All Chapters of The Words You Forgot: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

After sending the message, I dug an old, yellowed notebook out of my desk drawer.Cassian had written it himself five years ago, back when he proposed to me."20 Things I Must Do to Marry Sienna" was the title."Firstly, Sienna has night blindness. Whenever we're out at night, I have to hold her hand tightly and never let go.""Secondly, Sienna has always struggled with insecurity. Once we get married, there can never be another woman in my life.""Thirdly, I must never make Sienna cry. If I do, I'll walk away with nothing and never be able to turn my life around again."… How had everything changed in just five short years?The next morning, I picked up the divorce agreement from the law firm.The moment I opened the front door, I found Celine standing inside. She was wearing my silk robe, with my fuzzy slippers on her feet. "You're back, Sienna."My fingers jerked, and I instinctively tightened my grip on the documents in my hand."I'm sorry, Sienna. I should've told you

The morgue was bitterly cold.With trembling hands, I lifted the thin, white sheet.My mom lay there in silence, her face twisted grotesquely from the agony of suffocation. Yet, her stiff fingers were still clenched tightly around a man's sweater.Dark red blood had soaked through large patches of the fabric. It was the blood she'd coughed up in her final moments.Cassian's 30th birthday was next week.Wearing her reading glasses, my mom had stayed up late knitting him a sweater, smiling gently as she worked."Cassian has more money than he knows what to do with. He doesn't need a thing. The least I can do is knit him a sweater myself. At least it'll be a little something from the heart."I stared at the blood, my throat feeling as though I'd swallowed razor blades. Not a sound would come out.…After signing the paperwork, I wandered down the hallway like a ghost.Coming toward me, Cassian was carefully guiding Celine through the crowd. His large hand was wrapped around her

My mom had suffered a severe heart attack.She had to take a specific medication almost every week just to stay alive. Cassian had pulled strings to have it brought over from abroad, and it was the kind of medication people couldn't buy no matter how much money they had.For my mom's sake, I swallowed every grievance and endured everything in silence.But not long ago, an upperclassman I knew abroad helped me find a reliable source for the medication. I would've been able to get my hands on it in another month.So, this time, when Cassian once again abandoned me at the most dangerous, helpless moment of my life because of a phone call from Celine, I finally snapped and asked him for a divorce.I thought my mom could hold on a little longer, even if it was only for another month or so. Once I got the medication, there would still be time.But I never imagined it would become the final straw that cost my mom her life.She never complained about anything, but she was my mom. She kn

The moment Cassian saw me, his bloodshot eyes suddenly lit up.He rushed to my bedside in a few quick strides and grabbed my hand. Tears spilled uncontrollably from his eyes."Thank God, Sienna. You're finally awake. I'm sorry, this is all my fault. I didn't know you were pregnant, and I truly didn't know your mom had died."I stared at him numbly. Slowly, I pulled my hand from his grasp. "Go away. I don't want to see you.""Sienna!"He frantically reached for my hand again, his voice full of desperate pleading."Won't you give me even one chance? What happened to your mom was just an accident. I really thought you were only mad at me! If I'd known things would end this badly, I never would've done it. If you need to take your anger out on me, then hit me, yell at me, but please don't throw me out, okay? I don't want a divorce!"As he spoke, he suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself across the face again and again. The sharp smacks echoed through the hospital room.People

After a proper investigation and thorough verification of the evidence, the police determined that my mom's sudden death was directly linked to the video Celine had shown her.Celine was punished for it.But as the investigation continued, the police unexpectedly uncovered even more evidence of crimes she had kept hidden.For a long time, she had moved among multiple wealthy businessmen, using her looks and persuasive skills to take part in a massive financial crime.The amount of money involved was staggering.In the end, she was taken into custody again and convicted on multiple charges. Her combined sentence was expected to be around ten years.Cassian, though he had never directly broken the law, was also subjected to fierce public condemnation because his negligence had indirectly led to my mom's death.…On the day of the trial, Julian and I sat tightly embracing each other in the gallery.Every word the judge spoke felt like a hammer pounding against my heart.When the