is a theater ticket; you may come see it if you wish.”

Yvonne and Diana had a good time at a play. Yvonne cried since this was also a trace of her sister.

For fear of bursting, she had to bite her lips.

“It was Diana’s last request that I go. After all of the trials, I feel like watching a play to unwind. Many thanks…”

Yvonne confirmed the date after receiving the ticket. It was a mid-afternoon performance.

“If you leave right now, you’ll be able to make it to the show before it starts.” Beth, her maid, pushed her back and said, “Let’s go.”

Yvonne was desperate to rest, but Diana’s trace…

She couldn’t merely ignore the traces any longer. She adored her sister above all others.

“I’ll be back,” says Yvonne.

“And Miss Moore, if you’re having trouble, call me. I owe Miss Diana and this is how I’ll be able to repay her.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

Yvonne said goodbye and walked straight into the center of town. She’s been in the capital for a long time, but she never went out of the house.

She didn’t go out often, thus she had no idea how to get there.

She went around for a while and asked questions before arriving at the theater after mistaking her alley and flowing into the market.

When she checked the time, it was 10 minutes before the start of the performance.

“I’m glad I wasn’t late.”

Mumbling quietly, she froze while searching for her wallet.

“What should I do?”

Her wallet was stolen from her. Yvonne didn’t have any money or tickets. Her eyes welled up and she began to cry. She didn’t want to make a fool of herself and lose Diana’s trace.

She shook her hands and took a long breath. Then she approached the ticket seller and inquired politely.

“I… Is it possible for me to get a ride home?”

The staff ordered a person to drive Yvonne away.  Yvonne, who was rolling on the floor, bit her lower lip in humiliation.

She thought my face was about to burst with shame. She wasn’t about to give up like this.

She was Diana’s sister. She lost her parents early and told her that Diana was her only friend, her sister and her parents.

Yvonne clenched her fists and she stood up bravely. She headed to the back of the Largon Theater.

‘You can do it. It’s bad, but… I don’t have any money. All I have to do is pay it back.’

She spotted a dog hole leading to the back door. After taking a big breath she pressed her body on it.

Her skirt became dirty on the filthy floor, and her delicate skin was scratched, but she didn’t seem to mind.

She was surrounded by shadow after passing through the hole. She raised her head with goosebumps.

With its arms folded, someone peered down at her. Yvonne’s heart began to sink.