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At a press conference, business tycoon Charles Lewis and heiress Julia announced their relationship. As reporters frantically clicked their cameras to capture the breaking news, Julia's assistant suddenly collapsed. Bright red blood spread beneath her, forming a pool of blood. With a calm expression, Charles turned to the stunned reporters and explained, "She's pregnant but insists on working. Maybe she just wants attention." I lost my child and my uterus after that incident. At the same time, I became the target of online outrage. I was the assistant, and Charles was my legal husband.
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Once and Never Again Chapter 11
Back home, I could not stop feeling down. Eventually, I found the courage to ask Brandon, "Can we really handle Charles? Maybe we should take a break for a while."Brandon quickly put his finger to my lips. "Sophia, don't ever talk about breaking up. As for Charles, I know how to handle him. He's been away from the company for too long."Brandon was not kidding. Soon enough, all sorts of bad news about Charles came out. The evidence was solid, and the details were so clear that no one could doubt them.Charles had to stop chasing after me and go back to fix his company's problems. Freyluxe Group's stock value came plummeting down, and the company was close to going under.At that time, Julia's family's company, which had always been working with Freyluxe Group, did not offer to help. Instead, they bought Freyluxe Group for a really low price.Charles, who used to have billions, ended up with nothing.All those crazy changes made me wonder if I was just dreaming."Brandon, did yo
Once and Never Again Chapter 10
Charles had backed off for a bit and stopped pestering us.I thought that was the end of it, but then a new student showed up in class—it was Charles."Why are you here?"Charles grinned from ear to ear. "I made a big donation to this university, so, of course, they let me join. I'm thirsty for knowledge. Are you going to stop me from that too?"I was so mad that I could not find the words."I've been thinking, our love story turned tragic because we met at the wrong time. If we start from scratch, everything will be better. Now, I'm going to chase after you again as your classmate. With all my heart, I'm asking for another chance."I rolled my eyes. "You're nuts.""I won't give up!" Charles yelled from behind me.…The next day, before class, I noticed that my classmates in the hallway were acting weird. They were whispering to each other.I asked one of them, "What's going on?"The classmate gave me a serious look, seemed to hesitate, and then said, "Just go check out the
Once and Never Again Chapter 9
I took a deep breath, knowing it was time to tell the truth.I shared with Brandon my real story from the past years, and he went from being shocked to quiet.I said, "If you want to break up, I'll understand.""I'm not thinking about breaking up.""Don't kid around. I've been divorced, and I can't have kids because of my surgery. I was too ashamed to talk about it, but now that Charles is here, I have to be honest. I'm sorry for not telling you sooner."Brandon held onto my clothes, his eyes filled with sadness. "What happened before was all Charles' fault, so you don't have to say sorry. I'm not with you just to have kids. Just being together is enough for me. I wish I had told you how I felt sooner so that we could've faced life's challenges together."My eyes stung, and I was close to tears. "Thank you for being so kind to me.""Sophia, you don't realize how much I love you."We hugged each other tightly, and it felt like we had the whole world.To put an end to the proble
Once and Never Again Chapter 8
On our first anniversary, Brandon filled the room with roses and got down on one knee with a diamond ring. "Sophia, I treasure our second chance. I can't lose you again. Marry me. I want to spend my life loving and protecting you."Tears filled my eyes as I nodded.I wanted to share my engagement news with my mom, so I looked up Charles online.Charles was the same as ever. He was dating Julia and thriving in his business, totally unfazed by my departure. He must have forgotten me completely.With a lighter heart, I snuck back to my mom's grave."Mom, I'm getting married. He's really good to me.""Sophia, you've finally come back."I heard Charles' voice behind me and froze, a chilling shiver running down my spine. As I came to my senses, I quickly said, "Sir, you're mistaken. I'm not her."I quickly packed my stuff and dashed away, but Charles caught my hand in a flash and knocked off my hat. "I'd know my wife anywhere, Sophia. You're finally back.""Let me go!" I tried to pu
Once and Never Again Chapter 7
I had a new name and a new life in a new city. To fix my past regrets of quitting school, I went back to college. While walking on campus, someone tapped my shoulder. "Sophia, is that you?"My heart jumped, and I started to panic, but when I turned around, it was a man I did not know."Do we know each other?" I asked, unsure."I'm Brandon. We went to the same college before you left.""Oh, right. Sorry, I just didn't remember you at first."Brandon Smith was someone I knew from college. We did not really hang out much. He had zero contact with Charles, so I had nothing to worry about. "Why are you here? Do you go to college here too?" I asked.Brandon grinned, his eyes twinkling. "I'm a researcher at this college.""Wow, that's cool," I said."It's so unexpected to see you again. I thought I'd never find you after you got married and then just vanished. I tried to find out what happened to you, but there was no luck."Thinking about the past made me feel sad. After Charles a
Once and Never Again Chapter 6
The officers just exchanged confused glances, not sure how to convince Charles of the truth.At last, an officer seemed to remember something. He reached into the evidence bag and pulled out something. "You know what this is, right? It was found with her."It was a necklace.Charles gave me that necklace when he first told me he loved me, and I had never taken it off since.When Charles saw the necklace, he freaked out. His face went white as a ghost. "How can this be? It can't be true!"He tried to call me on his phone, but no matter how long he waited, the call just would not go through."It's just a necklace. It doesn't mean it was my wife's. It could be another one just like it," Charles said, his voice shaking. He was not ready to give up.The officer pulled out something else. "We found a purse that wasn't completely burned up, and inside was the ID of the person who died."When Charles saw the ID, he stumbled back a few steps."This can't be happening. It can't be real.
Once and Never Again Chapter 5
While I was half-conscious, I could hear people arguing."How could you push her when she just had a big operation? She could've died today!""It was just a little push... What do you mean her operation was to take out her uterus? You did that without asking me? Why?""She lost a lot of blood the last time she had a baby. We had to do the operation to save her life.""Why didn't you tell me?""Charles, you need to take better care of your wife."I slowly opened my eyes and saw Charles looking worried. He tried to smile and asked, "How are you feeling? I'm sorry. I didn't know about your operation."I did not want to talk to him, so I turned my head away."I thought you just had a miscarriage and could still get pregnant again. If I had known you had to have your uterus removed, I would never have made you bend down to apologize.""Go away," I said quietly.Charles' smile disappeared, and he said in a low, stern voice, "Just because I caused this doesn't mean you can do whatev
Once and Never Again Chapter 4
However, my relief did not last long. A juicy story was all over the internet. Julia, the fancy lady, was actually the other woman, and Charles was married to someone else.They even showed a photo of Charles and me during our wedding and sneaky photos of him being cozy with Julia.In no time, Charles came home fuming. "Look what you did! You told the press about me and Julia. Have you seen what's happening to our shares?""I didn't do it, I swear.""Who else would? You want to make me dump Julia with all this bad press. You're always plotting. You're just a nasty piece of work!"I fought back the tears and tried to think clearly. "It wasn't me, I swear. It has to be Julia. She's doing this to make you divorce me."Charles turned away with a look of disgust as if I was something gross. "You think every woman is as cunning as you? Julia's a sweet and innocent heiress. She's not like you, always struggling to get by."There it was, that comparison again. However, I was done taking
Once and Never Again Chapter 3
After the funeral, I dragged myself home, exhausted.I was deep asleep when laughter woke me up in the middle of the night. I crept toward the noise and pushed the door open. There they were, Charles and Julia, all wrapped up in each other while not wearing a thing.They did not even notice me as they kissed and held each other."Charles, you went to a funeral during the day and here you are, cheating at night! You're vile. Watch out, or my mom's spirit might just come after you!" I could not keep quiet any longer.Charles stopped suddenly, gently placing down the woman he was holding. He started getting dressed without any rush."When your mom was really sick, I was the one who said yes to the new treatment at the hospital. I knew you tricked me, but I still let her get better. If it weren't for me, she would've been gone a long time ago.""When I first met you, I just wanted you to help my mom. I didn't plan on us dating or getting married. You were the one who fell for me righ
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After I passed out, my husband, Charles Lewis, had the staff take me to a private hospital and then went back to walking the red carpet while holding hands with his girlfriend, Julia Chapman.When I came to, the first thing I did was touch my belly.The doctor saw what I was doing and said sadly, "I'm sorry. We tried everything we could. You lost a lot of blood, so we had to take out your uterus..."I forced a smile, feeling totally hopeless. I whispered, "I get it."I checked my phone, but there were no messages or missed calls.There were just a bunch of headlines:[Rich Girl Julia and Business Big Shot Charles Go Public With Their Love.][Charles Says They've Been in Love for Six Months.][Julia’s Best Friend Spills That They Plan to Get Engaged in Half a Year.][Charles Gives Julie a Ten-Carat Diamond Ring.]Each headline was a reminder of Charles and Julia's love, but Charles was supposed to be my husband.The doctor, seeing me glued to my phone, seemed to guess what wa...
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