Chapter 3500
When Carrie had just been released from prison, her hands were a bit rough, and her skin was darker. But after a period of care, her hands returned to their previous whiteness, tenderness, and smoothness. She was only twenty-one years old, turning twenty-one after the New Year. To say she was twenty-one now was her virtual age.
Girls at this age were like flowers, with collagen all over their faces.
After Carrie was released, she refused to find a job, spent the money she had, and then asked Trenton for more. She lived a carefree life. People who have never worked naturally have white and tender hands.
But the hands of the fake Carrie were not white enough, nor slender and soft enough. They had calluses, and the nails were short and unpainted.
Carrie loved painting her nails and keeping them long. She had done so since childhood. Later, her mother forced her to learn piano, requiring her to trim her nails frequently. She resisted learning piano and eventually quit after a few years.
Before Camryn regained her sight, Carrie would pinch and scratch her hard with her long nails when bullying her. Camryn had been scratched several times, so she knew from the fake Carrie’s hands that she wasn’t her sister.
And when the fake Carrie insulted Camryn, no matter how viciously, there was no underlying resentment. She appeared crazy, but it was deliberate.
Because she wasn’t the real Carrie, no matter how much she imitated, she couldn’t replicate the genuine animosity.
“You don’t know her well enough to tell. This person looks very similar to Carrie, like a twin. Even their voices and body shapes are nearly identical.
Except for the small details I mentioned, this Carrie lacks a bit of nobility. No matter how willful and capricious Carrie is, she is the second daughter of the Newman family. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and still has some innate elegance.
That nobility can’t be learned. It comes from living in a wealthy environment for a long time. Based on these small details, I dare say that the Carrie who came to trouble me today is a fake.”
Callum didn’t care whether Carrie was real or fake. Anyone who dared to insult Camryn would be severely punished by the bodyguards.
Callum asked, “Why would a fake Carrie come here to cause trouble?”
Camryn sat down at the cashier, her eyes becoming thoughtful. She said softly, “She wants to dispel my doubts. If I no longer suspect, Serenity won’t either. Her target is Serenity. She wants to get close to her and gain her trust.”
Callum remembered that Camryn and Serenity had mentioned how Mrs. Labbe’s voice and figure were similar to Carrie’s, suspecting some conspiracy.
Mrs. Labbe always seemed to run into Serenity by chance, with too many encounters to be mere coincidence.
Callum hadn’t initially suspected Mrs. Labbe was involved with Carrie.
Thinking of Mrs. Labbe’s presence earlier, Callum understood. “You mean, the person behind your sister found a stand-in similar to Carrie to come here and cause trouble.
Mrs. Labbe might also be your real sister. By having both appear in front of you simultaneously, they hope to dispel your suspicion that they are the same person?”
Camryn nodded. “Yes. The fake Carrie quarreled with me immediately, and Mrs. Labbe arrived shortly after. Mrs. Labbe’s excuse was that her mother-in-law’s birthday was coming up, and she needed a bouquet of flowers. She knew I ran a flower shop, so she came here. I’m not familiar with her, so why would she patronize my business deliberately? If you say she came to cooperate with the fake Carrie in acting, I believe it.”
Callum pondered for a moment. “You didn’t expose them?”
“Do you think I should have? They were acting, so I can act too. I pretended not to recognize her and thought the stand-in was Carrie. I’ll also inform Serenity about this and have her pretend to dispel her suspicions, believing Mrs. Labbe is just Mrs. Labbe, not the second daughter of the Newman family. I want to see what Carrie is up to and who is manipulating her behind the scenes.
The person who can train Carrie to be noble, generous, and with the demeanor of a mistress of the house is truly remarkable!”
