I Won't Grow Old with You のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 20

"What did you say?"Shock gripped Sebastian, his fingers tightening around the phone until he nearly crushed it."I've already sent people out to look, but there's no word on Ms. Harper yet."A vein stood out on his forehead as his breathing quickened. He'd imagined Zoe might argue with him or give him the silent treatment when she was angry, but never that she'd leave without a word. Could she really throw away nearly ten years together just like that?No. Zo loved him. She'd taken the blame for his crime and endured all that suffering without a single complaint. Why would she leave over something so trivial?Too agitated to stay at the hospital, he turned to go, only for Yvonne to stop him."Where are you going at this hour, Sebastian?""Something urgent's come up at the company. I have to go."He hurried toward the door, and her expression darkened."Sebastian! Your wife and newborn child are here. Can you really bring yourself to leave us in the hospital? The board can handle comp

"Xavier, the doctor says you can go home in two days.""What a shame. No more balloon flowers from you every day, then?"Zoe smiled at the disappointment on Xavier Sullivan's face. He'd saved her life on a ski trip a month earlier.After living in Sumervia for a while, she'd fallen completely in love with the country. Here, no one knew her past. She could finally live openly, free of the gilded cage in which she'd been kept.She'd used the money Margaret had given her to cultivate a plot of land, filling it with her favorite balloon flowers. Under her careful daily attention, the blooms had turned out even lovelier than those of other growers. Before long, florists began coming to buy them. She'd never known she had such a talent. Her days became fulfilling, no longer consumed by people who didn't matter or memories that tormented her.Beyond her quiet life tending flowers, there were still so many things she wanted to try. Eventually, she worked up the courage to go skiing, something

Late that night, Sebastian tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Out of habit, he reached beneath his pillow for the sleeping pills Professor Langford had given him. He took them almost every day, yet tonight he felt a powerful reluctance.He couldn't understand himself lately. There was a persistent sense that he'd forgotten something terribly important. His insomnia kept worsening, and he sometimes lost focus even during the day. Whenever balloon flowers appeared in the house, his head hurt so badly it felt ready to burst. Professor Langford blamed exhaustion and an overworked brain, but Sebastian couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong.He opened his phone and entered a number without thinking. His finger hovered over the call button, refusing to move. Instinct told him no one would answer, but after a moment's hesitation, he called anyway.An automated female voice soon replied, "Sorry. The number you have dialed is no longer in use."A sharp pain seized his chest. Clutc

"You're going to find Zoe Harper, aren't you?""Yvonne, I'll overlook the hypnosis. But I have to find Zo now. She's my life."She stepped back in shock, tears rapidly filling her eyes."She's your life? What about me and our child? What are we to you?""We'll talk about this when I get back."He turned toward the car, but she threw her arms around him from behind."I was wrong, Sebastian. I shouldn't have had you hypnotized. I just wanted our family to be happy. Zoe came all the way to Sumervia to get away from you. Even if you find her, she won't come back!"Her tears did nothing to soften him. He forcibly pulled her hands away and got into the car without looking back. As she watched him speed away, boundless hatred took hold. She should never have gone soft and let Zoe live.At the address Ethan had tracked down, Sebastian stood with his hand poised to ring the doorbell, unable to press it. For the first time, the man who always had a plan felt completely at a loss.He couldn't hav

Sebastian stopped short and remained where he was, without so much as a backward glance at Yvonne."Don't forget you're my husband, Sebastian Lawson! I was willing to pretend I didn't know when you kept Zoe on the side. But now you're chasing after her again? Do you have any respect for me as your wife? Whatever you do, she won't come back. She'll never forgive you!"He slowly turned, his voice icy."What exactly did you do?"Yvonne drew a deep breath and gave him a long look."What could I have done? I only showed her where she stands with you. You're my husband, my child's father. Nothing changes the fact that she's the other woman. As long as she keeps clinging to you, I won't let her off easily."He lunged forward and seized her by the throat."What did you do to Zo?"Margaret hurried over and pulled at his hand, tears spilling in her panic."What are you doing? Let go! Are you trying to strangle your wife?"His grip cut off Yvonne's air, her face rapidly reddening."Don't forget..