Love Rekindled After It Was Too Late のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 10

Lennon Shepard's first love, Jessie Sterling, caused a medical malpractice incident due to a surgical error. That same night, he cut off the oxygen for Mabel Judson's mother and forced her to take the fall.He sat across from her, a confession laid out between them. One signature on that document, and Mabel would never hold a scalpel in Cresvane again.On the hospital bed, Mabel's mother, Gisselle Quinn, breathed rapidly with her eyes closed.Lennon toyed with her oxygen tube with his fingers. "Mabel, you've got two minutes. If you don't sign in two minutes, your mom will suffocate to death, and that will be entirely on you."Mabel shook, her lips pale. "Lennon, you'll really kill my mom if I don't sign it? She's the most important person in my life."Lennon smiled. "Mabel, Jessie is important to me too. I made you my wife, so I have to make it up to her in other ways."He leaned forward slightly, his gaze locked on Gisselle on the bed. Her mouth opened with ragged gasps as the o

Mabel stared at the paper rabbit, then at the pile of boxes across the room. A mocking smile tugged at her lips.Millions of dollars in gifts for Jessie and a paper rabbit for her. How generous.When she didn't take it, Lennon's expression darkened. "Mabel!"She finally reached out and took the paper rabbit, then casually tossed it onto the table. "Thanks."In the past, no matter what Lennon gave her, Mabel had always treasured it carefully. She had never thrown his gifts aside like this.A flicker of irritation crossed Lennon's eyes. Before he could speak, Jessie stepped forward and handed Mabel a document envelope. "Mabel, thanks for today. This is my gift to you."Lennon leaned in curiously, but she quickly grabbed his arm. "It's a ladies' secret. You're not allowed to look.""Alright, alright. You're the boss." Lennon stopped looking and let Jessie pull him away to open the gift boxes.Their lovey-dovey chatter drifted from across the room. Mabel felt a wave of nausea rise

It was that line again. A deep sense of exhaustion washed over Mabel. "Lennon, let's break up. Then you can make her your wife."Lennon froze at her words. Then he let out a mocking laugh. "Break up? We're married. Mabel, you know someone with my status can't get divorced. And besides…"He tightened his grip around her neck and pulled her closer, forcing her to look up at him. A faint smile spread across his lips. "Mabel, could you really leave me? You're the one who gave up your chance to study abroad for me. You said it yourself that becoming my wife was an honor."The day they registered their marriage, Mabel thought she was the happiest woman alive. Now she realized she had simply been the most foolish.She didn't say a word. In a great mood, Lennon hummed to himself as he dragged her to Jessie's office.The Sterling family was in the medical equipment business. After graduation, Jessie had gone overseas to get a medical license, then was placed directly at a top hospital as c

Mabel couldn't stop laughing. In the end, she looked at Lennon with an unfamiliar gaze and said, "Lennon, I feel sorry for ever having loved you. You really are a piece of trash."Maybe her mixture of laughter and tears unsettled him. When they reached the elevator, Lennon finally let go.Mabel stumbled against the wall, her back slamming into it painfully. She gasped in pain.Lennon didn't seem to notice. He said coldly, "Mabel, I know you're just jealous. I'll let this one slide. Now, just wait for the wedding."With that, he strode away, never mentioning the apology again.…With the wedding only three days away, Mabel was dragged to a Shepard family banquet.Before entering the hall, she saw the supposedly "injured" Jessie.Jessie wore a mermaid dress like hers, but Jessie's was clearly high-quality, while Mabel's looked like a cheap knockoff bought online.A small Band-Aid sat on Jessie's forehead. She gave Mabel a bashful smile. "Mabel, did Lennon yell at you? He really

Despite Mabel's struggles, the two men forced her back into Lennon's villa and locked her in. Before leaving, they took all the food from the house and ordered that no meals be delivered."This is Mr. Shepard's decision," they said.For two straight days, Mabel remained trapped in the villa.By the wedding day, she was so starved and ghostly pale that she looked like a wraith, yet not a single soul spared a thought for her well-being.Lennon had held his wedding ceremony twice, but both times had turned into jokes. The third one was even grander than the first two, but this time, the bride was different.Sara Murray, Lennon's mother, and Jessie arrived with the makeup artist.Seeing Mabel, Sara looked away and muttered, "How disgusting! Don't think you're marrying my son. Jessie is the bride today. You're just a bridesmaid here to walk through the ceremony like a shadow."She looked at Mabel in disdain. "I promised Lennon that you could join the ceremony as a bridesmaid, and he