William let out a breath of relief after leaving Spago in a hurry.


    Letting Ashton’s secret slip was a death sentence, especially if it was to Evan, the unrivaled purveyor of


    high–society secrets.


    If he bbed today, the whole family group chat would be buzzing tomorrow with news that Ashton was going to get married!


    William was grateful that he had kept his mouth shut. When he saw Veronica while negotiating an


    external partnership, he immediately notified Ashton.


    Before he even had a chance to step in, Evan had already ttened those who were throwing their weight


    around.


    All William did was pop into the kitchen during the meal and ask Evan to prepare a few extra tasty dishes.


    And even that, Evan had managed to sniff out that something was going on!


    Williampiled a document of Veronica’s favorite dishes and sent it to Ashton. Then, he gave him a


    call, updating him on Archie’s little schemes behind the scenes.


    Ashton’s voice came through,zy and calm. “Clean it up. And put some pressure on the Lane’s family shipping line.<i>” </i>


    Ashton casually opened the document William had sent.


    At first nce, he thought he must’ve read it wrong. But then, when he saw the title, he saidzily, “Give


    yourself a raise.”


    On the other end of the <i>line</i>, William clenched his fist and stomped the ground in excitement. He had


    made the right bet!


    Veronica and Courtney were enjoying a lovely dinner together at the restaurant. They also <b>settled </b>on her


    starting work next Monday.


    Courtney asked, “Do <i>you </i>want me <i>to </i>pick <i>you </i>up?”


    Veronica propped her chin <i>up</i>, her eyes crinkling with a smile. “Don’t worry<b>, </b>Courtney. I still remember how


    to get to Novaro Design.”


    <b>It </b>was just like how she found her way there in the first ce.


    She had already given up and missed out on too much for Heath and the two kids. Yet, what she gave


    was never what they wanted. She wouldn’t waste her efforts like that again.


    Courtney chuckled. “I’m not worried you forgot. I’m just afraid you’ll bail.”


    Then, Courtney turned to answer a call, her smile fading a bit. “Veronica, my mother–inw’s in Jouver, I’m


    going to pick her up.”


    Veronica nodded. “Go ahead. Drive safe.”


    When they went to settle the bill early, the two of them were told it had already been paid.


    “Was it your boss?” Veronica asked tentatively.


    The front desk replied, “Oh, no. Our boss isn’t that generous.”


    Veronica smiled. Did the staff just say that out loud?


    But knowing that entric head chef, he probably wouldn’t do something nice without making sure everyone knew about it.


    After leaving the restaurant, the sign that said, “No idiots or dogs allowed” had already been put up.


    Veronica snapped a photo of it, amused and amazed. For once, she put it on her Instagram story, which seldom happened.


    The little red dot on her feed lit up almost immediately–X had liked her photo.


    Calvin replied, “Where is this ce? I need to go!”


    Courtney chimed in as well, “Hahaha! He actually put the sign up!”


    Then, there was Heath’s reply. “You’re still there?”


    Veronica replied to each message.


    When she got to Heath’s, she paused. In the end, she replied, “Yeah.”


    tantly, he seemed to get restless.


    know <i>you </i>lost <i>your </i>memory, but you’re an adult. Amnesia isn’t an excuse to run away from nsibilities,” Heath said in their private chat.


    he sent her photos of their marriage certificates and their photos. “You’re already a mother <b>of </b>two. u’re not single anymore. You need to adjust to your role.”


    Veronica’s eyes lingered on the marriage certificate and the photo attached.


    She was wearing a white blouse, her eyes looked bright, and she was smiling.


    In her early 20s, she thought she’d found true love. She married Heath, full of hope and dreams about love.


    She never imagined that what she was walking into was a long, drawn–out nightmare.


    It had taken her a long time to finally ept that Heath didn’t love her.


    Sometimes, Veronica didn’t understand Heath.


    If he didn’t love her, why didn’t he take advantage of her “amnesia” and divorce her so he could make


    things official with his one true love?


    A bitter smile tugged at her lips.


    Her fingers trembled slightly as she swiped on the chat and deleted the conversation.


    Out of sight, out of mind.


    But just as she hit delete, she almost identally tapped the new notification that popped up.