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All Chapters of My Missing Husband: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

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Chapter 1

I had just hung up the phone when I ran straight into Jeff Winger as he walked out of the bar.Seeing me, he froze for a moment, then shook his head helplessly."I've already told you many times, stop coming to find me. I really am not your husband."A trace of pity appeared on his friend's face, and he advised me, "Hazel, you don't look like you've slept well for several days. Go back and rest first."I shook off his hand and looked at Jeff."It's not several days; it's three years."From the day you went missing, I haven't slept a full night. I was called a jinx, blamed as the culprit who caused your death."Devastated, my mind was hazy, and I fell down the stairs. Even the baby wasn't saved."For these past three years, I searched the whole country, tortured by self-blame and guilt. In the end..."I looked at the plain band worn on his ring finger."In the end, my newlywed husband tells me that he fell in love with another woman."Listening to my slightly trembling voice,

Chapter 2

Lydia was my mother-in-law's name. Hearing that she had a heart attack, I couldn't even hold the steering wheel steady.My father-in-law, Daniel, who was always calm and steady, now had a hint of a sob in his voice."I don't know if Lydia will make it through this time. I'm afraid she won't even get to see her son before she leaves."My heart sank, and I quickly turned the steering wheel around."Daniel, don't worry. I will go find him right now."The moment he opened the door and saw it was me, Jeff’s face turned cold.I shoved the phone into his hand, not caring about anything else."Your mother's had a heart attack, and she just wants to see you one last time. Are you still going to pretend, even at a time like this?"Hearing that his own mother was in trouble, Jeff’s expression changed drastically.He gripped the phone tightly, but just as he connected a video call, a finger with acrylics hung up the call.Nora looked at me with an attitude and slammed the phone right int

Chapter 3

Once, Jeff and I were also expecting a baby.A week before our honeymoon, I found out I was pregnant, and the entire family was overjoyed.However, while I was eagerly anticipating the arrival of the fruit of our love, he was busy plotting how to fake his death and fly away with his mistress.Even though I was carrying his own flesh and blood in my belly, it didn't cause him to waver even half a bit!If he truly didn't love me, he could have just refused this marriage.Why did he have to pretend to love me, only to deceive me until I was broken?The hard shells of the wedding candies dug into my palm, and the smug smile on Nora's face was the greatest mockery toward me.I knew clear as day that Jeff was doing this to solidify his relationship with Nora before returning to the Wingers.That way, he would have a completely justifiable reason to bring Nora back to the Wingers in the future.Meeting my gaze, Jeff did not look guilty at all."If you have time, come."I stayed sil

Chapter 4

"He obviously is!"I stared straight at Nora."Didn't you insist he wasn't just a moment ago? Why the sudden change of heart? Did you catch amnesia too?"Nora was instantly at a loss for words.I knew exactly what she was after. She wanted to climb the social ladder through Jeff.If Jeff couldn't restore his identity, she'd be even more anxious than he was.However, they had already talked themselves into a corner.Nora had cursed me as a mistress in public too many times. Though she must've enjoyed calling me that, she had now dug her own grave.Amid the whispers from the crowd, Randall stood up abruptly and pointed at me."He is Jeff! Hazel, I know you're angry about him being with Nora, but you can't just deny who he is!"His parents have been searching for three years. Are you really going to let them bury their own son just for your own selfish reasons?"Every eye in the room fell on me, accompanied by insults that I was a vicious and heartless woman.Randall shook his

Chapter 5

The moment those words were spoken, everyone present stopped in their tracks.Jeff was stunned for a moment before he finally reacted."Dad, what are you talking about? I am your son, Jeff!"He hurriedly pulled up his clothes to show Daniel the scars and moles on his hands."Dad, this is from when I smashed the homeroom teacher's car as a kid, and you smacked me. The mark is still here!"And right here, I've had two red moles here since I was a child. Only our family knows about this."Jeff eagerly tried to prove it, then suddenly seemed to think of something and glared aggressively at me."Did Hazel say something to you to make you misunderstand me?!"If it comes down to it, let's go do a paternity test to prove whether I am your biological son!"However, Daniel remained completely unmoved.Lydia looked at the scars on his body, a flash of pain and disappointment crossing her eyes."Didn't you say you had amnesia? So how is it you remember everything so perfectly clearly no

Chapter 6

I couldn't stop snickering.Because it wasn't about what I said, but about what he had done.Previously, when Lydia was gravely ill, she wanted to reunite with him.And the result? Just because of a few words from Nora, he could be so cold-blooded and heartless that he refused to go back no matter what.Even though that might have been the last time he ever saw his mother.Originally, Daniel and Lydia still held a shred of hope for him.He was their flesh and blood after all.Even if he lied and faked his death back then, it wasn't something that they couldn't forgive.However, they never expected him to not only abandon his newlywed wife for a mistress, but also abandon his family.Right after I had hung up the phone back then, I confessed everything to Daniel and Lydia.From that very moment, they gave up all hope.They had witnessed my loyalty and care toward them over these past three years.One was a daughter-in-law who devoted her entire heart to being filial and trea

Chapter 7

Jeff stiffened all at once, his gaze subconsciously averting."I... I hadn't recovered my memories at that time.""Memories?"Lydia shook her head in disappointment."What do you mean by 'recovered your memories'? You are still lying to people!"You obviously never lost your memory. Just to let Nora in through the door, you actually lied to your own parents!"Jeff’s eyes flickered."Dad, Mom, I really did lose my memory. Don't listen to Hazel's nonsense. She just wants to sow discord in our relationship."Lydia said coldly, "You are still making excuses! You said you only met Nora after you lost your memory."But I looked into everything clearly long ago. Before you and Hazel even got married, you hooked up with this woman."The two of you have been acting together the entire time. Just to be together, you actually abandoned your family and put on a fake death act. Talk about true love!"The moment these words came out, the looks of the surrounding crowd, who had previously

Chapter 8

Jeff's hand trembled as he took the contract. After reading the contents, his face instantly turned pale.His lips quivered as he checked it over and over again, finally realizing that his father was not joking.He was truly going to kick him out of the Wingers!It was only at this very moment that Jeff completely snapped out of his delusion.His gaze scanned the room before finally landing on Daniel, and he spoke in a submissive voice, "Dad, if you don't like Nora, I can just give her a sum of money and send her away. Why must we ruin our father-son relationship over her?"Nora's eyes widened as if she had never expected Jeff could actually utter such words.He had abandoned his newlywed wife and his elderly parents for her.Yet in the end, he would also abandon her for wealth and status!Looking at Nora's bloodshot, disbelieving eyes, Jeff hesitated.Catching the heartache in his gaze, I knew that the moment he restored his identity as the heir of the Wingers, he would event

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