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"Is Diora here?" Jethro asked Ira when he arrived at Ethelyn's yard. Ira, who was watering the plants, turned to Jethro.

"Not home yet, young sir. Miss didn't tell me anything either," Ira said.

Jethro immediately looked the other way while snickering. He had checked for Diora in her classroom after school but she was gone. Some of the students said that she had gone home. He immediately followed her to her house. But it was empty. He thought Diora was taken by another boy. However, even on this day, Linus, and Jeremy, didn't go to school. Then Noah, too, he had investigated, did not bring Diora. Where exactly did she go? Diora usually went to some of her favorite places like bookstores, cafes, and many more. As he passed by her favorite places, he stopped to check if she was there or not. He hoped that Diora was at her house, she was still calm, but right now, she was in a very bad mood.

"Young master Jethro, I would like to talk to you about Miss DIora," Ira said suddenly as she approached Jethro.

"What?"

Ira looked around. She said softly, "It seems that something has happened to Miss Diora. She seems to have lost her memory. Her relationship with her mother has improved since that day."

"What?"

"Yes, young master. Miss Diora has changed for the better now. She cleaned my room and my friend's room, she cleaned the whole house, whereas she never did that before. She also talks to her mother a lot. She's like a completely different person. There were times when she was confused by certain situations, like looking at pictures of her father and not remembering when he died or why he died, not remembering her favorite foods, and so on."

Jethro's eyes moved forward, staring blankly. Diora...lost her memory and looks like a different person?

"Are you serious auntie?" asked Jethro.

"Of course young master. Why would I lie? I'm also telling you about this because I'm worried about Miss Diora. There could be something wrong with her as .... she experienced something beyond our expectations."

"What kind of something do you mean?" asked Jethro.

"Like...she ate something that caused her brain problems."

"..." Jethro was silent for a long time. Diora was often depressed. But.... exactly what had she done? At the restaurant, she was normal. She still hadn't lost her memory. But after waking up, she changed. Did what she took work at that moment?

"But at that time, Miss was examined by a doctor and she was declared fine. She was just...traumatized. Perhaps it was her depression that influenced her to behave like that," Ira said.

Jethro nodded in agreement. "However, it would have been better to take her to the hospital. It should have been that way from the beginning. This is my negligence."

"Don't blame yourself, young master. By the way, perhaps the lady is currently at her villa by the beach."

"What?"

...

Claia rebelled as hard as she could. However, there was no result. Ezra was still holding her tightly. Claia had screamed and yelled at Ezra but he clung to her like a child.

"Hey, don't tell me the children's toys in front are yours. I'm saying this because I think Diora is crazy, but, are you Diora's pet?" Claia asked angrily.

"What do you mean? Aren't all those toys your childhood toys? They were given to you by your father, did you forget?"

"What?" Claia was somewhat surprised. "Even though it was a long time ago do I still play with those dolls often?"

"Of course you do. You keep everything you consider valuable here. Including me."

"I...consider you valuable? You can't dream. I never thought of you as precious. And let me go! I don't want to be near you!" Claia rebelled again.

Ezra pulled away after whispering in Diora's ear, asking why she changed and not waiting for Diora's answer, he tied Diora's hands behind her back. Claia started to get scared even worse. She screamed as loudly as she could but Ezra immediately took a cloth to silence her mouth. Claia's legs were also tied. Claia began to cry.

"I won't do anything to you DIora. But, stay here with me for one day. Tomorrow I'll release you from school. After that, we will live together again."

Claia shouted with both eyes bulging perfectly. She shook her head repeatedly, meaning to tell Ezra that she did not want to stay with him. She hoped that DIora's mama would come looking for her here because she had already told her that she would come here. Ezra pulled himself off the bed and stood by the bed. His hands were folded on her chest and he was staring at DIora with smirking lips. He then turned around and walked to a table that had many drawers. He pulled out one of the drawers, then took something out. Claia couldn't see what Ezra took because it was covered by the boy's body.

"This situation is no different from when I was Claia Anatasya. Why does it have to be like this? Why?" Claia thought.

"If it ends up like this, I won't kill myself," Claia thought.

Enjoying life as Diora meant nothing if there was a situation where she was held captive by a guy like this. Claia shed her tears even harder. She watched what Ezra was about to do. Once the boy turned around, she could finally see what Ezra was holding. It turned out that Ezra was holding a drink. The drink was in the desk drawer. Claia began to think about things. In the past, she had been forced to drink stimulating drugs by her friends Tiara.

Ezra sat on the bed with his back to Diora and drank the drink in the small bottle. After taking three sips, he looked back at Diora and smiled kindly.

"Why are you so scared Diora? I do want to have you but not now, what I'm drinking is alcohol, you don't need to worry so much like that," Ezra said trying to calm Diora down.

As if Claia would believe him.

Ezra put his bottle on the floor and climbed onto the bed. Claia stepped back and dragged her feet, curling up at the head of the bed with her eyes closed occasionally. Suddenly she felt a touch on one of her legs. It turned out that Ezra had taken one of her legs. Claia immediately rebelled, trying to kick Ezra's face with the leg she was holding. However, Ezra gripped her so tightly that Claia winced in pain. Claia called Ezra crazy in her heart. But next, Ezra looked gentle. He released his grip but still held Diora's leg. He pulled it until it touched his lips and he began to take small bites. The sight was disgusting in Claia's eyes.

Claia recalled her memories of when she was in her original body, the senior who gave her poison and said that she might want to commit suicide, had also bitten her leg like Ezra was doing right now. After biting her, Ezra kissed her moistly. DIora's ruthless expression came as a surprise to Ezra. DIora who always looked calm and composed could be this rebellious, indeed, to him it was like an extraordinary gift. The girl who usually intimidates others is now being intimidated.

"Diora, you look really beautiful now," Ezra said.

Claia cried out. Ezra sighed because he was tired of Claia's growling and the kicking of his feet and hands that must have been blistered by the rope asking to be released. Ezra also released the choke on Diora's mouth.

"I'm not Diora so let me go!" Claia shouted.

"Huh?" Ezra chuckled at the joke. "Dear Diora, I trust you so much, I don't know why you changed, so I can't understand it. It's just the two of us. I've never betrayed you or lied to you as your confidant, you can tell me your problems."

"I'm not Diora. If I were Diora, I would have accepted you. Look at these two eyes of mine! Am I lying!"

Her eyes turned red. Her cheeks were full of tears and her lips were tightened in trembling. Ezra, who had been smiling, immediately

lost his smile.

"If not Diora, then who are you?" Ezra asked.

If it wasn't for the fear of being fucked, Claia wouldn't have confessed. She regretted killing herself in her heart. She regretted it. If only time could be turned back.

"...I...I was a girl who lived in the village and my life was very different from Diora's. I had problems with teenagers like you. I hated Diora so much."

Ezra didn't understand why Diora said that. However, the girl's expression looked very serious. Did Diora have a very important reason behind her saying that? However, since he knew her, this girl was very mysterious. He was certain that she always kept her problems to herself. She most likely did not trust anyone. Including herself. Hence, even now, she had gone to this extent.