Chapter 279 A Ghost?



Anita looked around the room. She couldn't help but feel emotional when she found how familiar the room that she was currently in, was to the one that Anne had spent her childhood back in the Jesda residence.

She didn't even notice when tears began trickling down her cheeks. She sat on the bed, feeling the somehow familiar but unfamiliar atmosphere of the room that she had missed for a very long time.

Although it was true that she had been informed by Jack that Anne was currently gone, when she looked around the room, Anita couldn't help but wish that her sister was here.

The scent that was in the room, was just like how she remembered it. Although the scent was currently faint due to the passage of time, Anita could still detect it.

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Anita had somehow forgotten to lock the door when she entered. And as a result, as long as a person passed by the door and looked in, that person would be able to see that Anita was sobbing.

Just then, as Anita was lost in her thoughts, thinking of the times that she had spent with her sister, the times when the two of them would do everything together, some of the servants came over to look for her so that she could go over and take dinner with the others.

She had actually been sitting in the same position for a very long time, and she didn't even notice the passage of time.

The ones that had come over to look for her were two ladies. One had blonde hair while the other had brown hair. The two of them, could be considered as ordinary when it came to appearance.

These two ladies were working in the mansion back when Anne was present. In fact, they were the ones who had always been taken care of Anne's room.

Even though they were not given the duty to do so, they did that on their own accord. This was simply due to the relationship that they had with Anne.

Since there was nothing that they could do for her as she was already gone, they had dedicated themselves to set aside the time when they were free to come over and clean her room.

This was something that had continued even after the Alfonso family sold off the mansion. When they were retained as the workers, they continued with what they had always been doing.

Just as the two ladies stepped into the room, they were suddenly stunned when they saw a person who was seated on the bed.

Their blood froze as they didn't know what to do. They stared at Anita for a very long period of time, their eyes widened from surprise and horror.

It was only after a few seconds that one of them shouted. "Aaah! A ghost!"

That was the youngest of the two. The two of them knew Anne all too well. Furthermore, they have been there during the time that she was being buried.

Now, seeing that she was present in the room, they were of course surprised as well as frightened. They currently wanted to run out of the room but they found that they actually couldn't move as they were scared.

The scream had managed to bring Anita back to the present. She blinked her eyes as she looked around in confusion. Looking at the somehow unfamiliar environment, she was at first not understanding what was going on, until she remembered that they had actually traveled to Crystal City.

Then, she gazed at the two ladies who were present in the room. Looking at their attire, she easily identified them as maids.

"Eh? What's going on?" Anita questioned as she looked at the two ladies. Although they had screamed and brought her back to her senses, she actually didn't understand what was going on.

The two ladies gulped when they saw that Anita was looking at them. One of them, the blonde-haired lady, managed to gain some courage as she spoke. "A-are y-you a...a…ghost?" She asked as she stammered.

Anita was dumbfounded by the question. She blinked her eyes as she looked at the lady who had questioned if she was a ghost or not, without knowing what to say.

At the same moment, she touched her cheeks just to make sure that she was there in flesh and not in spirit. When she felt her skin, she suddenly heaved a sigh of relief as she was actually alive.

"What do you mean by asking me if I am a ghost? Can't you see that I'm alive?" Anita questioned back.

"Y-you are alive? But how is that possible? Didn't you die about 4 years ago?" The other lady asked.

"I died?" Anita asked in surprise. It was only after a moment that she finally realized what the two ladies were talking about.

"Oh, you've got the wrong person. My name is Anita, Anne's twin sister. Anne is the one who died 4 years ago." Anita stated. There was sadness in her voice as she spoke about her sister.

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When the two ladies heard what she said, they were surprised. But when they saw Anita's expression, they immediately believed what she has said.

After all, they had always been taking care of this room for almost 4 years now since Anne's death. But never, even once, had they seen her ghost.

The two finally got relieved. But the fear of ever meeting with a ghost was still lurking in their hearts. Just as they were about to tell her about what had brought them there, another person appeared at the door.

"Mom, what is going on here?" Jonathan who had just appeared questioned worriedly. He had just been passing by, heading towards the dining room, when he suddenly heard a scream coming from here.

Since he knew that his mother was here, he had rushed over thinking that something had happened to her.

"Ah? You are young master Jack?" The black hair maid questioned in surprise.

When Jack and the others arrived, they didn't make much of a commotion. And as a result, the maids continued with what they were doing while Jack and to the others entered the mansion.

So, there were several people who had not seen them when they came in. The two maids were an example of those people who had not seen them coming over.

"What Jack? I'm Jonathan." Jonathan shook his head as he said. Then he looked at his mother who was still seated on the bed.

He looked around, but he didn't find anything that was abnormal. And as a result, he couldn't help but wonder what had really occurred for someone to scream.

"There's nothing here. It was just a simple misunderstanding and it has already been solved." Anita stated that she got to her feet.

She looked out of the window and was surprised to see that it was already dark. She couldn't believe that she had been in the room for almost 3 hours now.

"So, you are a young master Jonathan?" The blonde hair made gave Jonathan a bow as she spoke.

She could already relate it to the fact that, although Jonathan looked like Jack, just like Anita, he was related to Jack. Since Anita and Anne were twin sisters, it wasn't a surprise that Jack and Jonathan looked alike.

But it was indeed rare to find that, two children who are born from different mothers, with different fathers, actually looked alike even if they had mothers who were twin sisters.

"Mom, let's get going. Dinner is ready." Jonathan stated, completely ignoring the maid.

"Okay, let's get going." Anita left the room with Jonathan. Since it was time to take a meal, the two of them had to join in as well.

During the past week, they had interacted with the others. It was more so Anita who had interacted with Katelyn and Celine.

When she found out that Celine and Jack were planning to marry in the future, she had decided to take on Jack's mother's role. She could also take this chance to forge a bond with Jack and know him well.

Jack also didn't push her away. He interacted with her and the relationship between the two of them had grown. But, it of course couldn't compare to the relationship that Jack had with his mother.

All the same, Anita didn't mind that. Since the two of them had met, there was still a lot of time that she could utilize to get even closer to Jack.

Back in the room, the two maids looked at each other. They clearly had never expected that Anne had a twin sister. As for Jack, they weren't even sure about what was going on anymore.

They had been at the Alfonso mansion for a very long time now. And as a result, they knew how Jack was being treated in the family. So, for him to come back now with a higher status, they were of course stunned.

When the two of them arrived at the dining room, Jonathan and Anita found that others were already there. The food was already getting served by the maids.

The two of them joined the rest of them at the table and began eating as they chatted. They talked about several miscellaneous things. But of course, it was the ladies who dominated.

They will occasionally talk about things that would throw the men off balance as they couldn't understand the topic that the ladies were talking about.

Just like that, the evening was spent. And, the preparations for the Memorial Day immediately began that very night.