He Never Wanted Our Children, So I Chose to Forget Him のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 10

Yara followed the instructions and went to the nearest branch of her mother's research institute. They implanted a tiny chip, and the procedure was quick.She was home again within half an hour.Simon, who disappeared the night before, was already sitting at the dining table."Back from your morning workout?" Simon stood and took her wrist as naturally as ever. "You just got out of the hospital. You should take a break from exercising."Yara drew a deep breath and pushed down the ache in her chest.For years, she kept up her morning workouts to slow the signs of aging and keep pace with him. How ridiculous that seemed now.Perhaps he hoped she would die sooner and leave the way clear for him and Cindy.Yara said nothing. At the sight of her blank expression, a flicker of panic ran through Simon.He knew her too well. She only looked at him like that when he disappointed her deeply, so he hurried to explain."We caught the remaining kidnappers last night. I went over and dealt with the

Cindy's smile stiffened. Anger flashed across Cindy’s face, but she quickly put on a wounded expression."Please don't be upset. You're so much older than we are. I thought calling you Mrs. Quinn would only make you feel old." "Besides, Simon and I have known each other since college. I've always called him Simon. It makes us sound closer."Helplessness flickered in Simon's eyes, but he went along with her explanation."Cindy was my class representative in college. She helped me a lot. When you were sick, she even helped me deal with the pressure from the school."A ringing filled Yara's ears. She couldn't make out anything he said after that.Cindy helped him deal with the pressure?What did that make Yara? While she worked herself to exhaustion and saved every penny for him, he already had this "understanding" female friend by his side?Simon seemed to want to make it up to her. He walked her around the yacht and pointed out the view.Yara barely reacted. She stared into the dist

Yara spent the next few days in a haze.To her surprise, Simon stayed by her bedside, gave her water and medicine, and attended to her every need.The sunlight was blinding on the day she left the hospital.Once they were in the car, Simon didn't start the engine. He took out a document in a folder and handed it to Yara."Let's put this behind us. I told you I'd treat you well for the rest of my life. Whatever other people have, I'll make sure you have it too."Yara lowered her gaze. Her eyes reddened, and tears spilled out without warning.Simon thought she was crying with happiness. His voice grew lighter."You're so happy you can't speak, huh? We're legally married again."Yara looked up at him and managed a weak smile.She had held their old marriage certificate countless times and knew every detail on it.That was how she knew this one was fake.He had gone so far as to forge a marriage certificate just to reassure her.Her tears came from the cruelty of that deception, not grat

Over the next few days, Yara stayed in a dark room at the villa, barely aware of what went on around her.Even the milk Simon brought her every night no longer helped. She lay awake until dawn.On the rare nights she managed to sleep, she struggled through nightmares."I'm sorry... I was wrong...""Don't touch me! Don't hit me... Please..."The words slipped out in her sleep, her voice full of fear.Whenever it happened, Simon stiffened beside her. Then he pulled her tightly into his arms and murmured over and over, "It's all right, Yara. It's all right. I'm here..."He seemed to be comforting himself as much as her.Only when her breathing steadied did he carefully get up, go out onto the balcony, and make a call in a low voice."Cindy, I won't be coming over for a while. Yara's in a bad state...""Don't make a fuss. Please listen to me."Yara pretended to be asleep and heard every word.Eventually, Simon seemed unable to bear how lifeless she had become, so he started taking her ou

Simon held Cindy and felt her trembling. A rush of concern came over him as he tried to soothe her."Don't be afraid. Let's go downstairs and get you checked at the hospital. You and the baby have to be all right."Cindy clutched his clothes and pressed her advantage."You only left Yara to be with me because I'm struggling too, didn't you?""No," Simon answered without thinking."Then promise me you'll stay with me and only me for a while!""...Of course." Simon swallowed and avoided her eyes. "I told you I'd give you anything."In the days that followed, Cindy insisted she needed constant company because her emotions were unstable during pregnancy. She barely let Simon out of her sight.Soon, they moved into another home he owned.On the day they moved in, Simon watched Cindy carefully put away the folder containing their marriage certificate. He suddenly remembered the fake certificate he gave Yara, and a sharp pain went through his chest.A thought even occurred to him.Once Cind