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All Chapters of Love Lost Never Returns: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

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Chapter 1

I stood outside the door, catching every word of the conversation between Sterling Knight and Cale Fabian. The fruit platter in my hands trembled as my body shook slightly."Don't you have any regrets?" Cale asked.Hearing Cale's doubtful tone, a flicker of hope unexpectedly ignited in my heart."Everything was for Vivienne. I have no regrets," Sterling replied.Upon hearing this, Cale rubbed his forehead in frustration and tried his best to persuade him. "So what if you helped Vivienne secure her position in the Winters family? She still chose Thaddeus Blackwood! Do you really want to hurt someone who loves you for the sake of someone who doesn't?"Sterling's face remained expressionless as he looked at Cale seriously. "Regardless of who Vivienne chose, that's her freedom. I only wanted to help her."As for Arabella, she loves me so much that not marrying her would be the real harm. She won't get hurt as long as she doesn't know the truth. I'm protecting her here."Cale was l

Chapter 2

As soon as Sterling left, I went to Second District Hospital.In my recollection, although our family business had faced a crisis that led to my father being hospitalized, not once had any doctor told me my father was in mortal danger. They had only said he needed rest.Three years ago, I was too naive. I could only panic when faced with the sudden tragedy. But thinking carefully now, everything had happened far too quickly.I came here to look for Dr. James Lewis, my father's attending physician back then."Dr. Lewis, what exactly was the cause of my father's death?" I asked.Dr. Lewis looked at me with surprise, and he appeared even more puzzled upon hearing my question. "You don't know?"I shook my head."Your father committed suicide. Didn't anyone tell you?"Dr. Lewis' words struck me like a bolt from the blue, leaving me frozen in place. I opened my mouth, but I could not utter a word.Dr. Lewis sighed and patted my shoulder. "You still haven't come to terms with it? You

Chapter 3

I followed Sterling's car in a cab despite knowing he did not want to see me.I could hardly believe Vivienne was actually pregnant. I had only come along to explain that I had nothing to do with what happened.Yet after Sterling rushed Vivienne into the operating room, he turned to me with a cold stare."Arabella, I never imagined you could be such a vicious woman. Vivienne only wanted to personally congratulate you on our marriage. Why would you do this to her?!"Hearing his suppressed roar of anger, I lost all desire to explain myself."If Vivienne loses the baby, I'll give her the wedding gift I had prepared for you as compensation."I looked at Sterling in shock. Sterling had always said that marriage should follow proper traditions—whatever other women received, I would have too, and even more.He had offered to transfer half of his company shares to my name as a gift. But now, it was clear that regardless of whether Vivienne's baby survived, he would give me nothing.In

Chapter 4

Sterling was woken up at 5:00 am by the makeup artist's call. Before answering, he carefully checked on Vivienne's condition.Seeing her sleeping peacefully, he stepped outside to take the call."What's the matter?""Mr. Knight, no one is answering the doorbell. Perhaps you could speak with the bride?"Sterling rubbed his temple in frustration and hung up before dialing my number.The words of reproach for my inconsiderate behavior were on the tip of his tongue. He snapped right after a single ring. "What kind of tantrum are you throwing? The makeup artist is here. Open the door!"Yet a moment later, Sterling finally realized what he was hearing. It was a mechanical, cold female voice informing the caller that the number was no longer in service.Sterling immediately decided that I was simply being difficult. He called the makeup artist back, saying, "I apologize for the trouble, but please return to the studio. Don't concern yourself with her."The makeup artist was confused b

Chapter 5

Vivienne said her stomach hurt and asked if Sterling could come back for a while. After much hesitation, Sterling decided to go.Cale watched Sterling's retreating figure and sighed. "I suppose such is fate!"When Sterling arrived at the hospital, he accidentally bumped into someone in his haste."Mr. Knight?"Only then did Sterling realize he had bumped into Dr. Lewis, my father's former attending physician.Seeing Dr. Lewis, the unease in Sterling's heart grew wildly. He nodded briefly, intending to leave."Hey, isn't Arabella with you today? How is she doing?""What's wrong with Arabella?"Hearing my name, Sterling felt both anxious and concerned.He began to wonder if I was sick? Why had I gone to the hospital? Why had I not told him?Dr. Lewis then told Sterling about my visit to the hospital the previous day, concluding by advising Sterling to help me overcome my grief.After hearing that, Sterling stood completely stunned knowing I had discovered the cause of my fathe

Chapter 6

I arrived in Harborview City at noon, but as soon as I stepped off the plane, my instincts told me it was not safe here.Perhaps it was Sterling's people or maybe Vivienne's. Regardless of who it was, it meant my whereabouts had already been exposed.So, I had no choice but to discard the name Arabella, obtain new identification documents, and fly overseas.Before the Frost family went bankrupt, I had lived abroad. Although it had been a few years, I could quickly readjust.This time, I chose a small country in Northern Borealis. It was sparsely populated, where polar day and polar night both occurred.With luck, I might see the aurora borealis there.Standing on the thick, soft snow, feeling the biting cold wind blow past, I found myself smiling uncontrollably.The old affairs of Oceanview City were truly behind me now.I had once told Sterling about my desire to see auroras, and Sterling had readily agreed at the time. But each year, he would refuse me with various excuses.

Chapter 7

After arriving here, I deliberately kept myself busy, avoiding news from back home. But when the polar night came, my restaurant's operating hours shortened, forcing me into unwanted leisure.With a mixture of curiosity and reluctance, I opened the news from home. Only then did I learn that Vivienne had divorced Thaddeus.After Sterling leaked the story of Vivienne's hospitalization to tabloid reporters, they swarmed like flies catching the scent of meat.They began by investigating why Vivienne was hospitalized and eventually uncovered Thaddeus' azoospermia.The scandalous affairs of the elite were exposed completely. With their reputation tarnished, the Blackwoods immediately forced Thaddeus and Vivienne to divorce.As for the child in Vivienne's womb, it had been conceived during her wedding night reception. The news also mentioned that after her divorce, Vivienne sought Sterling's help but was turned away.The article only briefly touched on this, but I could imagine the scen

Chapter 8

When Sterling found me, I was just preparing to go see the aurora. The gossip from back home was abundant, and Sterling and Vivienne's affairs were gradually buried.I had slowly learned to let go. Neither grief nor hatred should be reasons for me to torment myself.As I embraced life again, I forgave myself and no longer deliberately avoided news from home. I even opened an Instagram account where I posted photos of my culinary creations, gaining quite a following.Little did I know that Sterling was among my followers.That day, I had just stepped outside when I saw Sterling standing in the cold wind, rubbing his hands as he looked at me."It's very cold here, huh? Have you adjusted well?"Strangely enough, after just a few months, seeing Sterling again brought entirely different emotions.There was no hatred, nor pain—just calm indifference.I stood in place looking at him, answering casually. "Not too bad."At that moment, Sterling could no longer contain himself. He ran

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