Chapter 2
Mia took me back to her place after confirming that it would be difficult for me to regain my memories.
She then gave me a brief overview of my current situation.
I, Hazel Winters, fell in love during my freshman year of college with a poor boy named Caleb Parker.
Caleb and I were together for ten years, from when I was eighteen until I was twenty–eight. I supported him while he started his business, lived through tough times with him, gave birth to and raised his children, and took care of his parents.
Then this year, he filed for divorce.
“What? Huh?” I was shocked. This sounded like some tragic romance novel plot.
After a while. I asked in a trembling voice, “So, you’re saying I was basically someone’s servant for ten years, and then at
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After a while, I asked in a trembling voice, “So, you’re saying I was basically someone’s servant for ten years, and then at twenty–eight, I was thrown out?”
Mia nodded, “Yes, and you have two children. Your son is six years old, and your daughter is four. But since you were a stay–at–home mom without earning power, both children chose to stay with their father, so custody was awarded to Caleb.”
“…What? I lost both children that I worked so hard to raise…”
Even though I couldn’t remember experiencing any of this, it sounded terrifying.
I was almost in tears from fear.
Then Mia laughed and patted my shoulder, “Don’t be too upset. At least you got money.”
With tears welling up in my eyes, I cautiously asked, “How much?”
Mia sat up straight, “Hazel, listen carefully. You got 20% of Caleb’s assets, 10% shares in three listed companies, and two traditional courtyard houses in Beijing. It’s worth about 1.9 billion dollars.”
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Silence, contemplation, and then I tentatively asked, “Mia, you’re not lying to me, are you?”
“I swear on my life, I’m not lying.”
That day, I gazed out the window at the sky in a daze.
I had forgotten ten years of memories. I wasn’t sure how I had spent those ten years.
But Mia said I was very wealthy, and when I was eighteen, money was what I loved most.
So I thought this wasn’t too bad after all.
