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Lahat ng Kabanata ng Love I Can No Longer Touch: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

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Chapter 1

Even though she hadn't had one in ten years, Ashley came to the hospital hoping to cure her migraines.However, she never expected to run into me in a hospital room.Jordan was openly holding her hand and glaring at me tauntingly. It was as if I, her legitimate husband, didn't exist in this room.I lay there quietly, staring coldly at the ceiling."Just because we had a fight, you're going to be this petty?" Ashley turned to look at the sign for the orthopedic trauma department. Her tone was dripping with sarcasm. "You're not missing any limbs, so what kind of trauma do you have?"During the car accident, my hands—the very ones that had massaged Ashley for ten years—were pinned under the wheels. My right hand had a hairline fracture, while my left hand was starting to go numb. Yet, there wasn't a single visible scratch on the surface.A nurse passed by. Ashley carefully steadied Jordan, terrified he might get bumped. But when she spoke to me, she didn't even lift her head."I'll

Chapter 2

I paused, then said softly, "Ashley, let's get a divorce."I was exactly the "cheap" person she called me. I grew up in an orphanage, and aside from the matron, Eunice Hunt, I had no family at all.Three days ago, Ms. Hunt passed away and was cremated. I begged Ashley to come with me, but she was too busy with Jordan and wouldn't even answer a single call from me.I hailed a taxi in the pouring rain. Little did I know I'd end up in a car accident right outside the Weston Group building, with both my hands pinned under the wheel.The ambulance hadn't arrived yet, so I begged a passerby to call Ashley for me. She ignored my calls, yet she picked up immediately for the kind stranger."Hello, Ms. Weston? Your husband has been in a car accident downstairs.""I won't answer your calls, so you pull a stunt like this to get to me?"Ashley didn't believe the passerby.In the background, I could hear Jordan laughing mockingly.I had been bearing the pain in my hands, but that one phone

Chapter 3

Ashley wore a black veil, and her expression was somber.Jordan was dressed in a suit and tie. His handsome face carried a trace of sorrow.The death of an elder from the Hanson family had become major news across the city.Ashley, an outsider, blended into the crowd of Hanson relatives without seeming out of place.And there I was bowing to Ms. Hunt's grave.It should be mentioned that Ms. Hunt was the one who had pulled so many strings to find those massage techniques for me.During the six months Ashley rebelled against her family, Ms. Hunt felt for us and sent most of her modest pension my way.Aside from how she treated me, Ashley was a grateful person. She deeply respected Ms. Hunt. After Ms. Hunt retired, the orphanage received as many, if not more, donations than before.Now that Ms. Hunt was gone, the respect Ashley once had for her vanished into thin air.After struggling to set down the offerings, I was about to leave when someone grabbed my wrist at the cemetery ga

Chapter 4

Ashley froze, and her lips trembled slightly. It seemed as if she'd suffered an immense shock and lost her voice.It took her a long moment of effort before she finally managed to utter, "What happened to your arm?"She abruptly grabbed my wrist, only realizing the horrifying extent of my injury after her fingers made contact. She could only release her grip awkwardly, leaving her hand hovering in a loose, empty circle around my wrist."Why didn't you tell me that something this serious had happened? Do you even still consider me your wife?"I laughed out of sheer exasperation.Ashley grew even more bewildered at the sound of my laughter.She furrowed her brow. Before she could begin interrogating me, I preemptively spoke, voicing the very words she was about to say."How can you not even take care of your own body? You ruined the hand I spent a fortune to protect. Shaun, you would rather harm your own body just to win some jealous squabble. Don't you think that's incredibly chi

Chapter 5

My relentless accusations tore clean through the gentle facade Ashley had been struggling to maintain."Ashley, you never gave me the chance to tell you. In your eyes, everything I did was just me being unreasonable or me competing with Jordan for your attention. And now you want to lecture about the sanctity of our marriage? Don't you find that ridiculous?"Ashley's initial shock slowly gave way to a silence I couldn't decipher.What was she thinking?Could this fleeting moment of remorse really sustain her through the merciless barrage of questions I was leveling at her now?It had been so long since I'd said this much to Ashley, and the exhaustion hit me all at once."Shaun, I had a document due that day. That's the only reason Ashley came by to keep me company. Why must you make it sound so awful? You have no idea how overwhelmed she is with work every day."Given how busy she is, you ought to be a little more understanding when she occasionally neglects you."Jordan, whom

Chapter 6

I packed up my things.Crammed together, they barely filled a small suitcase. There wasn't much that truly belonged to me in the first place, for Ashley had bought the vast majority of them. Since I'd decided to leave, I naturally wouldn't be taking any of the things Ashley bought for me.I took only the few items I'd brought with me from the orphanage all those years ago, all except for the handmade wooden sculpture that sat on the cabinet in the corner of the living room.It was something we had made together at a market fair on our very first date. It was rough and crude, since neither of us had an ounce of artistic talent. The paint job, too, was a laughable mess of red and blue splotches.Even so, we both treasured it and gave it the most prominent spot in the living room.Ashley had told me then, "No matter how many more precious things we have in the future, none of them will ever mean as much as this. That's because this is the first thing we ever made together."She cher

Chapter 7

Now that I'd decided to leave, Ashley was going to feel every ounce of pain she ever put me through. It was payback in full, as far as I was concerned. And if all I had to do was leave her with a few choice words to keep her up at night, then I'd be a fool not to.Once Norman was certain I had no intention of getting back together with Ashley, he finally relaxed."Oh, by the way, I had Tina look into some options for your hand."Norman's wife, Tina Wright, was an attending physician at a major hospital.Their story didn't have the dramatic, earth-shattering intensity of what Ashley and I shared. However, it was steady, peaceful, and happy.Ever since they'd learned my hand had been left permanently damaged, both of them had made it their mission to find me a good doctor.I, however, had no way to repay them."The hospital's about to bring in an orthopedic specialist who just got back from overseas. Tina saved you an appointment slot. Go see them on Saturday."I kept my head dow

Chapter 8

I gladly accepted. However, as we turned the corner, we came face to face with Ashley, who had come in for tests of her own.Her migraines seemed to have worsened considerably. She showed up looking completely worn out.When she spotted me, a faint glimmer of light flickered to life in her pain-filled eyes."Shaun!""Oh, you two know each other? Should we all grab lunch together? It's really just to go over the treatment plan anyway."Susan's hand had been hovering lightly at my back the whole time, a subtle gesture to shield me from being jostled by passersby.To Ashley, it must have looked like a provocation. She stepped forward and swatted Susan's hand away before latching onto my arm."I'm Shaun's wife. How is his han—"I pushed Ashley's hand off me and took two steps back."She isn't my wife. I barely know her."…After lunch, we finalized the treatment schedule. Susan had consultations to attend that afternoon, so she only walked me as far as the hospital entrance befo

Chapter 9

The orthopedic rehabilitation for my hands was brutal.No matter how Susan tried to distract me, the pain still tore through me until I felt like I was being split apart.She pulled out every trick she could think of to soothe me and even resorted to bribing me with candy like I was a kid.At first, I assumed she treated everyone this way. However, when I happened to see her with other patients—all business, professional, and distant—I realized those absurd little gestures of comfort were reserved for me alone.Her attitude toward me had clearly crossed the line between doctor and patient.I started thinking about putting some distance between us.I began showing up at the hospital when I knew she wouldn't be there, letting her assistant handle my rehabilitation sessions instead.I only managed it once before she caught on.She saw right through my avoidance and, with no hesitation whatsoever, she called me out directly."Are you avoiding me?"She was so straightforward about

Chapter 10

However, Ashley suddenly showed up at my door one day. She'd grown much more haggard, and even her hair was a mess.I'd heard that after I left, she'd thrown herself entirely into her work. Jordan stayed by her side day and night, but she gradually grew cold toward him.Even though Mrs. Weston urged her again and again, Ashley refused to give Jordan a formal commitment.That all changed when the company suffered a catastrophic loss of over 200 million dollars due to Jordan's mistakes. He vanished with the remaining funds, and his whereabouts were unknown.The truth was, the Hanson family had been an empty shell for years. The entire dynasty had simply been hiding the rot from the outside world.It wasn't until then that the secret was finally exposed and splashed across the social news. I happened to glance at the headline once, but I laughed it off like any other piece of gossip in the news and moved on.I never imagined that at such a critical moment, Ashley would have the pres

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