All Chapters of Love Gone Before the Storm: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

Adrian's friend rushed over, panic written all over his face as he pulled me aside."How does a mistress who can't even be seen in public dare come here? Aren't you afraid Adrian will find out and cut you and the kid off financially?"When he saw me silently staring at the phone in my hand, he seemed to realize something.He clapped a hand over his own mouth, and when he spoke again, his voice was filled with shock."Wait... you really didn't know anything?"The second he said it, Adrian's brother looked even more flustered."Uh, I was just talking nonsense. I've got something to do. I'm leaving."As I watched him hurry away, my daughter tugged at my hand and tilted her face up in confusion."Mommy, what's a mistress who can't be seen in public?"I gave a wry smile and said softly, "Probably me."Maybe because this was the first time I hadn't replied to Adrian right away, the phone in front of me suddenly rang.It was him.The other end was noisy. I could faintly hear peopl

Chapter 2

At the sight before me, I froze.Tilly was already five years old.In my memory, Adrian had never once held her.Not long after Tilly was born, she had a high fever and cried nonstop. The doctor said a father's embrace might help calm the baby down.At that point, Tilly had been crying for three days without sleeping.Even then, Adrian had only sat off to the side, head lowered, playing on his phone. He had said just one thing."I don't like children."Looking now at the love all over his face, I finally understood.It wasn't that he didn't like children.He just didn't like my child.A scolding voice not far away snapped me back to my senses. I turned to my side and realized my daughter was gone.I looked up instinctively.Tilly was standing in front of Adrian, looking up at him and calling him Daddy again and again, her little face full of hope."Daddy, look. I made this for you myself."But the next second, Adrian stared blankly at the little girl in front of him and f

Chapter 3

I clenched my fists and turned to the man standing beside Willa, asking softly, "Adrian, is that true?"Before Adrian could answer, my daughter suddenly broke free from my hand and snatched the marriage license from my pocket.Tilly ran forward, grabbed Adrian's hand, and choked out, "Daddy, didn't you already marry Mommy? Why did you have a baby with someone else? Did Tilly make Daddy angry somehow?"Daddy, look. This is your marriage license with Mommy. Mommy always keeps it close in her pocket."Willa stepped forward and grabbed the license from my daughter despite her struggling. She flipped it open.The next second, Willa held it up and waved it at me, her voice full of mockery."Maya, you're really shameless."This marriage license is obviously fake. How long are you going to keep lying to yourself? Look. It doesn't even have an official seal."Then Willa pulled another marriage license from her pocket and handed it to me with a smile."Here. Let me show you what a real

Chapter 4

After hanging up, I stared blankly at the messages constantly popping up on my phone.They were all from Adrian.The first was an address."I'm busy lately. You and Tilly should go back to the rental for now.""Starting tomorrow, bring three meals a day to the office. I'm still used to eating your cooking.""Also, the day after tomorrow is Willa's birthday. As her sister, remember to prepare a gift for her."The instant I saw those messages, a nameless fury surged up inside me and rushed straight to my head.Even now, Adrian hadn't offered me the slightest explanation. He only continued ordering me around like always.He had even forgotten that today was Tilly's birthday.With trembling fingers, I typed slowly."Adrian, do you remember what day today is?"There was no response.Perhaps I was too exhausted. In a daze, I fell asleep like that.Early the next morning, when I woke groggily, Tilly was sitting on the bed holding my phone, smiling excitedly at me."Mommy, Daddy

Chapter 5

I hadn't expected my trust to be trampled by him so casually, or turned into a weapon he and someone else would use to frame me.I opened my mouth to speak, but the phone in my pocket rang the next second.It was my friend.She said Tilly was missing.I couldn't care about anything else. I got up and rushed out, but Adrian stepped forward and grabbed me from behind."Maya, you owe Willa an apology.""Adrian, your child is missing!"I roared at the man in front of me with bloodshot eyes. The next second, panic flashed across Adrian's face."Dylan? What happened to Dylan?"Willa stood up, took his hand, and comforted him softly."Dylan's fine. The nanny just told me he's asleep at home."Adrian immediately let out a breath, and his whole expression relaxed.Watching the man's attitude change so dramatically, I clenched my fists hard and ran outside, leaving only one sentence behind."Adrian, you don't deserve to be a father!"The moment I ran out of the company, I saw Tilly

Chapter 6

The moment I finished speaking, the rain came pouring down.Adrian stood in the storm, suddenly seized by a terrible panic.The night he learned Maya was pregnant had been a stormy night too.But at that time, Maya was far overseas, and the company was going through a massive upheaval. He only remembered his mood becoming awful, terribly awful.He started finding fault with everything. He got sick often. He even began thinking about breaking up with Maya.That was when Willa appeared in front of him.That day, he had just had a huge fight with Maya because she hadn't replied to his message right away.The call had barely ended when Willa appeared.After the night he spent with Willa, he began to hate the child in Maya's belly. He even thought about asking her to abort it.But every time he wanted to bring it up, he would get a call from Maya. On the phone, Maya would talk about the baby with a face full of expectation.In the end, he never managed to tell her to get rid of th

Chapter 7

"Adrian and I need to talk. Step out for a while."Willa opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, Adrian spoke first."Willa, Maya likes nuts. We're out. Go buy some."As he said that, Adrian's gaze stayed on me the entire time.Willa froze. The next second, she grabbed her coat and walked out.For a while, only Adrian and I were left in the villa.Adrian stepped forward, reaching out like he had countless times before, wanting to pull me into his arms."Honey..."The smell of women's perfume coming off him made me sick for no reason. I instinctively pushed him away and backed up several steps.Only after I was sure I had kept a safe distance did I speak softly."The decor in this villa looks familiar. Do you remember? That year, in our rental apartment, you and I talked about the big villa we'd live in one day. We designed it together."I didn't expect you to actually remember."I laughed quietly to myself."Seven years ago, you quit your job and prepared to s

Chapter 8

She stepped forward, grabbed my collar, and threatened me."What? Do you want to go back to the psychiatric hospital?"The psychiatric hospital felt so far away now.Memories were yanked back into my mind.I had once been happy.Until Willa and her mother appeared.That day, I was sitting at home eating dinner with my parents when someone suddenly knocked on the door.It was late at night, and rain poured outside.I ran to open the door, and Willa and her mother walked in. They knelt in front of us.Willa's mother pressed a knife to her own throat and sobbed, "I don't want anything. I only hope you'll let Willa stay."And the one who stayed that day was not only Willa.Willa's mother stayed too.From that day on, my parents, who had never fought in my memory, began arguing constantly. Our home turned chaotic.Half a month later, I came home from school holding the prize I had won for first place and ran into my mother's room.Then I saw the scene I would never forget for

Chapter 9

"I've thought it through. From the beginning to the end, the only person I loved was you."I'll divorce Willa right away. Can we get back together now? Can we have another baby?"Now that you're back, let's go back to how we were before, all right?"As he spoke, the man reached forward, hugged my leg, and looked up at me with eyes full of expectation.A storm was coming.I crouched down and, under his hopeful gaze, spoke softly."Adrian, I already told you. I hate you."After leaving the cemetery, I went home and began organizing the evidence I had collected.All these years, I had been gathering evidence about my mother's death and my being sent to the psychiatric hospital.Now, it was time to make everything public.But before I could even publish the evidence online, a piece of news about Liddell Group climbed onto the trending lists late that night.Adrian had posted an article.In the article, Adrian admitted that he had stolen my core HyperSense Robot technology and r

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