Finally, she gritted her teeth and gathered her courage. She stood in front of him and vowed, “From this moment on, I’ll be your family! I swear I’ll protect you…”...The night flowed quietly through his fingertips.Elijah gently stroked Sally’s hair. The sound of the woman’s breaths as she lay on the bed gradually slowed and evened out.After confirming that she had fallen asleep, Elijah stooped over slightly and pressed a kiss on her forehead. “Silly.”Releasing a deep breath, he raised his hand and tucked the corners of her blanket in before leaving carefully with light footsteps.Coming out of the room, the man headed into the study.He sat down on a chair and immediately got into a video call with Jameson and Seth. “Tonight, we’re working overtime together.”Jameson said, “Working overtime throughout the night? Elijah Moses, you’re insane!“Your wife won’t sleep with you, but my girlfriend wants to sleep with me!”Elijah glanced at him mildly before lowering his hea
The man’s words instantly silenced the other two people on the screen.The difficulties that Elijah and Sally had faced walking this path together were something that they had both seen.Indeed…If he were to forcefully request that she undergo hypnosis or take medication, it would make him and Sally constantly be on opposing sides. She would always be suspicious of him and would even hate him.There was Quirinus Banks on the outside, waiting for an opportunity to strike. If Elijah pushed Sally’s heart even further away…If she left this time, it was highly likely that it could be for a lifetime.If doing so would cause her memories to return, then it was still alright, but what if… they did not return?“Then the only option is… to replay the past scenarios and see if they can trigger some of her memories that haven’t been sealed so firmly.”Jameson sighed. “We have to start from the people Sal remembers.”He lowered his head as he flipped through the information, his eyebrows
He let out a cold laugh. “If you didn’t like her, why did you choose to be with her? When you chose to be with her, why didn’t you take safety precautions?“If you didn’t like her, why did you promise her that you would marry her?“If it weren’t for the fact that you said you’d marry her back then, she wouldn’t have—”“Enough!”Before Jameson finished speaking, Elijah interrupted him coldly. “You don’t understand the details of this matter, so don’t comment on it yet.”On the other end of the video call, Seth leaned his entire body against the chair, depressed. “Actually, this whole time, I…”A moment later, he let out a bitter laugh and shook his head. “Fine.“Watching her from afar is fine too.”...The sun that was peeking through the sky at daybreak welcomed the arrival of a new day.When Sally woke up, tears had soaked through her pillow.She did not know why she had cried.However, she remembered that the Elijah Moses in her dream was very gentle, handsome, and treate
Not long after Sally finished eating, Evonne arrived.She pushed the door open in one go and sat straight on Sally’s bedside. “Elijah is watching over you pretty strictly.“I saw someone standing guard below a room’s window when I arrived. I didn’t really understand what the purpose of having someone stand guard under a window was.“Now that I’ve come in, I finally understand. As it turns out, the guard is standing below your window.”Evonne brought out a box of cigarettes from her pocket as she opened the book in her hand, propping it in front of Sally. “You don’t mind, do you?”Sally shook her head. “I don’t mind.”Evonne crossed one leg over the other, smiling as she lit a cigarette for herself. “Elijah is really treating you like some supernatural being, huh?“Even though you have amnesia, you’re not a fool. In a room that’s so high up, you wouldn’t dare to jump down even if I lent you ten times the courage!”After saying this, she pushed the book in Sally’s direction. “Hav
“You haven’t washed your face or brushed your teeth since you woke up in the morning. You’re preoccupied with your thoughts and you look very haggard. Have you been overthinking things?”Sally looked at herself in the mirror and her thin lips were tightly pursed.Evonne was right.The Sally in the mirror did not look like herself anymore.At this time yesterday, she was the girl who wore her jean overalls and had her hair in pigtails as she followed Blair to the library, watching him in admiration.On the flip side, now…The person in the mirror looked as if she had instantly aged a few years.She pursed her lips and immediately pushed the mirror away. She got up and went to the bathroom to brush her teeth, wash her face, and put on moisturizer."That's right."Evonne leaned against the bathroom doorway as she looked at Sally. "You're not young anymore. You’re a 25-year-old woman, so you need to take care of yourself.""Do you understand why Elijah has been trying to bring ba
"Yeah."When Evonne was just about to close the door, she heard Sally's surprised voice, so she turned back to open the room’s door.She smiled and looked at Sally. "You don’t remember any of these people. Of course, Elijah will do his best to get the only person you remember, even if he’s in a mental hospital now.”"It's just that..."The woman faintly lowered her eyes and smiled. "I'm afraid of having to trouble Mr. Moses again.”Evonne had only told her half of the story and Sally was still at a loss. "But from what I remember…"Javier was a top student. How could he end up in a mental hospital...""Because he coveted something he shouldn't have coveted."Evonne gave a faint smile and turned to leave.Sally wanted to go after her to ask what she meant, but she was stopped by the bodyguard at the door."Madam."The two bodyguards at the door raised their hands to stop her. "Please don’t make things difficult for us."Sally, "..."‘Fine, if I can’t make things difficult f
Even though Elijah had never said anything out loud, Sally thought that he must have secretly laughed at her for her lack of resolve. He must have thought she was stupid for antagonizing him before!That was why she decided to close her eyes and even breathed louder to put on a more convincing show.Elijah chuckled faintly.This silly girl seemed to have no idea what she really looked like when she was asleep.Even so, he did not call her out.He smiled faintly. "I'm going to work overtime tonight to try and finish up the work in A City."Since you seem to have some memories of Javier, perhaps you remember some things from high school."He raised his hand and gently stroked her soft hair. "Tomorrow, I’ll bring you back to Summers Village where your old high school is."After he said that, he let out a faint sigh. "Speaking of which, I actually want to know the details of your high school days as well."You were 20 years old when we met."I missed the first 20 years of your li
"Madam... I... don’t think that’s a good idea.”The bodyguard stopped her with a light cough. "It’s inconvenient for him to meet you right now."Others might not know, but the few bodyguards who had changed shifts did.Last night, Elijah had stayed up almost the entire night, working overtime in the study.It was already dawn when he came out and asked Aunt Leigh to heat a glass of milk for him. After he drank it, he went to sleep.It had only been ten minutes since Elijah went to bed.However, Sally did not know about any of this and completely forgot about what Elijah had told her on her bed last night. He was going to work overtime so that he could accompany her to Summers Village.She frowned at the bodyguard at the door. "Why is now an inconvenient time for him?” When she remembered what he told her in her dream, that he would be with her forever and he would share all her joys and sorrows… Suddenly, a part of Sally's heart felt empty for no reason and it was a painful fe
————One year later. The wedding of Zoey Williams, president of Yoder Corporation, and Thomas Yoder, the young master of the Moses family, was held at A City’s grandest hotel. On the wedding day, Zoey wore a gorgeous wedding gown as she walked over to Thomas. She raised her head and smiled at him. “When I was a kid, Freya always said that I would have to marry her brother when I grew up.” “However, I realized that I did not like Elijah. I much preferred Sis Sally.” “Who would have thought that at the end of the day, I would still end up marrying Freya’s younger brother. As per her wishes, I’ll be taking care of her brother forever, and allowing her brother to care for me for the rest of my life.” Thomas smiled as he pulled her into his arms. “My beloved ZZ, I finally get to marry you.” Freya, carrying Frigg and sitting with the rest of the family, turned to exchange smiles with Bennett. The wedding was joyful and romantic. Everyone attending basked in the loving atmosp
“If you destroy everything I have, then I’ll destroy everything you have!” Queenie gritted her teeth, a hideous expression on her face as she glared at Sally and said, “If it weren’t for you, I would still be the high-and-mighty young lady of the Tate family!” “It’s all because of you that I became nearly a stand-in for you. I’ve enjoyed many years of lavish treatment at the lavish family, but I was discarded unceremoniously into the dust!” “Sally Summers, it’s all your fault! Everything is because of you!” “I won’t forgive you even if I become a ghost!” “Alright then, go be a ghost!” Elijah narrowed his eyes and raised a hand to grip Queenie’s chin. The hatred in his eyes caused Queenie to smile. “Elijah Moses, choke me to death if you have the guts to do so!” “If you can’t choke me to death, I have multiple ways to make life miserable for you!” “Your sister is just one part of my plan!” “You probably don’t know this yet.” Her lips curled upwards into a bloodthir
The woman lying in bed frowned and said in a weak, hoarse voice, “You are…” “I’m the woman who did it for a long time with your husband.” She sat down on a nearby chair and watched gleefully as the woman’s face turned increasingly paler. “You have a pretty bad memory, Mrs. Lucca.” “We just met the other day.” She shook her head as she spoke. “It makes sense, though. It’s only normal that a half-dead person would not have a great memory.” “Forgive me for being blunt, Mrs. Lucca. President Lucca told me that you don’t have many days left.” “When you’re gone, he’s going to leave his daughter and marry me.” The woman lying in bed turned pale as she shook her head and said, “Impossible… That’s impossible…” “Quincy, he…” “Nothing is impossible.” Queenie continued smiling a gleeful and flaunting smile. She threw her pregnancy test strip onto the woman’s face. “Look, I’m pregnant.” “How could I have gotten pregnant if we only did it one time? Such coincidences don’t exi
“In your dreams!” Quincy gritted his teeth together tightly. “I wouldn’t want you even if every other woman on the planet was dead!” The woman on the other end of the line laughed lightly. “You’re going to abandon your child because Freya Moses is dead?” “You planted your seed in my stomach.” Quincy gritted his teeth and was about to continue arguing when Elijah gave him a look. Quincy pursed his lips. “So, what do you want?” “Let’s meet up.” Queenie yawned. “Can you pick a place?” “There’s a cafe nearby the hospital.” Quincy sighed. “I don’t have much time for you, so don’t try talking nonsense after we meet.”“What a man you are, trying to ghost someone after you’ve slept with them.” The woman shrugged nonchalantly. “Alright. You can wait for me. I’ll be there soon.” She hung up. Quincy pursed his lips and looked up at Elijah. “Why do you want me to meet her?” “You’ve got to have some bait if you want to trap someone.” “This time, Quincy, you’re the bait.
The sharp end of the knife sank into Quincy’s skin. Intense pain came, but he did not seem to feel a thing as he continued pushing. Suddenly, a large, strong, and dry hand took hold of him. Quincy frowned as he tried to continue forcing the knife in, but he could not exert any more strength. Elijah’s cold voice rang beside his ear. “Do you feel like my sister will live on for much longer if you die before her eyes?” “Have you ever thought about how much she likes you and how important you are to her?” Stunned, Quincy turned instinctively to look at Freya. The woman was sobbing controllably. As she gazed tearfully at him, it seemed that she had multiple things she wanted to say but could not find the words. Tears flowed once more from Quincy’s eyes. Ignoring the blood flowing from his chest, he dashed over to Freya and held her tightly. “It’s my fault.” “It’s all my fault!” “Freya… I can’t live without you.” “I cannot… I…” Freya could not stop herself from wr
After Freya was hospitalized, Quincy canceled all his work plans and spent all his time in the hospital watching over her. Although she never let him in, and although he could only ever gaze at her through the window from afar. However, he insisted on not taking even a step away from her ward. He stood guard there stubbornly, and no one could talk any sense into him. Both Elijah and Thomas could not bring themselves to chide or drive Quincy away when he acted this way. And thus, Freya finally agreed to meet him on the seventh day. The woman’s face in the ward was pale, and she was considerably thinner than from before hospitalization. She looked extremely haggard. Tears welled in Quincy’s eyes when he saw what his beloved looked like from a close distance. It was all his fault. It was all his fault! He had caused her to end up this way! All because of him!“Is there anything you would like to say?” Freya leaned against her pillows. Eyes shut, she seemed to have
Sally’s lips pursed themselves together when Freya’s name was mentioned. She would admit that she had had a horrible first impression of Freya when they first met. The woman had stripped nearly twenty years of Zoey’s life away from her. Even now, Zoey still bore the scars she had inflicted upon her on her face. And she had even attacked Sally’s mother during her and Elijah’s wedding. However, times had changed, and five years had passed since then. Sally could not bring herself to be cruel toward Freya, who now showed complete remorse. Additionally, she had treated Sam and Little Sarah with genuine kindness lately. Sally had begun to think of her as family. Yet, now, something like this happened. She sighed. “Freya…” “Freya will not be in great condition when she regains consciousness. You need to prepare yourself mentally.” Freya’s illness was in her heart. The sort of illness she had made it so that she could not be made angry, excited, or frantic. If not, not e
Evonne and Sally were slurping instant noodles when Elijah and Thomas arrived at the doctor’s on-call room. They were starving and had virtually no energy left. The only thing in the room they could use to fill their stomachs was instant noodles. When the door opened, Elijah frowned slightly when he saw his petite wife steadily making her way through a pack of instant noodles. The man strode over and grabbed her bowl. “Unhealthy stuff.” Sally had been enjoying herself and raised her head angrily when her instant noodles were taken away. “I don’t care if it’s not nutritious! I’m hungry… Hubby?” The emotions in the woman’s eyes turned from anger to shock, and then to surprise! Reaching out her arms, she encircled Elijah’s neck and jumped into his arms. “You’re back!” “I missed you so much!” He had been on his ocean trip for more than half a month. They had never been separated for so long since getting back together. The signal on the sea was spotty, and she could never
When Sally finished suturing the last ruptured blood vessel in Freya’s heart, she was starving, exhausted, and had little to no energy left. Evonne, who was beside her, was not much better off. “It’s steady! The patient’s heartbeat is steady again!” The nurse staring at the electrocardiograph yelled out excitedly! Given the condition the patient was in, if it weren’t for these two doctors, they would never have been able to save her! “Dr. Summers and Dr. Turner are amazing!” “Of course.” A senior doctor standing nearby smiled as he stroked his beard and said, “How did you think Dr. Summers earned her title of genius surgeon?” The young nurse’s mouth widened in surprise. “In that case… why are Dr. Summers and Dr. Turner no longer working as doctors?” The senior doctor sighed. “I guess they have their reasons…” In another corner, Evonne leaned against the wall, exhausted as she turned to look at Sally. “Dr. Summers, do you still plan to stay on as a housewife?” Sa