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I Left Before the Bells Rang Chapter 10
Jim was rushed to the hospital, and Alan followed, tears streaming down his face, his body shaking.Alan had been trailing me the whole time. Finally, I had no choice but to crouch down. He sobbed, "Mom, Mom, I know I messed up. Please come home with me. Dad said if I owned up to my mistake, you would come back."I wiped away his tears, my eyes showing no emotion. "I am sorry, but you have got the wrong person. I am not your mom. I just graduated."He shook his head. "No, you are my mom. You two are the spitting image of each other.""Are you sure you are not mixed up? You say we look alike. Do you have a photo?"He nodded. Then something seemed to hit him, and he shook his head, crying even louder. "Mom, Mom, I do not have a single picture of her."When Jim finally came to, I asked him the same thing. He looked completely lost, then flipped through his phone. There was not a single photo of me in sight. Yet he still insisted, "However, you are Dorothy."I replied with an awkwar
I Left Before the Bells Rang Chapter 9
The next time I ran into Jim, I was in the middle of a showdown with Yves in the office over a project.Yves's secretary popped her head in. "Mr. Stewart, there's a Mr. Johnson downstairs asking for you, Ms. Smith."I did not even look up. "I've never heard of him. Show him the door."It was not until I strutted out of Yves's office, basking in my coworkers' praise, that I finally thought about it."I used to think Ms. Smith got her job through Mr. Stewart's favoritism, but she's actually got game.""I thought Ms. Smith was Yves's pet canary," someone muttered, covering his mouth and looking sheepish.I was about to head home, riding that high, when a man hobbling on one leg grabbed me downstairs.Clutching a four-leaf clover necklace, shaking, with a child by his side, he said, "Dorothy, I came for you. Will you come home?"He held up the necklace, his eyes full of pleading."Alan misses you too. Can't we just be a family again?""Mom, Mom, please come back with us, Mom."S
I Left Before the Bells Rang Chapter 8
By the time Yves swung by that night, I was feeling like my old self again, though a tiny part of me was still a bit red-faced.He greeted me with a grin. "What's this? Is Dorothy, our brave girl, actually blushing?""No way, Yves. You're still the king of teasing," I laughed. Just like that, years of built-up tension melted away.He was curious about my next move.I gave him a playful wink. "I'm planning to be your pampered canary! I'll have everything I need—food, a place to stay, and even some cash to splash!"I nodded to myself. "Yep, I'm pretty smart."He raised an eyebrow, but I was feeling so smug that I helped myself to an extra serving of dinner.The very next morning, however, I was jolted awake by a servant. "Ms. Smith, Mr. Stewart says your lessons start today, and you'll be starting an internship at Stewart Corp in a week."Staring at the lineup of business bigwigs downstairs, I phoned Yves. "Is it too late to make a break for it?"He replied, "There isn't a taxi
I Left Before the Bells Rang Chapter 7
Ever since I got back to the capital, Yves brought me to his sprawling villa.It took a whole month in a coma before I finally opened my eyes. The cuts and bruises on my body had healed, but the ache in my heart lingered. I spent my days in bed, silent, not wanting to talk.Yves, ever the silent guardian, quietly ordered the doctor to give me my nutrient shots at night.When I finally managed to stand on my own, he made it his mission to watch me eat every single day. He never asked what happened. He simply used that calm voice of his and peered at me with those piercing eyes. "Time to eat."He had been like that ever since I was little. In a fit of pique, I shoved the whole plate of noodles down and stormed off to my room, only to hear his chuckle behind me. It struck me then—it had been seven years since I had last acted out like that.The teasing did not start until his friends showed up at the villa, ribbing him. "Is the head of the Stewart family keeping a secret beauty here
I Left Before the Bells Rang Chapter 6
When Jim came to, his first question for Marina was, "Is Dorothy back?"Marina replied nonchalantly, "Ms. Smith hasn't returned."At the mention of "Ms. Smith," Jim's brow creased in irritation."Ms. Smith? She's Mrs. Johnson."He remembered that after they got married, he would scowl whenever the servants called her that, saying, "She deserves that title?"Over time, the servants learned to call her differently.He pressed a hand to his forehead, wondering what he had been thinking.Outside, Tracy's daughter's cries pierced the air. "Daddy, please, you have to save Mommy!"The title "Daddy" hit him like a jolt, and a wave of anxiety washed over him.He shook off everyone trying to hold him back and headed straight for the police station.There, he found Tracy behind bars and fixed her with a venomous stare."You weren't the one who saved me and partied with me that night, were you?"She hesitated at his words, panic flickering in her eyes. "Jim, it's me. Forget about that.
I Left Before the Bells Rang Chapter 5
The officer pulled out a video. "The fingerprints on this lighter match yours, and the footage clearly establishes your involvement."Ms. Baker, you need to come with us."Tracy shook her head frantically as she backed away. "No, you've got it all wrong. It wasn't me!"The police did not buy her story. They slapped the cuffs on her and led her away without another word.Jim looked as if he was in a daze, muttering under his breath, "Dorothy, did she really leave?"Watching the police escort someone away, he clutched Tracy's hands. "What are they talking about? Did you start the fire?"No way. It has to be Dorothy. She's behind this," he insisted as he climbed the stairs.He stormed up to the third floor, only to find the room bare. In a fit of anger, he confronted a servant. "Where are her clothes?"The servant fumbled for words. "Mrs. donated them. She gave them away for a charity auction."A wedding photo pieced together on the wall showed Jim as the groom, but Tracy had rep
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