Chapter 3
As drowsiness overtook me, painful memories from my past life
flooded back like a tide.
In my previous life, Ethan never lived with me again after our
marriage.
He bought a villa in the suburbs, where the walls were covered
with Jasmine’s photos.
Throughout my pregnancy, I remained completely alone.
Even when I went into difficult labor, Ethan only made a brief appearance, looking utterly indifferent.
When the nurse walked toward him with a bright smile, carrying
baby Jasper in her arms, he pushed her away directly and said
coldly, “Get away! How disgusting.”
My parents were furious at my bedside, cursing him out, but
Ethan just listened quietly without saying a word.
Only after my parents had exhausted themselves did he smile
wickedly and say, “Cherish these good times while they last. You
don’t have much time left.”
At that moment, I was too weak from excruciating pain to think deeply about his words.
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I finally realized Ethan had already driven our company to bankruptcy and even saddled it with hundreds of millions in debt.
His condition for sparing me was that my parents had to die.
He said, “You people drove the woman I loved most to her death,
so now it’s time for your most beloved to taste the same fate.”
I had considered ending it all.
But looking at adorable Jasper in his crib, I ultimately gave up on
that idea.
I thought, “Well, I still have Jasper. He’s my last family member.”
I endured everything to raise him, pretending not to know the truth
about my parents‘ death.
I believed that no matter how vicious a person might be, they
wouldn’t kill their own child.
So I desperately tried to awaken Ethan’s love for Jasper.
Jasper was such a good boy, his big eyes full of innocence.
Every time Ethan appeared, Jasper would toddle after him, calling out softly, “Daddy, hold me!”
When Ethan was in a good mood, he would occasionally give him 3 perfunctory hug.
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Back then, I was even naive enough to fantasize that even if Ethan wanted me dead someday, as long as he was good to Jasper, I would have no regrets.
But I underestimated Jasmine’s importance in his heart.
When Jasper was two years old, he had a high fever that wouldn’t break during Christmas, and the entire city was hit by torrential rain.
I begged Ethan desperately to drive Jasper to the hospital, but he only said ruthlessly, “It wouldn’t matter if he died.”
In that moment, I was completely devastated.
I no longer hoped for his mercy toward Jasper.
Jasper and I moved out of the mansion and began living a low–key life.
Ethan’s tech company grew from prosperity to–going public, while
I spent my days taking Jasper to the park. Our life was peaceful and warm.
I never imagined he ultimately had no intention of sparing Jasper and me.
On Jasper’s third birthday, Ethan unexpectedly invited us to celebrate at the beach–the place Jasper most wanted to visit.
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Later, I looked down at Jasper in my arms, no longer struggling.
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As my consciousness gradually faded, a researcher on the other end of the phone excitedly told Ethan, “Mr. Johnson, the experiment was successful! Ms. Cowell has been revived!”
I finally understood that Ethan had never loved us.
Since I’ve been given a second chance at life, I think we might as well let each other go.
The sobbing in my ears gradually became clearer.
When I slowly opened my eyes, I saw my parents standing by the hospital bed.
Filled with endless regret, I yanked out the IV needle from the back of my hand and threw myself into my mother’s arms, crying uncontrollably.
“Dad, Mom, I don’t want to marry Ethan anymore!”
My parents already knew what had happened and immediately agreed: “Of course you won’t!”
Ethan’s mother Maria quickly tried to comfort me: “Nicole, don’t be so impulsive. Ethan is still too immature, but he’ll naturally
mature after marrying you.”
I glanced at her coldly.
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Maria had even sold her jewelry to fill the funding gap. Now she was not only spending our money but also wearing plenty of
jewelry.
That Hermès bag beside her was one we bought for fifty
thousand dollars.
What was even more ridiculous was that while I lay in the hospital bed, pale as a ghost, she was still wearing perfect makeup, as if she didn’t care about my condition at all.
Memories from my past life suddenly flooded back. After my parents went bankrupt, when I went to her for help, she refused to answer the phone, claiming she was getting a beauty treatment.
Looking back now, both Ethan and his mother were nothing but
ungrateful, selfish people.
I was no longer as polite as before and retorted mercilessly: “Ethan is almost thirty years old. Can he still use immaturity as an
excuse?”
Maria was instantly furious, but with my parents present, she held
back her outburst.
Just then, Ethan pushed through the door with Jasmine following
behind him in a white dress.
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The moment she saw Jasmine, Maria’s face went pale.
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you permission to come in? She’s the maid’s daughter who slandered my daughter!”
Ethan immediately stepped in front of Jasmine, declaring righteously: “Jasmine is my true love. Mr. Simon, I never loved Nicole. That child was just an accident.”
My mother, a university professor who was always elegant, was now trembling with anger.
I quickly rubbed her back while stopping my father, who was about to explode.
Then I said calmly: “You came at the perfect time. From today on, our two families are cutting all ties. I wish you eternal happiness and many children.”
Maria certainly wasn’t willing to give up and frantically waved her hands.
“How is this possible?”
“Ms. Maria, why pretend to be innocent?”
I interrupted her with a cold laugh: “Wasn’t it you who had my father’s secretary pay for Jasmine’s return flight ticket?”
In my past life, my family’s crushing debt was inseparable from this vicious woman.
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After hearing my words, Maria looked extremely embarrassed.
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“Nicole, don’t push your luck!”
Ethan was always arrogant in front of me.
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At this moment, he actually continued to humiliate me in front of my parents: “What can you do besides using money to threaten us? Don’t make me look down on you.”
“Mr. Johnson, you seem very confident.”
My father snorted coldly: “Since you’re so righteous, from today on, we will terminate all cooperation with your family and provide no further financial support!”
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