All Chapters of The Last Christmas: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

8 Chapters

Chapter 1

On Christmas Eve, the hospital called me. The doctor's voice was urgent as he informed, "Mr. Gilder, Noelle's condition has worsened. She's being resuscitated right now! We can't get through to Mrs. Gilder. Please come quickly!"I didn't even bother to clean up before rushing toward the hospital. Usually, I was the one staying with my daughter, Noelle Gilder. Today, I had only stepped away for a little while to make soup for her at home.My wife, Ivana Lance, was supposed to be staying with her tonight. She had promised me she would be there! So, where exactly had she gone?On my way there, I kept calling Ivana, but she never answered.My whole body shook with rage as I sent her a message on WhatsApp. I texted, "Ivana! What did you promise me? Noelle is being resuscitated now!"When I arrived at the hospital, I ran toward the emergency room like a madman.The doctor stopped me and said solemnly, "Mr. Gilder, you need to prepare yourself."I shoved the doctor aside and shook

Chapter 2

I took a deep breath, trying hard to suppress the simmering rage that was about to burst forth.Turning around, I lowered my voice and said into the phone receiver, "Ivana, Noelle is dying."There was a second of silence on the other end before a scoff came through. "Cut the crap! One second you're going crazy in Charles' Instagram comments, and in the next you're using Noelle to gain sympathy."It felt as if all the blood in my body had frozen solid at that moment. Grief and fury surged violently through my chest. I looked at Noelle, not daring to shout in front of her. Holding back the pain in my heart, I pleaded, "Ivana, I'm begging you."Still, my tears fell uncontrollably. I hurriedly asked a nurse to watch over Noelle while I ran into the hallway and roared into the phone, "Come to the hospital now! You promised Noelle you'd dress up as Santarina for her!"Ivana snapped back almost instantly, "I've got no time for this. I'm helping Charles look for Bubbles. If Bubbles

Chapter 3

Jennifer had been waiting at the airport early in the morning. The moment she saw the urn in my hands, she got choked up.After sitting silently in the car for a long time, she finally said, "Don't worry. I won't let Ivana get away with this."I nodded and moved into Jennifer's villa. I was planning to scatter Noelle's ashes into the ocean the next day.However, early the next morning, I heard arguing downstairs. It was one of the maids and a woman. When I looked down through the window, I saw that it was Ivana.She was shouting furiously at the maid, "Tell Jeremiah to come out!"The maid blocked the doorway. "My employer said you are not allowed inside. Please leave."Ivana refused to back down. "I'm here to see my husband! Why would I need your employer's permission to do that?"She shouted toward the house, "Jeremiah, I know you're in there! You came all this way just to fool around with another woman! Have you no shame? Come out now! Bring Noelle out too!"The neighbors nea

Chapter 4

The bodyguards Jennifer had brought held Ivana back firmly. She was hunched over. It was as though she still hadn't accepted the reality of Noelle's death. Her eyes were hollow, and she kept muttering to herself.Beside her, Charles kept tugging at the bodyguards while shouting, "Let go! Ivana is the CEO of Gilance Group! If she's hurt, you won't be able to bear the consequences!"Jennifer chuckled and retorted mockingly, "CEO? Do you really think she became CEO through her own abilities? Without Jeremiah and me backing her up, she's just a useless loser."Charles looked at Jennifer in disbelief. His eyes were filled with shock and anger.Annoyed by the noise, I told the bodyguards to drag the two of them farther away.I crouched alone by the seaside. The winter wind blowing from the ocean was icy and piercing. Little by little, I scattered Noelle's ashes into the sea.I said softly, "Today is Christmas, Noelle. It's also the day you were born. I'm letting you return to the ocean

Chapter 5

After returning home, I thought things over repeatedly and decided that I should first return to the country to settle everything here before considering whether to accept Jennifer's suggestion to help her run the company.On the day I flew back, I switched to a new phone so that Ivana wouldn't be able to track me for the time being.The moment the plane landed, I didn't waste a second and immediately took a cab to the hospital.I still couldn't let go of Noelle's death. I wanted to find out the true cause of her death.The doctor responsible for Noelle looked troubled when he saw me.He said, "Mr. Gilder, we already did everything we could. Noelle's body has already been cremated, so it's difficult to find direct evidence proving that the worsening of her condition was related to a dog fur allergy."Besides, if they truly didn't know about Noelle's allergy, there's no way to hold them legally responsible."My heart sank to my stomach.I had already expected this. I knew collec

Chapter 6

I watched those videos over and over again, and fury coursed through me. It felt like a massive stone was crushing my chest and making it hard to breathe.The doctors and nurses at the hospital were just as furious as I was.The doctor who dressed up as Santarina in Ivana's place was the first to speak up for me. With reddened eyes, she shouted into the camera, "Noelle was allergic to dog fur! She was only trying to get away. She was so frail and weak. How could she possibly kick a dog? And besides, she already…"She choked up emotionally and was almost unable to continue speaking."Noelle… Noelle passed away that night! She died! Can't you people have at least a little decency?"She held up her phone with a trembling hand. On the screen, a frail Noelle leaned weakly against her. It was their final photo together.After she spoke out, public opinion online immediately began to shift."My gosh! You people out there, does it feel good to kick someone when they're down?""I can'

Chapter 7

Ivana tried to step forward to stop me, but one look from me froze her in place. Hesitating, she turned to Charles and said, "Charles, if you're innocent, then you have nothing to worry about. This is a society governed by law. He wouldn't dare to do anything illegal."I dragged Charles all the way to his car. It was obvious he knew what I was about to do. He struggled like a madman and shouted, "What are you doing, Jeremiah? If you keep this up, I'll call the police!"I sneered coldly. "Open the trunk."At first, it had only been one of my suspicions. After Charles carried Bubbles into the parking garage, it had disappeared from sight. It was very likely that he had hidden it inside his own car.In the livestream comments, Charles' fans immediately started attacking me verbally."You lunatic! I'm calling the police!""You've gone too far! Stop harassing our prince charming!""What are you trying to do? Even if your child has already passed away, what Charles said was true!

Chapter 8

After recovering from the shock, Charles shouted from behind me, "What kind of man are you? You destroyed your wife's career!"I almost laughed out loud. Not only had I destroyed Ivana's career, but I had also destroyed Charles' dream of marrying a rich woman so that he wouldn't have to work.Charles rushed toward me and tried to grab me, but I sidestepped him calmly and pulled out my tablet from my bag. Then, I played a video.Under the dim lights of the bar, Ivana and Charles held each other tightly, kissing passionately as if no one else existed. Charles' hands even wandered restlessly beneath Ivana's skirt.He had looked smug while provoking me earlier, but he looked panicked now.He suddenly lunged at me and knocked my livestreaming phone to the ground with one hand. No longer bothering to keep up his pretense, he roared hysterically, "Are you insane? Ivana stopped loving you a long time ago! Don't you get it? Ivana and I were each other's first love. We never forgot each

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