Chapter 2013
Bonnie’s memories of her stay at the orphanage
surged into her mind.
Number-12 was none other than Charlotte!
Bonnie had seen photos of Charlotte before she suffered her burns before, and at this moment, she was certain that Charlotte and Number-12 were the
same people!
Charlotte was the tiny, timid little girl who followed her everywhere and with whom she shared her food, and she had even constantly called Bonnie
her big sister!
Because of that, before Bonnie left the orphan age, she had given Charlotte all the red clothes she liked and even warned the rest of the children not to bully Charlotte. She had told them that from that day onward, Number-12 was the new Number-9, and no one was allowed to take advantage of her.
It did not matter that she was adopted. If anyone were to bully Number-12, she would return to the
orphanage to whip their asses!
At that time, Bonnie truly thought of Charlotte as
her friend, but
It turned out that when Jim returned to the orphanage for her, Charlotte had taken her place
and stolen her identity!
As soon as she thought of this, Bonnie felt as though an invisible hand was squeezing her heart.
“Bonnie.” Seeing that Bonnie was staring at him but not saying anything, Jim furrowed his brows and shot her a stern look, frostily snapping, “Who allowed you to come into the main building without
my permission?”
He had been clear with her the night before; she was to stay in the tiny house in the yard and he in the main building so that their paths would not
cross!
However, not only had she barged into the main building without his permission, but she even eavesdropped on his conversation with Roanne!
What was she trying to do?
Did Bonnie think that she had somehow won the battle just because Charlotte was not here and got
cocky?
Jim could not believe that just that night before, he had been wondering whether he and Bonnie had
truly shared a past together.
This woman knew no limits, and she was
beginning to get on his nerves!
“I.” Bonnie bit her lip and was about to answer his question when suddenly, Harvey stormed into the
room.
“Why are you so hostile?” He glared at Jim as he spread out his arms to shield Bonnie from Jim’s view. “No one has stayed at the house for more than a year now, and there’s not even a kettle there!
“Bonnie had just come over to get a kettle so she
could boil some water for Shelly’s milk!”
With that, Harvey bit his lip nervously and snapped, “Mr. Jim, it’s one thing for you to ignore your own daughter’s needs, but another thing entirely to snap at my Mommy like that! Who do you think you
are?”
The fury in Harvey’s gaze and his sharp words
made Jim narrow his eyes.
He fell silent for a moment and realized that he had indeed misunderstood Bonnie, so he relented and pointed in the direction of the kitchen. “There’s
probably a spare kettle in there.”
Bonnie bit her lip and was about to say something,
but no words came out.
Finally, she walked into the kitchen, picked up an
empty kettle, and turned to leave the room.
When she reached the door, she suddenly heard the sound of Jim’s voice asking, “Since you say that Charlotte isn’t Number-9, then who is?”
Bonnie froze in her steps upon hearing this.
She turned to stare in Jim’s direction and let out an
exhale. “I…”
Jim shot her a cold look and snickered. “Aren’t you here to get your kettle, Ms. Craig? Why aren’t you
leaving yet?
“What do you have to say now? Are you going to tell
me that you were Number-9?”.
