“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
Jared immediately headed to the ship’s hold where Zach’s room was at. Coincidentally, he bumped into Zach, who was making his way downstairs to the corridor. Zach raised his eyebrow at him. “President Crawford, how may I help you?” “President Warren, can you spare half an hour for me? Let’s have a chat.” The man, who was as handsome as Jared, curled his lips but was not smiling. “President Crawford, you don’t seem like you were going to let me decline your request anyway. If that’s the case, let’s speak openly.” They headed to the observation deck that was facing the sea. While being blown by the sea breeze, Jared cut to the chase. “Stella is Gwen.” Zach denied it firmly, “No.” Jared questioned closely, “If Stella and Gwen aren’t the same people, why did you put so much effort into wiping out Stella’s information from before five years ago? Aren’t you trying to lie to Gwen, who has lost her memory, so you can make her accept the new identity that you’ve arranged for her?!”
Zach went to find Stella… No, Gwen. He saw her having breakfast with Lou, and she looked up and smiled at him when he approached them. “Zach.” “Did you meet Jared Crawford again?” Zach asked while furrowing his eyebrows. “Yes, and he still took me as Gwen,” Gwen looked down and answered unhappily. Zach felt a twitch in his heart. “Did he tell you a lot of things? Did you feel anything?” Gwen looked displeased. “Disgust, and hate. I just want to leave this ship now.” Zach sighed a breath of relief, and he also felt that they should not stay on the ship any longer. “If you’d like to, we can leave now.” “We can?” Gwen questioned and wondered, ‘But the cruise has already started, can we leave?’ “Of course. Go pack your things in the room now, I’ll make the arrangements.” Zach planted a kiss between her eyebrows and left. Before long, they had gotten all their belongings, and they got on a speed boat to go ashore. Jared was quickly informed of the news. “Mr. Crawford, Zach
“I’m sorry, Gwen…” Gwen finally gathered the strength to push Jared away. “Let go of me!” She raised her hand to give him a tight slap on his face. “Slap!” Gwen was slightly startled after she slapped Jared, but he was not bothered at all because what he owed her could not be paid by even a hundred slaps. She backed away frantically. For some reason, a few strange scenes flashed in his mind: a dark and damp prison, a hospital with a pungent smell of disinfectant, a bedroom that was filled with the smell of musk… At that instant, she was terrified because she felt that she was getting closer to hell… “Gwen!” Jared wanted to pull her, but she shrieked and ran out of the cabin to get to the observation deck. “Gwen!” Tears began rolling down Gwen’s face when she stood on top. “Jared Crawford! You forced Gwen White to jump into the sea back then, are you going to make me do the same today?!” Jared’s pupils immediately shrunk. The heartbreaking pain he felt when he received