Erland immediately held his bleeding nose, staring at Tommy with full hatred."You still don't understand!" Tommy exclaimed angrily. "You... You are the source of her suffering... You're a liar, you're unworthy of her!" he continued, panting.Erland remained silent, clenching his fists, his breath racing."You don't know!" Tommy shouted again. "She's been keeping her distance all this time to find peace, to escape from the cruelty of your family, and you can't do anything... You can't calm her down... You only make her afraid, even until today!""It's useless for you to explain to me," Erland said softly as his emotions slowly subsided. "I don't remember anything... I just want to get close to her again and do my duty as her husband... I want to give our children love... You can't stop me, no one can... Even if my family or Tiffany tries something dangerous, it won't stop me. I'm not stupid... I can protect them!" he continued, occasionally tapping his chest."It's not that simple, fo
Several days passed...Maelie left her uncle's house to go to the supermarket, and buy decorations for the twins' second birthday celebration. As usual, she was always surprised by Erland's presence as if he knew she would come. But this time, the man seemed very relaxed in a plain white t-shirt, cap, and gray trousers."Why didn't you contact me?" Erland asked."Why should I contact you?" Maelie replied, choosing blue and pink ribbons."Because I know you miss me.""Hmm... You're too confident.""I know what you're thinking, Maelie," Erland said, sounding so sure, making Maelie immediately turn to him with a serious gaze. "I know your name...""Has your memory returned?" Maelie asked, picking up a box with balloon designs."My memory hasn't returned, and I don't wish it to," Erland continued to follow Maelie. "It's too bitter... to hear."Maelie furrowed her brows, now wondering if Erland already knew about their past and if she should pretend to have another husband. Questions flood
"Sis ... I hope you won't do anything foolish like before," Amanda said with a serious look.Maelie fell silent, with a disappointed look; Amanda's words truly hurt her."If you think my actions are foolish, then you shouldn't follow me... You can enjoy your life freely!" she exclaimed in frustration, then quickly walked towards her room and slammed the door shut.Amanda frowned, feeling strange about Maelie's attitude. 'Did I say something bad? did I say something wrong? isn't everything true? I... I just don't want her to drag into the old problem!'..."Mama!""Mum!"Ava and Aiden, who were playing on the carpet, were startled, seeing their mother immediately placing the shopping bags on the bed and sitting down."Mama ... What's happening?" Aiden approached Maelie."It's Okay, Honey." Maelie smiled, looking at Aiden's cute face, reminiscent of Erland."But you closed the door so loudly.""Um ... It's okay. I didn't mean to do that. Keep playing with your sibling," Maelie said, car
A few days passed...Tiffany sat silently on the single sofa in front of her room, gazing at the bright morning sky, beautiful yet not reflecting her deeply saddened, confused, and disappointed heart. Occasionally, she nibbled on the fruit available on the wide plate on the table to avoid the nausea caused by her early pregnancy."Now what? What's the point of being pregnant again if he's going to ignore me like before... Maelie isn't the reason anymore... What should I do?"She sighed heavily, then looked down at her flat stomach covered by the green dress she wore with open sleeves."Mommy!"The cute voice diverted her attention, making her turn to the door and finding Alaina running towards her, then hugging her stomach."Hey, Sweetie...""I miss daddy!" Alaina looked up, staring at her mother with a pout, sadness evident in her eyes. "He didn't come for my birthday... He didn't throw a celebration!"Tiffany sighed, recalling Alaina's birthday two days ago, no party, not even a wor
Maelie is having breakfast with her uncle and aunt while her two cousins have already left for their schools, while Aiden and Ava are having breakfast at their special table."I'll be going to school at nine," Jane said while skewering a sausage with her fork.Maelie immediately slowed down her chewing, glancing at her aunt. 'This is a golden opportunity to escape from here,' she thought."I also have to leave early, my car needs to be filled with items to be sent out of town," Teddy said after drinking the water in front of him. He wiped his mouth with a tissue then threw it into the plate and carried the plate as he stood up. "I have to work hard," he continued, then walked towards the kitchen.Jane sighed and glanced at her husband and then at Maelie, feeling uncomfortable and sorry for her."Because of me, Uncle finally has to work harder to increase his income to meet my needs," Maelie said lazily, staring at her food."But he seems more enthusiastic than before, he likes having
Amanda walked up to Tommy who had finished taking a video of herself with a beach background, her feet touching the small waves, making her pants slightly wet. She squinted her eyes, feeling the heat of the morning sun but there seemed to be an anxiety on her beautiful face."Do you think I should pose again?" she asked with a worried look."No, this is already very good," Tommy replied as he looked at the video on the camera.Amanda sighed in relief then walked towards Tommy's car parked by the beach. She immediately grabbed a cold coconut drink from a box in the open trunk and sat there drinking.'Why do I feel so uneasy now? Have I been too harsh on my sister?' she wondered, recalling her recent distant relationship with her sister.Tommy, hanging the camera around his neck, then grabbed a drink. He took a sip and looked at the worried girl glancing towards the sea."Are you okay?" he asked.Amanda bit her lower lip for a moment. "I don't know... I just feel sorry for my sister.""
After nearly 2 hours of traveling, Amanda and Tommy finally arrived at Teddy's house. The girl quickly got out of the car and ran towards her aunt who was waiting at the door."Aunt Jane...""She hasn't returned yet, your uncle is out looking for her again!" Jane said with swollen eyes as if she had been crying.Amanda sighed deeply, now more convinced than ever that her brother didn't leave just to go shopping but to leave them all behind.'Is it because she doesn't like me? Have I been too hard on her? But why would she do this? Why didn't she discuss it and ask me to go with her?' she wondered in her heart, feeling faint at the thought of not being able to see her sister again.Jane held Amanda's arm, realizing she was so weak she led her to sit down."Do you have any clues as to where she might have gone? Or maybe she went back to Alaska?" she asked anxiously."I don't know, but it's unlikely she went there," Amanda replied, her gaze empty but her mind filled with shadows of her s
"I never told Erland that Maelie was still alive and living here," Tommy explained anxiously, unable to lie anymore. "He told me that Maelie and Amanda were still alive... um... I mean, he didn't know who they were, but he knew they were here because he accidentally met them at the airport in Alaska.""And then?""I was very surprised and didn't believe him, especially since he didn't recognize me as his confidant. He told me a lot... I mean, about his feelings for his wife which felt ordinary, and he kept imagining the faces of Maelie and the twins. Fate brought them together in Alaska... He was very curious and thought that Maelie had a connection to his past, so he forced me to explain what he didn't know... At that time, I had no choice but to tell him the truth... Because I felt sorry for him, I felt sorry because he was confused... And at that time, I still thought that Maelie and Amanda were dead. Finally, he insisted on bringing me here... And that's when I knew they were stil