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All Chapters of Unlearning You: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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Chapter 1

The painless abortion did not hurt at all.The moment the anesthetic took effect and I was laid on the operating table, exhaustion pulled me under. Within seconds, I slipped into a heavy, dreamless sleep.Just before consciousness faded completely, I heard the doctor sigh."She looks so glamorous on the surface, but she's actually pitiful."A nurse let out a dismissive laugh."Pitiful? What's there to pity? The person who isn't loved in a marriage is the real mistress. Annie stole Lilian's love. She's getting exactly what she deserves."Deserves it?Maybe I did.After all, what had happened the night before was no longer a secret.By now, everyone in Liberty City knew.Everyone knew that I, Annie, was the wife Raymond Lowe had never truly loved.Everyone knew I was the obstacle standing between Raymond and Lilian Smith's great love story.Last night, Raymond had made sure no one would ever forget it.In front of an entire ballroom filled with Liberty City's elite, he humil

Chapter 2

Lilian's apology sounded sincere. Her expression was earnest, her voice perfectly pitched for everyone nearby to hear.If someone had walked in at that moment, they probably would have thought she was the victim.Then everything changed.She took a small step closer, as though trying to make peace between us.Her shoulder brushed mine and in a voice so low that only I could hear it, she whispered, "I'm pregnant too." My entire body went still.A slow smile appeared on her lips. "Annie, you know how Raymond feels about me."She paused deliberately. "There's only one ending for the child you're carrying."A chill crawled down my spine, then came the final blow."That child will die."The words had barely left her mouth before my hand moved.…Smack!The crack of the slap echoed through the ballroom.I did not hold back.Every ounce of anger, humiliation and fear exploded in that single strike.Of course, I knew exactly what Lilian was doing.She had not come there by ac

Chapter 3

[Annie, doesn't this hurt to watch? You've followed him without complaint for five years. Has he ever done a single thing just to make you happy? No, right?]I stared at the words. For a long moment, I could not move.Because she was right.A sharp pain tore through my chest. It felt as though someone had reached inside and twisted a knife. I pressed a trembling hand against my heart and struggled to breathe.When no reply came from me, Lilian sent another message.[My baby and yours were conceived on the same day.]A second later, another line appeared.[Actually, mine came first by two hours.]The cruelty behind her words was no longer hidden.She wanted me to see it clearly. To imagine every detail. To understand, once and for all, exactly what role I had played in Raymond's life for the past five years.My child had been conceived on Valentine's Day.The memory of that night came rushing back with painful clarity.Raymond had disappeared without a word, leaving me alone

Chapter 4

I had done everything a wife was supposed to do and, to be fair, Raymond had done what was expected of a husband.He provided, offered protection when it was needed, and never failed to play his part in public.On paper, our marriage looked perfectly respectable.For five years, there was only one thing missing. He never loved me.The tragedy was that I had loved him enough for both of us.From the day I learned Raymond was my fiancé, my world had quietly begun revolving around him. Every decision I made, every plan I formed, and every hope I carried for the future somehow included him.Somewhere along the way, everything became about Raymond.Even after I realized he had never truly forgotten Lilian, I stayed. I stayed through the lingering looks, the late-night phone calls, the endless excuses, and the growing distance between us that no amount of effort could bridge.Because I loved him.Because a part of me stubbornly believed that sincerity could accomplish anything, I co

Chapter 5

The truth was, that was not how I usually reacted.Every time before this, I would stay angry for days. I would refuse to answer Raymond's calls, refuse to speak to him and refuse to forgive him until he made some effort to make things right.Offering to apologize?That was completely out of character for me, especially because this time should have hurt the most.The first three times Raymond stood me up, only three people knew what had happened.Lilian.Raymond.Me.No one else had witnessed the disappointment, no one else had seen me sitting alone, waiting for someone who never came.However, our anniversary banquet had been different. That humiliation happened in front of an entire ballroom.I had been abandoned publicly, embarrassed publicly, then mocked publicly by millions of strangers online.By all rights, I should have been furious. I should have been making his life difficult, not calmly offering to apologize.Raymond stared at me for a long moment, his eyes sear

Chapter 6

"I've neglected you lately. I told you I'd make it up to you. After your prenatal checkup today, let's take a vacation together.""No thanks."I cut him off before he could continue."You're busy. There's no need to waste your time on me."Then I added quietly, "And honestly, I have no interest in going on a vacation with you."For a moment, surprise flashed across Raymond's face, quickly followed by disbelief and then unmistakable embarrassment.I had never turned him down so directly before.Not once."What exactly is your problem, Annie? The doctor said you haven't gone to a single prenatal appointment. Aren't you worried about the baby?"I'm telling you right now. You're going for a checkup today and I'll go with you."We're leaving now."I looked at him for a long moment.Then nodded."Fine. If that'll make you happy."The truth could not remain hidden forever. Part of me wanted to see his reaction when he finally learned our child was gone.Since he insisted on com

Chapter 7

So, in the end, I was the only person left in this world who remembered my father.At his funeral, I was probably the only mourner.I did not publish an obituary nor did I not notify distant relatives. I certainly did not tell Raymond that my father had passed away.There seemed to be no point in that.For years, my father had existed quietly on the edge of everyone's lives.Eventually, even his absence became invisible.I spent several peaceful hours at the funeral home.There was no crowd, no flowers sent by business associates, and no endless stream of condolences. There was only my father, myself, and the silence that had accompanied us for the past ten years.It was a simple farewell ceremony.A final goodbye.Then, I watched as his body disappeared behind the crematorium doors.Hours later, I carried his ashes to the cemetery myself.My mother had been waiting there for ten years, and now they could finally be together again.After placing his urn beside my mother's

Chapter 8

How ridiculous.So, Raymond actually remembered that we had a child together.For years, I had assumed the only baby he truly cared about was the one growing inside Lilian.The desperation in his eyes caught me completely off guard.For one brief moment, a question surfaced in my mind. Had he actually looked forward to our child? The thought disappeared almost as quickly as it came.Impossible.If he had cared even a little, he never would have treated me the way he did throughout my pregnancy. He never would have missed every appointment, never would have left me alone again and again, never would have spent more time worrying about Lilian's baby than his own.His fingers tightened around my throat, sending a sharp pain through my neck.Instinctively, I clawed at his hand, desperately trying to force him to let go as breathing became more and more difficult.For one terrifying moment, I genuinely thought Raymond might kill me.The irony was almost laughable.This was a chil

Chapter 9

I stared at Lilian's messages over and over again, rereading every word.Lilian was not the type to say things without a reason.Did that mean there had been something suspicious about my father's accident all those years ago?The more I thought about it, the more pieces seemed to fall into place.At the time, my father had been running the Smith Group. My uncle had been forced to step aside despite his resentment because he simply could not compete with my father. The shareholders trusted my father and had little confidence in my uncle.Then, one day, while driving to a meeting, my father was hit by a cement truck.Even back then, I had struggled to believe it was an accident.However, my grandparents had insisted otherwise. There was no evidence, no witnesses and no way to prove foul play.As such, the matter was buried, and my father spent the next ten years on a hospital bed.After he fell into a vegetative state, control of the Smith Group passed directly to my uncle.I

Chapter 10

Because I had unrestricted access to Raymond's money, I used it to hire a private investigator to look into Lilian.What he uncovered shocked me.Lilian had never been pregnant.The fragile health, the pregnancy scare, the constant concern she demanded from everyone around her — it had all been an act. From the very beginning, the pregnancy had been nothing more than a lie designed to drive a wedge between Raymond and me.The most ridiculous part was that Raymond had believed every word without question.Lilian had manipulated him effortlessly and he had never once suspected a thing.The investigator uncovered something else as well.He managed to track down the cement truck driver responsible for my father's accident.I never learned exactly how he got the man to talk, but eventually the driver confessed.The accident had not been an accident at all.Someone had paid him a substantial amount of money to make it happen.Although he did not know who had hired him, he remember

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