Lahat ng Kabanata ng My Amnesia Is Fake, but Their Lies Are Real: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 9

"You have to be good and do as I say from now on, Anna. No more pestering Uncle Damian."Yvonne Stewart stared at me with an indecipherable look in her eyes, though guilt and shame were notably absent in them. Anna, my daughter, poked her head out from Yvonne's embrace and peered at me warily.Then, she called out to me in a high, crisp voice, "Uncle Damian."She sounded innocent, her words as light as a feather. A dull ache tugged at my heart.Calvin Chapman stopped before my bed. His voice was full of blame when he said, "Yvonne and I only left Anna in your care because we were busy with work. How could you mess that up?"You're lucky Anna's fine. What would you have done if she weren't? I don't know what other stunts you'd pull!"No sooner had Calvin said this than my father, Gideon Chapman—the man I was always trying so hard to please—interjected, "Don't be too hard on him, Calvin. The Chapman blood doesn't flow in his veins, after all. He didn't grow up as well as you did, t

I wasn't magnanimous. The housekeeper had torn me away from my family over 20 years ago. Hamish did a lousy job raising me, too.I'd always hated him. Naturally, I couldn't find any reason to like Calvin, who'd benefited from my suffering.At the time, Yvonne had pointed out with apparent nonchalance, "Well, it's not like Calvin's the one at fault here. He didn't know any better, either."I gave her the cold shoulder for two days because of this.In the end, she came up to me and apologized, handing me a bag of candy. With that, our fight ended, and we moved on.Looking back, that incident might have been the crack in our relationship. Our days went on as usual, but in retrospect, she and I had gone our separate ways since that fight.I popped the candy in my mouth and let it dissolve on my tongue. It was sweet, but sickening.Grabbing my phone, I dialed a number."Hey, if it isn't Damian! What's up? I thought you'd died in Yvonne's arms while in bed with her, honestly."The m

On Calvin's birthday, Dad threw him a huge party in the banquet hall of the most luxurious hotel in the city. Yvonne splurged on the event and invited practically every socialite and elite in the city.Calvin showed up in a bespoke tailored suit, entering the hall with Yvonne on his arm as the crowd wished him. Dad was beaming beside them, looking like a proud, happy parent.The three of them were the portrait of a happy family, the object of everyone's envy.I, on the other hand, had gotten on a plane three days ago and headed abroad.I'd timed everything perfectly. The surprise would unfold when the party reached its peak, and the emcee invited Yvonne to give a heartfelt speech on stage. The gift I'd prepared would have already arrived.I texted Lucas' friend stationed back home. "Let's get it started."Inside the banquet hall, Yvonne held a microphone to her mouth as she stared at Calvin indulgently. "Calvin, you've been a light in everyone's life since you were a kid, a sunbe

For the next few days, I had my lawyer officially petition for a divorce from Yvonne and submitted all the evidence of her extramarital affair. At the same time, I'd petitioned the court for a division of marital assets.Yvonne was caught off-guard by the court notice. She was busy handling the company's crisis and the character-assassinating rumors about her. Now, she had one more thing to deal with—our upcoming divorce.She tried to call me, only to discover that I'd blocked her number and socials everywhere. The only way she could reach me was through my lawyer, expressing her intention to settle and resolve things amicably.According to her lawyer, Yvonne was willing to give up on her fortune if it meant I'd withdraw the petition and make a public statement explaining this was a misunderstanding.I told my lawyer, "Alright. I might just consider her request if she spends the next three days and nights begging on her knees for forgiveness on the largest square in the city."Yvo

Lucas trailed into the conference room after me. He handed me a glass of water and peered at me worriedly. "Are you… okay?"Accepting the glass, I took a gulp of water and nodded. "I'm fine. I feel a lot calmer than I expected."Indeed, the feeling I had was one of calm.I thought my heart would twist painfully if I ever saw Yvonne and Anna again, or at least be overwhelmed with emotions. But when the confrontation finally happened, I realized my heart had frozen over like a lake in winter.They no longer had any hold over my heart.I thought that chapter had finally closed, but a few days later, another unwanted visitor showed up at my studio.It was Dad.He looked even more haggard than Yvonne did. Most of his hair had turned gray, and his face was full of lines. It was as if he'd aged ten years in the span of one.Lucas led him into my office, and tears sprang from his eyes the moment he saw me. He wanted to embrace me, but I stepped aside and dodged him.His hands hung awk