Jared Crawford was dispirited. He neither cared about his company nor left his room nor ate. Nobody could get him to leave his room — it did not matter who tried to persuade him. Jared found a diary among Gwen’s belongings, and he had been crying and laughing at it for a few days. He sat on the ground below the windowsill and held the wooden figures that were carved by Gwen. Once again, he flipped through her diary, which felt extremely heavy to him. …… [23 September 201X. [Happy!!! [Today is the day Jared and I are getting married. He’s on his way to pick me up, and I’m so happy yet nervous that I don’t know what to do. Mom suggested that I keep a post-marriage diary. She has kept one in the past, and she only stopped writing when Dad passed away. [I’ve decided to keep this diary, and I’ll write until either me or Jared dies one day! [It never occurred to me that I’ll actually become Jared’s wife one day, so I thought I was dreaming when Mom told me! [Mom and Grand
The day before the wedding, Jared Crawford’s butler was ordered to make a trip to the Sanders residence. The Sanders family was bustling about at that moment for the wedding. When the butler arrived with a team of people, Janice’s parents welcomed them with joy because they thought the people had dropped by to send some gifts. In the end, the butler informed Janice’s parents that the wedding was canceled. Janice had stayed in her room because she wanted to be reserved, but she was perturbed after hearing the news, hence she dashed out. “The wedding’s canceled? Why?” The butler replied to her word by word, “It’s Mr. Crawford’s idea.” “I don’t believe it! Jared told me that he wants to marry me! How can he change his mind the day before the marriage?” Janice shouted because it was too absurd and too unbelievable, “I want to meet Jared! Now!” “Mr. Crawford doesn’t want to see you.” The butler shook his head. Janice yelled furiously, “You dirty dog! Get lost!!” The butler w
Once Jared Crawford’s butler was done settling the matter, he returned to the villa to report to Jared on the completion of his task. “Mr. Crawford, Miss Sanders has been taken away by the police, but she doesn’t admit that she killed Mrs. Crawford — she insists that it was a suicide.” “Get to the bottom of it.” Jared seemed to have changed into another person overnight. He was initially only harsh and indifferent, but he had suddenly become sharp and grim like a sword from a scabbard, which was incredibly sharp. The butler could not help but lower his head. “I will.” However, there was no proof that Janice killed Gwen and no trace could be found at the scene. Due to the lack of witnesses and material evidence, Janice was released after being in jail for three days. The first thing she did after she was released was to find Jared at the Crawford villa! Janice used to have full access to the place in the past, but just as she wanted to enter this time, she was stopped by t
“Uncle, can you help me get that?” Someone with a baby’s voice called out to Jared. When Jared lowered his head to look, he saw a fair-skinned and exceptionally adorable little girl, who was roughly 3 years old. He became soft-hearted at once and handed her the pudding that she wanted. The little girl had great manners, so she thanked Jared after she received the pudding, “Thank you.” Jared asked after some thought, “Are you Lou?” “Uncle, do you know me?” The little girl widened her eyes. “I saw your parents looking for you, so quickly find them and don’t make them worry.” Jared guessed it right. A cute little girl like her definitely had a mom who liked to act childishly. Lou pouted her lips and responded, “Did they finally remember their daughter? I thought they only saw each other! Okay, I should go back to them. Bye, Uncle!” “Mm, goodbye.” Lou hopped away. Based on what she said, Jared figured that her parents were very much in love. Jared watched enviously as the
The cruise that was arranged by Grandpa Crawford would last for five days and four nights. Jared met Miss Lawson as soon as he got on the ship. She was a good-looking lady, but he was reluctant to be with her, hence he was indifferent toward her throughout the journey. Nonetheless, Miss Lawson did not give up. She tried to initiate a conversation. “Jared, can I call you that? You can call me Wendy.” Jared stood on the deck as he looked into the distance without an expression. Miss Lawson added, “Jared, I’ve actually known you since a long time ago, but you haven’t divorced your ex-wife back then…” “I don’t have an ex-white, Gwen is forever my wife.” Jared cut her off coldly. “Jared, don’t be mad, that’s not what I meant. Gwen and I used to be classmates when we were in university, we had a great relationship, so I won’t speak ill of her,” Miss Lawson quickly explained. She gulped before she continued with a softer voice, “What I meant was I was too shy to greet you in the p
Jared left Miss Lawson alone and ran into the crowd regardless of everything. “Gwen! Gwen!” Miss Lawson was startled. “Jared, what are you doing?” Jared pushed away everyone in his way and grabbed the woman, who looked exactly like Gwen. He was exceptionally agitated. “Gwen! It’s really you!” The woman, whom he grabbed, was shocked. “You…” “Gwen, I knew it, I knew you’d still come back, I knew you’d come back!” Jared immediately hugged her. “Excuse me, Mr., are you drunk? You’ve gotten the wrong person, I’m not Gwen. I’m Stella, Stella Rose.” The woman in Jared’s arms struggled to push him away, and she resisted him very much. Even then, Jared could not hear a word she said. ‘This is my Gwen, the Gwen whom I’ve been missing for five years!’ A man furrowed his eyebrows upon seeing the scene, hence he forcefully separated them and protected the woman by standing in front of her. The man then uttered coldly, “Excuse me, you really mistook her for someone else. This is my w
After walking a certain distance away with Zach, Stella could not help but turn to look. She frowned and asked, “Zach, who exactly is that person? Why did he call me… Gwen?” Zach answered, “He’s Jared Crawford, the eldest son of the Crawford family in Fuzhou. Rumor has it that five years ago, he drove his legal wife, Gwen White, to suicide by jumping into the sea; it was all for his ex-lover. Only when Jared’s wife died, he started missing her dearly and was dispirited for a long time before he got back up again. “Perhaps he mistook you for Gwen because you look very much like her.” It was Stella’s first time hearing about it. “He drove his wife to commit suicide because of his lover, how dare he pretend to be so affectionate? He’s disgusting!” Zach stroked her hair. “In any case, just try to avoid him the next time you see him.” “Of course, who would want to have anything to do with a scumbag like him?” Stella expressed, then quickly welcomed her daughter upon seeing her, “L
Stella put on a fake smile and replied to Jared, “Mr. Crawford, you have an ill reputation, so it’s quite easy to know who you are.” Jared was not concerned about how she ridiculed him. He took an impatient step forward. “Gwen, I only found out after you left that there were many misunderstandings between us. I’ve already realized my mistakes, and I’m no longer with Janice, so can you please give me a chance to make it up to you?” Stella came to a sudden realization. “Is Janice your lover? Because of her, you made your legal wife jump into the sea to commit suicide. I thought how much you loved her, but it turned out to be nothing.” Jared smiled bitterly. “You might not believe me even if I say it, but from the beginning till the end, I actually didn’t love Janice that much. “In the beginning, I got together with her because she saved my life. Since I didn’t have a girlfriend then, I naturally accepted her when she confessed to me. For years after that, I didn’t meet another la