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After Chase left, Mason and I went all out celebrating.I refused to spend another minute dwelling on Nicholas and Daphne or trying to understand why they'd done what they did. They'd already stolen five years from us, and I wasn't going to let them ruin this moment too.I'd always said I'd pop a bottle of champagne the day Mason regained his memory, and that was exactly what I did.I grabbed a bottle, popped it open, and poured us each a glass. We toasted, drank, played music, and danced around the living room, laughing and singing along to our favorite songs.By the time we left the living room, we were sweaty and exhausted. We headed upstairs, where a steamy shower kept us occupied for a while.Later, curled up in bed with Mason, I tried to cram five years into a single night, telling him everything I could think of.When I'd given him my diary, it had been different. I'd wanted him to understand the years he'd missed, hoping something in those pages might help him remember.Now hi

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I took two steps backward, trying to decide what to do. Should I run back into the building or stay and hear what she had to say?Nicholas's mother raised both hands.“Please, Mia. I'm not here to hurt you. I only came to apologize.”I gave her an unconvinced look. After everything her children had put my family through, she couldn't expect me to take her word for it.She dropped her handbag on the ground and nudged it away with her foot, then turned slightly to show me she had nothing hidden on her.I stepped closer, careful to keep some distance between us.“I'm sorry,” she began. “For everything my children did to you and your family. I know an apology won't change what happened or give you back what you've lost, but I owe you one. You suffered because I failed as a mother.”“Please don't blame yourself. Nicholas and Daphne are adults. Whatever decisions they made, they made on their own. I've heard them speak about you, and from everything they've said, you did your best raising t

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Mason's former coworkers were happy to see him again. They were even happier when they learned he was the new investor in the company.When Mason told the man that he was giving him the position previously held by the boss's son, the man broke down in tears."I know how much you hate charity and how you see it as pity," Mason told him. "This way, you can earn more and send your daughter to college like you've always wanted. And don't think I'm doing this because of our relationship. If anyone deserves that position, it's you.”He smiled and added, "Besides, I've invested my money in this company, and the businessman in me expects a profit. So don't think for one second that you haven't earned this."The man thanked Mason, still struggling to hold back his tears.From there, our vacation officially began. We started in Monaco, visited Iceland and Seychelles, and ended up in Paris. What was supposed to be a week-long getaway ended up lasting an entire month.Everyone back home kept call

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The tension in the car was so uncomfortable that I had to turn on some music.Chase was driving, I was in the passenger seat, and Hannah and Flynn were in the back. A love song came on, and Chase started singing along.I noticed Chase glancing at Hannah through the rearview mirror from time to time, and I could tell by Flynn's shifting posture that he had noticed it too.Instead of taking us to the hotel Flynn had booked for himself and Hannah, Chase pulled up outside a restaurant."Chase, why are we here?" I asked."It's Hannah's favorite restaurant." He switched off the engine. "I spoke to the chef earlier. The food is already prepared."I stared at him, wondering where he got the audacity to pull something like this with Flynn sitting right there.Hannah looked just as stunned, but that didn't last long before she gave Chase a piece of her mind.She told him that she and Flynn already had plans, that nobody had asked him to bring them to a restaurant, and that he needed to respect

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EPILOGUEWe decided to go ahead with the bachelor and bachelorette party, refusing to let what Nicholas had done rob us of the celebration. The only difference was that we held it together in our suite at Mason's hotel, since we were still worried about something going wrong.There were drinks, games, arguments, teasing, and lots of laughter. The guys even ended up gambling over a silly argument, which made the night all the more entertaining.Everything was going well until someone asked whose wedding we'd be attending next."Mine," Chase announced.Bryan laughed. "How about you get yourself a girlfriend first?""Who needs a girlfriend when I've already met my wife?""And where is this wife of yours?""Right here in this room." His eyes settled on Hannah.Everyone saw it, including Flynn, who didn't bother hiding how pissed off he was. Things got awkward after that. We called it a night shortly after, and everyone returned to their rooms.Mason and I were still gossiping about the Ch

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Hannah's POVFlynn didn't say a word to me throughout the flight from Los Angeles to Boston.I knew he was pissed, and I understood why. It had been one hell of a week, especially with everything that happened at Mason and Mia's wedding.We'd even argued over the hotel arrangements on the day of the bachelor and bachelorette party. I'd asked Flynn to move with me to the hotel Mason and Mia had booked for the wedding guests, but he insisted we stay at the one he'd booked.I explained how inconvenient it would be to attend the party and have to drive back to another hotel while everyone else simply went up to their rooms. He wasn't happy about it, but eventually agreed.By the time our flight landed in Boston, it was already late. His driver was waiting for us, and the silence continued all the way to my apartment."Goodnight, Flynn," I said when we arrived, expecting him to leave.Instead, he got out, retrieved my suitcase from the trunk, and followed me inside without a word.He dropp