LOGINScarlettHanding Paulina over to Ryker, I watched Grandpa Hartley and Chase exit the room. Ryker's gaze trailed after them.“Relax. They are going to be fine,” I assured him.“That's easy for you to say, but I have a long history of not trusting Hartleys.”My gaze drifted off to Paulina sleeping peacefully in his arms. “But you're holding one.”“That's because Paulina hasn't done anything to offend me yet,” he defended.In Ryker's arms, soft giggles slipped out of my daughter's lips.“She seems to like you,” I chimed in. “Do you like kids, Ryker? Have you and Chase ever thought of adopting?”He sank low onto a chair beside my bed, deep in thought. “I have—and even once brought it up to Chase, but he doesn't want to put a label on our relationship. Even now, we've been dating in secret for three years.”His head snapped up. “Could you try talking to him?”My brows creased together. “Me?”“Before you lost your memory three years ago, Chase said you had a talk with him at the hospital. T
Scarlett“There are my two favourite twins,” Nana squeals, strolling into the room as Adrian hands the twins over to her to hold. “You did well, Scarlett. I'm proud of you.” A faint smile tugged at my lips. “Thank you. Grandpa Hartley didn't come with you?” Nana shook her head. “He's waiting outside. He was worried Adrian wouldn't want his presence in the room.” Over the past three years, Adrian's relationship with his grandfather had gotten worse. Even after his legs made a full recovery and we went down to the Hartley mansion for the usual annual family dinner, the tension in the air was palpable because it was just us, Nana, and Grandpa Hartley gathered. As for George and Halsey? There wasn't even a sign of them being alive, and Nana had considered them dead to her after finding out that they had laundered the money meant for Adrian's father's treatment.After Adrian and I had both laid our fathers to rest, we decided to close the chapter of our lives that contained the past fo
Scarlett “Take a deep breath, Miss,” the doctor advised, trying to calm me down. Eventually, it worked.“That's good. Keep breathing like that,” the doctor encouraged. “Now, Miss Scarlett, how are you feeling today?” I took a minute to think. “I'm fine, I guess.” “Are you feeling any pain anywhere?” I shook my head. “No.” He nodded. “Do you remember how you got here?” No matter how hard I thought about it, nothing came to mind. “No, I don't.” “You were drowning in the ocean.” Pointing towards the strange man beside him, he added, “This gentleman over here, who found you and called the ambulance, is your husband.” I choked on my spit, unable to decide which revelation shook me more: the fact that I was married, or that the man I had just accused of trying to touch me was my husband.“I-I didn't know,” I stuttered.“It's not your fault. We're going to run some more tests on you to find out the reason why you can't seem to remember anything. Everything will be back to normal soon
Adrian“What are you all standing there for? Somebody should get in there and bring out my wife!“ I yelled at the cop beside me on the shore, who immediately sent his rescue team into action.As soon as Scarlett mentioned the necklace I had once gifted her, I got the message and contacted Pete to see if he could pinpoint its location.As expected, Scarlett had inserted a tracking device inside it. Once Pete acquired her location at sea, I rounded up the cops. There, we waited for Aurelia's ship to come into view and apprehend her, but it was foolish of me to assume everything would go according to plan without a hitch.“Right this way, young lady,“ one of the cops said, cuffing Aurelia's arms as soon as she landed on shore.Even though she had lost, she had an amusing smirk on her face, and her gaze never left mine. “Your wife is five feet underwater, Hartley. Even if they find her, it will be too late.“My fist tightened against the wheelchair armrest. “Take her away, officers.“My f
ScarlettI had let myself get caught by Aurelia's men in our plan so that I could put an end to this on my terms, but maybe that wasn't one of my brightest ideas. This officially makes it to the top of my list of biggest regrets.One of Aurelia's men threw another punch at my face, snapping my head sideways with a loud crack.“Enough, Bethro. Don't kill her just yet. That would just take away all the fun.” Aurelia, who had been idly watching in silence while her men beat me to a pulp, suddenly spoke up.My gaze swept around my surroundings. We were in an unfamiliar place outside by a ship dock. On my knees, the rope holding my hands tightly bound behind my back pierced deeply into my skin.Slowly approaching me, Aurelia lifted my chin with one finger, placing her face in my line of sight. “How does it feel to have the tables turned? You're not so powerful in this state, are you?”I didn't respond.Aurelia smacked me hard across the cheek. “Answer me when I talk to you.”“Don't do this
Adrian “T-That's a lie,” Cassandra stuttered. “You can't make an accusation like that without evidence!” “And who said I didn't have evidence?” Evelyn countered. “All this while I've been in the States, I had been investigating the case of my miscarriage. At first, I believed it had just happened naturally, but it turns out the truth was way uglier than that.” Pulling out her phone, she hit the play button on a recording where Cassandra's voice filled the room. “All you have to do is consistently add two drops into your madam's food,” Cassandra said. “And you're sure this wouldn't harm my madam?” her maid asked. “Trust me, it won't.” Then the recording stopped. “That doesn't prove anything,” Cassandra argued. A disbelieving scoff slipped from Evelyn's lips as she pulled out a photo and slammed it against her desk. “Are you still going to deny it despite this?” Cassandra's expression turned horrified as her gaze landed on the picture, which captured her giving Evely
ScarlettThe name slapped me across the face.Aurelia Storm had been Durian's attending physician.Ethan had held my hand while introducing her, telling me her brilliance was why he hired her for his company.He wasn't praising a doctor... he was showing off his mistress in front of my face.“Now t
Scarlett“You're not your husband's legal wife, Mrs. Scarlett,” the doctor informs me. “So we cannot authorize the use of Mr. Ethan’s medical insurance for your treatment.”My heart plummeted. What?“Doctor, there seems to be a mis–” I broke off, coughing into the blood-stained handkerchief clutche
ScarlettAfter finalizing the inheritance, I stepped out of the villa with Mr. Hale walking beside me.“We'll arrange the blind date as soon as possible,” he said. “Does tomorrow evening work for you?”“Perfectly.”“The location will be sent to you shortly.”As Mr. Hale’s car pulled away, I turned
ScarlettWe immediately headed out. Durian stood in the middle of the room, his board game overturned at his feet, pieces scattered everywhere. The TV remote lay broken on the floor nearby. Aurelia stood beside him.“What happened here?” I asked, my voice calm, which seemed to agitate them more.Au







