All Chapters of His Wife by Contract, His Regret by Choice : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Jennifer's POVI sat quietly inside one of the consultation rooms of Vance Private Hospital, my hands resting nervously on my lap. Everything around me reflected a level of excellence I had never experienced before. Several specialists sat around the conference table, each with my medical records spread out before them. They weren't just ordinary doctors—they were some of the world's leading experts, people who had flown in from different countries overnight. The attending physician finally closed the thick medical file in front of him before looking at me with a reassuring smile."Miss Vance," he began gently, "we've completed every examination and compared your previous medical records with the results from our own testing."My heart unconsciously tightened.He continued, his tone calm and professional."The final diagnosis confirms that your condition is far more complex than the previous hospital believed. While you do have retroperitoneal malignant sarcoma, the immediate dange

Damian's POVThree years had passed.During those three years, I never stopped regretting what had happened.I had used every resource available within the Sterling Group to verify Jennifer's death certificate again and again. I hired different investigators, contacted different agencies, and ordered countless background checks, hoping that somewhere, someone had made a mistake. Every investigation reached the same conclusion. Every report placed on my desk confirmed the same unbearable truth. The hospital records were genuine. The death certificate was authentic. Jennifer Sterling died three years ago.I should have accepted it and stopped searching. But every time another report arrived, I still opened it with the same impossible hope.Maybe she was still alive.I knew it was irrational and every piece of evidence pointed to the same conclusion yet a small part of me refused to believe that Jennifer had truly disappeared from this world forever.At the same time, Vivian's true pers

Julie's POVThe makeup artist stepped back with a satisfied smile as she set down her brush."Miss Vance," she said warmly, "everything is ready. You can open your eyes now."I slowly opened my eyes.The woman staring back at me from the mirror almost didn't feel familiar. I simply looked at my own reflection in silence for several seconds.Over the past three years, my life had changed so completely that even I was surprised by the person I had become. The timid, pale woman who had once hidden behind everyone else was gone. In her place sat a confident, elegant woman whose eyes no longer carried fear, but quiet strength.I smiled faintly at my reflection, hardly believing that this was the same Jennifer Sterling who had once spent her days begging for love from people who had never intended to give it."You look absolutely beautiful, Miss Vance." The makeup artist smiled proudly.I returned the smile politely."Thank you," I said softly. "You've done an amazing job."The makeup artist

Damian's POV"Damian?" Vivian's voice pulled me back to reality. She looked at me with a puzzled expression. "What are you looking at?""Nothing." I slowly withdrew my gaze from the crowd and shook my head. "I just thought I saw someone I knew.""Who?" Vivian frowned slightly."Jen..jennifer." I hesitated before answering. Vivian's expression stiffened before she smiled helplessly."I must have mistaken someone else." I said."Jennifer has been gone for three years. There's no way that could have been her." She added."I know." I forced myself to look away from the crowd.The security guards still refused to let us in without an invitation."I'm sorry, Mr. Sterling," one of them said politely. "Without your invitation, we cannot allow either of you to enter." Knowing there was no point arguing further, I took out my phone and called the villa."Have someone check my study immediately," I instructed. "The invitation was left behind. Tell the driver to bring it here as quickly as possib

Julie's POVShe turned to the security guards with complete confidence, as though there wasn't the slightest chance they would refuse her."Weren't you stopping people at the entrance because they didn't have invitations?" she demanded loudly. "Damien and I were left standing outside for nearly half an hour because you insisted on checking every invitation. You wouldn't even let us step through the doors until you had verified everything. Yet somehow this woman managed to sneak in without anyone noticing."She pointed at me again, her expression filled with contempt."I don't know how she got inside, but she's clearly here to cause trouble. This is the Vance family's banquet, not some public event where anyone can walk in. Stop standing there and do your jobs. Remove her from this banquet immediately." Vivian kept screaming and I couldn't help but feel like laughing at the situation. She was a spoiled brat like always.The security guards instinctively followed Vivian's gaze toward