EIGHT

"Eden I hope you will be happier today."

“Uhumm, but… where are we going Anthony?” asked Eden curiously while gazing enthusiastically at the pine trees that Anthony's car was passing at a moderate speed.

Tonight they decided to go out and get some fresh air to get rid of the fatigue that had been plaguing their minds lately. In addition, Anthony also wants to prove to Eden that the woman's fear is not real. He wants to make Eden forget her entire past with Aciel and only look at him as the man she loves the most. After all now he has an ally who will help him to take down Aciel so he doesn't have to worry if the man will destroy him like before.

“Today I will take you to the place where we first dated.”

“Really? Wait, where is the place where we first dated? Didn't we meet at the electronics company party that used me as a brand ambassador?" asked Eden thoughtfully.

The woman tried to search for remnants of her past memories regarding her relationship with Anthony, but unfortunately the first thing that came to her mind was Aciel and the man's athletic body after they had a forced hot romance that night.

"Eden... are you okay?"

Anthony held Eden's palm worriedly when Eden was silent for a long time beside him with a frown and a guilty face. However, Eden quickly regained consciousness and smiled happily in front of Anthony to show that he was fine.

"I'm fine, just thinking about something." Eden lied smoothly.

In the end, Eden chose to give up and didn't continue to think because every time she used her brain to dig into the past, her memories with Aciel and Ciara popped up in her head.

"Okay, I'll tell you. Tonight we will go to a sushi restaurant, the restaurant that has been your favorite place for so long.”

Anthony took Eden's hand which was perched sweetly on the dashboard, then he kissed the slender fingers one by one, causing Eden to giggle with amusement.

"Unfortunately I don't really remember how our first date was Anthony, but I hope I will always remember our date today."

Eden gave Anthony a big smile and looked so enthusiastic about their dinner.

From the side, Anthony smiled in relief because he could finally see Eden's beautiful smile which he had longed for. Since the woman has been living with him, Eden has often looked gloomy and pale because of the nightmare attacks that she thinks are bothering her a lot, but he hopes that his plan this time can inspire Eden to forget her past and start living her future with joy.

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Eden and Anthony were joking around at one of the tables in the sushi restaurant while reminiscing about their little past Eden had forgotten. Every now and then Anthony gives a joke that makes Eden laugh so that Eden seems able to forget the problem for a moment. It wasn't long before a waiter appeared with a tray full of their ordered food which seemed a lot for two people. This time, Anthony deliberately ordered all the special food at the restaurant to celebrate his happiness today for being able to take Eden back from Aciel. More precisely, he managed to make good use of Eden's amnesia condition to possess the woman, as well as to avenge his revenge on Aciel Lutherford.

“Anthony, we seem to have ordered too much food. I'm not sure I can eat all of this."

Eden looks so sparkling with all the food that is presented in front of her. She wanted to eat all the food alone because it looked so tempting, but unfortunately she was sure that her stomach would not be able to accommodate all of it.

"I ordered all this food for you Ed, you used to really like sushi with a mix of soft avocado flesh in it."

Anthony chops up a piece of sushi with sliced ​​avocado inside and then feeds it to Eden so affectionately that it makes both of Eden's cheeks turn red very adorable.

"How do you like it?"

"Hmm, I like it. I think this type of sushi is my favorite sushi. Now it's my turn to feed you."

Eden chops a sushi with seaweed on the outside and then directs the tantalizing sushi roll right in front of Anthony's mouth. With joy Anthony swallowed the sushi whole and smiled sweetly at Eden with a happy gleam on her face.

“It's been a long time since we had such a romantic dinner. Ever since you married Aciel and lived the life of luxury, you've turned into a woman that's hard for me to reach.”

"Sorry."

More or less what Anthony said about Eden was true. Since that woman decided to return with Aciel, Eden turned into a woman who was difficult to reach. Anthony often sees Aciel and Eden's intimacy through the news broadcast on the tv, it always manages to make Anthony even more burned because he holds a grudge against Aciel.

Moreover, Eden had also played with him by making him hopeful that the child might be his son. However, the DNA test results clearly stated that the child was Aciel's son because his DNA test showed negative results. But even so, Eden is actually still his old Eden, gentle and loving. But recently he realized that Eden's love for him had completely disappeared.

The woman no longer saw him as the man she loved, but more as the man she pitied. Several times Eden gave her food or gifts secretly from her husband. Sometimes Eden also entrusts the food given to one of her colleagues to give to him.

But as time goes on he is fed up with Eden's attitude towards him. His goal of approaching Eden was to take the woman back from Aciel's side, but unfortunately Eden's heart never turned away from the man. Don't know what Aciel did to make Eden's love truly irreplaceable.

Even Zyan, that guy might be too unlucky because he died while having to become a sacrifice to escape from Aciel. Since he couldn't stand it anymore, he decided to tell Eden plainly that he really loves her and that he has also joined forces with one of Aciel's biggest enemies to destroy that man.

But unfortunately that afternoon he actually got a surprising answer from Eden. Eden openly said that she never loved him. She honestly said that her heart only belonged to Aciel and that she loved him more than anything. Moreover, they already have Ciara and will soon have a second child who is a complement to their domestic relationship, so she can no longer continue their love relationship that has existed in the past.

Hearing this, of course, he was angry. What man would not be angry and disappointed when the woman he fought for so desperately chose another man who had given everything. He then forced Eden to stand beside him and left Aciel, but unfortunately the woman didn't want to and got angry. Eden was angry with him and decided to immediately return to his bodyguards who were waiting in the car.

But because at that time he was filled with overflowing anger, he tried to chase Eden so that the woman rethinks her decision to stay with Aciel because he still loves her very much and wants to get back together even though Eden already has a child. And finally because Eden was in too much of a hurry to get away from him, she didn't notice that a car was speeding towards him. Within two meters he saw Eden's body float and Eden's head hit the asphalt hard because of his constant urging the woman to leave her husband and child.

After seeing Eden looking pathetic with blood splattered around her head, she just looked at the body flatly and left it without any intention of helping her. Even then he wished for Eden to die rather than the woman having to live but owned by the man who ruined his life. But God kept Eden alive, but with some of her memories erased.

"Anthony, I need to go to the toilet for a minute."

Eden touched his hand gently and seemed to be in a hurry to go to the toilet. He then prepared to stand up to accompany the woman to go to the toilet, but Eden immediately restrained him and gave a reassuring smile if she would be okay.

"I can do it myself, you just wait here."