ander’s POV
“What did you find?” I asked. “Was there really an accident?”
“Yes sir. I sent a copy of her medical report to your email, Sam replied. The incident occurred around the time that she left. It was extremely fatal, she even lost her pregnancy as a result of it.”
My breath hitched. My hunch was correct, Mia had indeed lost the baby.
“What kind of accident?” I asked, struggling to keep my emotions in check.
“Her medical report didn’t provide details but I can look into it separately if you want. Although, I did confirm that she was hospitalized and unconscious for months.”
My palms folded into fists, and I slumped back in my chair, my chest constricting. I felt like I had been punched straight in the gut but my mind was struggling to process the shattering reality.
The memory
y loss?” I managed to let out the words.
“That is also true. Although it wasn’t explicitly stated in her medical report, I thought you might be interested so I investigated further. What I found was quite disturbing,” Sam’s voice turned solemn.
I held my breath. “Tell me
“After regaining consciousness for a while, Miss Walton suffered extreme shock, resulting in the loss of approximately ninety percent of her memory. Due to the traumatic experience, she was admitted to a mental institute for a few months to undergo mental rehabilitation. The loss of her babies hit her harder than anyone expected.”
“Babies?” I muttered. “Mia was pregnant with twins?” My voice shook.
“Yes, boss,” Sam dropped a bombshell and the tears brimmed in my eyes. I quickly blinked them away and lowered the phone from my
I squeezed my eyes shut, refusing to let the tears out. It was my fault. What right did I have to cry? I had threatened her and kicked her out without thinking of the consequences.
1 learned that it was possible for people who suffered from memory loss to still feel uncomfortable around the ones who wronged them in the past, even though they couldn’t recall what had been done. I wondered if that was true for Mia. Had my harshness towards her contributed to her wariness for people now?
“Mr Schaeffer, are you okay?” My guard asked, but I kept my head bowed. I couldn’t bear to face him or anyone else, I was a monster. My actions had not only made Mia pass through unimaginable pain; they had taken my babies before I even got the chance to see them.
Without a word, I stood up and headed to my car.
“Keys,” I said to Hubert, my voice tight.
He placed the car keys in my hand and I slid into the driver’s seat.
The engine roared to life as I started to car, the sound echoing every emotion that I was battling up. I had no idea where I was going as I sped into the highway, iny pent–up emotions crushing me.
I was driving above the speed limit, but that was the least of my concerns; I needed to get my thoughts straight. I needed to get rid of this harsh reality somehow, it was crushing me. I could barely fathom how much more Mia had suffered because of my mistakes
The car was running for hours and I didn’t want to stop until another vehicle rammed into it from behind. I was jolted back to reality by the sound of crunching metals and I slammed on the breaks.
My car screeched to a halt, the force violently throwing me forward. My vision blurred and the faint sound of my ringing phone was the last thing I heard before everything went dark.
As I slowly opened my eyes, my head throbbing with pain, I heard the faint beeping of machines.
“Xander? Can you hear me?” A whisper cut through the haze in my mind and my eyes flung open.
“Hey, are you okay?” Brett asked, his tone laced with relief as he examined my body
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1 sat up, accessing my snowslings until I figured out that I was in a hospital.
Tin fue replied Beeti. “How did you find me?
Hubert called, he sounded worried about the way you took off, sis I tracked your car‘
“The other diver?”
“She’ll be hoe, just a little bruse. I already handled all the paperwork with the cops.”
I sighest feeling a mix of relief and guilt. “Take me home”
The ride started in silence and my gaze was buries into space.
“Irene called. I told her you were in a meeting and couldn’t talk, I figures you woukhi’t want her to know about what happened”
I nodded, breathing out.
The rest of the ride was in silence, the only noise came from the patters of drizzling raindrops and the gentle hum of the car’s engine. I could sense that Brett had a million and one questions swirling in his mind but he stayed quiet and drove.
sent your car to the mechanic shop, it’ll be ready for pickup in two days.”“
“Thank you Brett,” I finally spoke because I was truly grateful to him. I made my way into the house.
I noticed Irene in the living room when I walked in and I started to walk past her when I caught a glimpse of what she was engrossed in on her phone.
Immediately, I snatched the device from her and peered into it, confirming my suspicion.
“How did you get this?” I asked, a frown creasing my brows.
“How else!” She shrugged, scoffing. I had someone investigate. It turns out everything she said was true. I thought she was being sneaky.”
I dropped the phone, intending to continue my journey to my room.
“You don’t look happy about it,” Irene said. “Are you sad that your ex–wife forgot who you are? You’ve been acting so strange since she returned.
I threw her a stare. “I hope you don’t intend on doing anything stupid to her.”
She scoffed. “Of course not. I can’t hurt a friend.”
“What?”
“While you were b
were busy hanging out with Mix, I befriended her.”
My brows contorted. “You and Mia are friends?”
“That’s right. Ini throwing a get–together for her. You’ll come, right?” She smiled. “It’s about time we get married. It’ll be a good look if you popped the question with everyone present.”
She tiptoed to kiss me on the cheek, grabbed her phone, and jogged away.
I made it to my room with my head throbbing even harder than before. I popped some pills and sat on my desk, staring at the heavy downpour from my window. I thought of Mu, of the time when she would run into my arms during moments like this.
I wondered if her phobia of thunderstorms was part of the things that had changed about her. If I could turn back the hands of time, I wouldn’t feel so miserable.
In the beginning. I thought Irene was the one I loved but I never admitted to myself that it was all a ploy. A ploy to caress my ego by bring with a woman of my caliber.
Irene was my class, Mia wasn’t but Mia was everything that Irene wasn’t. Mia was smart, beautiful, and loving Mia knew what it meant to sacrifice but I had taken it all for granted and lost my perfect wife.
Could we ever go back to how we used to be? Was there a chance that I could win her heart again like I had done in the past?
Regardless of her reason for coming back, she deserved it. If she blamed me for the death of our babies, she was right to.
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She deserves this revenge and even though I wasn’t going to make it easy for her or disappear like she wants me to, I wouldn’t deprive her of that opportunity. Also, it was the only way to keep her here.
Mia could blame me all she wants and try to push me away but I would make her see how remorseful I am. She had suffered enough for a lifetime and she didn’t deserve to suffer anymor
Perhaps, when she eventually forgives me, I will win her heart again. Because even though she hated and blamed me, I had always been her ideal type, and now she was mine.
AD
