A Love Forgotten

Elijah raised his voice, “You don’t mind? Now you’re pretending to be all generous.” His smile mocking as he said, “Ariana, you’ve won. She’s gone. She won’t be bothering us anymore. So, can you come home with me now?”

I clutched my chest as that familiar dull ache spread through me again.

I was indeed a fool. I’d thought for a fleeting moment that Elijah had suddenly come to his senses. I’d thought he finally chose to believe me over Jocelyn and that the me from before the memory loss could finally win for once.

I let out a soft laugh. “Have I won?” I looked him in the eyes and asked, “Have I truly won?”

I smiled faintly. “You only sent her away because you thought I was throwing a tantrum. You still don’t respect me or believe anything I say in your heart.”

Elijah’s gaze faltered.

So, I had hit the nail on the head regarding his thoughts.

I laughed at myself. “I lost a long time ago. Among the three of us, I should’ve left.”

Elijah looked as if he had something to say, but before he could do so, Frank walked in with my report.

He looked puzzled as he glanced at the three of us.

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Perhaps embarrassed, Elijah snatched the report from Frank’s hand. “Let me see. Let’s see what kind of illness has been keeping you in the hospital…” His words got caught in his throat as his expression gradually darkened.

He read the medical report before glancing back at me as if he couldn’t believe that the report was mine.Property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

“Minor brain swelling, concussion, joint dislocation…” He read every page aloud as he looked at me suspiciously. “You…”

Frank took the report back from his hand and frowned. “Mr. Linden, let the patient rest if there’s nothing else.”

Elijah seemed as if he had just realized that I was truly Injured. “Is this true?”

I mockingly looked at him. “You’re right. I asked Dr. Drake to forge these results for me. I’m perfectly fine. I just want to avoid seeing you.”

Anger flashed across Elijah’s face for a moment before he caught sight of the medication I had been using earlier.

He snatched it over and inspected it closely.

Teri could no longer hold herself back. She said, “Elijah, are you out of your mind? Ari is lucky to be alive after falling from the second floor. How could you still think she’s taking her injuries for your sympathy? Did a dog eat your brain?”

She grabbed the medicine back from him and stuffed it back into my bag.

Elijah moved his lips slightly and looked at me with a complicated gaze. His tone was surprisingly gentle as he said, “Ari, I can take you to a doctor if you’re hurt. You don’t have to go through this alone.”

Teri scoffed. “You? You didn’t even bother to visit Ari after she fell. What’s with this sudden act of concern? You’re disgusting.”

Elijah’s face hardened as he said, “Ari, you used to scare me with your illness all the time. I thought you were just making a scene again this time…”

Teri shot back for me, “That was in the past. Ari fell right in front of you this time. What excuse do you have now? You clearly don’t care whether she lives or dies!”

I quickly pulled her back after hearing her harsh words. “Stop it. Let’s not waste time on this.”

Elijah fixed his gaze intently on me. “So, Ari, are you angry with me because I didn’t tend to you after the accident? I can explain. I was truly very busy those days. Jocelyn…”

He accidentally let something slip and found three pairs of eyes fixed on him when he realized it.

Teri let out a mocking laugh. “Busy, were you? You were too busy taking care of your little mistress while your wife lay in the hospital?”

Elijah eventually lost his composure after having endured Teri’s continuous sarcasm. “My business with Ari has nothing to do with you. It was because of a friend like you that she’s become so unreasonable,” Enraged, Teri was about to unleash a torrent of insults.

However, before she could, Elijah coldly glared at her and said, “The Stuart family is just an insignificant household. Are you sure you want to make a scene here?”

“What’s going on?”