âIf you donât like William that much, why not consider me instead?â Roger approached Jasper, suddenly leaned in, his head close to her cheek, and his lips close to her ear, whispering softly.
His gentle voice was almost like a charm!
Jasperâs face turned even redder! She instinctively turned her head away, covering her hot ears, âYouââ
âOf course, if youâre not interested in me at all, you can just say so,â he said. âJasper, do you really not have any feelings for me at all?â
She was speechless. âI just⦠see you as a friend.â
âAs a friend?â He suddenly chuckled. âDo you really see me as a friend? Do you see Roger as a friend?
Or are you just looking for a shadow of âLawrenceâ in me?â
She froze, not knowing how to respond to his words.
From the beginning, she had only approached him because of his similarities to Lawrence.
And his piano, his appearance, and the mole on his neck all seemed to prove that he was Lawrence!
After a while, she spoke, âRoger, if you really are Lawrence, why wonât you admit it? Is there some hidden reason? Or do you hate me? Iâ¦I just want an answer, Iâ¦I just hopeâ¦youâre living wellâ¦â
Her voice was already choking up.
But he looked at her expressionlessly, as if he didnât care about her sadness and distress. âDo you want Roger to live. well? Or do you want Lawrence, as you call him, to live well?â
She looked at him in confusion.
âJasper, I am not Lawrence. Why do you refuse to acknowledge that? Do you have to project Lawrenceâs traits onto me? Is it only if I were Lawrence that you would feel better?â he said.
His words were like a sharp sword, brutally exposing the side of her that she didnât want to admit, causing a sharp pain in her heart.
Yes, she hopes that he is Lawrence, at least it would prove that Lawrence is still alive and doing well.
Instead of leaving nothing but bones, there is nothing left in this world!
âIf you only see me as Lawrence and want to be friends with me, then I think we may never truly become friends,â Roger said before turning around and leaving.
Jasper watched as he walked away and couldnât help but let out a bitter laugh.
After finishing up at the orphanage, Jasper and Meave headed back to school together. Meave couldnât help but mutter, âWhy did Roger leave by himself?â
âHe didnât come with us in the first place, so itâs not a big deal if he leaves early,â Jasper replied.
âBut we all go to the same school, so we could have gone back together. Plus, he knows you too!â
Meave argued.
Jasper pursed his lips and had a strange feeling that Roger might be angry about what she had said to him earlier.
Jasper pursed her lips, feeling an inexplicable intuition that Roger might be angry about what she had said to him earlier!
âMeave, I donât think anyone wants to be treated as someone elseâs shadow,â Jasper suddenly said.
âIsnât that obvious? Who would want to be someone elseâs shadow?â Meave replied.
Jasper lowered her gaze, wondering if Roger really wasnât Lawrence after all.
Then, the DNA testing laboratory provided the identification results, showing that the sample sent in was not from the same person as Lawrenceâs DNA.