All Chapters of She Came Back to Burn: The Return of the Amnesiac Wife.: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

~Lucien~The silence that followed was thick enough to slice through. Arya froze, her gaze fixed on me absently. She looked like a mess, her dress was wet, stained with champagne. Cassie had gone too far this time. I would never let her have the opportunity to do that to Arya again.“Why are you so surprised, Arya?” My mom was beside me now, her tone laced with disdain. “You’re shocked that a man who saw you as his oxygen felt worthless when you dumped him for another? What the hell is so shocking to you?”“What did you just say?” Tears were lodged in Matilda's eyes. She took slow steps towards me, her lips quivering. The only person who didn’t seem like he was hearing about my suicide attempts for the first time was George, which was understandable. He had connections to a wide network of information. “Oh my god!” Matilda's hands flew to her lips. “Oh god, I can't believe this. You didn’t deserve any of it, Lucien. I’m so sorry.”“Matilda, it’s fine.”“No, it’s not…” she cried. “I wa

~Arya~I padded over to her in an instant, leading her away so Edgar and Lina wouldn't hear her voice. Without a word, she followed, glancing behind her in curiosity. “I was thirsty," I said as soon as we were out of earshot. “It seems Lina and Edgar are having a serious conversation in the kitchen. I don’t want us to intrude.”Her brows furrowed as she gave me a staredown. “What were they talking about?”I parted m y lips to reply, then clamped them shut last minute. Pamela was someone I could trust, but that didn’t mean it was safe to go blabbering about everything to her. We hadn’t had a proper conversation since she moved in, mainly because I was afraid of making a slip up. She took great care of me growing up. She was like my second mother, someone I stayed in touch with until my parents disowned me.I had to be careful. Not everyone needed to know my secrets. “I wasn’t able to hear,” I replied, looking away from her scrutinizing eyes. “I don’t think it’s right to eavesdrop on th

~Lucien~“I admit that I shouldn't have broken the girl code by falling in love with a man my friend was once involved with, but you all know how hard it is to control our feelings. Besides, she was married to someone else. She dumped Lucien for her current husband. He didn’t move on from her for a whole year, despite the fact that I was by his side. When he finally did, it was with me.”Cassie stopped talking, wiping her flowing tears with a napkin. She waited for a full minute to tick by before she went on. “I thought Arya would have moved on by now. But she didn’t. Instead, she has her eyes on my man. I didn’t come out here to curry pity from my fans and well-wishers. I just don’t think keeping quiet is worth it anymore. Is she trying to get back at me for getting involved with Lucien even though she's already married. She has memory loss, yet she has no problem seducing my fiancee in public. How shameless can she get?”That was all I could watch. I slammed my hand down on the Pau

~Arya~I looked up at Lucien. His lips curved up in a wry smile that told me all I needed to know. “Did you do this?” I mouthed. He stayed mute. “I gave everything i have to your family last night, arya. I’m broke. Why on earth is a counterfeit painting being sold to me for two fifty million."“Well, it was never supposed to cost that much. If you had stopped bidding when you should–”“Shut the hell up,” he snapped furiously. “You really think I care about that? I didn’t pull out of the bid, and so what? Is that the reason a fake was sent to me?”“I’m unsure there’s a mistake somewhere. There’s no way a fake was sold to you.”“I called an appraiser.” His voice was way too loud for me to endure. I could tell that he was running crazy. Who wouldn’t? He gave his entire fortune away last night as a result of his impulsiveness. He drew ioooin a deep breath, groaning. “Don’t get on my nerves today, Arya. It's either the professional who had that painting checked is lying, or you are."I

~Arya~I don’t think I could have ever been prepared to hear those words from him. Just yesterday, he promised to break up with Cassie. Now, he wanted to marry her. A part of me was happy for her. I knew this was probably what she wanted the most in her life. But the other part of me -the selfish part that wanted Lucien all to myself- was wishing that it was a prank from him.But it wasn’t. The look of determination in his eyes was enough to confirm that. And I couldn't even be brave enough to feel bad about it, because this was what I deserved.This was what I got for wanting another woman’s man.“What do you say to thatt?” Lucien questioned, looking back at the road. “You don’t have a problem with it, right?”I swallowed, looking everywhere but at him. My hands balled on my laps. I had to maintain my composure to prevent blabbering unnecessary things to him. “Congatulations, Lucien. You and Cassie will make a very good couple.”“I know,” he replied with a cocky undertone. “Back to