Chapter 981
Evening had settled in. Tim was out like a light. Connor stood on the balcony, gazing into the night. The little retreat had a round table and some old wicker chairs Chloe's favorite spot once upon a time.
Connor pulled out his phone, his thumb hovering over Chloe's contact. After a brief pause, he sent a message: "I miss you." As expected, the message vanished into the digital ether, never to be acknowledged.
Scrolling through his phone, he was met with a sea of lonely "I miss you" messages. With a heavy sigh, Connor lifted his gaze to the horizon, his thoughts as tangled as the ink-black sky above. Starless and dense, the night mirrored the void in his heart-cold and endless. "Chloe, where are you?" he whispered into the darkness.
Meanwhile, in Eldridge City, Japan, a house in Cherry Blossom Town was aglow with warm light. In the kitchen, a tall figure was bustling about. A knock at the door prompted a five-year-old boy to casually answer it. "Daddy, you're back?" he chirped in fluent Japanese.
The man entered and moved towards the kitchen, where he saw the familiar silhouette. "Honey, just a moment, dinner's almost ready," the woman called out. The term "honey" made the man pause for a beat.
He stepped inside, asking in Japanese, "What's the occasion for you to be cooking today?"
"The flower shop sold out, so I closed early and thought I'd whip up something for you," she replied, also in Japanese. Unlike the usual setup in traditional homes, this family had a role reversal with the man usually doing the cooking.
He chuckled, "Alright, let's see if your cooking's improved." With a grin, he returned to the living room and flipped on the TV, instinctively switching to the global finance channel.
The news was abuzz with a headline: Sartori Corporation had trounced Ballard Group in their quest for the Japanese market. Seeing Connor's familiar face on the screen made the man's heart skip a beat. A wave of unease washed over him. Japan-why did it have to be Japan? noveldrama
This man was Lucas, and the woman busily preparing dinner was Chloe, missing for two long years. Memories from that time flooded back for Lucas.
He had just returned from Japan, meant to celebrate the one-month milestone of Chloe's son. But on his way home, he stumbled upon a bloodied woman. A closer look revealed it was Chloe, injured and unrecognizable.
She didn't know who he was, requesting to be taken home, yet she couldn't remember her husband's name. It was as if she had lost all memory. Lucas sensed something dreadful had happened.
take Chloe to the
He planned to ta
hospital. But halfway there, she woke up, vehemently refusing
medical help. Left with no choiconet
Lucas brought Chloe to his place.
Luckily, her injuries were minor, just superficial cuts, but she slept for three days straight.
During those days, she awoke now and then, always in a fog, never recognizing him. While she slept, missing person alerts were everywhere-the Shaw, Sartori, and Gilbert families were all searching for her.
Despite the chaos, Lucas didn't
report her presence. He just wanted a little time alone with her, a chance to be near her. But after three days, Chloe woke up-only to reveal She had complete amnesia. A shocking, surreal twist to the events unfolding around him. Content beléngs to
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