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Chapter 10

Author: Cherry Lane
After I left, I wanted nothing more to do with Nancy.

However, she refused to disappear from my life. She somehow found my new address and bought the house next door.

Every time I stepped outside, I ran into her.

Eventually, I had had enough.

After discussing it with Mindy, I decided to move the company's operations to Avalon City.

At last, Nancy disappeared from my life.

Three years later, my company had firmly established itself in Avalon City.

That was also the year I proposed to Mindy
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  • The Missing Season   Chapter 10

    After I left, I wanted nothing more to do with Nancy.However, she refused to disappear from my life. She somehow found my new address and bought the house next door.Every time I stepped outside, I ran into her.Eventually, I had had enough.After discussing it with Mindy, I decided to move the company's operations to Avalon City.At last, Nancy disappeared from my life.Three years later, my company had firmly established itself in Avalon City.That was also the year I proposed to Mindy.We held a beautiful wedding.Although I no longer had any family of my own, I had loyal business partners.Mindy and I also shared many close friends.After the ceremony, someone handed me a gift.Inside was a check and a letter.After reading it, I realized it was compensation from Nancy. I accepted it without hesitation.She owed me far more than money. I had every right to take that check.A year later, Mindy gave birth to our daughter. Ever since becoming a mother, she had smiled e

  • The Missing Season   Chapter 9

    Nancy accepted the divorce papers with trembling hands."Samuel..."Is there really no way for us to go back to how we were?"Going back?The Nancy I used to know had been so, so good to me.When my stepfather and Julian made my life a living hell, she had been the hero who pulled me out of the darkness. When I had just started high school, my stepfather looked for every excuse to force me to drop out.He was terrified that I would become more successful than Julian.When I was burning with a high fever, he even hid the ibuprofen so I could not take it.Just when I thought I was going to die from the fever, Nancy marched into my house and took me home with her. She ignored everyone's objections and paid for my education.Without her, I probably would have died at my stepfather's hands sooner or later.Not only that, she took care of me for three whole years.I once asked her, "I have nothing."What if I can never repay everything you've done for me?"The teenage Nancy gent

  • The Missing Season   Chapter 8

    I had blocked Nancy's number a long time ago.Since she could not find me, I went to find her instead.By then, her scandalous personal life had severely damaged the Scott Group. The board had removed her from her position.When I saw her again, she looked like a completely different person. The woman who had once been flawless down to every strand of hair then looked worn out and haggard.The moment she saw me, her eyes lit up."Samuel, you're finally back."Where have you been all this time? Why did it take you so long to come home?"The smell of alcohol clung to her, wrapping her in an air of defeat.She stepped forward to hug me. I dodged her without hesitation."Where I've been has nothing to do with you."I came back for one reason: to divorce you.""Divorce?" Nancy stared at me blankly. Then she rushed forward and wrapped her arms tightly around me."I'm not getting divorced."Samuel, I know I was wrong. Do you know how I've lived these past few months? I missed you

  • The Missing Season   Chapter 7

    Seeing the cold sweat covering my forehead, Mindy immediately decided to transfer me to another hospital for a full examination.Once the pain eased, I finally had enough strength to talk to her.Mindy had been Nancy's and my childhood rival.The three of us grew up together, but we had never gotten along.Everything changed when she was eight years old. She was kidnapped by human traffickers.I remembered the license plate of their vehicle and ran to warn the Jones family.Because of that, the police found her in time and rescued her.After that, our relationship gradually improved.Not long afterward, however, the Jones family's business moved to Avalon City, and the entire family relocated.At first, Mindy and I stayed in touch.Then, my father died.My mother brought my stepfather into the Carter family as her husband.Life became increasingly difficult for me.I depended heavily on Nancy. Little by little, I lost contact with Mindy.The accident brought us back tog

  • The Missing Season   Chapter 6

    Nancy's assistant quickly gathered everything they could find on Julian.The farther she read, the more horrified she became.Then she reached the part about Julian secretly switching the IVF embryos behind her back.A cold sweat ran down her spine.She tried to stand, but her legs gave out, and she collapsed back onto the couch.If even the child was not hers and Samuel's, then what was left in the Scott family that Samuel wanted to hold on to?A dull ache spread through her chest, making it hard to breathe. Cold sweat covered her body.The moment she saw Julian walking back from the nursery, she completely lost control. She strode over and slapped him across the face with all her strength."Have you lost your mind? Why did you switch Samuel's and your embryo?"Her forehead bulged with veins, her jaw clenched tight.At that moment, she looked ready to strangle him.The slap landed so hard that blood immediately trickled from the corner of Julian's mouth.His cheek swelled

  • The Missing Season   Chapter 5

    The helicopter idled on the hospital rooftop, its blades spinning overhead.Instead of being in my hospital room, I was climbing aboard with Mindy Jones supporting me.The uneasiness in Nancy's heart grew stronger.Throwing all dignity aside, she shouted my name at the top of her lungs, "Samuel! Get down here!"If you don't come back right now, I'll never let you see Ethan again!"I only gave her an icy glance before looking away.That child was never mine. She could not threaten me anymore.As the helicopter lifted into the sky, I looked down at the tense expression on the woman's face below.I silently made myself a promise.One day, I would come back.When I did, I would watch her lose everything with my own eyes....Watching me leave without looking back, Nancy was furious.Ever since she became pregnant, I had put my career on hold to take care of her.I had not kept in touch with a single client.She had no idea who could possibly have the power to take me away.

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