All Chapters of The Missing Season: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

My throat tightened until it hurt.I sat frozen, my body stiff as stone, and forced the words out."Why did you have to tell me today?"Just a few hours ago, at our son Ethan's birthday celebration, she had smiled as she kissed me, saying the happiest thing in her life was having Ethan and me by her side.Nancy Scott let out a quiet sigh."I was actually planning to keep it from you forever."The day I gave birth, I found out you had gotten into a terrible car accident while rushing back to me."Julian and Rory were with me. I realized I wasn’t worried about you at all."My burning eyes blinked.I remembered.That day, I had been lying on an operating table. My broken ribs hurt so badly I could barely breathe. The nurses had called Nancy over and over again, but she never answered. All I could think about was that she was giving birth.Even though I was terrified, I held on with the last bit of strength I had and signed the surgical consent form myself.Her voice was soft,

Chapter 2

"Samuel, who told you to tell my father about Julian?""I didn’t—”Nancy cut me off sharply."Get back to the family estate and calm him down. If you can’t even learn how to be my husband, then don’t expect to raise our son."My hand shook so badly I could barely hold the phone.The moment Ethan was born, my father-in-law had wanted to take him away.Back then, Nancy had seen how devastated I was as I sent people to drive off the bodyguards he had brought."Ethan belongs with Samuel. No one else has the right to raise him."Now, for Julian's sake, she was using Ethan to threaten me.She had already betrayed me. I could not lose Ethan too.After forcing myself to calm down, I left Ethan with the nanny and hurried to the family estate.Inside the family chapel, Julian sat off to one side with Rory in his arms.The moment I stepped inside, my father-in-law slapped me across the face."When Nancy insisted on marrying you, she stood outside the house for three days and three ni

Chapter 3

Cold sweat covered Nancy's forehead from the pain, yet she still forced out a faint smile."Samuel, Julian has never suffered a day in his life. He can’t even survive one lash."You’re different. You’ve made it through a hundred lashes before. You can handle nine."When I didn’t move, her face darkened."If you cannot even help carry your wife's burdens, then you don’t deserve to raise our son."The Scott family stood at the top of high society. The fading Carter family was no match for them.Besides, the Carter family had long since stopped being my support.I staggered back two steps and forced a smile that looked more like a grimace.To keep them from taking Ethan away, I endured another nine lashes. I believed that if I kept giving in, I would eventually earn at least a little kindness. Instead, Nancy officially acknowledged Rory and accepted him into the Scott family.I hated Nancy.I hated that she had stopped loving me and trapped me in a situation with no way out.I

Chapter 4

When I opened my eyes again, Nancy was sitting beside my hospital bed.She looked exhausted.The moment she saw I was awake, irritation flashed across her face. Instead of asking how I was, she started scolding me."Look at yourself! Is this how a gentleman from a wealthy family is supposed to act? You actually fought with a child over a family pendant in front of everyone."A bitter smile tugged at the corner of my mouth.I ignored her.Finding my silence boring, Nancy tossed out a few more icy remarks before leaving.She did not come back for the next two days.On the third day, Julian showed up.He casually spun the family pendant around his finger before tossing it onto my blanket with a mocking grin."You got yourself beaten half to death over a family pendant."What a shame. It still ended up belonging to my son."My fingers stiffened. The numbness inside me vanished instantly."What do you mean?"He burst out laughing."Do you know why I never tried to hurt Ethan

Chapter 5

The helicopter idled on the hospital rooftop, its blades spinning overhead.Instead of being in my hospital room, I was climbing aboard with Mindy Jones supporting me.The uneasiness in Nancy's heart grew stronger.Throwing all dignity aside, she shouted my name at the top of her lungs, "Samuel! Get down here!"If you don't come back right now, I'll never let you see Ethan again!"I only gave her an icy glance before looking away.That child was never mine. She could not threaten me anymore.As the helicopter lifted into the sky, I looked down at the tense expression on the woman's face below.I silently made myself a promise.One day, I would come back.When I did, I would watch her lose everything with my own eyes....Watching me leave without looking back, Nancy was furious.Ever since she became pregnant, I had put my career on hold to take care of her.I had not kept in touch with a single client.She had no idea who could possibly have the power to take me away.

Chapter 6

Nancy's assistant quickly gathered everything they could find on Julian.The farther she read, the more horrified she became.Then she reached the part about Julian secretly switching the IVF embryos behind her back.A cold sweat ran down her spine.She tried to stand, but her legs gave out, and she collapsed back onto the couch.If even the child was not hers and Samuel's, then what was left in the Scott family that Samuel wanted to hold on to?A dull ache spread through her chest, making it hard to breathe. Cold sweat covered her body.The moment she saw Julian walking back from the nursery, she completely lost control. She strode over and slapped him across the face with all her strength."Have you lost your mind? Why did you switch Samuel's and your embryo?"Her forehead bulged with veins, her jaw clenched tight.At that moment, she looked ready to strangle him.The slap landed so hard that blood immediately trickled from the corner of Julian's mouth.His cheek swelled

Chapter 7

Seeing the cold sweat covering my forehead, Mindy immediately decided to transfer me to another hospital for a full examination.Once the pain eased, I finally had enough strength to talk to her.Mindy had been Nancy's and my childhood rival.The three of us grew up together, but we had never gotten along.Everything changed when she was eight years old. She was kidnapped by human traffickers.I remembered the license plate of their vehicle and ran to warn the Jones family.Because of that, the police found her in time and rescued her.After that, our relationship gradually improved.Not long afterward, however, the Jones family's business moved to Avalon City, and the entire family relocated.At first, Mindy and I stayed in touch.Then, my father died.My mother brought my stepfather into the Carter family as her husband.Life became increasingly difficult for me.I depended heavily on Nancy. Little by little, I lost contact with Mindy.The accident brought us back tog

Chapter 8

I had blocked Nancy's number a long time ago.Since she could not find me, I went to find her instead.By then, her scandalous personal life had severely damaged the Scott Group. The board had removed her from her position.When I saw her again, she looked like a completely different person. The woman who had once been flawless down to every strand of hair then looked worn out and haggard.The moment she saw me, her eyes lit up."Samuel, you're finally back."Where have you been all this time? Why did it take you so long to come home?"The smell of alcohol clung to her, wrapping her in an air of defeat.She stepped forward to hug me. I dodged her without hesitation."Where I've been has nothing to do with you."I came back for one reason: to divorce you.""Divorce?" Nancy stared at me blankly. Then she rushed forward and wrapped her arms tightly around me."I'm not getting divorced."Samuel, I know I was wrong. Do you know how I've lived these past few months? I missed you

Chapter 9

Nancy accepted the divorce papers with trembling hands."Samuel..."Is there really no way for us to go back to how we were?"Going back?The Nancy I used to know had been so, so good to me.When my stepfather and Julian made my life a living hell, she had been the hero who pulled me out of the darkness. When I had just started high school, my stepfather looked for every excuse to force me to drop out.He was terrified that I would become more successful than Julian.When I was burning with a high fever, he even hid the ibuprofen so I could not take it.Just when I thought I was going to die from the fever, Nancy marched into my house and took me home with her. She ignored everyone's objections and paid for my education.Without her, I probably would have died at my stepfather's hands sooner or later.Not only that, she took care of me for three whole years.I once asked her, "I have nothing."What if I can never repay everything you've done for me?"The teenage Nancy gent

Chapter 10

After I left, I wanted nothing more to do with Nancy.However, she refused to disappear from my life. She somehow found my new address and bought the house next door.Every time I stepped outside, I ran into her.Eventually, I had had enough.After discussing it with Mindy, I decided to move the company's operations to Avalon City.At last, Nancy disappeared from my life.Three years later, my company had firmly established itself in Avalon City.That was also the year I proposed to Mindy.We held a beautiful wedding.Although I no longer had any family of my own, I had loyal business partners.Mindy and I also shared many close friends.After the ceremony, someone handed me a gift.Inside was a check and a letter.After reading it, I realized it was compensation from Nancy. I accepted it without hesitation.She owed me far more than money. I had every right to take that check.A year later, Mindy gave birth to our daughter. Ever since becoming a mother, she had smiled e

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