All Chapters of His Forgotten Love Returns: The Return of the Ex-wife: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

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11: Six Years Gone

|| Slade ||I stared at her like it was the first time I’d ever seen her, just as when she first walked into my office. Was I dreaming? Her presence was a physical shock, overwhelming every sense, like being plunged into ice water and fire at once.Rachel is alive. My Rachel. The fierce love I thought was buried six feet under."Mr. Pierce," she said, the way she always did when we were around others—professional, detached."Rachel… you… you’re alive."She smiled. "Yeah, I am. I heard people thought I died in a plane crash.""We need to talk," I insisted, stepping closer."I also just learned I used to be your secretary," she said lightly."Not about that. You know what I’m talking about," I pressed."No, I don’t know what you’re talking about, sir.""Mr. Pierce," Rick Gordon said, walking toward us."Dr. Gordon, I’m glad you came, but right now I need to talk to Rachel first.""Well then, I should tell you—Rachel here is my patient. She’s under my care," Rick stated."Your patient?"

12: Unforgettable Eyes

|| Rachel || "My heart was beating so loudly in my chest the first time I saw him—it felt like it was going to burst through my ribs. It was like... I can’t explain it, Barbie," I confessed. Because of his fall, Finn had a bump on his head and was stitched up at the pharmacy Gabrielle took him to, but I decided to bring him to the hospital for a check-up the next day anyway. I’d left Rick with the children, and I was with Barbie as she made her rounds, performing morning assessments and checking patients’ vital signs. When I went home yesterday, thinking about Slade, he wouldn’t leave my mind. His face, the intensity of his amber eyes, the sound of my name on his lips—they kept replaying in my head like a song I couldn’t turn off. "And he told you he has something to talk about with you?" Barbie asked. "Yeah. And he said I already knew what it was, before Rick came and told him I can’t remember anything." "What if you two were in a relationship?" she suggested casually. "Co

13: The Children I Never Knew

|| Slade || "Why the fucking hell would you do that?" I asked, completely furious. I’d been on my way to see my father, only to be told he’d made sexual advances toward a nurse — a young woman, though they refused to give her name for privacy and legal reasons. It was too much. "You're pushing me to the point where I want to throw you out onto the street," I said, my voice a low, vibrating growl, my knuckles white as my fists clenched into tight balls. "No, son, you won’t do that," he countered weakly. "You’re too nice." "Is that why you keep testing me?" "I told you to take me away from here, to your house, but you refuse. Take me away from this filthy place. All these nurses and doctors are incompetent!" he snapped. "You know, you’re an arrogant, ungrateful brat. That’s why you’re losing everyone. Even your wife won’t visit you, and your friends want nothing to do with you. Jacob Pierce, I pity you. Look at how your life is ending—and once I step out of it completely, you

14: A Knock at the Door

|| Rachel ||I had started cooking and was clearing the kitchen when Finn walked in."Mum, can you tell Fiona to give me back my colors? I was coloring in my book when she took them from me."I sighed, placing a hand on my waist as I leaned against the counter. "Isn't she supposed to use her own?""They’re not sharpened," he said."Why don’t you share with her for now? When I’m done here, I’ll come and help her sharpen them and guide you both. I’m almost done," I offered."Okay," he said, then walked out of the kitchen."Phew." I blew out a breath. Raising twins was hard. Some days it felt like a miracle I was still standing. I just wished I knew who their father was. Rick helped me a lot, but I still felt the absence, the quiet space where a father’s voice should be. Finn needed that rough-and-tumble energy, someone to throw a baseball with or teach him how to handle the world’s edges.Slade’s name crept into my thoughts before I could stop it. Could he be their father? How would I

15: A Ring in the Way

|| Slade ||I entered the mansion, and Cale was still at the dining table. He could spend all his time there or in the backyard."You haven’t left? I don’t want your girlfriend complaining that I don’t allow you to rest or spend some quality time with her," I said. It wasn’t that I didn't want him here—quite the opposite—but since it was the weekend, he should be out there enjoying it.And by Monday, if Rachel agreed to work for me, we’d have things to do. I needed a solution to get Carissa’s shares so she could leave my company, and I could swiftly end my fucking engagement with Samantha and finally be with the woman who makes me happy.The woman who holds the key to my future—and my past."She’s not at home; she traveled to her sister’s. And I want to finish what I’m doing. This man has everything to end up on a fucking death row… And Boss, not to cross the line, but you sound happy?" Cale observed, his eyes narrowing slightly.I went and sat at the dining table."I met Rachel. That

16: A Welcome I Didn’t Expect

|| Rachel ||The cab rolled to a stop at the company entrance. My gaze lifted to the towering structure of glass and polished steel rising into the morning sky. I stared at the building more intently than I had the night I came with Rick. A sudden, powerful wave of déjà vu hit me, a flicker of familiarity so intense it made my head spin, as if the memory of countless hurried mornings were fighting to cut through the fog in my mind only to dissolve before I could catch them.I got out of the cab, straightened my denim dress, and walked inside.The moment I crossed the threshold, flowers and balloons cascaded over me in a colorful shower. Staff members approached with bright smiles and bouquets. My breath hitched. If their welcome was anything to go by, I must have been more than just a competent secretary before losing my memory; I must have been someone they genuinely cared about.I recognized each face from the gala. Then Abbie stepped forward."Welcome back, Miss Foxx," she said, ha

17: The Girl She Used to Be

|| Slade ||I stared at her, sitting there thinking, her fingers clutching the flowers like she always did when she was deep in thought; she had to have something in her hands.Her knuckles were white where she gripped the bouquet of bright blooms against her denim dress, the softness of it all at odds with the steely resolve in her eyes.When she said I wasn’t the father of the twins and that it wasn’t my responsibility to handle their school expenses, I almost told her the truth. But I can’t. Not yet. Let me break things off with Samantha first, then I’ll tell her everything.I was relieved Samantha was gone on her trip. I hoped she’d stay gone long enough for me to take back what was mine from her mother. It would be difficult, but somehow, there would be a miracle. My entire company’s stability depended on it.I’d never believed in miracles before, but I had one sitting in front of me now. Rachel—alive, breathing, here—was the only miracle I needed to believe in."Yes," Rachel sai

18: I Won’t Lose You Again

|| Slade ||"She's going to be alright. It was a massive surge of adrenaline and emotional overload, likely triggered by a faint memory or the familiarity of the environment," my doctor said. I nodded. "I'm happy you found her and that she's alive. It's a genuine miracle, Slade," he added."Thank you," I said quietly as he walked out of the bedroom.I sat on the edge of the bed, staring at her still, peaceful face. I couldn't lose Rachel again, not after she had been returned to me. The universe had given her back, and I wasn't going to let anything, not my past or her fractured memory, take her away.A light knock sounded on the door. I turned; Cale was standing there. I stood and walked out with him.We sat down in the dining room. "I can’t lose her again. The doctor said she was overwhelmed just seeing this apartment. I saw it in her the moment I opened the damn car door, but I ignored it. I let my selfish urgency override her fragile state," I said, anger burning through me as I

19: Traces of Yesterday

|| Rachel || I could still feel the headache pounding subtly— a dull, insistent throbbing. After I fainted, it had lingered the entire ride to the hospital. Slade kept asking if I was alright, but I told him I was fine. Still, it felt strangely wonderful having him worry about me. My heart fluttered with a sweet, dangerous warmth at the comfort his concern brought."Rachel…" Barbara said when she spotted me, walking toward where I sat. Her eyes widened above her face mask, her jaw dropping slightly."What are you doing here? How was the meeting with Slade?"I told her what had happened: the apartment, the fainting, and Slade’s protective reaction."He definitely has feelings for you," she concluded once I finished, as if it were the most obvious explanation for everything he did. I wanted to believe it too. But maybe he was just being kind. There are kind people in the world— Rick, for example, is generous without expecting anything in return."No, he’s just being nice," I insisted.

20: The Kiss That Wasn’t Meant to Be

|| Slade ||I went to the company club—Jacob had built it years ago for his employees to come and let off steam after work. It was a dark, sophisticated space designed for high-level relaxation.I was sitting in my private booth. I’d already had three cups of Scotch. My hand was massaging my temple, but the liquor hadn’t numbed the sharp, throbbing pressure. Everything happening in my life— Jacob FTD diagnosis, the damn shares, the agonizingly slow process of winning back Rachel—was crushing me.I knew I needed to find a solution.Everything seemed to be progressing, yet nothing actually was. I had Rachel close to me. But the company was still slipping through my fingers. Carissa could strike with her shares at any moment. And then Jacob…The door opened, and I raised my head. Cale walked in and sat next to me."Did you take her home?" I asked."Yes, I did," he said, pouring himself a drink."She wants to move tomorrow.""That’s great," I said."Rick told her it’s too soon.""Son of

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