TBEWTOACC: CHAPTER 22
Author: Perchibie
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As I watch Lu Cian walk toward me, a strange feeling washes over me. He says, "Whenever I look at you, I always feel like I'm looking in a mirror." That line, one that echoed through the years, only hit harder now because I’ve come back from my past. I know what happens next.

He’s a reflection of our father, with his gray hair and matching eyes. It’s uncanny. Lu Cian always embodied the heir of the Pion family.

Meanwhile, I was the reminder of our mother, Von Fey Larisa, with my black hair and those same gray eyes. The eyes of the family I barely knew growing up. But now, standing here, it's like the distance between us—the secrets, the pain—it all feels so small.

"So am I?" I chuckle weakly, touching my head as a wave of memories hits me again. Every painful, vivid detail of my past life flashes behind my eyes.

“Not yet. To be honest, I kind of feel groggy. It’s probably because all of my memories are coming back,” I admit, rubbing my temples.

The rest of the family watches us, c
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