Chapter 67
1uldhardlybelieve what I was heardig.
Hadn’t always acted timid and obedient around Jonathan and Mr. Food Senior? If I loved him so humbly, how would I everhavethe guts to slap Alicia?
“you really don’t remember?” Aria tilted her head, not picking up on how thrown I was. She shrugged and glanced at me.
“I was Mr. Food Senter’s birthday, You two were there celebrating his Both. Then Alicia showed up. I don’t know the whole story everyone has a different version
but what’s clear is that you slapped her across the face. Tught there. In front of everyone.
“Mr. Ford senior lost it and threatened to make jonathan divorce you.”
She kept going, oblivious. “I’m not sure how it got smoothed over, but Jonathan managed to bury the incident. You two stayed married, but after that, no one really saw you acting like a couple anymore…
“Things between you two pot really cold after that day.”
Even though Arla was tambling, nothing she said gave me anyrealanswers. But one thing was clear–there had to be more to my marriage with Jonathan than anyone knew. And I didn’t exactly have anyone I couldaske
Probably only Jonathan and I really knew what went down back then. Bat couldn’t risk him finding out I’d lost my memory.
*Why does it seem like you don’t remember anything? Arla suddenly leaned in,sniffing me like a bloodhound.
Ishowed bet away. “What are you, a dog? You think you can snitt out anything?”
Even Frederickimwnedashe looked at me, his expression unreadable but sharp.
He was too perceptive, and I didn’t want to hang around long enough for him to figure anything out.
“I should go. We can talk another time.”
“Wait, that’s it? You’re just gonna leave? Don’tyouhave anything to say to me? Aria pouted, blocking my path. “We haven’t seeneachother in forever. Are you seriously treating me likeastranger nowi
“Wait, that’s it? You’re past gormsleave? Don’t you have anything to say to me? Aria pouted, blocking my path, “We haven’t seeneachother in forever. Are you seriously treating me like a stranger now
“Fine, go then…” she muttered. She seemed a little reluctant to see me go
Icouldn’t help but wonder–what exactly was my relationship with these two siblings?
I had no memory of Frederick at all, yet Gabrielle once told me he used tohavea thing for me. That be even confessed, and Ishothim down hard
And from the way he acted now, 1 could tell he wasn’t completely indifferent, but he definitelyhadsome lingering resentment.
Arta was a total enigma. She acted like we were super close, even though she constantly insulted me. Still, underneathallthat, therewasa weird kind of familiarity.
Thad barely walked out the door when she called after me, cleady still fuming. “That Verdant Bloom? I will get itback!”
She was obviously talking to Frederick, so I didn’t stick around. I plclad up the pace
You and Ana–wall. You don’t rerarmber her either?” abielle asked as she hurried out
Inodded. “Yousound like you know her pretty well?”
the Millenia Corporation andjumpedinto thecar.
For a split second, I thought I saw something sly fasli across ber face. But it was gone just as fast,
She quickly composed herself and saidseriously, “I’s… complicated. I talk you we started off on decent teams. Her brother liked you, so she tolerated you. But oner you turned lum down? She started counding for you.Same crowd as Alicia, really. Always looking fordraina.‘
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