Chapter 004

ISABELLA'S POV…

“ Dude that was Four years ago right before you got married to Isabelle..” Stefan narrowed his eyes at his brother while Mom held me closer.

“ Kristen? Are you doing this to get back at Issy? She's sorry, okay? Don't punish her this way..” I knew mom was equally scared but she tried to sound calm as she spoke..

“ Four years ago?” Kristen raised an eyebrow and smirked..

“ Care to enlighten me on how I ended up in a hospital and a Freakshow beside me?” Kristen directed his questions to his brother while I stared at him blankly..

I was still trying to understand what was going on at the moment and seeing him act this way so perfectly sent chills down my spine.

Stefan took a deep breath and decided to explain the whole thing. I could feel the coldness oozing from his entire body when he heard the whole thing from Stefan..

“ So I was truly in here thanks to you huh?” Kristen suddenly threw a plant at me angrily and fortunately I was able to pull away from Mom before it could hit me.

“ Stop it, Kristen!” Mom yelled at him while Stefan immediately stepped outta the room..

I could already tell what was going on with him but for some reason I didn't wanna believe any of that..

“ Get her outta my face,mom! There's absolutely no way I got married to such a spoiled brat.” Kristen glared and Mom had to take me away..

Mom took me to the chair outside his room and we both sat down quietly..

I blinked back my tears while she hugged me without saying a word..

Stefan returned shortly with a doctor who ran a few tests on Kristen and that was when we found out he'd Retrograde Amnesia..

“ The patient suffered a severe head injury which led to brain trauma Hence the retrograde amnesia.

Retrograde Amnesia is a type of amnesia where you can’t recall memories that were formed before the event that caused the amnesia. It usually affects recently stored past memories, in his own case he lost four years worth of memories because she was the last thing he thought about before the incident.. But fortunately it's temporary so there's still a chance for a recovery..” the doctor explained and it felt like my heart had been broken into a thousand tiny pieces.

“ What can we do to help with the recovery?” Mom asked while stroking my back gently..

“ Well you can take him to familiar places and Try to do things he'd done before.. “ the doctor added..

“ Thank you, Doctor..”

“ That would be all..” the doctor turned around and walked away..

“ This is bad, mom..” Stefan mumbled as he stared at me with pitiful eyes and that kinda crushed my heart..

“ Excuse me, I need to use the bathroom.” I stood up and hurried towards the rest room and only when I was in there did I break down in tears.

Everything was all my fault and seeing how Violent Kristen acted earlier made me realize how badly I'd hurt him..

If he'd not thrown a tantrum and waited for him to come back the following day maybe any of this wouldn't have happened..

After crying my eyes out in the bathroom, I gently washed my face at the sink before walking back to his room and by the time I walked in I found mom sitting by the bedside while Stefan stood a few feet away from him..

They all turned to my direction when I opened the door and thankfully Kristen wasn't violent as he was earlier but his cold eyes stared blankly at me..

I slowly walked inside the ward and stood beside Stefan quietly..

Kristen simply stared at me before looking down at the tablet in front of him.

Turns out they were both trying to make him remember by showing him pictures of the both of us together including pictures from our wedding..

He briefly glanced at me before looking at the tablet as he listened to mom explaining everything to him and he suddenly groan in pain while holding his head..

“ I think that's enough, Mom.. we're gonna try again another time.” Stefan immediately stopped his mom from trying to make him remember after seeing how much pain he was in..

I instinctively rushed forward with a glass of water and handed it to him nervously but fortunately he accepted the water without saying a word..

“ I would like to be alone for now..” he said after handing me the glass and we all turned around to leave but he suddenly stopped me from leaving..

“ Not you, Freak..” He mumbled and I stopped walking..

“ Mom heaved a sigh but decided to leave us alone.

Once they were gone, I turned around and stood right beside his bed..

“ I don't understand why everyone keeps trying to make me remember you..” He started but I simply stared at him quietly..

“ So we're a couple huh?” He asked and I nodded..

“ I see… Care to tell me how I ended up with a cry baby like you?” His words were a bit harsh but of course I knew I deserved everything I was getting..

I guess it's my punishment for What'd done..

I slowly explained how our parents set us up and how we ended up getting married four years ago.

“ Was I in love with you?” He suddenly asked.

“ Yes, you were..”

“ Well I don't believe I would ever fall in love with a crybaby.” he bluntly said but the door suddenly pushed open and Elizabeth rushed inside with a worried expression..

She rushed towards Kristen and hugged him tightly but let him go when she heard him groan in pain..

“ How dare you make us worry?” Elizabeth glared playfully at him and hugged him again before pulling away..

“ Can you tell me why a strange woman is in here claiming to be my wife?” Kristen, who was having a hard time believing any of that, asked his sister once again..

Elizabeth stared at him like he'd said the most ridiculous words..

“ What do you mean by a strange woman? Isabelle is indeed your wife… Did you by any chance hit your head too hard?” Elizabeth frowned slightly..

I could only stand there and stare at him with eyes filled with remorse and guilt..

Kristen calmly stared at me without saying a word but I was certain he wasn't convinced.

“ Excuse me, I need some air..” I mumbled and turned around to leave but Kristen suddenly spoke, stopping me from leaving..

“ My legs feel sore, I need a massage.”He calmly said, earning a glare from Elizabeth..

“ She's been up all day taking care of you, Bro she needs to rest..” Elizabeth immediately tried to refute his request but I simply walked towards them quietly..

“ It's okay, Lizzie. It's just a massage..” I mumbled and she moved away from him without saying a word..

I sat down beside him and gently began to massage his thigh while trying not to maintain eye contact with him..

After giving him a massage, a nurse came in and Kristen was Carried outta the room on a wheelchair by the nurse..

He was taken to see a doctor who was gonna be his therapist while Elizabeth and I followed behind..

“ What's your name?” The doctor calmly asked..

“ Kristen Alexander Scott.” He answered without hesitation and we all smiled happily..

“ How old are you, Mr Scott?” The doctor asked.

“ 33.” Kristen's answer made my smile vanish but didn't panic.

The doctor decided to ask the next question.

“ What's this?” The doctor raised a fountain pen in front of Kristen and he answered correctly..

“ A fountain pen.”

“ Very well then, I want you to take a look at the pictures and tell me if you recognise anyone or anything and when each event had taken place.” At this point I could feel my heart racing rather fast..

He accepted the tablet from the doctor with a straight face and began scrolling through the pictures and the first picture he saw was a picture of Elizabeth with himself in Paris..

“ This is Elizabeth and myself..” he calmly said and Lizzie smiled happily..

“ It was when she got that award nomination.” He explained and Lizzie hugged him tightly..

“ Good, kindly slide through the rest of the photos..” the doctor instructed him and he slid to the next picture which was a picture of Himself and Stefan, his brother..

All I could do was sit beside him quietly and not make a sound while Hoping he also remembers me..

“ This picture was taken when Stefan had just graduated from the University.” Kristen said and Lizzie nodded happily while I forced a smile..

He moved to the next photo which was our wedding photo but unlike the rest, he was only staring blankly at the photo with no nostalgic feeling..

My fingers dug deep into my palm as I waited for his answer..

“ Do you remember this photo?” The doctor asked and I held my breath.

“ I don't remember…”Kristen said without hesitation and it felt like I'd been slapped hard once again with reality..

“ This photo was taken when you both got married.” Elizabeth tried to explain as he kept staring closely at the picture in front of him..

“ I see..” Kristen he mumbled and moved on to the next photos which were obviously more photos of us together and as expected he doesn't remember anything about me..

After his therapy section with his doctor, he was taken back to his room with me following closely behind..

Elizabeth had to leave because she'd to take care of some business so I was left with Kristen in the VIP ward..

I didn't dare go anywhere closer after seeing the hostility in his eyes when I tried to pull the sheets upwards..

I sat down on the chair a few feet away from his bed lost in my thoughts when I suddenly heard a groan from him .

I stood up and hurried towards him..

“ Are you okay? Should I call the doctor?” I asked but he shook his head but of course he was in pain..

“ I'm fine…”

“ I think I should get the doctor..” I insisted but he suddenly Snapped at me..

“ Are you deaf? What part of being fine don't you understand?” He yelled at me and tried to suck up the pain.

I looked away silently and he concluded i was crying.. well I did tear up but of course I wasn't gonna let my tears fall..

“ I'm thirsty..” He mumbled and I stood up to get him water..

I helped him with the glass of water while trying not to cry.

After giving him water, I was about to set the cup aside when he suddenly spoke..

“ You either wipe those tears or get lost… It's annoying..” Kristen said without holding back and I took a deep breath to calm myself.

“ I'm sorry..” I found myself apologizing and it felt like deja vu..

Kristen had always been the one to apologize whenever we'd a problem and it didn't really matter who was at fault.

“ Stop saying sorry, it's sickening.” He snapped at me for the uptenth time.

I leaned back against the couch as I tried not to think about anything and kept reminding myself that he'd lost his memories and that was the only reason why he was being hostile towards me, nothing else..

Kristen loves me so much and I love him too, all I'd do was to make him remember.

It's important he remembers everything.

I stayed that way till the door to the room was pulled open and Dad walked in..

“ Dad..” I sprung up to my feet and dashed towards him while Kristen stared at us with a raised eyebrow..

“ How are you doing, dear? I'm so sorry I couldn't make it on time..”

“ Dad?” Kristen spoke with a raised eyebrow and Dad smiled..

“ Hello old friend..” Dad let go of my hand and walked towards Kristen..

“ She's your daughter?” He asked..

Kristen and Dad had been business partners a few years before we got married so I could understand why he remembered dad and not me..

I'd spent my whole life abroad so Kristen never saw me..

“ Yes… It's quite unfortunate you lost your memories with your wife but I do hope you regain them soon…” Dad calmly said but Kristen quietly stared at me..

“ I Hope you're not paying everyone to trick me?” Kristen was still hesitant and that got me angry.

“ Do you think I would be able to pay your entire family to make a fool out of you? Tsk! I don't have that kinda money..” it was obvious I was getting angry..

Kristen shrugged but didn't say a word as he fell into deep thoughts..

“ Why don't we step outside for a moment, sweetie?” Dad pulled me outta the room and together we sat down in the hallway..

I threw my arms around his waist and hugged him tightly..

“ What do I do, Dad? He doesn't remember me..” I sobbed while holding onto Dad tightly..

He stroked my hair gently as he tried to console me..

“ It's okay, Sweetie… Everything is gonna be fine soon.” Dad assured me but for some reason It felt like my life was about to get worse..

“ He hates me, Dad..” I lamented but he kept stroking my back gently..

“ Don't say that, Dear.. You're his wife and being his wife comes with a whole lot of responsibilities.. You just have to be patient with him and trust me everything's gonna be alright Soon.” Dad adviced and I took a deep breath before wiping off my tears.

“ This is all my fault… I didn't keep insisting that he'd return home then any of this wouldn't have happened." I wouldn't be able to forgive myself should anything happen to Kristen..

Dad pulled away and gently wiped away my tears while smiling down at me..

“ Don't think too much about it and focus on making your man remember you..I suggest you take some time off work.” Dad suggested but I was hesitant..

“ Don't worry about your company, Sweetie, everything is gonna fall in line eventually.” I nodded in understanding and hugged him once again..