FAZER LOGINWhen Shannon pulled back, she smiled faintly. “Thank you.”Sean stared at her completely still. The club noise suddenly felt distant then rational thought finally returned. She’s drunk.Immediately, Sean stepped back slightly. “Shannon.”She blinked up at him.“You’re drunk.”“I know.”“You don’t know what you’re doing.”That made her frown instantly. “I do know.”Sean’s expression remained conflicted now but Shannon stepped closer again stubbornly. “I know I just kissed Sean Vale.”His jaw tightened slightly. “And?”“And...” she smiled softly now, alcohol making her more honest than usual, “I wanted to.”Sean’s pulse shifted harder again. “Since when?”Shannon laughed quietly. “Since you beat Rowan up.”Sean stared at her like she’d lost her mind.“That was apparently very attractive.”Despite himself a short smile appeared on his lips and Shannon immediately looked pleased with herself for causing it.Then suddenly she kissed him again.This time slower and for one dangerous second
The line barely rang twice before another elegant female voice answered warmly. “Lillian?”Mrs. Vale smiled politely instantly. “Camille. Sorry for calling this late.”“Nonsense. We were still awake.”Meanwhile Chairman Vale calmly poured wine while listening quietly nearby.Mrs. Vale continued smoothly, “I actually called because Sean and Aria are finally visiting home tomorrow.”“That’s wonderful.”Then after a brief pause, Mrs. Ashford added knowingly, “And I assume this call involves my daughter somehow?”Mrs. Vale laughed softly. “Still as sharp as ever.”That earned a quiet chuckle from the other side too.Then Mrs. Vale finally spoke more directly. “We thought it might be nice if your family joined us for dinner tomorrow evening.”“Noella would love that.”Mrs. Vale’s smile deepened slightly.Meanwhile upstairs inside her own bedroom suite at the Ashford estate, Noella Ashford sat upright almost immediately the second her mother informed her Sean Vale would be attending dinner
Across from him Shannon lowered her eyes awkwardly. Meanwhile Mrs. Vale sighed heavily through the phone. “You and your sister haven’t visited home properly in weeks. Your father misses you both.”Sean’s expression eased slightly at that. “We’ll come tomorrow.”Aria immediately looked up. “We are?”Sean ignored her.Mrs. Vale sounded pleased instantly now. “Good. Bring Aria with you.”“I was already included in the sentence,” Aria muttered.“And I expect both my babies home before dinner tomorrow.”Sean’s gaze flickered briefly toward Shannon before answering quietly, “Alright.”Then finally the call ended.Aria immediately pointed at him accusingly. “You volunteered me without consent.”“You’re welcome.”“I hate you.”“No you don’t.”Aria sighed dramatically before stealing fries off his plate anyway.Meanwhile Sean slipped his phone back into his pocket before speaking casually. “We’re going to the estate tomorrow.”Aria brightened instantly before turning toward Shannon. “You shoul
Doctor Hale continued carefully, “Once the medication left his system, emotional memory triggers likely started reconnecting naturally. And tonight’s incident probably accelerated everything.”Mrs. Whitmore looked furious now despite trying to remain composed. “So there’s nothing else to do?”Doctor Hale shook his head slowly. “At this point, no. The worst thing you can do now is aggressively pressure him while he’s mentally unstable. Let him rest. Let the sedative calm his nervous system.”Meanwhile Rowan shifted weakly again. Another quiet whisper escaped him. “I’m sorry...”Evelyn looked away immediately.Doctor Hale finally closed his medical bag fully before standing. “I’ll return tomorrow morning to evaluate him again. But emotionally this will not disappear overnight.”The meaning behind those words settled heavily inside the room because everyone understood. This wasn’t just memory returning. This was guilt and no sedative in the world could erase that. Not anymore.After Doct
Mrs. Whitmore exhaled sharply before speaking again. “Listen to me carefully.”Evelyn immediately nodded despite being alone. “I’m coming over right now with Doctor Hale.”Evelyn froze slightly. “The psychiatrist?”“Yes.”Mrs. Whitmore’s voice hardened now. “Rowan’s memories returning this suddenly could destabilize him emotionally. We need to calm him down before he starts thinking irrationally.”Evelyn immediately whispered, “What if he tells the police everything?”“He won’t.”The older woman answered too quickly, too confidently. “He’s overwhelmed right now. Confused. Emotional. We can still control this if we handle it carefully.”But even she sounded less certain now. Because honestly neither of them expected this. Not this soon.Everything had been moving exactly how they wanted. Rowan had already emotionally detached from Shannon, the divorce papers were signed, Shannon looked like the unstable ex wife and eventually Rowan and Evelyn were supposed to announce their engagement
Evelyn immediately understood. Her stomach dropped instantly.No.No no no.He remembered.“R.. Rowan please...” she choked out weakly.But Rowan’s expression only twisted harder. Memory after memory kept crashing into him while he held her there.Shannon smiling at him on their wedding day.Shannon asleep beside him after working too late.Shannon crying beside his hospital bed.Shannon begging him to remember her.Shannon standing broken in that warehouse while he walked away carrying Evelyn instead.The mall again.The sound of his palm hitting Shannon’s face.Rowan suddenly looked physically sick.His grip loosened just enough for Evelyn to gasp desperately for air.“How...” his voice cracked harshly now. “How fucking dare you?”Evelyn stared at him trembling because this wasn’t the Rowan she manipulated for months.This was the Rowan who loved Shannon.The Rowan she feared.The Rowan she spent months carefully trying to erase.“Rowan listen to me...”He suddenly shoved her away f







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