Semua Bab She Came Back to Burn: The Return of the Amnesiac Wife.: Bab 11 - Bab 20

~Arya~Silence echoed through the church, deafening silence that held everyone’s curiosity. Disbelief flickered across Edgar's face. He turned away and started to pace, combing his fingers through his hair. Suddenly, a murmur broke out. The guests and reporters leaned forward, eager to catch every reaction from Edgar. In the spot she laid, Lina's smoky lined eyes fluttered open just enough to assess the situation before they closed again. I held back a laugh.“Amnesia?” Edgar choked out with a bitter smile. “You really expect me to believe that bullshit? My wife, who was presumed to be dead, showed up after a year to ruin my wedding in the company of Lucien Vale, a man she has no connection to. Am I supposed to believe this lie you’re spinning?”Lucien held a hand out for me. I clasped it and let him pull me up. Pushing me to stand behind him, he squared his shoulders. “Mr Sinclair, are you trying to insinuate something?”“I’m trying to understand what’s going on here,” Edgar let out

~Arya~Lina’s lips twitched. Her knuckles turned white as she inched closer to Edgar. “Darling, you can’t consider taking her back,” she let out in desperation. “She’s lying to us. You’re way too smart to let her manipulate you like this.”But his mind was made up. Edgar was way too predictable. A minute ago, he wanted me gone. All of a sudden, he took his words back. His inferiority complex had kicked in, and this time, it was because of Lucien. He shoved Lina away from himself, thin creases appearing on his forehead. “I appreciate your kindness, Mr Vale. You’ve done a lot to help my wife, and I'll forever be indebted to you, but this ends here.”I trembled, digging my fingers into Lucien's skin. “Please don’t let him take me back.”“Arya.” Edgar took a step forward. “I’m your husband. You should trust me more than him.”I buried my face in Lucien's arm. If Lina wanted to pretend to be a damsel in distress, I'd teach her that two could play at that game. Edgar was still as I remember

~Arya~“I can’t believe you.” Regina let out a sigh of exasperation. “So you’ll just let her live on with a clear conscience? I can’t do that. I know what we all went through trying to lessen the impact of her rash decision on you.”“She doesn’t mean anything to me anymore.”“Yet she’s right here,” she yelled. “At your home.”It was on the tip of my tongue to ask them why they weren’t saying anything I could understand, but I stopped myself. Regina was on the verge off cursing me out. And Lucien? He restrained her. He planted himself between us, shielding me from his mother’s hostile gaze.“I’m sure you must have heard, mom. Arya doesn’t remember anything about her past. Trying to pick a fight with her won’t yield good results for you.”Regina sucked in a sharp breath, remorse flickering through her features. She leaned closer to me, her eyes narrowed as if she was trying to see into my soul.“Is this true?”I couldn’t bring myself to lie to her, so I let her son do the talking instea

~Arya~Water.It was everywhere. It filled my lungs before I could scream, knocking all the air out of them. I thrashed about in the water, flailing my limbs helplessly with hopes that they’d somehow do their jobs and help me stay afloat, but my efforts were futile. My dress tangled around my legs, dragging me down into a darkness that was way too unfamiliar for me to thrive in.Then he appeared. Edgar’s face loomed above mine. He had a smug smile on, his eyes gleaming with triumph. My chest burned. Every attempt I made to scream only resulted in me filling my lungs with more water. “You should have died when I gave you the chance to,” he mocked. “I’m going to have way more fun killing you for real this time.”And then, something wrapped around my legs, yanking me down into the deep.I woke up with a violent gasp, screaming at the top of my lungs. I was drenched in sweat, my hands clutched around my throat. The room was pitch dark except for the faint gleam of moonlight streaming in

~Arya~“Meet my fiancee, Cassie."Fiancee. His fiancee. He was engaged? I wanted the ground to open and swallow me whole. Lucien’s hand was still draped around her waist like it was the most normal thing in the world, while my heart did stupid somersaults in my ribcage. My hands balled into fists, but I didn't let the embarrassment I felt show on my face. He looked indifferent, his expression unreadable as if I hadn't just kissed him like a desperate idiot less than a minute ago. My lips quivered, traitorous, still warm from the feel of his.Did I imagine things? Was I too forward with him? I could have sworn that he felt something, but here he was, introducing another woman to me as his fiancee. Worse? She was someone who had always seen me as a rival.“Arya?” Cassie tilted her head to the side, studying me with a plastic smile. “Is something on your mind?”“You two are engaged?” I croaked. My eyes fell to her fingers to search for a ring, but there was none. It still didn’t confirm