Part 2: The Daughter He Never Knew About

I slowly raised my head. The man standing beside Lily was someone I had never expected to see again. Ethan’s older brother, Daniel Cole. Five years ago,…

Part 2: What I Had Already Taken From Him

Sebastian drove straight to the old wonton shop. He didn’t ask another question until the bowl was placed in front of me. “Eat.” I picked up the…

Part 2: The Woman Behind the Account

“Don’t you want me to kneel?” I looked at Pho Van Dinh calmly. His expression changed. For the first time since he had arrived, he seemed uncertain….

Part 2: The Secret Behind the Passenger Seat

I turned slowly. “Tell me.” Clara’s face went pale. Adrián looked at her with a warning in his eyes. “Clara.” She immediately lowered her head. “I didn’t…

Part 2: Watch Me

The train left just after midnight. I sat beside the window with Bruno asleep at my feet, my suitcase pressed against my knees and my phone turned…

Part 2: I Was No Longer the Woman They Could Silence

“No.” I looked at everyone standing inside my house. “I’m not competing with the baby.” I held Emma’s nameplate tightly in my hand. “I’m taking my house…

Part 2: The Son He Could Never Hide

“So you did exist?” The little boy’s voice was so quiet that it almost broke me. I gripped the doorframe. I had imagined this moment thousands of…

Part 2: The Moment She Stopped Waiting

“Get off the bus!” The coldness in Tong Du Hoai’s voice made the entire car fall silent. Sam So Ninh looked at him for several seconds. She…

Part 2: The Life I Finally Chose

The next morning, I woke up to an empty side of the bed. Daniel had still not come home. For the first time in seven years, I…

Part 2: The Honeymoon They Would Never Forget

I stood in the middle of the living room, staring at the shopping list my mother-in-law had left behind.Sea cucumbers.Dried mushrooms.Premium tea.Her favorite medicinal wine.A specific brand…