As soon as the words were out of Angeline's mouth, the sound of lounge slippers padding across the floor rang out. Yasmine ignored the shock on Ned's face and turned to reach for Sean. "Hold me, Daddy!"Sean smiled and lifted her into his arms. Then, he stood beside Angeline and looked at Ned imperiously. "Nice to meet you, Mr. Fletcher. I'm Shane Kingston. Thank you for pushing Angie away in the past—it led to my relationship with her."Ned knew precisely who "Shane" was. Just a few days ago, he'd seen the news about Melissa's press conference explaining her relationship with "Shane".His mind buzzed. He knew Sean and Shane looked similar enough for Dexter's men to have gotten the wrong person. However, he hadn't expected "Shane" to have anything to do with Angeline!"You… Are you the kids' father?" Ned's voice was incredibly shaky."Yes, and again, thank you for that!" Sean smiled. "We've never told anyone about this because I didn't want to endanger Angie and the kids.
"Before Ingrid gets here, let me ask you one more time, Ned Fletcher. With how you're treating Angie right now, aren't you worried that you're going to regret it when you finally regain your memories in the future?"Hearing this, Angeline Emmerson's hand froze at the door handle. She had just been about to enter the room."Angeline is nothing but a fucking bitch who happens to be my ex. It's none of my business if you want to keep protecting that disgusting bitch, but if you still want to be my friend, you had better not bring her up again with me or Ingrid. Gross!"Zachary Stone's voice got louder when he heard Ned calling Angeline all sorts of names. "You were the one who insisted on marrying her before! And if it wasn't for her trying to protect you when you both met with that accident on the way back from the courthouse, she wouldn't have slipped into a coma for two whole years!"At the very least, she's your life savior. She's also your lawfully wedded wife! How could you post
The room went silent. It was so quiet, one could hear a pin drop.Angeline had a slim and petite figure. Even the winter jacket of the smallest size seemed too big for her. Her pale and sickly face was hidden by a long white scarf tied around her neck. Because she was so slim, her eyes looked huge.She stared at Ned and said, "I've already made a police report regarding your spiked drink at the event and your spreading of my nudes for revenge."Hearing this, everyone's reactions differed from one another.The couple sitting in the farthest corner with a wine glass in each of their hands exchanged glances. Panic was written in their eyes.The woman put down her glass and walked toward Angeline. She slinked her hands around Angeline's arm and said, "Angie, Ned only spread your photos because he was too angry. Don't you think making a police report is making a mountain out of a molehill? It's going to affect Ned's future!"Also, Ned's father has already managed to suppress the news.
"Angie!"Zachary caught up with Angeline at the door of the club. He wanted to grab her arm to stop her from leaving, but just before he was about to touch Angeline's winter jacket, he stopped himself. Instead, he took a few more huge steps forward and got in her way."Have you already moved out of the apartment?""Yeah." Angeline's eyes were downcast. She hid half her face under her fluffy white scarf.Since she'd made up her mind tht she was giving up on Ned, naturally, she would also want to leave the apartment that was filled with memories of them."Then, where will you be staying at for the next few days?"Zachary didn't give Angeline a chance to lie. Without missing a beat, he continued, "I went looking for you at Oceanford College yesterday because your roommate told me your family was waiting for you in your room. You don't have a place to return to anymore, do you? You also didn't come looking for us. Did you go to the Lawsons instead?"As soon as he brought up the La
After the spiking incident, Ingrid had refused to see Ned, crying and insisting instead that he should be responsible for Angeline if anything were to happen.Ned didn't want to lose the love of his life. He swore to the heavens that he never had sex with Angeline that night. However, he wasn't sure whether he'd actually done it or not.These few days, he'd been trying to separate Ingrid and Angeline, worried that Angeline would tell Ingrid about what happened that night.Seeing that Ingrid wasn't wearing a coat, Ned chided her with a frown and took the coat from her arms before covering her shoulders with it. He then pulled her into a hug and hurried into the building. "Let's go in!""I'm not going in! I still have a schedule in Shangton tomorrow, so I'm on my way to the airport now. I'll be returning late tomorrow night," Ingrid said, trying to push Ned away. She then looked at him and said, "I'm just here to give you your birthday present. Happy birthday! I hope you guys have
Angeline gradually recollected her senses and stared at Ned. The look in her eyes grew cold and hard, just like how her heart had become."If there's one thing I regret the most, it's bringing you out of Emmerson Village! You're just a fucking rapist's daughter, the dirtiest scum to ever exist on earth! Jodie Emmerson, it's no surprise that the Lawsons want absolutely nothing to so with you—"Before Ned could finish his sentence, something hard hit him on the head. He then lost his footing and fell against a tree.Angeline, whose face was now half-covered in blood, now stood at where Ned was standing just seconds earlier. She just continued shivering as she held half a brick in her hands.Ned was also knocked silly from the hit. He stared dumbfounded at Angeline as blood trickled down his face and entered his right eye, turning it into a bloody mess.Zachary and Ingrid were both stunned. To say that they were both shocked was a gross understatement. Neither of them thought that An
Angeline frowned and tugged the scarf before covering her nose and mouth. She said in a muffled voice, "If it doesn't affect the process, then I'd like to keep them on."Sean had his hands in his pockets as he leaned against the doorframe, watching the nurse tending to Angeline. He frowned and looked at Angeline when he heard her say that. He said in a firm tone that left no room for argument, "Take off your scarf and jacket."Angeline went silent for a while. Then, she slowly unzipped her jacket and untied the scarf around her neck.Just as the nurse got up to draw the curtains, Ned and Ingrid walked out of the opposite room after he was done being bandaged up.It was only for a fraction of a second, but Ned caught sight of the dark bruises on Angeline's chin and neck.How could a slight push from him cause such serious injuries to her?However, the blue curtains got in the way. He couldn't see anything past them. Ned looked at Sean's figure and felt a sudden wave of fear washing over
Angeline brought a chair over to the couch and sat down opposite Sean, with the coffee table between them.Sean treated Ned and Ingrid coldly and with hostility, but he was a whole different person when talking to Angeline. He sounded a lot more gentler with her. "What's with the injuries on your body?""Ned pushed me. I then banged my head against the fake hill …""I'm not talking about the injuries on your head," Sean interrupted.Ned had just sent Ingrid off and was on his way back to his ward when he overheard Sean asking the question. He stepped back and peered through the crack in the door to Angeline's ward.Angeline had a reserved expression on her face. She spoke calmly as if she was just reciting someone else's story. "The Emmersons said it was time for Benjamin to get married, so they wanted me to buy him a car and a house. That's why we fought at the college gates."Angeline wasn't lying. However, she only told him part of the full story.The Emmersons didn't come to