
The Anniversary He Forgot
On the morning of her fifth wedding anniversary, Javier Lea receives the news she and her husband have waited five long years to hear—she's pregnant. Overjoyed, she plans the perfect anniversary dinner, hoping to surprise billionaire CEO Alex Swan with the little pair of baby shoes that will announce they're finally becoming parents.
But Alex never comes home. Instead, he spends the night welcoming back Camille Mia, the woman he once promised to marry before fate tore them apart six years ago. Their reunion quickly becomes headline news, leaving Javier to watch from home as her husband publicly dances with his first love on the very night he was supposed to celebrate their marriage.
Alex insists Camille is nothing more than an old friend, but his actions tell a different story. As Camille becomes part of his daily life and rumors begin spreading through the city, Javier's trust slowly crumbles. Unable to reveal her pregnancy and unwilling to beg for her husband's attention, she quietly walks away, leaving behind the surprise that changes Alex's world forever.
When Alex discovers he's about to become a father, he realizes that the greatest mistake of his life wasn't forgetting an anniversary—it was forgetting the woman who had always stood beside him.
But regret comes too late.
As hidden enemies manipulate events from the shadows and long-buried secrets surrounding Camille's return begin to surface, Alex must fight not only to protect his family and unborn child but also to win back the wife whose heart he shattered.
In a world where love is tested by the past, trust is broken by neglect, and forgiveness must be earned, one question remains;
Can a husband who forgot the most important day of his marriage ever be remembered as the man who saved it?
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Chapter: Chapter 61 The Life Connected to GenesisAlex stared at the glowing monitor, his pulse hammering in his ears as his mother's frightened, bruised face remained illuminated on the feed. "Mom... what do you mean?""If you destroy Genesis, your father dies," Evelyn whispered into the camera, her breath trembling in the dark room.Kendall lunged toward the terminal, his face panicked as he tried to cut the transmission. "Evelyn, don't! Shut it down!""He needs to know, Kendall!" Evelyn shouted back, her voice breaking through the static.Forced into a corner, Kendall slowly lowered his hands and hung his head, unable to meet Alex's gaze. The truth came out in a halting, bitter confession: Genesis was not merely a software network; it was physically tethered to his body. Decades ago, Alex's grandfather had forced a neural regulator into Kendall’s brain stem to ensure a living, obedient controller would always remain tethered to the system. The regulator relied on a constant handshake protocol from the Genesis core to mainta
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Chapter: Chapter 61 The Life Connected to GenesisGunfire erupted through the underground room as heavy rounds tore into the concrete walls, sending showers of sparks flying and brutally interrupting the main server's update cycle.“Get down!” David shouted, his voice barely cutting through the deafening noise.Alex grabbed Javier by the arm and pulled her behind the thick frame of the main server rack. Across the room, Rebecca threw her body over Noah, shielding him on the cold floor, while Camille crouched low behind a heavy metal filing cabinet. Another stray bullet struck the primary Genesis server console. Sparks showered over the floor, and the main monitor flickered erratically before displaying a flashing crimson warning: GENESIS SUCCESSION INTERRUPTED.Alex made a desperate move toward the terminal, but David grabbed his tactical vest, dragging him back into cover. "We lose everything if you get shot!"As abruptly as it had begun, the gunfire ceased. The echoed reports faded into a heavy, suffocating silence, broken on
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Chapter: Chapter 59 The Other ChildAlex’s pulse hammered against his ribs as he stared at the woman standing beside the idling black SUV. Rain slicked the pavement, reflecting the harsh yellow glare of the streetlights. She clutched a newborn tightly against her chest, her knuckles pale. Instinctively, Javier’s hand moved to her stomach, her shoulders tensing beside him."Put the baby down," Alex demanded, his voice dangerously quiet as he took a rigid step forward."Relax, I'm not here to hurt him," the woman replied, her calm demeanor unnerving against the backdrop of the stormy night. "I brought him because he's already been marked by everyone—he was born with the same genetic marker as you."Tires screeched as David’s sedan pulled up to the curb. He slammed his door open, weapon drawn and raised to eye level. "Step away from the vehicle! Hands where I can see them! Who are you?""My name is Rebecca, and this is Noah," she answered without flinching, turning slightly so the soft dimple of the baby's cheek was
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Chapter: Chapter 58: The Unborn Heir"What did you say?" Javier asked, staring at Camille in disbelief."Daniel said the baby must not be born," Camille repeated, her face pale.Alex immediately took the phone from her and pressed it to his ear. "Daniel!""You finally understand," Daniel's voice sneered through the static."Stay away from my wife—and stay away from my child!" Alex growled, his fists clenching."Your child is the problem," Daniel replied coldly. "The Genesis system has identified the baby because the succession protocol didn't end with you—it continued to the next generation. Your grandfather already decided that child's future." The line suddenly went dead.As Alex asked David to trace the call, he took Javier's hands. "I'm here. You don't have to face this alone. I promise."Camille watched them silently before admitting that Daniel had called her because she knew how to access parts of Genesis. "Daniel isn't trying to take the Swan fortune anymore—he wants the next heir."David returned, hold
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Chapter: Chapter 57 The Escape"We're wasting time—show me," Alex demanded, his voice slicing through the frantic hum of the server banks as the red warning light bathed the chamber in a sickening crimson. The countdown on the central terminal ticked down mercilessly: 03:58... 03:57...Camille didn't hesitate, leading him toward a sleek, metallic scanner mounted beside the reinforced steel escape door. Alex jammed his hand against the glass plate, but a harsh buzzer echoed through the room as a bold banner flashed across the interface: IDENTIFICATION FAILED."Your blood," Camille urged, pointing to a sharp, hidden needle recessed beneath the glass panel. "The security protocol is hardwired into the family line. The system needs an actual blood sample.""I've spent thirty years trying to keep you away from Genesis!" Kendall shouted, rushing forward and grabbing his son's arm with a vice-like grip. "If you do this, you bind yourself to it forever!""And now you're going to let me die because you're afraid of
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Chapter: Chapter 56 The Second HeirAlex stared at the woman standing beside Daniel, his vision blurring as the world tilted on its axis. "Camille?"Camille smiled calmly, though her eyes remained unreadable. "Hello, Alex."Javier looked between them in confusion, his hand tightening around the strap of his shoulder bag. "You know her?""She's the other heir," Evelyn answered softly from the shadows of the vault, her voice laced with a weary resignation."Camille Mia," Daniel added, stepping back to let her take the center of the room. He gave a small, mocking nod.Alex shook his head in disbelief, stepping forward until the ambient glow of the server racks illuminated the dark circles under his eyes. "You've known about Genesis for years? You knew my mother was alive, and you still came back into my life?""I had to," Camille replied, her eyes narrowing as her calm demeanor cracked, revealing a deep, simmering rage. "Because your family stole something from mine."Turning to Javier, Camille smiled bitterly. "
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The Surgeon Forgotten Wife
Dizer Shank spent her entire life building her family’s empire, only to be erased from it in a single meeting. When her father names her younger sister as successor, Dizer was forced into a marriage contract with Liam Oscar, a cold, world-famous surgeon, as part of a deal to save her family’s collapsing hospital. On the wedding night, she is humiliated beyond repair when Liam, drunk and indifferent, mistakes her for someone else and calls out her sister’s name in her arms.
By morning, she is no longer a bride and also she is now a mistake. Blamed, rejected, and isolated by both families, Dizer becomes invisible in her own marriage while her husband slowly drifts toward the very sister who replaced her. And when betrayal finally breaks what’s left of her heart, she walks away with nothing, not even dignity but what no one knows is that Dizer was never powerless.
Seven years later, she returns and not as the discarded daughter, not as the forgotten wife but as the hidden owner of a global logistics empire worth billions and the mother of twin children no one knew existed. Now the woman they threw away holds the power to save or destroy every empire that once broke her.
And Liam Oscar, the man who chose the wrong sister finally realizes too late that the woman he humiliated was the only one who ever truly belonged beside him but by the time regret finds him, Dizer Shank has already stopped looking back.
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Chapter: Chapter 72 My Mother's BetrayalDizer stared at the screen, unable to breathe.“Your mother was the one who led the Circle to you,” Richard’s voice echoed in her mind.“No,” she whispered, the denial escaping her lips as she shook her head frantically. “You're lying. My mother would never do that.”“I’m not,” Richard replied calmly. “Then ask her.”Dizer froze as Richard pressed a button on his console. The display shifted to reveal a live video feed: Eleanor sat in a dark, cold room, her hands bound and her face bruised. Dizer’s heart shattered instantly. “Mom!”Eleanor looked directly into the camera lens, her eyes swelling with tears. “Dizer…”“Mom, are you okay?”“I’m sorry,” Eleanor sobbed, lowering her head in shame.Dizer’s expression shifted from fear to anguish. “For what?”When Eleanor slowly looked up, her voice trembled. “I betrayed your father.”“Why?” Dizer’s heart sank to the floor.“Because they threatened you,” Eleanor admitted, swallowing hard. “I gave them your location. I thought I
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Chapter: Chapter 71 The War BeginsThe digital countdown continued its relentless march—09:59. Dizer stared at the screen, her heart pounding as the timer dropped to 09:58.“Richard is going to activate all twelve branches,” she realized aloud.Marcus nodded grimly. “Yes.”Liam turned urgently to his father. “Can you stop him?”“Not alone,” Marcus admitted, shaking his head.Alexander stepped forward and pointed toward the monitors. “Then we divide the problem. The Phoenix network has twelve command centers. If we shut down the central command, the others will lose control.”“Where is the central command?” Liam asked, frowning.Alexander looked at Marcus, who answered quietly, “Under the old Hale estate.”Dizer’s eyes widened. “The mansion? But we just destroyed it!”“The mansion above ground,” Marcus corrected. “The real headquarters is underneath it.”The Hidden HeadquartersBy 08:41, Benjamin was examining the recovered security footage. “There are still tunnels beneath the estate.”“Several,” Ryan agr
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Chapter: Chapter 70 The Man Who Came Back From the DeadLiam stared at the man standing across the laboratory, his lips parting in disbelief. “No…” he whispered.The man smiled faintly. “I’m your father.”Liam shook his head violently. “My father is dead.”“That’s what they wanted you to believe,” Marcus said, slowly stepping forward.Liam’s eyes hardened as his breathing grew heavier. “Who are you?”Marcus pointed to himself. “Marcus Oscar—the man whose blood you carry, the man who watched you grow from a distance.”“Why?” Liam demanded.Marcus glanced toward Dizer. “Because your mother begged me to stay away. She knew what the Phoenix Circle would do if they discovered you.”Liam stared at him, hurt and furious. “You abandoned me.”“I did,” Marcus admitted, lowering his eyes.“Why should I believe you now?”Marcus looked toward Alexander. “Because he knows.”Everyone turned toward Alexander. Dizer’s expression hardened. “Dad?” she asked. When he remained silent, she pressed harder. “Dad!”After a long pause, Alexander fina
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Chapter: Chapter 69 The Founder Comes HomeThe cemetery fell dead silent as Dizer stared at her father. "The Oscar Foundation... that's where Liam works," her voice trembled."Whoever took him knows exactly where to hurt you," Alexander nodded gravely.Dizer clenched her fists. "Then we go there."Richard immediately stepped forward. "No, it’s a trap. You can’t walk into it because that’s exactly what they expect."Dizer turned to Alexander. "You’re my father—help me get my husband back."Alexander smiled faintly. "That’s my daughter."The Forgotten FatherInside an empty medical laboratory at the Oscar Foundation, Liam slowly opened his eyes, his vision blurred and cold metal pressing against his restrained wrists. His surgical coat was gone, and dried blood stained his shirt."Where am I?" Liam groaned.A bright light switched on, and a man walked toward him. "Good morning, Doctor Oscar.""Who are you?""You don't remember me, but you should," the man smiled, placing a photograph on the table showing Liam's fat
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Chapter: Chapter 68 My Father Is AliveDizer couldn't breathe as she stared at the man standing before her. His face was older than the childhood photographs she remembered and his hair was darker, but those eyes—unmistakable eyes she saw every time she looked in the mirror—were identical to her own.“My daughter,” Alexander spoke, the words shattering her composure.Dizer took a trembling step forward. “Alexander?”“Yes,” he nodded, tears filling his eyes. “I am.”“You... you're alive,” her lips parted.Without warning, Dizer slapped him—SMACK!Richard and Benjamin froze as Alexander slowly turned his face back toward her, his eyes meeting Dizer’s tear-streaked face.“You let me believe you were dead for twenty-eight years!” she cried out. “You watched me grow up from the shadows and you never came back?”“I wanted to,” Alexander lowered his head. “I know it doesn't excuse me, and I know I abandoned you to let Richard raise you. I asked him to because I knew the Circle would use you to reach me. I wasn't protec
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Chapter: Chapter 67 The Founder's SonDizer stared at the phone, unable to move as the voice kept replaying inside her head: “Liam isn't just the second heir. He is the Founder's son.”She slowly turned toward Liam, who lay unconscious with blood staining his shirt. "That can't be true."Benjamin stepped closer. "What happened?""Someone called," Dizer looked up at him, hesitating before whispering, "They said Liam is the Founder's son."Everyone fell dead silent until Ryan frowned. "Which Founder?"Dizer looked toward the burning mansion. "The Founder of the Phoenix Circle."The Impossible Truth & The Ransom CallNoah checked Liam's pulse again. "He's stable for now."Dizer nodded absently, her mind racing as she looked at the Ledger, then at Liam, and finally toward the ruins. "If Liam is the Founder's son...""Then the person who called knows something we don't," Benjamin interrupted."And they have my father," Dizer added.Arthur looked around. "Could it be Victor?""No," Dizer shook her head. "Victor w
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