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Chapter 5

作者: Lumi Here
Simon caught Yara's arm as she sank.

Then Cindy's terrified scream rang out nearby.

"Simon! Help me! A shark's biting me!"

The smell of blood from her cut had drawn a shark!

Simon's grip on Yara's arm suddenly loosened.

Without hesitation, he turned and swam toward Cindy with all his strength.

Through her fading vision, Yara saw him protect Cindy as people on a life raft pulled them aboard.

Then a shark clamped onto Yara's leg. It bit again and again, tearing flesh from bone.

Agony overwhelmed her.

Yara woke in pain.

She could make out a familiar figure standing beside her bed, his back to her.

Memories rushed over her, along with pain she couldn't put into words.

Years ago, thugs who had been eyeing her tried to rob her in the slums.

Simon had just come home from school. He rushed in without a thought for his own safety and shielded her even as they beat him bloody.

Back then, he would have risked his life for her.

What about now?

He had someone he truly loved.

Why would he care whether his "just family" lived or died?

"You're awake?" Simon turned.

There was no relief or guilt on his face, only disappointment and blame.

"Yara, when did you become so cruel? Why did you push Cindy into the water? She's pregnant!"

Yara's brow tightened.

She endured the pain in her leg and the ache in her chest, but she couldn't hold back any longer.

"She grabbed me and jumped! Why would I push her? Simon, which of us is your wife? Why do you believe her?"

Simon paused.

He saw how earnestly she looked at him and began to wonder.

Cindy did have a temper, and she acted rashly before.

Just then, the hospital room door flew open.

Cindy stood there, pale, with an IV line in her arm and tears in her eyes.

She looked gravely injured.

"Simon, don't blame Yara..."

Her voice was frail and thick with tears. "It's my fault. I only wanted to tell her I was pregnant and share the good news. I didn't expect her to react so badly and push me straight into the water!"

"Maybe she was jealous because she lost three children. Maybe that's why she did this to me..."

She let her words trail off, but the accusation was unmistakable.

Simon frowned and turned back to Yara, irritation in his eyes.

"Yara! Why take out your jealousy and pain on someone innocent?"

Innocent? Jealous?

Yara trembled with anger as she looked at him. Then she let out a harsh laugh.

"Jealous of her? Why would I be jealous of her? Is she carrying my husband's baby?"

Simon's expression changed at once. His eyes widened.

She knew? Since when? How much had she found out?

But Yara's gaze soon grew calm, as though she only blurted out the question in anger.

Simon remained uneasy.

He didn't know why the thought of Yara learning the truth frightened him so much.

At that moment, Cindy pulled a marriage certificate from her pocket.

She looked at Yara, her voice innocent while her eyes shone with spite and triumph.

"Yara, I'm a married woman. Saying things like that could damage Simon's reputation. It could affect my life and work too!"

Simon immediately caught on and said sternly, "That's right! Yara, watch what you say. Stop spreading rumors and causing trouble!"

Yara stared at the marriage certificate.

She waited for Simon to marry her again after the kidnapping.

Instead, he had already married Cindy.

The pain in her body and her heart became unbearable.

Her vision went black, and she passed out again.

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  • He Never Wanted Our Children, So I Chose to Forget Him   Chapter 32

    A hot tear slipped from the corner of Simon's closed eye.Some time passed.When he opened his eyes again, he looked around with the blank wonder of someone seeing the world for the first time.Yara and Lyndon placed him in his birth parents' care and accompanied them to the airport.At the gate, Simon suddenly stopped. He stared at Yara for a moment before he asked, "What's your name? I feel like I've seen you before."Yara smiled but didn't answer. She gave him a small wave, as though saying goodbye to a stranger she met only briefly.Simon looked back again and again as his parents helped him board. His gaze stayed on Yara and Lyndon's joined hands until the cabin door closed.Then a radio program came on aboard the plane. The familiar voice gave him a piercing headache.All the memories the procedure erased rushed back into his mind like a flood.He remembered everything.He remembered meeting Yara in the slums, the warmth of the twenty years they spent together, and the betrayal

  • He Never Wanted Our Children, So I Chose to Forget Him   Chapter 31

    Before Simon lost consciousness, he weakly reached toward Yara and stared at her in confusion."What... what are you going to do to me?"When he came to, he found himself strapped inside a pod.Researchers in white coats stood around him. Dread rose in his chest.Yara stood beyond the glass. Her face was calm, and he heard every word she said."I'm going to make you forget everything that happened. You'll forget me and all the pain.""Once those memories are gone, you can go home, treat your family well, and take responsibility for your child."Simon's eyes widened. He understood, and a desperate cry tore from his throat."No! I don't want to forget!"Then the final truth struck him. He shouted in anguish."So, you didn't lose your memories by accident? You chose to forget me?"Yara looked at him and gave him the faintest smile."Of course. I chose to erase a past that made me sick."Pain pierced Simon's chest.Yara chose to throw away every memory of him. That was the punishment

  • He Never Wanted Our Children, So I Chose to Forget Him   Chapter 30

    After the wedding, Yara and Lyndon settled into a peaceful life together.Her career continued to grow, and his research institute made one breakthrough after another.The only ripple came from their wedding. People still talked about it, and the news brought unexpected visitors to their door.An elderly couple came to see them. Both looked worn by the years, and they said they were Simon's birth parents.Through tears, they explained that enemies pursued their family years ago. They left their little boy in the slums because they believed it was the only way to keep him alive.But they never stopped looking for him.They finally found a lead recently and heard about the wedding that made headlines."We know our son did terrible things to you, and we're sorry." The older woman trembled and nearly fell to her knees. "We don't dare ask you to forgive him. We only ask... could you please return his body to us?"Yara and Lyndon exchanged a look. Both felt a complicated mix of emotions as

  • He Never Wanted Our Children, So I Chose to Forget Him   Chapter 29

    "Simon," Yara said his name clearly. "You won't let me die."The familiar way she addressed him made Simon freeze. Hope flared in his eyes."You... you remember?" His voice shook with joy, but a deeper despair quickly overtook it.If Yara remembered him, she also remembered every painful thing he put her through."Yes, I remember." Yara looked at him, her voice calm and free of anger.Simon clung to that answer as his last hope. His words tumbled out."Then you remember loving me, don't you? You remember all the good times we shared..."Yara walked toward him."Yara! Don't go near him!" Lyndon called urgently behind her.She kept walking and stopped a few steps from Simon."Yes, I remember. You got revenge for me. You made everyone who hurt me pay.""Yes! That's how much I love you!" Simon cried. "You know that if anyone hurt you, I would make their whole family pay!""Cindy is dead, and so are the others who hurt you. No one can come between us now!"Yara's smile vanished. Her g

  • He Never Wanted Our Children, So I Chose to Forget Him   Chapter 28

    The next day, Simon asserted himself as Yara's boyfriend and dismissed her "caregiver."Before Lyndon left, he gave Yara a long look. Then he took off his mask.At last, the face she remembered from that day matched the Lyndon she knew now.Even though the memories included Simon, Yara felt only warmth and gratitude as she recalled Lyndon's care.Her heart felt full.That evening, Yara picked Lyndon up from work and kissed him on their way home.He went still, then held her tightly in disbelief. His voice trembled with nerves."You... you knew already?""What?" Yara pulled back and looked at him in confusion.At that moment, fireworks rose above the river nearby and lit up the night sky.Beneath their glow, Lyndon knelt on one knee and held out a sparkling diamond ring. He looked up at her with a tenderness and seriousness she never saw before."We're already engaged, but I never gave you a proper proposal.""Will you marry me? Will you let me spend the rest of my life looking after yo

  • He Never Wanted Our Children, So I Chose to Forget Him   Chapter 27

    Yara's career flourished.The late-night radio show she voiced received unexpectedly widespread praise.Her gentle yet strong voice comforted many listeners, and her work gave her a sense of purpose she never felt before.Meanwhile, she sorted through her mother's belongings.She found old photographs worn from being handled so often, along with documents Celia left behind.Only then did Yara learn that her mother left her and moved abroad for more than her passion for research.Celia devoted her life to a highly classified research project.Yara felt respect for her mother, and at last, she felt at peace with her decision.The documents also revealed a side of Lyndon she never knew.In Celia's notes, she read that Lyndon showed signs of mild emotional detachment when he was young and rarely spoke.He hardly expressed his feelings, even to his parents or Celia, his mentor.Celia even wrote that he looked reluctant when she first asked him to go back home and look after Yara.But he see

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