“Are you okay?” I heard a faint voice say over me. Shit! How can I be? I sat up, trying to steady my breath. "Yes, I'm fine. I was just feeling a bit dizzy.” Jeffrey stood above me and helped me up. “You're my wife?” I coughed, almost choking, before I replied, “Yes.” Jeffrey wakes from a life-altering accident with a missing piece of his past: a wife he doesn't remember marrying. Partial amnesia offers a flimsy explanation, but the truth is shrouded in a web of lies spun by someone close. His "supposed" wife, caught in the same deception, becomes an unlikely ally. Their desire for a simple, happy family clashes with the external forces working against them. Will these adversaries tear them apart, or will they forge an even deeper love through shared adversity?
View More**JEFFREY**Richard swerved to a halt in the middle of the road and then turned to look at me. “Laura?” He whispered, utterly stunned.I remained silent.“You guessed right!” She cooed. “It's been so long; didn't you miss me?”I clenched my fists, boiling anger coursing through me. She must be crazy."Well, I heard you're divorced now?”she continued. “Finally,” she sighed. “At least you can…”“Laura…” I interrupted with gritted teeth. “You're lucky that I didn't look for you and allowed you to go scot-free. Do not…”Squeezing my eyes shut, I took a breather. “Don’t you dare call me again,” I muttered, trying to keep my voice low and calm, and then hung up.I scoffed… The audacity.“What did she want?” Richard asked, surprised.“Nothing,” I breathed, taking another drag of my cigarette.And then Richard stared at me intently for a while before starting the car.**CHLOE**I walked to the entrance, my head glued to the floor, when I felt Lily's warm embrace.All the emotions I'd bottled
**CHLOE**My phone slipped off my fingers. Jeffrey…I slumped back into bed and erupted in tears. The sound of my crying filled the room.*I've made the arrangements. George will bring you to the courthouse on the…Wait….Fourth? That's tomorrow?!We are getting divorced tomorrow? So soon? I tossed and kicked my legs in frustration. He just couldn't wait… I'd been that much of a bother? My chest ached. It seemed like my whole world was falling apart. Why?? But he said he loved me, and he'd always be by my side.My pillowcase was already soaked from crying all day; it's been an incredibly rough couple of weeks. Or was there someone else? And he couldn't wait to get it over with me? “Love Story” by Taylor Swift jolted me out of sleep the next morning. I fumbled on the next stand for the alarm and then put it off. Sitting up slowly, I rubbed my heavy eyes with the back of my palm.I still needed more sleep; I didn't feel like getting out of bed. I pushed myself up and headed to t
**JEFFREY**I had waited a while for her to come out of the shower. Maybe we could talk.Maybe she'll admit her relationship with Eric and promise she'll not see him anymore... but she didn't. She took her time in the shower; she seemed fine. Throwing my jacket on, I headed downstairs and got into the car. “What about Mrs. Blakes?” George stuttered.I clenched my jaw and leaned back in the chair.I had wanted to take her here to my private house. Maybe we could spend time alone and have a talk here. Just maybe...I pulled out a cigarette and then lit it. I took a deep drag and then exhaled slowly. “Just drive,” I murmured to George.I've been smoking a lot lately; I feel so lonely and depressed. And then George revved the engine to life and drove off. **CHLOE**I sank into my bed, tears streaming down my cheeks. My heart ached.Images of his cold stare flashed through my mind, making goosebumps erupt all over my skin. I reached for my blanket and wrapped it around me, my tears
**JEFFREY**I hung up on the phone, and Richard sent me a text immediately; it was Eric's address. Two of the guards followed as George drove to the address. I'd beaten Eric up myself, I didn't want anybody doing that for me, George had stopped me before all his bones were broken.I needed that to feel better, he had slept with my Chloe and even had the guts to send me pictures.I had him delete the naked pictures of Chloe. Nobody was going to have that type of pictures of my wife on their phone.**CHLOE**My legs kept pushing my body forward. I'd gotten to the park now, and my body sank into a bench.*He starts to get angry easily and says it's because of something you did*Everything flashed before me… It was true… He kept blaming his attitude on me. Always trying to insinuate that I had something to do with Eric.He'd known about Eric, even dropped me off at lunch and then picked me up.So why would he suddenly start thinking that I had something to do with Eric?*When a man st
**JEFFREY****A few weeks earlier**I leaned back in the swivel chair in my office.I had spoken to Chloe earlier and she said that she was having lunch with Audrey. I've missed her, maybe I could take her out for dinner after her lunch with Audrey.Cilia knocked on my door and then walked in when I responded. “Sir should I bring those documents you asked for now?” she asked, politely. “No, I'll go through them tomorrow,” I replied and then she left.I smiled. I should clear up my schedule and then call her around 3pm so she could get ready for dinner.It was 3pm now and I'd called her a couple of times, but she didn't pick. I called the house to know if she was back already and probably decided to take a nap, but the security guards informed me that she was yet to return. I called Audrey too, she didn't pick up. I hope Audrey didn't take her elsewhere because that's very typical of Audrey.I loosened my tie and leaned back in my chair, it was 5pm already. I'd left her a string o
**Third person**(A few weeks earlier) “Yes, please,” Audrey replied immediately. “I just want to get home.”He smiled internally.Chloe whispered something to Audrey's ear but Audrey insisted that they took his offer.They got into Eric's car, and he started the car. This could be the moment he'd been waiting for, but how would he get Chloe to follow him home? An idea struck his head when he saw Audrey crying in the center mirror.“Would you like some vodka? Something to calm you down?” Eric asked Audrey.Audrey was willing while Chloe was not, exactly as he had expected. He had to step in and play the pity card of Chloe treating him like a plague. He knew she was a good person. “Fine, let's go,” Chloe murmured. “But we won't stay long.”“Whether or not they stayed was totally up to me,” Eric thought as an invisible smirk stretched across his face.Audrey was vulnerable and Chloe was a good friend, as usual.He was glad that they liked his apartment when they arrived. He offere
**CHLOE**“Rachel, watch what you say,” I blurted out.I would not allow her to speak to me like that. Falling in love wasn't a crime.“Why?” She snapped. “I'm sure my brother will throw divorce papers at you soon. He's not stupid.”I gulped my yogurt hard, and then I reached for some waffles.I should totally ignore her.“You seem so naive. When a man starts acting cold without any tangible reason, it means he's tired of you and doesn't know how to get rid of you.” She poured some juice into her glass and then took a sip. “He starts to get angry easily, and says it's because of something you did,” she continued, taking another sip of her juice.That was exactly how Jeffrey was acting. Tears welled up in my eyes, blurring my vision and senses.“You would know, right?” I blurted out. “Since you have so many of them.”I wanted to remain silent but I couldn't help it.Her eyes widened and she almost choked on her juice. “You were nothing but a failed science experiment for him,” she sna
**CHLOE**“Is it because of Eric?" he thundered. “You want to go and be with him?” “Eric? I want a divorce because you've been acting like a mad man, and I can't keep up,” I yelled.The constant fights and arguments were taking a toll on me.“Stop pretending, Chloe!” He barked. “I saw the way you acted when you were in front of him too.”“And how did I act?” I retorted. “You were being a jerk to him!”“That's why you want a divorce? So you can be with him.”I scoffed. “Shows how much you trust me. You've been the one acting like an ass, but now you're suddenly trying to pin everything on me?”I'm really tired of everything. “Why do you keep acting like you're so innocent?” He asked, narrowing his eyes on me. Wow, he's so convinced. There's nothing I'll say that will make him believe otherwise.“If you think it's because of Eric, then so be it! Suit yourself!” I barked, trying to walk away, but he blocked my path.Then he moved forward and pinned my hands above my head. He lowered
**CHLOE**We arrived at the hospital, and the driver helped me carry Eric inside. I paced in the hallway while his injuries were being treated.Nothing made sense to me again, The past week flashed through my mind.Jeffrey and I staying up to talk about having a proper wedding. He had sounded so lovey-dovey and gentle; said the wedding would be done my way...Crazy lunch with Audrey, and then Eric's house afterwards. Audrey leaving...Jeffrey completely ignoring me…And then the angry fuck that night… I bit my lips. Jeffrey ignoring me again even after I opening up to him…And then Eric now…"Excuse me, ma'am,” a voice called and I turned to look at the face. “Are you Chloe?” He asked.“Yes, I am,” I responded “Please follow me,” he said and then led me to Eric's ward.“Hey,” I said to Eric as soon as I entered the room. “How do you feel now?”He strained as I helped him sit, and then he let out a weak smile. “Luckily, the doctor says I'll live.”“I'm sorry, okay? About everyth
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