The woman sprawled on the bed remained still. She actually seemed unconscious. However, Cherise was confident she was awake.
When Cherise spoke, she clearly saw Rowena's ECG rhythm fluctuate erratically. This was an obvious indication of surprise. Rowena likely hadn't anticipated Cherise to abruptly initiate a conversation, hence her evident guilty conscience.
"Your ECG has given you away." Cherise yawned. Her gaze on Rowena remained indifferent. "But Ms. Ursula, I won't unmask you if you prefer to maintain your charade. After all, you've been playing this role for three years, right?"
When Cherise spoke, she noticed an apparent spike in Rowena's heart rate again.
"Others may be unaware, but do you think I'm clueless?" Cherise shrugged nonchalantly. "How did you rescue Damien three years ago, Ms. Rowena?"
"You hastily fled during the fire and ignored people calling for help. Did you think the woman with the severely burnt hand you saw that day had passed away? Was that why you comfortably assumed her identity and claimed to be Damien's savior?"
"By the way, you claimed your feet were burnt in that fire, right? I've reviewed your medical records and saw the photos from your treatment three years ago... Your feet were indeed burnt."
"Upon professional inspection, the burns on your feet don't appear to be from a fire, but rather..." The woman smirked. "Sulfuric acid."
"Ms. Rowena, you certainly went to great lengths to claim to be Damien's savior. I was in such agony when my hand was burnt back then that I wished for death, yet you could withstand sulfuric acid burning your feet... Was it truly worth it?"
On the bed, the woman's eyes were closed, and she remained motionless, but her racing heartbeat had given her away.
I always assumed the woman who was gravely injured in that fire had perished... Is Cherise that woman?
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