Begging For A Reconciliation
Chapter 38

Chapter 38

Throughout their three-year marriage, Leah had never enjoyed sex with Han. He was far from gentlewith her and he had never kissed her, not even behind closed doors.

Yet there he was, making out with Molly in the public. Leah’s heart sank. She looked at the keychainshe was holding and she lifted a miserable smile. I bet he won’t even notice this keychain has gonemissing. He doesn’t even love me, why would he care about a gift from me?

Leah slipped the keychain into her purse, before quietly leaving the stairwell. Little did she know Hanwas observing her all this while. The moment Leah was out of his sight, Han pushed away Mollyimpatiently.

“What’s the matter, Han?” Molly asked, taken aback. They had only shared a brief kiss, leaving heryearning for more.

Han glanced at his watch. He said coldly, “Excuse me, but I have to go now.” Molly wanted to saysomething but he had already turned on his heel.

It had been a minute since her engagement party with Han was ruined. Despite her father urging themto get engaged, Han managed to brush the matter off with various excuses. He left her with no choicebut to take things into her hands now.

Leah decided to return from the hospital once she regained consciousness. She felt fine despite theshock. When she stepped into the house, Ian and Sasha were chatting on the couch. Sasha wasbeaming while Ian looked distracted.

“Welcome home, Ms. White.” Noticing Leah, one of the maids quickly greeted her. Ian glanced at theentrance and he immediately walked toward Leah.

“How are you feeling now? Are you okay?” He examined her with a concerned look. Leah shook herhead, “I’m fine. Don’t worry about me.”

Sasha glared at Leah before approaching her with a forced smile. “Thank god you’re back, my dearestsister! I was so worried about you. If you hadn’t pushed me away, I would have been the one beingtaken hostage. Oh, what should I do without you, Sarah?”

To show how much she cared about Leah, Sasha pulled Leah into an embrace; she even teared up toadd to the effect. It worked; Leah felt she shouldn’t be too hard on Sasha. Perhaps she misunderstoodher.

Two days later, the White sisters were working together again. Their father Gordon would be returningtoday after sealing a significant deal he had spent almost a year abroad negotiating.

The deal boosted the White family’s reputation and everyone wanted to be friends with them. Peoplewere flocking to Gordon’s welcome home party to get on his good books.

Leah and Sasha changed into their dresses for the party. Sasha stared at Leah in her new dress,though she was secretly seething inside. Leah looked pretty. Too pretty. Sasha felt threatened; sheneeded to be the only rightful daughter in the family.

“Let’s go and greet the guests, shall we?” Sasha plastered a smile on her face and she held Leah’shand. However, Leah wasn’t ready. She was afraid to bump into Han.

“I have to fix my makeup. I’ll meet you outside,” Leah said feebly.

“Sure.” Sasha resisted the urge to roll her eyes and she swiftly turned away.

As she walked away, Sasha thought of something, and she quickly returned to Leah. “Oh yes, Sarah!Mom told me Han couldn’t make it today. She asked me to get you, so dad could introduce you toeveryone.”

Leah’s heart leaped as Sasha mentioned Han’s absence today. Sasha smirked, noticing Leah’sreaction. “You look like you’re scared of Han. What happened?”

“I’m not. You’re overthinking this.” Leah denied it, trying to sound nonchalant.

As soon as Leah and Sasha stepped into the ballroom, Gordon waved at them, calling for Leah. Leahpaused for a moment and she walked over to Gordon on the stage.

Standing on the stage, she could see everyone in the ballroom. Han wasn’t among the crowd. She letout a sigh of relief.

“May I get everyone’s attention please,” Gordon spoke, holding Leah’s hand, “I would like to share withall of you today very happy news. This lovely lady here, her name is Sarah White, and I’m glad to callher my daughter.”

“Wait, what? Since when does Mr. White have two daughters?”

“This is not right. I remember he has only one daughter.”

Surprised by Gordon’s announcement, people were whispering. Gordon cleared his throat, “As you allknow, I lost my daughter in an unfortunate accident on the sea ten years ago. We found Sasha twoweeks later. Then, we also found Sarah six months ago.”

“I am fully aware only one of them is my birth daughter, but my wife and I love both of them equally andwholeheartedly. So please, cherish both of them as part of the White family.” Gordon concludedfollowing what he and his wife had agreed earlier.

No matter what, both young ladies should be treated equally before they knew what the truth was.Gordon’s speech was greeted by a round of applause.

“Mr. White is such a kind-hearted man.”

“Good for you, Mr. White! Now you have two daughters to take care of you.”

“Sarah is quite pretty. She does bear a resemblance to Mrs. White when she was younger.”

Lights dimmed in the ballroom as Sasha appeared on the stage, wearing a striking champagne-coloreddress. Everyone stopped and they looked at her in awe. A spotlight shone on her, casting an angelicglow on her face. She was breathtakingly beautiful.

“Thank you everyone here for joining us in welcoming my father home,” she announced with aconfident smile, “Here’s a song for my father and all of you.”

Leah sat down in front of a piano. She began playing. The performance was flawless.

“She plays it so well! I heard she won second place in the International Piano Competition.”

“How elegant! Her proper upbringing shows in her perfect performance.”

“I bet the impostor can’t play half as well as her.”

Leah heard the two women commenting about her. She turned to look at them. They glared at her. Shewas flustered by their hostility toward her.

“Well, well, hello there, little miss impostor,” one of the women jeered at Leah. “How could you do thisthough? How could you fool the Whites and how could you try to replace Sasha?”

“Look at you! I’m amazed you have the confidence to compete with Sasha,” the other woman joined in,“See that angel on the stage? She’s the real deal. You’re nothing.”

“Sasha has been playing the piano and painting forever. She’s good with everything. What are yougood with? Do you even have any talent to show?”

Leah pursed her lips and she kept quiet. Before she could walk away, Sasha had finished her song andeveryone was cheering for her perfect performance.

Sasha stood up and she found Leah almost immediately. She called out to her, “Sarah, it’s your turnnow. Come on, show us your present for our dearest father!”

She tried to look as sincere as possible, yet she was secretly rejoicing at Leah’s dumbfounded reactionto being put on the spot. Sasha was certain Leah had not prepared anything.