Chapter 486 I Recognize That Man Even as Ashes
Stella pondered for a moment, her eyes drifting to the color of the dress.
She pursed her lips. “Dan…. is he into mature women now?”
Marie was stunned.
At the sudden mention of Dan, her expression stiffened uncontrollably.
She turned around and laid the dress down on the bed.
With her back to Stella, the sadness radiated off her. Stella stepped forward and gently took hold of her cold hand.
“Marie.”
She called softly, her voice light and sweet-
Yet in that moment itgaveMarie endless strength
Marie shut her eyes. “He has a fiancée now. He’s getting married, Star–he’s actually getting married.”
“What?” Stella said.
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“How is that possible?”
Backthen. Dan had clearly liked Marie–Stellahadseen it with her own eyes. He had treated Marie so well.
He had even hidden his identity just to stay by her side.
Thinking back to those days, thatwasthe happiest Stella had ever seen Marie.
Dan had taught her how to be a girl.
They had loved each othersodeeply…
Marie drew inasharp breath.“He forgot about me. He doesn’t even remember who I am.”
‘Amnesia?”Stella asked.
“I don’t know. I don’t know anything anymore, and I don’t want to. He didn’t recognize me.”
That single phrase-“didn’t recognize–held an ocean of pain in Marie’s voice.
Hearing her say that, Stella found herself speechless.
She stepped up behind Marie and silently wrapped her arms around her.
Marie’s body trembled slightly. “How could he not recognize me? How…”
Stella could feel the pain radiating from her.
She didn’t know what to say–this kind of hurt wasn’t something that could be eased with a few words.
She couldn’t help but ask, “Are you sure itwasreally Dan?”
Ifit wasDan, how could he treat her that way? And how could someone just forget everything like that?
If he didn’t recognize her, maybe… he wasn’tthesame person at all.
She thought
back to that phone call Abraham had with Marie–the one that revealed Abraham had already known that man was in Frapeu
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He’d known how importantthatman was to Marie, and yet he’d never told her a word:
Could it really
that it was just someone who looked like Dan? But if it were just a lookalike, he wouldn’t have told Marie at all would Art Stella couldn’tmakesense of it.
But then Marie gritted her teeth, her voice suddenly harsh. “I’m sure. Even if he turned to ashes, I’d still recognize him. It was him. There’s no way I’d bewrong
Someone who had never been forgotten–someone buried deep in her heart–how could she possibly mistake him?
At those words, Stella fell silent.
So it was Dan. And yet in Frapucu, he had a fiancee now.
Stella held Marie, resting her chinonher shoulder. “So… what are you planning to do?”
What worried Stella the mostnowwasthatMariemightlose control and do something reckless.
JMarie went quiet.
When asked about her next move, she froze too.
Her body stiffened.
She closed her eyes, trying hard to holdbackthe emotion threatening to break through. “I don’t know.”
She had carried this person–who was supposed to be gone–like a treasure in her heart.
And now suddenly, someone had told her he was still alive… living a whole new life.
And the one who had cherished him-
Was the one left with nothing.
Marie.. was the one who lost it all.
“Alright. Sadness ends here.”
Stella went quiet.
Marie suddenly took Stella’s arms off her, and when she turned around, shewasallsmilesagain
Stellastoodthere, completely stunned.
She had never seen someone flip emotional switches like this–shaking with grief one moment,
Then bright as a sunflower the next.
Marie picked up the dress again from the bed, then selectedasparkling necklace from the pile of jewelry. “This one’sgorgeoustoo.”
Stella went quiet.
“What do you mean ‘Dan likes jewelry? What’sitgot to do with him? The things I made for you have nothing to do with him.”
As she spoke, she started pullingatStella’sclothes.
The room’s heating was turned way up.
Since Stella had entered, she’d already taken off her coat–now she was just in a sweater.
Marie went ahead and rugged it right off.
Stella instinctively tried to cover herself “1-11l do it myself.”
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“Do what yourself?” Marie huffed. “Hurry up, I need to see how all these look on you. I’ve seen every part ofyoubefore-whatare you so shy abour? Hands off”
With that, she pulled the dress over Stella’s head in one motion.
Then clipped the necklace on, too.
Just like that, she was back to her usual brash self–as if the heartbroken woman from moments ago had never existed.
Seeing how Blustered Stella looked, Marie snorted. “You’re a grown woman already–still shy? Haven’t you and Abraham done everything by now?”