That was unless someone had said something or done something to her.However, this time, Damon was wrong.Elias may have lied to him before and used Jeanette’s memory loss to construct a fake life and get close to her, but Elias really believed that she was dead after she fell into the sea four years ago. He had fallen into depression and had been drinking himself into a stupor every day.Elias had been overseas over the past two years and probably had no idea that Jeanette had returned to th
“I’m still married to Jeanette Leighton. I have a wife. You can’t possibly have been unaware of that, can you, Miss Wade?”Sylvia noticed the inaccurate tone in his voice and quickly covered it up. “That’s all in the past. My Damon is single now—”“If you have no qualms with becoming my mistress, a position without any right in the eyes of the law, so that I may work with your father, I suppose you could do that.”“You!” Abigail immediately rose to her feet. “You think I’m here today to repre
Xavier, who had been reprimanded, looked very upset. He pulled out his phone and saw that Jeanette had sent him a message: ‘I need to ask you something. Can we meet up right now?’Xavier smiled. His fingers quickly typed out his reply: ‘Okay.’At a cafe…By the time Jeanette had rushed over, Xavier had been waiting for her for ten minutes.“Sorry for calling you out in the middle of the night like this,” she apologized.“It’s fine. I’m always free anyway.” Xavier pushed the coffee that he h
“It’s because you were pregnant with his child, of course.”Jeanette couldn’t remember a single thing from her past. Hearing Xavier’s narration felt like someone else’s story.Xavier continued. “That year, when you were pregnant with your first child, you ended up losing the baby in the end due to his random philandering—even your half-sister got involved. You were heartbroken at the time. However, meanwhile, there were rumors of him having an affair with someone else…”Her hand trembled, and she nearly spilled the coffee in her cup placed in front of her.‘Was my past that eventful? But why was Damon gazing at me so passionately at the hospital? Was he just putting on a show? For the sake of our son?’“Why haven’t you told any of this? You knew everything!”“I knew. Of course I knew. But it’s best to forget all of these depressing things. How could I possibly bear to cut a hole into your scars?”Xavier had an incomparably sincere look in his eyes. He didn’t look like he was lyi
However, Jeanette had been looking at the company’s job offer over the past two days. An amnesiac like her did not remember anything about her past, and she couldn’t even write a decent resume. The one she had submitted was utterly useless.Besides, she was a single mother. She needed to leave the office early with two days off. It was really difficult.‘The Godfrey Group has over 10,000 employees. I’m just getting interviewed for the job of a small, insignificant clerk. How could I possibly d
“Who?” Lucia’s lips trembled. It was obvious that the person she had seen during the interview had given her a huge shock.After a long pause, she still couldn’t bring herself to reveal the person’s name.Just then, Jeanette’s name was called from the front. Jeanette didn’t dare delay. She had no choice but to let go of Lucia’s hand and walk into the interview room.She was too afraid to lift her head due to her intense nervousness. She kept her head down and gave the interviewers a deep
Jeanette looked around her. The potential candidates, who had finished their interviews and still hadn’t left, were all standing outside in groups of threes or fives, each whispering amongst themselves. The topic of everyone’s discussion was, of course, Damon.“I wonder what Mr. Godfrey is doing here. But seeing a mythical figure like him today is worth everything, even if I fail the interview!” Lucia looked absolutely infatuated.Jeanette was taken aback again. So was the reason she felt so n
After some consideration, she felt that her son had a point.Now, everything she knew was based on what others had told her. However, even her own memories could be a lie, let alone the words of others.‘Perhaps I should do a detailed investigation and check it out.’Jeanette specifically woke up early in the morning today due to the time set in the job acceptance email. After leaving Jenny to take care of her son, she arrived at Godfrey Tower.This was a spectacular building, a tall behemot
…In jail, Xavier stared at Jeanette’s face through a layer of glass. His expression was filled with hatred.Jeanette stared at him and took a deep breath. Then, she picked up the phone.“How’ve you been?”Xavier smirked. “Since my own brother has decided to send me to jail, why has he asked you to come all the way here? To insult me? You really are a match made in heaven.”Jeanette sighed. Actually, Xavier was a very smart man, on par with Damon. Besides, when she had first joined the Godf
In the car, Mimi turned to look at Zeke, who was next to her. For a moment there, she had no idea what to say to him.They had pretty much silently admitted to the media’s claims over their engagement. Over the past few days, Zeke had been making preparations for their engagement party. She had been the one to suggest getting married, but now she was beginning to feel cold feet. She wasn’t sure if she was ready to spend the rest of her life with Zeke.Zeke seemed to be in a good mood. He had
“Damon Godfrey! It was you, wasn’t it? How could you do this to me?” His expression was ruthless. His eyes were filled with a terrifying expression, unlike ever before. He looked like a wild animal that had been suppressing its urges for a very long time.Jeanette had never seen such a terrifying look on Xavier’s face before. She paused in fright as she stared at Xavier from afar.Damon seemed perfectly calm. “You brought this on yourself, Xavier. I know what you’ve done. It’s just that I neve
“You’re overthinking it!” Elias slapped her hand away.Vanessa laughed bitterly. “Oh, I wish I was, Elias. But the facts prove that you’re in love with Mimi Norton. You’re in love with your best friend’s fiancee!”“That has nothing to do with you!” Elias was like a cat who had his tail trampled on. He was tense. He had grown increasingly annoyed now that the heart of the matter had been prodded at.“Nothing to do with me? Elias, do you really think that I was only in love with your position?
Damon reached out and held her wrist. “You don’t believe me? Then come with me.”Jeanette smacked his hand away, looking very stern. “What are you planning? I’m not leaving with you.”Felix suddenly emerged from his room, holding a teddy bear, just as the pair were in the midst of conflict. He widened his large, limpid eyes and looked at Damon at the doorway. His expression filled with immense joy.“Daddy!” The little boy smiled and happily rushed to wrap his arms around Damon’s waist. “Daddy, are you here to take Mommy and me home?”Damon smiled and gazed at his clever son, a god-send, and spoke in a gentle voice. “Of course. Would you like to come home with Daddy?”“Yes!” The little boy’s voice was clear. Then, he carefully turned to Jeanette. “Mommy…”Jeanette frowned. Her heart was a mess. Felix missed his home. He was such a small child and had been forced to endure the conflict between her and Damon. He must have suffered. However, she couldn’t go home with Damon like this.
Jeanette was standing in the kitchen, staring dazedly at the pot of burnt potatoes, looking exasperated.‘I’m such an idiot! I’ve actually managed to burn potatoes… by boiling them. This is completely unheard of! It’s all my fault for being so careless. I left the potatoes to boil and ran off to do something else. I was so busy that I completely forgot about them, until two minutes ago, when I smelled the burnt potatoes. Then I remembered that mine and Felix’s dinner was in that pot. All of the water had actually evaporated!’Jeanette felt a massive headache as she stared at the blackened potatoes stuck to the pot. This was the only food they had at home. Now that the potatoes were ruined, she had no other choice except to take Felix out for food.She scratched her head in exasperation. Felix appeared from behind her, hugging the teddy bear she had just bought for him, and walked into the kitchen. He lifted his chubby, naively little face and stared pitifully up at Jeanette.“Mommy
In a restaurant, the surrounding atmosphere was illuminated by a gentle, dim light, which made it all feel warm and comfortable. Mimi stared at Zeke, who was seated in front of her. She looked hesitant and nervous. She released two soft coughs, unable to say the words she wanted to say.‘Get engaged…’These words felt very distant to her. She did believe that Zeke was the kind of man she could spend the rest of her life with, but to prepare herself for marriage with him in such a short period… She couldn’t bring herself to accept it. After all, she and Zeke had only been dating for a very short time. Unfortunately, Vanessa’s threat had rendered it impossible for her to avoid the subject. Upon careful consideration, it made sense. Since she was going to be with Zeke, why would the time of marriage make any difference?Perhaps it was time for her to truly accept this relationship and start a new life.She took a deep breath and looked at Zeke, who sat in front of her, then swallowe
“Father, even if he is my brother, he should be responsible for his crimes. We live in a civilized society. Besides, he’s worked with an outsider in a plot against our company. You know this. The company wouldn’t have been reduced to this mess if it weren’t for him. Father, your constant shelter and indulgence has caused him to make so many mistakes! If you continue spoiling Xavier, he’ll resort to something even more terrifying in the future,” Damon said with a frown.Christophe smirked in his rage. “Damon, has your search for power driven you mad? How could you be so cruel to your own brother? It’s not like you’re unaware of why I’ve been so indulgent toward him. Xavier has never been of sound mind from a young age. Are you worried that I’d leave the Godfrey Group to him? That he would take everything that belongs to you?”Damon was taken aback. He chuckled bitterly and exasperatedly. “Father, do you really think that that’s what I think? Would you really be bold enough to leave th
The car drove along the road. The driver, a woman, dressed in black wearing a baseball cap, slowly spoke. “What did you say to her?”Vanessa pursed her lips, looking particularly relaxed. “I told her to get engaged with Zeke within a week.”The sound of the car coming to a screeching halt filled the air. The car stopped in the middle of the road, just like that, forcing a row of cars behind them to stop as well. The driver widened her eyes. Her expression was full of rage. “I thought we agreed to expose her affair with Elias? It was a great opportunity for us to ruin her, and you just gave it up?”Vanessa shrugged, looking unperturbed. “Why would I want to ruin her?”“I thought you hated her? Don’t tell me you’re going soft!”The woman frowned. Her expression was filled with anger as if she resented her for not doing any better.She had been planning for so long, coming up with all sorts of schemes to find someone who hated Mimi just as much as she did. However, who would have th