Part 2: The Secret Nathan Carried Through Two Lifetimes
For several seconds, I couldn’t hear Mrs. Zhou anymore. There was only one sentence repeating inside my head. “Don’t let Serena find out.” Nathan had said Serena’s…
Part 2: The Day the Ocean Answered My Name
The first rescue helicopter reached me before Adrian could even get another jet ski into the water. A rescue swimmer dropped into the sea less than twenty…
Part 2: The Life They Never Expected Me to Rebuild
Three months after I walked out of Adrian Gu’s mansion with Nora’s hand in mine, I received a phone call from a number I had deleted long…
PART 2: The Father Who Came Home Five Days Too Late
My daughter survived. That was the only miracle I needed. Three weeks after her birth, Anya was finally strong enough to leave the hospital. Adrian drove us…
PART 2: The Seven O’Clock Meeting That Ended Our Marriage
Nobody spoke. Natalie stood behind Daniel, clutching her handbag. Emily stared at her best friend as if she had suddenly become a stranger. Finally, Margaret asked: —Daniel,…
PART 2: The Son Who Was Never Nathaniel’s
For several seconds, I couldn’t hear anything except the monitor beside my bed. Nathan’s biological son. Three words erased the last ten years of my marriage. Margaret…
PART 2: The Murder Daniel Had Already Written in My Name
I stared at the officer. —That’s impossible. —Dr. Robles, we need you to come with us. I raised both hands. —Don’t touch anything in that operating room…
PART 2: The Bride Who Cancelled the Wedding Before He Could Choose Again
Olivia held up the marriage certificate. —Then tomorrow I’ll go. Nathan’s face changed instantly. —Olivia, enough. She laughed. —What? Emma offered me her place. —There is no…
PART 2: The Secret Adrian Discovered Too Late
Adrian stared at me. —What happened last week? —It doesn’t matter anymore. —It matters if it made you decide to leave me. His voice was lower now….
PART 2: The Wife He Could Find Everywhere Except Where She Chose to Be
At eight fifteen, Adrian called the mansion. —Where is she? The old butler hesitated. —Mrs. Blackwood left yesterday afternoon. —Where did she go? —I don’t know, sir….