Valerie eyes fluttered as she heard the machines go off. The machines rang in her hear as her vision adjust to the room around her.
"Where am I?" Valerie moaned as she clutched her head and looked around. She slowly got up and walked towards the window. As she opened the curtains the sun shined down on her. The view of the sea beneath her.
"This place...Where is this?" Valerie panicked and ran out the door colliding into Brent who was on his way to see her with the doctor.
"Valerie calm down, you are in my house." Brent held Valerie's shoulders as her heart raced. Valerie looked Brent in the eyes as she calm down.
"Why am I here?" Valerie stated bluntly as she turned away from Brent. Valerie looked up at the window at the sunlight that peered through.
"Because I promise your sister to take care of you." Brent said softly as he gripped Valerie's shoulders from behind.
"Victoria?" Valerie mouthed as she turned around to face the man who claimed to know her sister.
"I haven't seen Victoria in forever she ran away...She was your wife? How come I always heard your single? Why did she think of me all of a sudden?" Valerie questions begin to pile up towards the level headed man.
"Victoria. Victoria was beautiful and pure, I met her when she ran away. She was working at a gentleman's club, it didn't suit her at all. I spoiled her and gave her everything. Do you ever wonder who's heart you have?" Brent pointed at Valerie's chest with a smile as he glanced down.
"Victoria's?" Valerie questioned as she glanced her chest.
"Exactly." Brent turned away as he walked up to the vanity picking up a picture of Victoria. "This use to be her room when she slept alone or was depressed. The days of being in the Hale's household traumatized her. She even wanted a child one day but she couldn't bare the memories."
Valerie slumped back onto the bed quietly. She ponder as her brows furrowed. Trying to comprehend how her sister up and left to find a gentleman like Brent. First her sister was suppose to marry into the Smiths after realizing it she ran away.
"I'll give you all her notes and diaries, her pictures and all. I'm pretty sure your adoptive family meant to kill her to keep her silent." Brent handed the diary with the pictures as he walked away from Valerie giving her some privacy.
The journals, pictures and letters all fell together like a final puzzle piece. Her sister left without her because she was the one being abused. Valerie was weak like paper but Veronica was strong and grew up even more beautiful, blessed with long hair while Valerie was blessed with short hair.
Gorgeous complexion yet Valerie was paler than snow which wasn't bad it just a sickly complexion. Of course, Veronica was going to be the ideal woman to be with in looks, beauty and intellgence. Valerie peered into the journal more and couldn't stomach the contents anymore. She closed the journal in disgust.
"The Hale family is disgusting...All of them! Veronica I thought you were the worst for leaving me but they pushed you so far." Valerie throw the journal on the ground and papers flew covering the room.
Valerie wailed loudly as she slid down the wall causing Brent to hear but refrained from comforting her.
"Master Eastwood, are you-?" Samantha questioned quietly as she stood aside.
"No, I rather she cry it out. I would comfort her when the time is right. The only way I'll run to her side if the monitor on her wrist is sensing dangerous cardiac issues." Brent walked over to his room dresser to see a picture of Veronica wearing a sundress in a meadow.
'Veronica, your sister knows the truth will she ally with us?' Brent looked down at the picture in sadness.
Overnight, Valerie was worn out from crying and her face was shriveled into somewhat a permanant frown. Her eyes were puffy from crying and her head hurt. She was on the floor clutching Veronica's journal. All this time she misunderstood her sister. Her sister was building a life for her as well. Her last journal entry was about bringing her home from the hospital.
Veronica didn't had money to support Valerie and left her in the hands of the Hale's in her runaway attempt until she meet Brent Eastwood. All the bills were paid anonymously even though he paid them. Veronica didn't want to see Valerie due to being caught by the Hale's and taken back.
As the door open slowly to reveal Brent in leisure pajamas and a tired look on his face. He looked down with his eyes widdened. He paused before Valerie's name could leave his lips. She was sleeping soundly and her heart rate was normal. Though it was 8 am and time was at the essence for his meetings, Valerie's health was more important. As Brent picked up Valerie and put her on the bed, the haunting imagine of post-mortem Veronica flashes.
'They look alike. They are twins after all but...Veronica why did you leave me in charge of taking care of Valerie, she looks like you. Is this a curse?'
Brent sighed as he walked away from the limp sleeping girl. Brent was pondering how he can protect Valerie and get her to go to college. Veronica wanted everything that she didn't get to enjoy to be Valerie's. Including her was-to-be husband.
"Get the car ready, Samantha and make sure the housekeeper takes care of Valerie. She needs a low sodium and well-balanced diet. Make sure the doctor comes and check on her after her this afternoon when she wakes up." Brent finished tying his tie and grabbed his coat. "Also, Samantha, tell me what are the names on today's meeting board..."
"The Smiths" Samantha replied plainly. "They wanted to meet regarding the new production film".
"Great..." Brent smirked deviously at the thought of screwing a malicious family over.