Chapter 104
1 kept calling out, “Frederick! Frederick. ”
I could feel the arms amicalime suddenly go still. His grip was slight it felt
chemight break me in half.
I was in a darr. For a moment, I thright I saw Jonathan’s face, but then I got pulled into a deeper alpos that swallowed my mind conderely
Everyone around me to me down withtheit Insoles and snide remarks. Ftook all the pain as hidesperately looked ine a way out.
Isaw Alicia and I strazzling in the water, but jonathan didn’t hesitate and swam straight to her, only Finderick saw me. He was the only person there to save my
Then, I saw myself drowning in the bathtub, gasping for alt and on the verge of death. However, Jonathan stayed at Alicia’s side. It was Frederick who showed up
in Hime and saved me.
Avoice echoed in my mind “Trederick saved me. He saved me
Whenever things fell apart, he was the one who ran tune when needed help the most. He was like a lifeline in the middle of the storm. Ist wanted to reach for him and stay alive, “Save me, Frederick!”
jolted awake. The first thing I saw was Jonathan’s face right in front of me.
He held me in his amis, his gaze deep and unreadable. His dark eyes were a whitwind of emotion, like a tide about to crash down and swallow me whole.
My voice was womnio nething, but still blurted out a single name without meaning to, “Frederick”
His eyes went dark and hollow in a flash. He held me like he never wanted to let go, as it holding me Eighter could make me a part of him. “Stop calling his
Gutting his teeth, he continued, “Don’t even think about asking him for help again.”
Then, he hit my ear, his voice becoming raspy. “I’m right here with you. Fin the only one who is never going to leave you,
I woke up to a splitting headache the next morning. It was better in last night, but it was still hand to beat.
I woke up to find Jonathan next to me. That wasn’t smenething that Hupped often before.
d me straight into his
I glanced at him and took a moment to clear my head. Then, Loved his arm off my waist and got out of bed. But in the next second, be yankord me
mis. “Where are you going?”
Took a deep leath and snapped, “I want to grab something to eat, l’in hungry.”
He closed Jilseyes and continued to cling to me. “The kitchen staff is already making something for you, just stay with me.
I showed him away and looked at him in frustration. “What do you want from me, Jonathin!1 want am
Broer I could even say the word “divorce“, Jonathan covered my m thwith a cold gaze. “Have you forgotten what I said, Elise? You’re not getting a divorce unless you couch up 300 million dollars.”
I clenched my fists and took a deep breath. “Alright, just wall and see, I swear Fill make that 100 million dollars.” Thad plans to work with Frederick, get the business numming, and secure the funding. After getting everything
jonathan just looked at me without saying anything.
The kitchen brought in breakfast. It wasn’t what I liked, but the ingredients were high–end.
I was ready to divorce Jonathan the first chance
I didn’t know if I had ever had fancy food like this when I was 25 years old, but the 18–year–old me definitely hadn’t. I didn’t even know what it was suppowidłu Jaste like.
After the memory loss, I was stuck at the stage of being a broke rullege student.