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
Gwen knew what Zach was thinking — he was afraid she would blame him for lying to her. Five years ago, Zach had saved Gwen from the sea. After knowing that she had lost her memory, he decided after thorough consideration to not tell her the truth. Instead, he coordinated with the Rose family, who had just lost their beloved daughter, and he used Stella’s name and identity on Gwen. Zach hoped that she could forget her miserable past as Gwen and become Stella, who was doted on, from then on. He had done it for her own good after all, but it was not right, hence he was afraid that she would be mad. Gwen naturally knew Zach was a nice person. Without his protection throughout the five years, she would not know how she would have become. Stella loved Zach, but so did Gwen. She held his hands and said, “Zach, I’m very grateful for how well you’ve been treating me these years. Whether I’ve regained my memory or not, I’m always Stella to you and Lou.” Zach sighed a breath of relief
“Mr. Crawford, you haven’t even had a drop of water for the past two days. If this goes on, your body won’t be able to take it,” Jared’s butler expressed his concern. The dishes in the kitchen had been reheated but turned cold again, yet Jared did not want to eat. Jared mumbled, “Do you know? She didn’t die, and I met her…” Even the butler, who was the closest to him, did not know who he was talking about at that moment. “But she’s no longer Gwen White, her current name is Stella Rose. She’s now someone else’s wife, and she has a daughter with that man. She lost her memory, so she doesn’t remember me anymore.” Jared’s eyes became more bloodshot, and his voice trembled a little as he spoke. His butler sighed. ‘Indeed, Gwen is the only person who can make him act like this. ‘But Gwen passed away five years ago, how is she still alive? The butler asked after some thought, “Mr. Crawford, are you having nightmares again?” Jared shook his head. “I didn’t have nightmares this time
Five years ago, Janice often attended upper-class gatherings because of Jared. She had gorgeous gowns, a personal hair-stylist, as well as a retinue that attended to her whenever. Hence, she had an imposing manner. On the contrary, the new Janice lost everything a long time ago. In order to make an appearance at the birthday party, she spent all her money to purchase a presentable gown, and put on make-up. However, she had not been taking care of her skin for years, thus her face was so blotched that even foundation could not salvage it. After putting in a lot of effort to make herself look well-dressed, Janice stood upright as she arrived at a private villa in Haicheng. Her eyes lit up at the sight of different luxurious cars that were parked outside, and she asked after making her way to the entrance. “May I ask if this is Mrs. Warren’s birthday party?” The waiter studied her for a brief moment and answered, “Yes, it is. Are you an invited guest? Do you have an invitation?” “
Zach smiled. “You can say that. We’ve previously met once at a party, where you were President Crawford’s partner. I asked for your contact number, and I’ve been wanting to ask you out.” “Oh~” Janice knew very well what it meant when a man asked for a woman’s number and wanted to ask her out. She replied to him while her mind ran wild, “President Warren, you can contact me anytime if you’d like to find me, I’m always free.” Zach nodded. “Okay.” If Janice could claim a connection with Zach, even if she had to be his unpresentable mistress, she would be willing to. It was her most-used trick, after all. She would first gain the man’s good impression and trust step by step, and when she could not go any further, she would naturally devise another plan. Although Janice had only taken a few steps on the path, she had already come up with the full plan to become “Mrs. Warren”. Zach led her to the entrance of a hall and said, “I have to attend to other guests for now, so please
Jared traveled day and night after receiving the news so as to meet Gwen. Zach did not stop him from meeting her. “She’s in the bedroom. Go in and tell her everything you want to say because the doctor said that she might not make it through the night.” “Gwen, Gwen…” Jared cried as he staggered into the room. “Gwen, Gwen.” Gwen had already dozed off, but she opened her eyes after she heard the voice, which she had not heard for a long time. “Jared, why are you here?” Jared leaned on her bed as he cried bitterly. “Gwen…” Gwen tried hard to open her eyes as she was weary. When she looked at him, old memories flashed in front of her eyes. When she was 12 years old, her dad passed away after saving Grandpa Crawford. Hence, Gwen met Jared, and she was taken into the Crawford family by Grandpa Crawford, where she began learning and growing with Jared. Gwen’s first awakening of love was when she was 15 years old. She had a crush on Jared, who was three years older than her, and
Many years passed in a flash, but stories about the Warren family and the Crawford family were heard without an end. It was said that the Warren family had a female successor, which was unprecedented in the family for a hundred years. Nonetheless, nothing could be done because Mrs. Warren could not bear another child due to her poor health. Besides, she was the only person who President Warren loved, so the Warren family was naturally handed down to Miss Warren. Miss Warren was also said to be a diligent person because she was able to take charge when she was 18 years old. She had represented her dad by going overseas to discuss a collaboration, where she secured ten million orders at once. The ancestors of the Warren family would be at ease knowing that their family was handed down to her. Furthermore, Miss Warren was said to have become the Warren Group’s president at the age of 20, making her the youngest president in her family’s history. Her parents traveled around the world
Gwen’s memory after she fell into the sea was blank. She tried hard to recollect her memory, but she only recalled glaring flames. When the bomb exploded, she and Zach were pushed into the sea by Jared. The sea, which had almost taken her life away twice, protected them this time, hence they were only slightly injured. On the other hand, Jared… “Janice committed suicide, whereas Jared lost an arm,” Zach told Gwen. “...” Gwen did not know what to feel about it. It was out of her expectations. After lying in a hospital bed for two days, she finally went to Jared’s ward. Jared was having an infusion in bed at that moment, and he was pale. When Gwen saw his missing left hand, she became a little teary. “Why did you do that?” However, Jared simply smiled. Ever since Gwen warned him not to send her anything anymore, he stopped sending things, but he still wanted to see her. Therefore, Jared would go from Fuzhou to Haicheng once in a while to steal glances of her in secret
“Zach! Zach!” Gwen shouted his name. Zach woke up very quickly and was dazed for three seconds before he took a look at his surroundings. In particular, he turned pale at the sight of the bomb on his body. “Quickly leave! Stella! Leave now!” Gwen shook her head. “I can’t leave, I want to save you!” She forced herself to calm down and tried not to tremble as she said, “I remember you told me that you were in the force for two years. Do you know how to defuse a bomb? Teach me, I’ll save you!” Zach shook his head. “There aren’t any tools around, so you can’t cut these wires!” “You just have to tell me how to save you!” Gwen responded and thought, ‘It doesn’t matter! I’ll definitely find a way to cut these wires!’ Zach inhaled deeply and exhaled. He had also recollected himself, so he furrowed his eyebrows while he quickly observed the type of bomb on his body. Zach used to be an outstanding special forces soldier in the past, so normal bombs were not a problem for him, and he im
“Aren’t you in prison? Why are you here?” Janice, who had somehow come out of prison, had a hideous look on her face. “That’s not important. What’s more important now is that we should settle our accounts, Gwen!” Gwen narrowed her eyes because she could not figure out if it was Zach or Janice who sent her the message. If Janice had sent it, how did she get Zach’s handphone? Therefore, Gwen backed away silently to open the distance between them, and she quickly racked her brain to come up with a plan. Nonetheless, she responded, “Our accounts? Are there unsettled accounts between us? If anything, you’re the one who owed me!” “I owed you? If you didn’t snatch my status as Mrs. Crawford, everything that followed after that wouldn’t have happened!” Janice was somewhat out of her mind. Gwen did not know what she had gone through in the prison during the four months. Gwen replied to her expressionlessly, “Do you need me to remind you? Jared only had a favorable impression of you be
Gwen looked gloomy when she returned home that night, and Zach could tell at once what had happened. “Did he disturb you again?” “I’m so pissed off!” Gwen threw her bag hard on the couch. “He actually asked me to start over with him again? He’s crazy!” Zach’s face darkened, and he stood up and said, “I’ll go meet him.” “Don’t, you shouldn’t go.” Gwen quickly stopped him. As mad as she was, she was still rational. “If you go, you’ll definitely fight. In any case, he’s the eldest son in the Crawford family, and your family and his are evenly matched. If you have a huge conflict and it affects your company, it won’t be worth it.” Zach hugged her and expressed, “But I can’t stand seeing him harassing you every day.” Gwen smiled brightly. “I’ll just ignore him. I’m yours, and it’s a fact that can’t be changed no matter what he does.” “Mm.” Zach hugged her even more tightly because he was afraid that the men who coveted her would snatch her away. Gwen closed her eyes in his war
“Jared, it has been five years, but you’re still so selfish and conceited. You want everything to be under your control, and you never consider what other people are really thinking.” Gwen finally vented her anger, which she had been suppressing for the whole night. “You’re still the old you, but I’m no longer the Gwen who stupidly liked you for ten years and was still committed to you even after tolerating your ridicules and insults! Because of you, I suffered a lot from Janice! Because of you, my mom was killed by Janice! Because of you, I made a trip to the gates of hell, my body’s still unwell, and my life has been shortened by twenty years! “You said you want to make it up to me, but how are you going to do that? Can you return my mom’s life? Can you make my illness go away? “You can’t! So you don’t deserve to demand anything from me, let alone ask me to return to you! Jared Crawford, I don’t have anything to do with you anymore. I’m setting myself free, so you should set me
In the backyard of the villa, there was a small pond that was full of lotus flowers and was home to a few carps. Gwen walked to the side of the pond and casually took some fish feed to sprinkle them in batches to the fishes. Jared blurted as he could not wait any longer, “I don’t want us to end!” Gwen looked plainly at the pond and asked in return, “You don’t want us to end? What do you want then? Me?” She laughed. “Do you want me to return to you so that I’ll continue spending days of being married, but my husband’s always with another woman, always protects that woman first no matter what happens, strangles me because of that woman, and even has a child with her?” Those were things that Jared had done, and he had done things far worse than that. Throughout the five years, Jared had been looking back on his memories. He recalled her good while he recalled his bad, and he knew he owed her so much that he could not redeem himself by saying sorry. Jared expressed with a flat vo
Janice looked up like a fool and was even more dumbfounded when she saw two police officers. “Where to?” Someone suddenly kicked her and scolded her with disgust, “Where can you go if you’ve killed someone? Pfft! B*tch!” Another person ran over and slapped her face hard. “You stole someone else’s husband, framed his legal wife, and even killed his legal wife’s mom. How can an obnoxious woman like you exist in the world!” Janice regained her senses when she was kicked and slapped. When she looked up around her, she realized that the banquet hall was filled with people — men and women in stunning outfits — who were obviously there for the birthday party. They were always present, so they watched the show, as well as when she begged for forgiveness and pleaded guilty… Janice finally understood that someone had devised a plot against her! Someone planned the same scenario to happen again to get her to plead guilty! “I didn’t kill anyone! I didn’t kill anyone!” Janice shouted.