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Thera De Marco was hated and feared by many. For inexplicable reasons, within five years of marriage to her husband Sean, she has gone from being soft-hearted and happy, to savage and ill-tempered. Despite her unhappiness, and her hate towards her husband she has refused to get her marriage annulled.
Just before her 30th birthday, Thera is hit by a car, causing her memory before she met Sean to be wiped out. When she resumes her life, she begins to question why she was so unhappy in her marriage.
Will her feelings change while she couldn't remember the past? Or do the secrets run deeper than she ever realized?
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Dear Readers,
Good day! This is La Tigresa and I would like to thank you all for stopping by.
This story is written in English. If you're a Filipino and wants to read the Tagalog version of the story, please search for Fragments of Memories 1: Married at Seventeen.
The whole series talks about and focuses on self-love, self-worth and self-forgiveness that I hope you'd all be able to relate to and learn from it. Please also check out my other stories. :)
Thank you in advance for your support and Enjoy Reading!
La Tigresa
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