PART 2: HE CAME BACK AFTER FIVE YEARS—THEN I LEARNED WHO THAT LITTLE GIRL REALLY WAS
Gabriel called me seventeen times that night. I didn’t answer once. By morning, there were twenty-three messages. “Sophie, let me explain.” “You misunderstood what you saw.” “Mia…
PART 2: HE CHOSE HER OVER ME—THEN THE POLICE SHOWED HIM WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
Pakorn remained outside the intensive care unit for almost an hour. At first, he begged. Then he demanded. Then he simply stood there. But I refused to…
PART 2: HE ASKED WHO THE FATHER WAS—THEN THE DOCTOR TOLD HIM THE TRUTH
The heartbeat continued filling the ultrasound room. Thump. Thump. Thump. I stared at the screen and forced myself not to cry. The doctor smiled. —Everything looks good….
PART 2: HE LOCKED ME AWAY FOR HIS WEDDING—THEN DISCOVERED I OWNED HIS COMPANY
The man behind the glass smiled when I picked up the receiver. —Young Miss, you finally remembered you have a family? I leaned back. —Uncle Truong, don’t…
PART 2: HE SIGNED THE DIVORCE WITHOUT READING—THEN LEARNED WHO REALLY SAVED HIS COMPANY
Adrian noticed the suitcase the next morning. It was standing beside the bedroom door. Half full. He frowned. —Are you going somewhere? I folded another sweater and…
PART 2: HE TOLD HER TO SUE ME—THEN FOUND OUT WHO REALLY OWNED THE COMPANY
I walked out of the private room without looking back. Behind me, Pho Bac Vong was still shouting. —Tham Kieu! You’ll regret this! I pressed the elevator…
PART 2: SHE CALLED HERSELF THE FUTURE MRS. ZHOU—SO I ENDED THE ALLIANCE
Nobody at the table touched their chopsticks. Julian looked at the divorce agreement in front of him. Then he looked at me. —Victoria, what is this? I…
PART 2: HE LET US WALK AWAY—THEN THE HOSPITAL CALLED HIS NAME
Three days after I left Daniel, he received a call from St. Matthew’s Children’s Hospital. At first, he almost ignored it. The woman he had waited years…
PART 2: WHEN HE FINALLY NEEDED ME, I WAS ALREADY GONE
At 9:10 the next morning, Adrian Grant stood outside my empty desk. The entire executive floor had gone silent. Howard from Human Resources stood beside him, visibly…
PART 2: HE GAVE MY DELIVERY ROOM TO HIS FIRST LOVE—SO I TOOK BACK EVERYTHING HE THOUGHT WAS HIS
The moment the delivery-room doors closed, I stopped thinking about Luu Huy. I couldn’t afford to. My daughter’s heartbeat dropped twice. The second time, the doctor’s expression…