LOGIN“Why don’t you join us? Let’s go to the company and find out who I was chasing all this time. We’ll ask my father too.” Lia said nothing again. Adrian did not look at her. He simply turned his wheelchair toward the entrance. Serena followed him, and Lia had no choice but to follow them. The drive to Laurent Group was quiet. Adrian sat beside Serena while her driver handled the road. Lia sat across from them, unusually silent. It pained Serena that Lia had to come with them in the same car. But she held her anger in because Adrian suggested it. Adrian kept looking out the window, but his mind was somewhere else. The wedding hall. The divorce papers. Every other thing that Serena told him about, including the strange feeling that he had been chasing her. He could not see the whole memory yet. It came in pieces, disappearing before he could hold on to it. Serena’s phone kept vibrating. She answered some calls and checked several messages. “How bad is it?” she asked someon
“Answer it.” I pressed the answer button. “Hello?” “Mrs. Laurent, finally.” The urgency in his voice made me sit straighter. “What happened?” “The market situation has gotten worse. We have several movements we didn’t expect, and the board wants an immediate response. I’ve been trying to reach you.” “I’m listening.” “We need you at the company as soon as possible. There are decisions that cannot wait.” I glanced at Adrian. He was watching me closely. “I’m coming,” I said. “Give me a little time.” “Please hurry. We are holding the meeting until you arrive.” “I will be there soon.” The call ended. I lowered my phone. Adrian stared at me. “He sounded like he expected you to come.” “He did.” He was silent for a moment. Then I said, “That is because this has been happening for a while. I didn’t suddenly take over your company because you lost your memories.” Adrian looked at the floor. “I need to go there.” I frowned. “You heard the doctor. You are still recovering.” “I kno
“How do I know you’re telling me the truth?” I looked at Adrian. He didn’t look angry. He looked lost. “I don’t know if your story is the truth,” he continued. “And I don’t know if Lia’s story is the truth either.” I nodded slowly. “Then don’t believe either of us.” His eyebrows pulled together. “What?” “Ask people.” He stared at me. “Ask your parents first. Ask them what happened between us. Ask them who I was to you and what happened after we divorced.” “And if they lie?” “I doubt they will. But if they do, then ask someone else.” “Who?” “The people who knew us during our marriage. The people who worked in the mansion, the maids and guards. The people who witnessed what happened.” He remained quiet. “Ask the people at the Laurent Group,” I added. “Ask them who has been helping the company while you were away.” Adrian watched me carefully. “You really want me to do that?” “Yes.” “What if they all tell me something different?” “Then you can believe whatever truth Lia
“I think I remember everything that happened on that wedding day vividly.” Adrian’s words stayed between us. “Don’t stop. Tell me the rest, please. I’m remembering everything.” I stared at him. “Are you sure?” “Yes.” “You’re still recovering. I don’t want to push you too far.” “I need to know what happened.” I nodded slowly. “After that wedding fell apart, the Laurent’s family image fell along with it.” He frowned. “And you didn’t come looking for me?” “No.” “Why?” “Because I had already decided that I was done with you and it wasn't my business who you chose to spend your life with.” I looked down. “You hurt me too many times. I had left the mansion, built a new life, and learned how to live without you. By then, I wasn’t interested in going back.” “What happened after the wedding?” “I heard about everything. Your family was embarrassed. Lia disappeared from your life for a while. There were arguments, accusations, and people trying to protect the family name.” He clos
“I think I remember everything that happened on that wedding day vividly.” Adrian’s words stayed between us. “Don’t stop. Tell me the rest, please. I’m remembering everything.” I stared at him. “Are you sure?” “Yes.” “You’re still recovering. I don’t want to push you too far.” “I need to know what happened.” I nodded slowly. “After that wedding fell apart, the Laurent’s family image fell along with it.” He frowned. “And you didn’t come looking for me?” “No.” “Why?” “Because I had already decided that I was done with you and it wasn't my business who you chose to spend your life with.” I looked down. “You hurt me too many times. I had left the mansion, built a new life, and learned how to live without you. By then, I wasn’t interested in going back.” “What happened after the wedding?” “I heard about everything. Your family was embarrassed. Lia disappeared from your life for a while. There were arguments, accusations, and people trying to protect the family name.” He clos
“Why do I have photographs of wedding pictures of Lia and I…” Adrian stared at me, his voice shaking. “…if we never truly got married?” I took a slow breath. “Calm down, Adrian. I’m getting there.” “But those photographs—” “I know.” “Then explain it.” “I will, you will understand everything soon enough.” I moved my chair closer to him. “There is a reason those photographs exist. But before I explain that, you need to understand what happened between us before that day.” He said nothing. I folded my hands together. “Eventually, I couldn’t take it anymore.” “Take what?” “The humiliation.” His expression changed. “Serena…” “It wasn’t only inside the mansion. It happened in public too. People knew you loved Lia. They knew I was the woman who had taken her place in the marriage.” I swallowed. “Most people around you never accepted me. Your family didn’t want me. Some of the people in the mansion treated me like I was nothing. And you never gave me a reason to believe thing
I spent the morning trying to make myself useful. Anything to feel less like a shadow in this house. One of the younger maids was struggling with heavy flower vases in the main hall, so I stepped in to help carry one. Her eyes widened in surprise, but she gave me a small, grateful smile.We were ha
I avoided everyone for the rest of the day. It wasn’t hard.Nobody came looking for me anyway.The mansion was too large, too cold, filled with people who work as maids. Every hallway felt unfamiliar. Every room reminded me that this wasn’t my home.I spent most of the afternoon sitting near the wi
I stayed slumped against the wall for a long time, his release still sliding down my thighs. The house was quiet now. Too quiet. Later that night, I couldn’t sleep. I wandered the halls, trying to find water, when I heard voices from the guest wing, low, intimate. I froze outside the slightly aj
Where is Lia?” He asked again. His voice cut through the room like something sharp. I didn’t answer. Not because I didn’t want to, but because I didn’t know where to start.He swung his legs off the bed and stood up, running a hand through his hair. The calm from last night was gone. What stood in







