A Clash of Wits

some dubious friends to pour wine. Suddenly, my hand slipped

face and said, still against my will, "Don't think you can accuse anyone you please just because you're rich. I'd neve

or and overheard his friends teasing, "You never tou

are pure," Terence's deep

t bear another second

eyes brimming with tears, her sweet voic

ce, I suppressed my true feelings, ba

had acted like she was possessed, rele

se to her crush, Ter

eyes to hide

she desired. Why obsessed over someone like

heroine, and she w

s and constant "Woman, you're playing w

poor background, a single mom, and a d

hearing him say, "You've successfully cau

who later repented and befriended the

to me?" Isabella cautiousl

tly, "Of course, I know you're a good

hiring people to beat me up, drugging me, and even preventing me fro

eing nice, n

my face more forgiving

prepared something for you as an apology.

're so kind!

looked incre

w me as gullible and

rise, she pulled me fr

olors, Isabella chose a low-

e, there was a faint medicinal s

put up a sign saying,

throom. Wait here for me," I

ntly, and she r

us could

suddenly-a tex

are you

annoying

always appeared whenever I faced danger.

ear up misunderstand

at wicke

quite innocent. W

ashcam, I rubbed peach fuzz I'd secre

onse, my vision blurred

let's perfec

ieved seeing me a

placed the mask soaked with medication f

itated at a red light, wondering if she r

sistants attending school events, never tasting her mother's cook

ne vib

Isabella. She turne

k you up. We have a wedding gown fi

he wheel tighter,

h affection and care; they w

thom why he cho

or his love; losing now

green

way from crowded stre

on Terence. It was so weird that she wanted

was wrong, her heart was st

parked before an old

at using exercise

er," Isabella s

artlingly clear, "Remember, one, there's no going back. Two

free?" Isabella a

" the old woman said while getting off from the e

her lifelong obses

olut

bring that g

ing form, Isabe

r," the old woman

ything but el

Cutie'?" yelled a d

an rushed over, cla

offered politely, conf

he motioned Isabell

an elderl

abella struggled to

wore high heels!"

de, Isabella looked around the s

e d

ha

said impatient

he sheet first," I

me. Hu

ella reluctan

, and Isabella lo

st a spell, swapped our souls, a

her

ring incredulous

t's

ide her, Isabella, who was Alina

er it was real. Her body still felt weak, pro

now on, Terence

the face with

ody, her love-obsessed

ver completely become another." The old la

ed indifferent. "She's not hard to imita

s out her body has changed a

"Even if she tells everyon

d texting, u

s intelligence level in thi

ped her soda, gl

t instead of waking up, Isabella's entire bod

action." Alina inspected her old

ospital!" The old

cold and detached. "Let her burn. Bett

or a villain. U

l an important character, nearing the finale, so she couldn

g I saw was the hospital ceiling. I k

ly." Leland's voice

reaching for the call b

s. When he helped me sit up, I gave

with that fever?" He touched my f

but I kept my expression blank, maint

t he was protective. During conflicts between me an

setting, he would p

ry for my own sake, turning him from

, they concluded that the high fever had caus

upid novel world would peo

"Isabella, I'm your o

ge of the bed a

his handsome face f

and Terence walked in, both ho

re allergic." Alina stuffed the daisies in

rs from my hands and th

mind? Bringing lousy

early, she hadn't adjusted to her new ro

er. "What are you doing? Alina meant

lit up with

rence was around, her brai

to feel unwell, holding my head and sending them away. I

nd drove me back

er sure wa

horpe villa, the plac

azebo, a fountain-ev

nd off and started i

of. No need to run around for money o

bed, basking in

out the family's dynamics and spent a few days p

y mimicking Isabel

Her daily life revolved around c

a wedding invitation. Terence

held the invitation,

with anger. "They're both terrible. W

way. I needed their we

w would I exe