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All Chapters of The Ninety-Ninth Spring Goodbye: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

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Chapter 1

It was still pouring when I left the law firm.I carried the box from my desk and went home in a daze.The door was not fully closed. From inside came bursts of laughter from Vivian Grant and Nolan Ash.I looked around.The place was a mess. Clothes were scattered across the floor. The carpet was stained.On the living room TV, the news kept replaying today's scandal at the firm.When Vivian saw me come back, the smile on her face faded."You still have the nerve to come back."Her mocking words reached my ears clearly.Nolan laughed and kissed the corner of Vivian's mouth."Come on. You were together for seven years. Leave him a little dignity."Then he looked up, raised an eyebrow at me, and smiled with deliberate suggestiveness."Vivian's ovulating today. She wanted me badly. You don't mind, right?"Rain dripped from my hair onto the floor.A wave of exhaustion rose in my chest.I did not look at the two naked people on the couch again. I turned and walked toward the

Chapter 2

The next day, I went to the Grant family estate.I placed all eight divorce certificates in front of Mrs. Grant."Mom, Vivian and I got divorced again."Mrs. Grant looked at me with pity in her eyes and let out a long sigh."Vivian wronged you. You two were so happy back then."But this time really is different. I have contacted several doctors, and they all said the chance of recovery is high."Mrs. Grant pushed a business card toward me, hope in her eyes."I'm getting old. All I want is for you two to live well together."Lately, she has remembered quite a few things from the past..."Before she could finish persuading me, I interrupted."But she has never remembered anything about me."I lowered my head and avoided the pity in Mrs. Grant's eyes.The room fell silent until she suddenly spoke again."If you leave, and Vivian remembers you but cannot find you, she will go insane."For the past three years, every time we divorced, Mrs. Grant would say that exact sentence.

Chapter 3

Whether Vivian would come to regret it no longer mattered to me.After I completely gave up on her treatment, the nerves I had kept stretched tight finally loosened a little.After leaving the Grant estate, I was about to ask Vivian to return my passport and ID.All of my documents had been with her these past few years.As soon as I reached a corner by the street, a sharp pain exploded across my forehead.Hot blood gushed from the wound.Dizziness swept over me. Before I even understood what had happened, a group of people grabbed me, pulled me around, and started punching and kicking me."It's him! He's the homewrecker!""Ms. Grant and Nolan Ash are the real couple. He just had to force himself between them.""Disgusting. What a disgrace to the legal profession. He specializes in divorce cases, but he can't even sort out his own family mess."The noise immediately drew the attention of passersby.No one stepped in to help. Instead, they kept filming me with their phones.

Chapter 4

For a month, I tried getting a hold of Vivian.After all, my documents were with her.But she was busy preparing Nolan's birthday and had no time to deal with me at all.It was not until the day before the birthday that she finally came back in a rush.Vivian had forgotten what had happened a month earlier."Tomorrow is Nolan's birthday. He likes a lively crowd, so he wants you to come racing with us."I paused, remembering that Nolan had been a race-car driver before he retired.Asking me to race with them was obviously meant to put me in my place."I'm not going."I refused calmly.Vivian seemed to have expected this. She took my documents out of her bag and waved them in front of me."Haven't you been looking for these? Behave, and I'll give them back."Otherwise..."My gaze darkened. I knew Vivian always meant what she said.I had no choice but to agree.Nolan's racing event was mostly filled with rich second-generation heirs from their circle.When they saw me, the

Chapter 5

Vivian waited outside the operating room for a long time before the lights finally went out and the attending doctor came out.She sprang to her feet, her voice urgent."How is he?"How is he?""He is no longer in life-threatening danger, but he lost too much blood and will need to remain under observation for a few more days."When the doctor said that, Vivian instantly let out a breath of relief.She collapsed onto the floor and only managed to collect herself after a long while.When Nolan had been injured, she had even thought of dying with him.She knew she had lost some memories, but she still remembered.She still remembered Nolan.They had met in college. If Mrs. Grant had not stopped them, perhaps she and Nolan would already have children by now.Vivian took a deep breath. She watched as the doctors wheeled Nolan out, then followed him into the ward.She held his hand tightly in her palm."Nolan, thank God you're safe."After Nolan recovered from anesthesia, he s

Chapter 6

After hanging up, Vivian could not come back to herself for a long time.During the three years she and Julian had broken up and gotten back together, every remarriage had happened because Mrs. Grant persuaded them.This time, even Mrs. Grant had given up.As for Julian, he had really left.Vivian took a deep breath.For the next few days, she stayed at the hospital caring for Nolan as usual.But her mind was never there.While peeling an apple, she slipped, and her thumb started bleeding.She stared at the blood and could not help remembering all the times Julian had been hurt and could not stop bleeding.The doctor had said he had a clotting disorder.Why had she forgotten that?Vivian was startled by the thought that flashed through her mind.Was she supposed to remember that?Nolan noticed her expression."Vivian, what have you been thinking about these days?"Are you thinking about Julian?"As if her thoughts had been exposed, Vivian denied it again and again."Of

Chapter 7

"Ms. Grant, do you remember now?"The doctor's words were thrown behind her. Vivian immediately rushed out of the hospital and told the driver to go to the family estate.She pounded frantically on the door, crying as she called out."Mom, where did Julian go?"I remember now. I remember everything! I have to find him. Please tell me where he is, okay?"She had to find Julian and explain everything.When Mrs. Grant saw Vivian like that, she was furious and heartbroken.Her eyes were red."I don't know."After everything you did, I don't even have the face to ask where he went."Vivian dropped to her knees on the spot.Tears fell one by one onto the floor as she begged."Mom, I was wrong. Please tell me where Julian is."I didn't remember anything back then. I didn't mean to do those things."I love Julian. The only person I love is him."Now that he's gone, what am I supposed to do..."Before Mrs. Grant could speak, Nolan called."Vivian, the doctor says I can be disch

Chapter 8

It was a year later when I finally saw Vivian again.My work overseas required confidentiality, so Vivian would not be able to find me for a while.I had not expected her to recover her memory and seek me out."Julian, I'm sorry."We were so in love. If I hadn't lost my memory, we would never have ended up like this. It was all my fault."Vivian was full of regret. She rambled on, apologizing to me again and again.Looking at her like that almost made me feel as if we had returned to the time when we loved each other.But even so, I no longer had the strength or courage to love her again.I had seen what she was like when she loved Nolan.For Nolan, she could do many things she never would have done before.Even though she knew she was allergic, she would eat the mango pudding Nolan made for her.Even though she was afraid of heights, she would kiss him at the highest point of a Ferris wheel.When I said nothing, Vivian grabbed my arm.She kept begging for my forgiveness a

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