Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Choice to Forget: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

Jesse didn't even glance at the divorce agreement. He was busy scanning the room for any sign of Courtney.The office was small, though. There was nowhere for her to hide.Jesse stared at Ethan and said, "I'm not going to discuss this with you. Whatever my wife intends to do, she should at least talk to me in person if she's serious about this. Bring her out!"Ethan shrugged indifferently. "Mr. Hawthorn, Ms. Lloyd has entrusted me with all matters regarding your divorce. Any discussions will be with me. And as far as your marriage goes, you're the one at fault."He continued, "Ms. Lloyd, however, isn't interested in assigning blame. Out of respect for your past relationship, she's willing to part ways peacefully. As for the marital assets, she has instructed us to donate her share to charity. She also requests that you not contact her again."Ethan delivered Courtney's message, and Jesse blinked incredulously."That's it? She didn't say anything else to me?"Ethan thought about

Mia's messages weren't just provocative. They were outright disrespectful, aimed at humiliating Courtney as if Mia had somehow predicted she wouldn't live to reach this point in her life.Courtney never replied to any of Mia's texts. Eventually, she didn't even bother opening them.But Jesse was so furious he shook all over when imagining how Courtney must have felt when she first saw those messages. His nails might've dug into his palms if he wasn't holding his phone.After returning the phone to the police officer, he silently drove away from the desolate area. On the road, he called Mia. "I don't care where you are. Get to my house. Now."The idea of going to her place made him feel sick, especially when he thought about the things they'd done there in the past.Mia feigned surprise and said softly, "Really? You're inviting me over? Is… Courtney not home?"She had no idea what had happened between them, but the thought of Courtney leaving the villa she'd long coveted filled Mi

Jesse did not believe Mia's false promises at all. Unwilling to argue with her any longer, he took out Courtney's phone, turned up the brightness, and thrust it in her face, asking, "You sent her these messages, didn't you? The evidence is all here. What do you have to say for yourself?"In truth, Jesse felt nauseated just being in Mia's presence. But Courtney was gone now. He needed to get to the bottom of this to get closure.Mia's first instinct was to snatch the phone out of Jesse's grasp and destroy the evidence, but Jesse did not even let her touch the phone. He held it tightly in his palm, drawing back as Mia lunged.The phone was the only thing he had left of Courtney."I… I actually…" Mia turned pale when her tactic failed. She wanted to try to talk her way out of it, but she couldn't even form a complete sentence.She had sent Courtney all those indecent messages and photos. Even though she'd deleted them on her side, they still existed on Courtney's phone.Mia regrette

Mia was taken away by Jesse's bodyguards and shoved into a car. Desperately, she pounded on the window, but no one came to save her. She kept up with the struggle until one of the bodyguards pressed an ether-soaked rag over her face.The car sped off to the city slums under cover of night.Jesse sat on the couch alone for a long time, pouring himself drink after drink until he couldn't even taste the alcohol anymore. Still, the mind that he'd hoped to numb only grew more painfully awake.So what if he made Mia pay for what she had done?Courtney probably hated him more than she hated Mia.One of his bodyguards, Max Fleming, knocked on the door for a long time, but Jesse remained motionless. He entered the living room cautiously and went up to Jesse to report, "Mr. Hawthorn, the police just called. There's been a new development on the case.""Have they found Courtney?" Jesse looked haggard. His bloodshot eyes made him look completely different.Max was shocked by his appearance,

Grace could tell that Jesse had lost his mind. She burst into tears. "What are we going to do now? Richard, do something. Don't just stand there!"Richard grabbed Jesse firmly. "You need to snap out of it!"He wanted to drag Jesse out of the room and get the servants to throw out the jewelry box so that Jesse would be forced to face reality, but to his surprise, Jesse remained strong even though he hadn't eaten for days."No! Nobody is allowed to touch our wedding ring!"Jesse went into a frenzy, driving everyone out of the room. During the scuffle, his sleeve was pushed up, revealing numerous scars of varying ages—all self-inflicted.Grace saw the scars and cried even louder. "Oh my god, he's really gone mad, hasn't he? Should we think of a way to convince Courtney to come back and see him?""He was the one who cheated on Courtney. She left so resolutely—there's no way she would come back," Richard said. He was heartbroken and helpless, but he couldn't just stand by and watch Je