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Chapter 11

Ethan remembered that when Isabella first discovered she had brain cancer, the doctor had mentioned there was a chance she might lose her memory.Isabella had been very worried at the time, so she'd compiled all their photos together into one album.When Isabella first woke up, she'd look through that album almost every day.But when had she stopped looking at it?Ethan suddenly felt confused.Because he realized that lately, Isabella seemed to have never taken out that album at all.The housekeeper looked stunned when she heard this."Sir, don't you remember? Madam's album was burned.""Burned?"Only then did Ethan suddenly recall that when he'd come home before, he had indeed seen half-burned photos in the trash.So what had been burned then was this album?!Ethan panicked and quickly said, "If the photos were burned, the negatives must still exist! Bella treasured those photos so much—she must have had them reprinted. Think harder!"The housekeeper racked her brain for a

Chapter 12

"What?"Only then did Ethan finally realize something was wrong. He quickly grabbed the album to check its contents.But when he saw the photos inside, he felt blood rush to his head and nearly fainted.This album didn't contain sweet memories of him and Isabella at all—it was filled entirely with photos of him and Sophie!And they were all explicit.At school, in the library, on his office desk...Every angle, every location, every moment...Even Ethan had almost forgotten how many times he'd betrayed Isabella!He completely panicked and said, "Bella, it's not like this! This album used to have photos of us—pictures from when I proposed, photos of me taking care of you, and...""Enough!"Before Ethan could finish, Isabella cut him off sharply.She looked up at him with ice-cold eyes."Mr. Cross, every single photo in this album has an exact date written on it. By my calculations, they all show you betraying me during our marriage! Is this what you call loving me?"Her sha

Chapter 13

Ethan's body trembled violently. He looked up to see Isabella had stopped looking at him and turned her head away impatiently.Her expression was cold and annoyed, but without a trace of sadness or pain.Only then did Ethan feel like he'd fallen into an ice cellar, chilled to the bone.Because he suddenly realized that Isabella was right—The Isabella he loved, who had once loved him back.The Isabella who would at least ask him, "How could you be so cruel?"The Isabella who would cry over his affair with Sophie.She was gone.She had disappeared along with her memories from this world, forever and ever, never to hear his apology or see his guilt.Realizing this, Ethan finally couldn't hold back anymore and broke down sobbing, covering his face....Ethan had no idea how he left Isabella's hospital room.He returned home in a daze to find the servants throwing things away.Seeing what they were discarding, his expression changed and he demanded sharply, "What are you doing

Chapter 14

Ethan's hand froze as he was about to open the door.Sophie in the living room hadn't noticed Ethan's arrival and was still speaking smugly into her phone."Yeah, that bitch Isabella is tough as nails—surviving such a huge accident! But she's lost her memory now, so I figure she and Mr. Cross won't last much longer."Hahaha! But honestly, her game was pretty weak. Even without the memory loss, she definitely wouldn't have been a match for me!"After all, I'm carrying Mr. Cross's child now. I just had to fake a little fall and Mr. Cross took my side, right? This time I was just finishing the job, hahaha!"Sophie's triumphant words echoed in his ears, her arrogant tone completely different from the pitiful girl she usually pretended to be.Ethan finally snapped awake from his delusion. Unable to bear it any longer, he rushed forward and grabbed Sophie by the throat."It was you!" Ethan's eyes were bloodshot as he spoke through gritted teeth. "You had someone hit Bella with that tr

Chapter 15

With this possibility in mind, Ethan's heart rate accelerated. Unable to wait even a second longer, he rushed out the door.Speeding to the marina, Ethan indeed saw The Winters docked at the pier, with Isabella standing at the dock entrance alongside her lawyer."Bella!"Ethan hurried over and grabbed Isabella's hand, his voice trembling with excitement."Have you recovered your memory?"But he was met with Isabella's cold stare."You're mistaken, Mr. Cross," she said flatly. "I haven't recovered my memory.""That's impossible." Ethan immediately panicked. "If you haven't recovered your memory, why would you come here? If you haven't recovered your memory, how would you remember that I gave you The Winters?"Ethan suddenly thought of something and softened his tone, speaking as if coaxing a child."I understand now—you're still angry with me, so you don't want to admit you've recovered your memory, right? I was wrong, I truly know I was wrong. I just dealt with Sophie and her

Chapter 16

Divorce papers!Those two words struck Ethan like thunder.His face changed dramatically as he roared, "What are you talking about! Bella would never divorce me!"But the lawyer's expression remained unchanged. "Miss Winters specifically instructed me before losing her memory that she absolutely wanted to divorce you. She's already signed this agreement."The lawyer emphasized the word "absolutely."The last trace of color drained from Ethan's face.He looked down at the familiar signature on the agreement before him, finally unable to deny the truth—Bella had already decided to divorce him.But he still forced words through gritted teeth."I won't sign it."At this point, Bella had completely forgotten him, and all that remained between them was this marriage certificate.Without this piece of paper, they would become complete strangers.He would never allow that to happen!But the lawyer just smiled indifferently. "I'm afraid that's not up to you, Mr. Cross. Miss Winter

Chapter 17

Isabella smiled slightly."Of course I'm not really forgiving him. Honestly, I don't remember anything from before, so there's nothing to forgive or not forgive. I just wanted to give him something to do before I leave the country."Just a few days ago, Isabella had contacted her parents and decided to go abroad for treatment and to settle there permanently.Of course, she wouldn't let Ethan know about this.But the paperwork for going abroad was complicated, and Isabella was worried that Ethan might discover something and interfere.So she simply gave Ethan a difficult task to divert his attention.She yawned and said with relief, "That man is obviously no good, but he keeps pestering me relentlessly. Finding an excuse to get rid of him means I can properly prepare to leave the country."At least he would stop bothering her.And after a month, she would be completely gone.By then, Ethan could search heaven and earth and still never find her....Ethan returned to his compa

Chapter 18

"The airport?!"Ethan suddenly realized what was happening and turned to run out like a madman.At that moment, Ethan's heart truly panicked to the extreme.He finally understood—Isabella asking him to find Dorfey's "The Past" might not have been genuinely giving him a chance for forgiveness.She was deliberately getting rid of him!Planning to use this time to leave the country, making it impossible for him to ever find her.No!He wouldn't let Isabella leave him!In the country, he could at least know where Isabella was, at least have a direction to work toward.But if Isabella went abroad, he wouldn't even know where to begin looking for her!He would never allow this to happen!So Ethan drove to the airport, running countless red lights along the way."Bella! Bella!"Arriving at the airport, he frantically searched for any sign of Isabella.But he had no idea where Isabella was going, which flight she was taking—he didn't even have a direction to search.In his des

Chapter 19

Meanwhile, on the tarmac at the airport.Inside a private jet preparing for takeoff, Isabella sat in her seat. The plane hadn't started yet, so she still had her phone.On her phone was a live stream from an influencer who happened to be at the airport today and had witnessed Ethan's scene while searching for Isabella.This influencer wasn't like the oblivious security guard—she immediately recognized Ethan and seized the viral moment, opening her live stream right away.Ethan's story was indeed trending, with more and more viewers flooding into the stream.Watching Ethan kneeling on the ground, sobbing as he called out Isabella's name, many people began to understand—[What's happening? Isn't that Ethan Cross? What's he doing? From what he's shouting, it sounds like he's looking for someone?][Isabella? Isn't that his wife? I remember they were very much in love. His wife had health problems and was in a coma for years, but he never left her side, right?][You guys are behind

Chapter 20

Lucas Garnett?Isabella paused, taking a long time to recall this name from her memory.Lucas was her childhood playmate.When she lived abroad with her parents as a child, they were the only two Avalorian kids in their international school—her and Lucas, so they always played together.Or more accurately, Isabella protected Lucas.Because girls develop a bit earlier than boys, especially at that age.Back then, Lucas was always a bit small and would hide behind her, while Isabella acted like a big sister, protecting and taking care of him.But now so many years had passed that she'd almost forgotten this childhood friend.She couldn't help asking, "Mom, why are you bringing him up all of a sudden?"Isabella's mother smiled cheerfully. "You probably don't know, but he's always remembered you. Actually, I was hoping you'd go back and meet him for a potential match. His mother mentioned it to me many times, but unexpectedly you started dating that Ethan Cross guy in college."W

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