My Nightmare

Chapter 24

"That night, when I brought Chae home, that night her parents really died. But not because of an accident but was murdered,"

We were shocked. I even heard Jisoo gasp. Auntie turned her gaze to all of us.

"Yes. Chae's parents died from being murdered." I knew Auntie wasn't lying, she said seriously with sad and gloomy eyes.

"And I'm hiding all of this from you because it's the most relevant decision. The fewer people who know, the better," Auntie continued and I was confused by her words.

"You were young back then, and I didn't want anyone to find out who she really was. But now you are all grown up, and I can't cover this up. Not after tonight's incident. I believe and hope you can keep your mouths shut and not leak it because Chae's life is at stake," said Auntie very seriously. We were shocked, but of course, we won't tell anyone, let alone Chaeng's life is at stake. But...

"Who killed her parents, and why is her life at stake?" asked Jimin oppa with furrowed brows voicing the question that crossed my mind.

"Because the killer was never arrested and still roaming around comfortably. Their murder case was disguised as a car accident. The one who did it was the child of her parents' business partner. The murder happened at their house, and Chae managed to escape at the request of her brother, Lisander Manoban."

What!?

"What!?" The four of us were shocked.

"Shhh... lower your voices!" auntie whispered, looking around, and we followed our gaze around our empty surroundings.

Chaeyoung and Lisander are siblings? But how come?

"Right. Lisander Manoban is Chae's brother, to be more precise, her twin. And Chae's real name is Roseanna Manoban. I changed her name so she could hide, and no one would know that she was a Manoban," said Auntie, who looked back at the city below.

"But if she really has to hide their surname, why is Lisander still using the name Manoban, doesn't that endanger him either?" asked Taehyung oppa, who had awakened first from his shock.

"I'll tell you everything Chae told me," Auntie said, and she sat on the bench there. We all took a place in the immediate vicinity to hear the story.

"That night, I got an unexpected call. A young girl with a sobbing and hoarse voice asked and looked for Park Jun Kyung. I didn't expect a girl to call at night looking for my husband, who died long ago. Out of curiosity, I told her that he was dead and the girl was crying even more, so I immediately told her that I was his wife. Good thing the call hasn't been disconnected. She sobbed and then said that she was Roseanna Manoban and her parents had died. She was told by her twin to call our number. I was shocked and a little bit in disbelief because she kept crying and asking for help. I asked where she was, and she replied that she was still at her house and kept saying they were gone, they took him, and she was alone. So I offered to pick her up at her house but she refused. She said it was dangerous and finally promised to wait for me at her school, which is not far from her home. Initially, there was doubt that this was just a prank call, but it never hurts to check it. Because I thought if that really happened, it meant she really needed help.