Machines beeped softly beside the hospital bed, a cruel reminder that time was running out. Cassandra lay there a fragile, fading, but still with that gentle smile that Calista had always envied. The same smile that lit up rooms, won hearts, and made people forget Calista even existed.
Cassandra Ylona Navarro
You’ve always been stronger than me **whispered, voice barely above her breath while her pale hand reached her sister**
Cassandra Ylona Navarro
That's why... I'm asking you this
Calista Ylena Navarro
**shook her head**
Calista Ylena Navarro
Please don't say things like that. You're going to---
Cassandra Ylona Navarro
No **cut in, but softly with finality**
Cassandra Ylona Navarro
We both know I won't make it
Silence filled the space between them like a heavy fog
Cassandra Ylona Navarro
When I’m gone… promise me you’ll take care of him
Cassandra Ylona Navarro
**lips trembled**
Cassandra Ylona Navarro
Promise me you’ll take my place
Calista Ylena Navarro
**froze in her seat.. heart pounded**
Calista Ylena Navarro
Cass, I-- I can't
Cassandra Ylona Navarro
**smile.. tears falling down**
Calista Ylena Navarro
**can't hold her tears anymore**
Cassandra Ylona Navarro
You're the only one I trust
And just like that, the weight of a dying wish buried itself into Calista’s soul.
Three weeks later, Cassandra Navarro was gone. The golden girl, the family’s pride, the tycoon’s beloved fiancée—gone.
And Calista?
She became the woman everyone blamed.
The one her family turned against.
The substitute standing in the ashes of someone else’s life.
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