Amanda stopped the car in her uncle's driveway, and then quickly got out with Maelie, who was carrying Aiden."Amanda, please get Ava," Maelie said, struggling with Aiden and their shopping bags."Okay, don't worry!" Amanda replied, adjusting her sunglasses and opening the passenger door. However, her attention was drawn to a black car moving slowly down the street in front of the house. "Who's that? Why are they driving so slowly? Could it be Tiffany's spy?" She wondered, then hurriedly grabbed Ava from her seat and brought her into the house."Uncle ... Uncle Teddy!"Maelie stopped in the living room upon hearing Amanda's shout from the foyer. Her uncle, who was in the dining room, quickly approached, curious."What happened?""I think someone's following us," Amanda explained anxiously.Teddy furrowed his brow, walking towards the front door followed by Amanda, still carrying Ava, while Maelie remained where she stood."Who's following us? Is it Erland?" she wondered, remembering E
In a metallic-themed room, Tommy sits on a black single sofa, gazing at Erland who is asleep on a bed covered in gray bed sheets with a white blanket."Poor guy... Maybe if he hadn't lost his memory, he'd be happy to know his wife is still alive and they have two sweet and healthy babies," he thought sadly, reminiscing about the times when Erland was healthy and considered him a friend and confidant. "Now I'm like a stranger to you... But to me, you're still the best boss, and I won't let you fall... Maybe we'll uncover something... Reveal what made your wife leave you even though she once loved you dearly and was willing to be second."The phone rings on the nightstand next to the bed.Tommy quickly grabs it, seeing a call from a contact named "my wife," assuming it's Tiffany. He chooses to stay silent, reluctant to answer the call for fear that Tiffany might recognize his voice and realize Erland isn't in Alaska but in Sacramento."She shouldn't know Erland is here... It could lead
With lazy steps, Erland walked towards the main door of the Mansion, precisely in New York. He reluctantly returned there as per Tommy's advice so that Tiffany wouldn't suspect him of searching for the truth about his past with his second wife."Daddy!"The voice of a little girl greeted him, making him smile faintly as he watched the blonde-haired girl approach him and then hug his leg."I miss you, Daddy!"He sighed, then released his daughter's embrace and squatted down to gaze into her beautiful brown eyes, as beautiful as her mother's face, yet completely dissimilar to him as her father.'She's nothing like me. Is she also part of Tiffany's lies?' he wondered inwardly."Dad, why were you gone for so long?" Alaina asked, pouting."Um... Daddy was very busy there, so couldn't come home early," Erland replied, then lifted Alaina. "But now Daddy's back. So don't worry.""I miss you!" Alaina hugged her father's neck. "Mommy didn't sleep with me while you were gone.""Oh, really?""Uh.
"How can I truly love you if in reality I don't remember anything?" Erland asked firmly but softly. "I don't even know how to treat myself, I don't know anything!" He continued, patting his chest."I thought you fell in love with me again," Tiffany said sadly.Erland was just silent."I thought I could make you fall in love with me again... Because you were so sweet... So I felt unafraid to get pregnant again," Tiffany said, wiping away her tears. "But today I found out everything, you were just lying to me... I don't know what changed you... You came back in such a bad mood...""Or maybe you're the one lying to me," Erland interrupted Tiffany before she finished her sentence. "I once heard a story about a girl who lost her memory but still loved her lover even though she didn't remember him. It's a sign that love truly comes from the heart, not the mind. But I don't know why I still can't love you even though there's so much evidence that you're my wife... I don't understand... I don
Sacramento...At 2 pm, Maelie was still struggling with the twins who refused to take a nap. They were happily playing in the living room with their cousin who was actually in their teens. They were a boy and a girl named Elsa and Dante, all of them at home because it was still the weekend."Mae, you can go to sleep. Let them stay with us," Elsa, who looked pretty and slender with slightly wavy blonde hair, said.Maelie quickly got up from the sofa after almost an hour of lying there, playing with her phone."Okay, please watch over them. I'll go see Amanda," she said, then went to find Amanda in her room....Amanda was still busy watching a video on her laptop, showing a woman explaining how to become a content creator. She had a small notebook, occasionally jotting down what the woman mentioned as tools for becoming a content creator."Hey."Her attention shifted to Maelie, who entered her cramped room with only a bed, a wardrobe, a vanity table, one window, and no bathroom, so the
Amanda was taken aback, looking at Tommy with confusion, unsure of what to do at that moment. While she had been avoiding encounters with Erland, she never expected to run into someone he trusted who had once been close to her."Can we talk?" Tommy asked."Um..." Amanda swallowed hard, shifting her gaze to her shopping bags. "I need to get home.""I'll drive you.""I have my uncle's car with me, you don't need to drive me," Amanda said anxiously, quickly grabbing her large cloth bag of groceries and heading towards the door.Quickly, George walked to the door and opened it for Amanda, but at that moment, Tommy also stepped out, following Amanda until they reached the car."I need your explanation," Tommy said.Amanda remained silent, opening her car door and about to get in, but Tommy immediately grabbed her hand, making her face him..."Please," Tommy pleaded with a melancholic gaze. "If you're afraid, we can talk in the car... I think it's better than me following you to your uncle'
Tommy stopped his car in front of Teddy's house, quickly got out, and followed Amanda into the house carrying her shopping bags. He looked around, noticing the silence, but distant voices of children could be heard from another room."Are those Maelie's kids?""Yeah, I guess they don't want to nap."Amanda continued into another room, leaving Tommy in the living room. He sat on the dark blue sofa, but was soon startled by a boy running from another room. He smiled as the boy stopped and looked at him in surprise, clutching his own hands."Hey," he greeted."Tommy," Maelie came from another room carrying Ava, looking at Tommy seriously."Ma'am..." Tommy quickly stood up. "Oh, sorry... Mae." He smiled awkwardly, feeling a bit nervous calling her by her usual name when she was Erland's wife."Are these your kids?" He glanced at Aiden who immediately ran to hug Maelie's leg, while Ava hugged her neck, both looking scared."Yes..." Maelie nodded, swallowing nervously, her mind immediately
"How can I trust you?" Teddy asked suspiciously. "You even helped Erland carry out his plan to deceive Maelie and our family... Claiming to be single but having a wife... And there's a possibility that his wife is from a dangerous family... Your involvement in his actions makes it hard for me to trust you!"Tommy sighed, feeling confused as Teddy's words shattered his confidence, making him realize his mistake."Sorry for that..." He nodded. "I admit my mistake... Believe it or not, I won't bring trouble into this family again. I just want to be friends with Maelie and Amanda... And this has nothing to do with Erland."Teddy sighed."I want you to swear never to tell Erland about anything you know here," he said.Tommy fell silent, swallowing hard."If you can swear as I want, I won't stand in your way," Teddy said again."Alright...." Tommy nodded firmly. "I swear, I won't tell Erland about Maelie or Amanda... Besides, I have no business with him anymore.""A hard-to-believe oath!" T