All Chapters of His Forgotten Love Returns: The Return of the Ex-wife: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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1: Two Pink Lines

|| Rachel || A single glance at the stick stole my breath. Two pink lines. My fingers went numb. The test nearly slipped from my hand and clattered against the sink. For a heartbeat, the world just—stopped. I didn’t need a doctor to tell me what my heart already knew. The lines stared back at me, silent proof of a love I was never meant to keep. Lines that could either change my life for the better or break it completely. And yet, a smile trembled onto my lips. I brushed my fingers over them again. They were solid, real, undeniable. My hands shook. I was thrilled and terrified all at once. How was I supposed to tell Slade about this? Our three-year contract marriage clearly stated no children. I didn’t need to reread the fine print to remember. I was supposed to be at the office with him, not home staring at a pregnancy test. I’d told him I wasn’t feeling well, and he’d given me the day off without hesitation. That’s just the kind of man he is. In our three years together, he h

2: He Said He’s Engaged

|| Rachel ||I lay on the bed as the doctor pressed the ultrasound wand against the cool gel on my abdomen. On the monitor, the grainy black-and-white swirls shifted. She moved the wand slowly as I closed my eyes, a single, hopeful tear tracing a path to my ear."Congratulations, you're having twins," the doctor announced.My eyes snapped open as she pointed a stylus at the monitor where, now clearly visible, were two perfect, distinct sacs nestled close together — rapid heartbeats pulsing side by side, undeniable proof of two lives."The babies are healthy. They’re both securely in there and developing right on schedule. Everything looks good."Tears prickled my eyes, blurring the sight of the two lives inside me. I couldn’t believe I was not only having one baby but two. Twins."Where is the father?" the doctor asked, looking at me over the rim of her thick, dark-rimmed glasses. Her hair was pulled back in a neat bun."He's busy," I said, managing a sad, weak smile.She held my gaze

3: The Best, Worst Choice

|| Rachel ||It has been two days since Slade left for his business trip. He told me to stay behind because I’ve been feeling so exhausted and nauseous lately. He didn’t even want to go himself, but he had to, and he promised he would come back soon. He has no clue that it’s the pregnancy making me feel like I’ve been running a marathon."Are you sure we’re not going to the doctor?" he asked when he saw me vomiting in the morning before he left."I’m alright, it’s something I ate yesterday," I lied, forcing a smile."Rach, what you ate yesterday is something we always eat. Why would it upset your stomach?"I shrugged and somehow managed to make him let it go, telling him to go and have a safe flight.He was so caring. I knew he would’ve taken care of me like no one else could during the pregnancy, that he’d be a great father to our twins. I wondered how many children he wanted, but that’s a question for his fiancée, not me. We haven’t talked about her since I asked him, and he’s avoid

4: When Hope Shattered

|| Slade || I stared at the engagement ring in my hand. The diamond glistened and burned with a blinding light, its brilliant-cut facets catching the sun. It reminded me of Rachel—of her eyes, the softest blue I’d ever seen. I couldn’t wait to go home and see her. I was going to propose to her, to marry me for real this time, once the contract ended, and finally show her to the world—and more importantly, to my family. I already had the papers ready: a new contract that bound us for life, not just for three years. My family had chosen someone else for me to marry, but I didn’t care. I never even asked who she was, because the one I wanted was Rachel. I loved the way she was—fiercely independent and capable at work, yet soft and vulnerable when she let her guard down with me. Even her jealousy was adorable, like when she asked if I had a fiancée and I said yes. I saw the message she sent me yesterday, saying she had signed the divorce agreement. I only told her yes because I c

5: Where I Was Found

|| Rachel ||Six Years Later I had already finished making breakfast and packed an early lunch for Rick.Rick walked into the dining room as I finished arranging the breakfast on the table. "Breakfast is ready," I said."Thank you, Rachel, but you know you don't have to do that," he said, sitting down at the table."Rick, I can never thank you enough for what you're doing for us. Let me go and wake the children," I said, walking toward the children's bedroom.I have been living with Rick Gordon for the past five years. I had a major accident six years ago that stole my memory. I can’t remember who I am. When they looked into my record, they found no one. My parents were dead. I was a blank slate with no past, no family, and no identity.I spent a year at the hospital, where I had my miracles—that’s what they call them. My children were indeed my miracle. The accident took so much from me, leaving me physically broken and mentally lost, but it gave me the best gifts in the world: m

6: What’s Left of Him

|| Slade || It had been six painful years without Rachel, and when I lost her, she took a part of me with her. She didn’t just take my future; she took my ability to feel anything beyond cold, relentless ambition.Life moved on; my life moved on, but my soul didn’t. It stayed frozen in that apartment. Not once have I stopped blaming myself for leaving her—for choosing that trip to save my family’s company.Because that’s exactly what I did. My family’s company was failing, and I had to save it—and I did. For the past six years, I’ve used the pain of losing the only woman I’ll ever love to fuel my expansion, growing the company into one of the wealthiest in the world. Every new billion-dollar deal became another cold, empty monument to her absence.But no one ever replaced Rachel at the office as my secretary. I keep firing them, just like no one ever replaced her in my life.Because, just like always, everything is on my fucking shoulders. That’s what I was born for — to carry the we

7: When Our Eyes Almost Met

|| Rachel ||We had looked everywhere for Finn, but we couldn’t find him. I was becoming so worried. I needed my son with me. A cold dread suddenly spread through my core, sharp and immediate—the kind of panic only a mother can know. Barbara put her hand on my shoulder."I’m sure he just wandered off somewhere. We'll find him soon. He knows this hospital like the back of his hand," she was saying when Rick appeared, holding Finn’s hand.I ran to them and hugged Finn. I lifted him up, his legs wrapping around my waist, and I covered his cheeks with kisses. None of my children had ever been out of my sight before. His brief disappearance had shaken me far more than it should have."He went to look for me," Rick said. "Excuse me, I'll be back."Rick walked away, leaving me with Finn."Baby, you scared me," I said, holding him tight."I'm alright, Mummy," he murmured.I scowled at him. "You’re in trouble, young man. Let’s go home.""Mummy, look," Finn said, pointing. I turned to se

8: The Woman I Can’t Have

|| Slade ||"Carissa has thirty-five percent of the company," Cale said, setting the laptop in front of me. The screen displayed a detailed, real-time breakdown of the company’s equity distribution—just what I'd asked him to dig into.Damn it. My mother had transferred a large portion of her shares to Carissa, leaving herself with only five percent. Beatrice had not only defied me, she had done it in a way that jeopardized my control.I still had more shares than Carissa, but thirty-five percent was enough to sway the board if she allied with other minority shareholders. That could give her effective control over key decisions. I couldn’t allow that. I had saved this company from the ground up, and I wasn’t going to be a puppet in my own empire.I had to find a way to get those shares back, but Carissa wouldn’t part with them willingly. She was too calculated, too aware of the leverage she now held over the Pierce family. And her insistence that I marry her daughter made it clear she

9: He Crossed the Wrong Line

|| Rachel ||I rushed into the restaurant; I was late for work again. I’d had to wait for our neighbor’s daughter, Gabrielle, to get home from school so she could look after Fiona and Finn. Gabrielle was in her final year of high school and had asked me for the babysitting job herself. I’d agreed, mostly because I couldn’t afford much, and she hadn’t minded. She was trustworthy and gentle with the twins, which made the small pay feel fair for both of us.I needed the job. Rick didn’t want me working—he always said he could take care of us—but I owed that man too much to just stay home. He was the reason I was still alive, and the least I could do was try to help.The restaurant was the only place willing to hire me. It wasn’t close to home, but the flexible hours fit around the twins’ schedule. The long commute was the daily price I paid for that balance."You’re late," Harper said as I hurried behind the counter. She was sorting silverware and checking a ticket. "Bill wants to see yo

10: When the Heart Remembers

|| Rachel ||We arrived at the company. As I looked at the building, a jolt of dizzying familiarity hit me. For a split second, the bright colors of the night drained away, replaced by a flash of stark black and white—a phantom memory of a hurried, familiar entrance in daylight.Rick came to my side, opened the car door, and held my hand as I stepped out.Why does this place look so familiar, like I’ve been here before? Have I?I straightened my fawn dress, its soft color perfectly matching my skin tone. The simple, elegant cut made me feel both exposed and beautiful. With Rick’s hand resting lightly at the crook of my elbow, we entered the hall.It was a breathtaking spectacle of wealth and power: soaring ceilings glittering with chandeliers, tables in crystal and silver, and hundreds of sharply dressed guests mingling. The air buzzed with laughter, low chatter, and the delicate hum of a live orchestra.Almost immediately, people began looking at me strangely. Some stared outright, t

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