LOGINGia Rowan was diagnosed with a terminal illness in the second year after the death of her husband. She prepared to donate everything she had built to charity, but the will of her late husband shattered her world. Her late husband had left everything he owned to his twenty-eight-year-old illegitimate son, including half of her company. She and her husband remained childless for thirty years. The mother mentioned in his will was not her, but it was Cecelia Warren instead. Betrayal struck her, and in the haze of despair, she lost consciousness. She opened her eyes again to find herself back in the third year of her marriage. With the truth in hand, she had a new chance to choose differently.
View MoreLucas was lost in a dream that seemed to stretch on forever.He saw Gia as she was back in college, dressed in a simple white dress, waiting for him outside the lab with a steaming bowl of hot cereal. Her smile was like sunshine as she teased, "You've got to take care of yourself, no more all-nighters in the lab, okay?"Then he was back on their wedding day, her hand in his, her voice a soft murmur against the chorus of well-wishes, "Let's make a promise, Lucas. Every year, a new adventure, just us. And when we're old? A quiet town, a garden, a couple of cats..."In his dream, she was curled up against him, her voice a gentle whisper, "Lucas, are you sure you don't want kids?"He just laughed, shook his head, and kissed her. "Nope, all I need is you."He remembered pushing Cecelia away when she showed up in disarray, handing her a wad of cash. "Get away from that guy. This should help you start fresh, the life you deserve."When his parents would not stop nagging about grandkids,
The steady beep of the heart monitor filled the room as Lucas lay on the hospital bed. He was ghostly pale, his abdomen was swathed in thick bandages, and his breath barely lifted his chest.The doctor removed his mask, shaking his head at Shane and Linda waiting outside. "The patient's been through a lot and has lost a lot of blood. Whether he wakes up... that's on him now."Linda's knees buckled, and she crumpled to the floor, sobbing, "If my son doesn't wake up, I swear I'll make that homewrecker pay!""Enough!" snapped the nurse, losing patience. "Your yelling isn't helping. He needs peace and quiet. Everyone, out!"Down the hall, a few nurses on duty traded gossip in hushed tones."Hey, have you heard? That guy in there was the guy who fought over a blood bag for his side chick against his own wife.""What goes around comes around!""His parents are no saints either. The whole lot of them mooching off others and still trying to grab all the perks..."Linda lunged forward w
Cecelia was even more gaunt than before. Her cheekbones jutted out like she was part skull, but her eyes were alarmingly bright.When she saw him, she flicked the knife she was holding across a baby's cheek."Where's the money?"Lucas limped a step closer, "What kind of mother hurt her baby? You...""Enough talk! Where's the money?!"Cecelia's face was twisted in a snarl, almost unrecognizable to Lucas."If I had any money left, I wouldn't have asked you for help, would I? The lab's shut down..."Cecelia's scream pierced the air. "Then go beg Gia! She's loaded, and she adores you! Why not beg her?!"Lucas felt a sharp pang in his heart.Yes, Gia had adored him. Everyone knew it except him, and he had not treasured her. Where did that get him?"I did beg..." Lucas's voice was barely a whisper. "But she'd rather see me dead."Cecelia stopped in her tracks, then burst into a harsh, mocking laugh. "Serves you right! Hahaha! You had it coming, Lucas!"Her voice was raspy, her ey
Lucas seemed to realize that no matter how many cuts he made, no matter how much blood he shed, it would not make things right with Gia. Blood once spilled could not be taken back.He could not accept it, though. He tried to stir up Gia's memories with all the good times they had had.Once he had gotten a grip on himself, he led Gia out, his face ghostly pale."Remember how we used to go shopping? I'd push the cart while you'd pick out whatever you wanted..."Gia snorted, giving her tied-up hands a shake. "You mean like this?"Her hands were out of sight under her coat, hidden from view.Lucas's cheeks flushed with a fleeting embarrassment before he whispered soothingly, "Gia, just hang in there... Once we get back to the way things were, it'll all be different.""There's no going back," replied Gia, her voice steady and cool. "We can never go back."A look of agony crossed Lucas's face. He seemed on the verge of a wild outburst, but he held it back."I can't accept that, Gia.
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