All Chapters of A Memo from My Eighteen-Year-Old Self: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

The moment I tapped Send, the screen froze.Then a new message appeared.“Linda at Eighteen: Who are you? Michael just gave me an engagement ring.”My eyes widened.My heart gave a violent lurch.This cloud journal’s servers hadn’t even existed ten years ago.How could my eighteen-year-old self be replying to me in real time?Before I could figure out what was happening, the bedroom door flew open.The sharp stench of cheap perfume filled the room.Michael walked in with his arm around his intern, Chloe Spencer.She was wearing my silk nightgown.Leaning against his chest, she stared at my feet.“Michael, Linda’s feet look terrifying.”Michael frowned in disgust.“Then don’t look. You’ll lose your appetite.”I gripped the old tablet tightly.“This is my room.”Michael scoffed.“This entire villa belongs to me. So do you.“If you don’t like it, get out.”I pointed at the pregnancy test lying on the floor, its two red lines clearly visible.“Clean up your trash.”Ch

Chapter 2

Michael’s expression changed instantly.He lifted his foot and kicked my wheelchair with all his strength.The chair tipped backward, throwing me hard onto the marble floor.The old tablet slipped from my hand and skidded beneath the bed.My legs twisted at a sickening angle.Pain tore through me.Michael bent down and scooped Chloe into his arms. Then he turned and glared at me with murder in his eyes.“Linda, if anything happens to my child, I’ll kill you!”He started toward the door with Chloe in his arms.“Wait.”Chloe tugged at his shirt.“Michael, I want Linda’s ballet shoes.“The custom-made pair covered in diamonds. The ones in the glass case.”My head began to ring.I’d received those shoes after winning the national championship when I was eighteen.They were the last shred of dignity I had left in this ruined life.Michael nodded without hesitation.“Take them. It’s not like a cripple like her can wear them anymore.”“No!”I screamed until my voice turned

Chapter 3

The words on the screen were impossible to miss.Michael let out a cold laugh.“What kind of crazy stunt are you pulling now, Linda?“You made a fake account so you could pretend to be your eighteen-year-old self and send messages to yourself?“Do you really think this pathetic little role-playing game will get my attention?”He shoved my head aside.Then his shoe slammed into the edge of the old tablet.It skidded across the floor and struck the corner of the wall. Several jagged white cracks spread across the screen.“I’m not pretending.“That really is me from ten years ago.”I gritted my teeth, struggling to explain through the excruciating pain in my foot.Clutching her stomach, Chloe leaned against Michael’s back and whined, “Michael, do you think there’s something wrong with Linda’s mind?“She’s even making up ridiculous stories about talking to herself through time.“Poor thing. Being crippled wasn’t enough. Now she’s lost her mind too.”The disgust in Michael’s e

Chapter 4

It was a voice memo I’d recorded on my eighteenth birthday ten years ago.My younger self’s bright voice echoed through the enormous master bedroom.Michael’s expression froze.He spun around and stared at the tablet’s cracked screen.A recording from ten years ago couldn’t possibly have appeared in a modern cloud backup.Not unless the tablet was really syncing with the past in real time.“Where did you get that fake recording?”Michael strode over and stomped on the tablet.The screen shattered completely.He pointed at me viciously.“Linda, you’re completely insane!“You think pulling this disgusting stunt will make me feel guilty?“Let me tell you something. It’s perfectly normal for a man to have a little fun on the side.”Chloe immediately chimed in.“Exactly, Linda. Who still plays the pathetic, devoted wife these days?“You can’t have children, and you’re crippled. Why are you still clinging to your position as Mrs. Grant?”“Chloe can give me a son. What can you

Chapter 5

The bedroom door burst open with a deafening crash.Michael charged into the room, his eyes bloodshot.He was clutching his phone so tightly that his knuckles had turned white. The call was still connected.“Linda, what the hell did you do?”He grabbed me by the hair and dragged me up from the glass-covered floor.Agony ripped through my scalp.“Why did five billion dollars suddenly disappear from the company’s accounts?“The bank just called and said that the angel investment from ten years ago never existed!”Looking at the panic and fury on his face, I felt a rush of satisfaction.The past had really changed.I’d cut off the future he was supposed to have.“Are you scared, Michael?“You brought this on yourself.”I spat a mouthful of blood onto his expensive custom-made suit.His face twisted in disgust as he flung me aside.My body slammed into the corner of the wall.Cold sweat poured down my face from the pain, but I gritted my teeth and refused to make a sound.

Chapter 6

The blue light stabbed into everyone’s eyes.I instinctively squeezed mine shut.When I opened them again, a holographic countdown was floating in the air.“Progress: 10%. Physical reality is being reconstructed.”Michael’s million-dollar bespoke suit began fading and thinning before our eyes.The fabric unraveled thread by thread.Within seconds, it had turned into a cheap thirty-dollar polyester shirt.The enormous diamond necklace around Chloe’s neck transformed into a string of plastic beads.It hit the floor with a clatter and broke into several pieces.“Ah! What happened to my designer dress? Why is it falling apart?”Chloe screamed and desperately covered her exposed chest.Michael stared in disbelief at his bare wrist.His multimillion-dollar Patek Philippe had vanished.“What the hell? Where’s my watch? Where’s my limited-edition watch?”That wasn’t all.The walls of the thirty-thousand-square-foot mansion began peeling away in huge chunks.The expensive leathe

Chapter 7

The blue screen floating in the air began flickering violently.“Progress: 100%. Memories from the parallel timeline have fully replaced the current reality.”The shattered tablet projected a crystal-clear holographic recording.It showed Charles de Gaulle Airport ten years ago.At eighteen, I hadn’t torn up my ticket.Dragging my suitcase behind me, I walked through the international departure gate without looking back.The scene changed.The magnificent stage of the Paris Opera House appeared.Dressed in the White Swan’s pure white tutu, I performed a flawless series of fouetté turns beneath the spotlight.The entire audience rose to its feet in applause.A breaking news headline appeared across the screen.“Ballet Prodigy Linda Markers Wins the World’s Highest Ballet Honor, Net Worth Soars Past Ten Billion Dollars!”In the corner, a smaller news ticker displayed another headline.“University Dropout Michael Grant Borrows Eighty Million Dollars After Failed Startup, Blac

Chapter 8

Michael’s kick struck Chloe squarely in the stomach.She clutched her abdomen as blood immediately poured down her legs.Writhing in pain, she rolled across the glass-covered floor.This was exactly what that cheating bastard and his mistress deserved.They’d turned on each other, proving they were both rotten to the core.I watched the farce unfold without the slightest emotion.Scum like them weren’t even worth my anger.I turned toward the door, ready to leave this filthy place behind.But the bald man stepped in front of me.“Stop right there!“You’re his wife, aren’t you? Then you’re responsible for his debt too!”He reached for my shoulder with one tattoo-covered hand.Just before he could touch me, the synchronized sound of footsteps came from outside.A black Rolls-Royce Phantom with a rare repeating-digit license plate pulled smoothly into the courtyard.The doors opened.Dozens of elite bodyguards in black suits and sunglasses rushed inside.Within seconds, th

Chapter 9

I stared at the ballet shoes in Trent’s hands, my heart pounding so hard it felt ready to burst.Everyone was watching me, waiting for my response.Michael lay crumpled on the floor, his face bloody and filled with despair.His lips trembled.“Linda, you can’t leave. You have to save me.”He crawled over and wrapped both arms around my ankle, tears and snot covering his face.“Linda, I was wrong! We can start over, okay? Please don’t abandon me!”Two bodyguards were still restraining Chloe.She was sobbing so hard she could barely breathe.“Please let us go, Linda! I’m begging you! I don’t want anything anymore!”Trent rose to his feet and held the ballet shoes out to me.“It’s time to take the stage, Ms. Markers.”His voice was quiet, but it left no room for argument.Police sirens sounded outside.One police car after another pulled up outside the courtyard.The bodyguards stepped aside, allowing a female officer in uniform to enter.She looked at Michael and Chloe.

Chapter 10

Memories flashed through my mind.At eighteen, I’d risked everything for love.I’d abandoned my dreams for a cheating bastard.I’d spent four years imprisoned in that villa, relying on my journal to keep myself from falling apart.In the end, there was only one answer.“Myself.”Trent seemed to understand my silence.He took my wrist, pulled me into his arms, and held me tightly.“From now on, let us protect you. You’ll never have to hurt yourself trying to please anyone again.”His warmth seeped through his thin shirt and slowly chased the chill from my body.I looked up into his eyes.There was nothing but fierce determination and passion in them.No pity.No sympathy.It was as though his only purpose was to see one person shine.Outside, the driver had already started the engine and was waiting in the darkness.The butler carefully loaded the luggage.Everything was ready.I drew a deep breath and clutched the ballet shoes tightly.Then I said one final goodbye t

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