On Aria’s 23rd birthday, I finally mustered up the courage to confess my feelings for her. But on my way to celebrate her birthday, I got into a car accident and lost my memory. When I woke up, she was standing by my hospital bed, wordlessly handing me divorce papers. “Considering you were willing to hurt yourself to divorce me, I’ll grant your wish.” Wait, what? I was going to confess my love, how did it turn into a divorce? I had a crush on Aria for five years. So, on Aria’s 23rd birthday, I finally decided to confess my feelings to her. I went to the flower shop and bought a bouquet of 99 roses because I remembered Aria once saying that she admired those movie scenes where the male lead confesses his love with roses in hand. “That kind of confession scene is just so romantic!” 18-year-old Aria had said, sitting next to me, looking at the big screen with envious eyes. “So, how many roses would you like?” I had asked. Aria thought seriously for a moment, then turned to look at me without speaking. Her bright eyes made my heart start to beat faster involuntarily, and even my ears began to feel warm. “Of course, 99 roses,” she had finally answered. Looking at the 99 roses now occupying the passenger seat, I couldn’t help but imagine how touched and happy Aria would be when she saw the confession scene she had always dreamed of. However, this happiness didn’t last long because I got distracted and ended up in a car accident. The last thing I remember before passing out was the sticky smell of blood in my nostrils and a vague image of Aria standing outside the car window, calling out anxiously. When I woke up again, my whole body was in excruciating pain, including my head. I slowly opened my eyes and saw Aria standing by my bed, her slender white hand adjusting the speed of the IV drip. Aria was still as beautiful as when I first met her, with her small oval face and black hair neatly draped over her shoulders, making her look so gentle and elegant. Seeing that I was awake, she asked if I felt uncomfortable anywhere. “My head hurts badly, Aria. Can you help me sit up? My back is uncomfortable.” Hearing this, she reached out her hand, carefully supporting me while operating the remote control by the hospital bed, trying to raise the head of the bed slightly. But at that moment, my attention was drawn to the diamond ring on her ring finger. I hadn’t expected Aria to be married already. A sense of dejection enveloped me, and I felt my mood plummet to rock bottom. I was so disappointed. I had liked Aria for a full five years, but it turned out she already had a happy family. After adjusting the height of the bed, Aria carefully placed me on the hospital bed, then stepped back, maintaining a safe distance from me. Seeing this, my mood became even more depressed. But I clearly understood that I couldn’t show this emotion right now. After all, loving someone doesn’t mean possessing them, but hoping for their happiness. So, I tried to force a smile on my pale lips, suppressing my discomfort. “Aria, did you save me?” It seemed my words touched a sensitive spot for her. She frowned, looking at me with cold eyes, her tone equally unpleasant, as if suppressing her emotions. “Jasper Reed, to divorce me, you even risked your own life. Is there anything you won’t do?” When I heard these words, I was completely bewildered. Me? Divorce her? But I was clearly going to celebrate her birthday and confess my feelings. How did it turn into a divorce? However, before I could figure out what was going on, a male doctor in a white coat walked in. He smiled happily at Aria. I remembered this person, I think his name was Dr. Caleb Hawthorne. The important thing was, he also liked Aria! Sure enough, he came over and gave me a thorough examination. When he lifted my arm and shook it in the air for a while, I noticed out of the corner of my eye that I was also wearing a ring on my ring finger! If I wasn’t mistaken, this ring and the one on Aria’s hand were a matching set! So, I really was married to her, as Aria had said. And, stupidly, I had tried to divorce her?? Dr. Hawthorne’s voice interrupted my thoughts. I looked up to see him staring intently and maliciously at Aria standing opposite. “Fortunately, the car accident wasn’t too serious. With some good rest, you’ll be fine. Aria, thank you for taking care of him during this time.” “You haven’t eaten anything since yesterday. The dumplings at the hospital entrance are quite good. Would you like me to bring you some?” Before Aria could respond, I answered him first. “Thank you for your concern, Dr. Hawthorne, but I’ll take care of my wife myself.” Dr. Hawthorne looked at me, then smiled slightly without saying anything more and left the room. After he left, Aria gave me a cold look, then took out a divorce agreement from her bag and placed it in front of me. “Jasper Reed, since you’re willing to harm yourself to get a divorce, there’s no point in dragging this out any longer. I agree to divorce you and let you go.”
Agree my ass. Of course, I couldn’t say that to Aria directly. Although I didn’t know how I had ended up marrying Aria, given that I had a crush on her for five years, I must have been out of my mind to sign divorce papers. Just as I was about to tell her to forget about it, Aria’s phone suddenly rang. A moment later, a cute little girl appeared in front of me, bouncing on her short legs into Aria’s arms. “Mommy, hug me.” The little girl was now being held by Aria, looking at me with big eyes. Looking closely, she really resembled Aria, like a miniature version of her. I found myself liking her more and more, so I unconsciously reached out to hold her hand. But she seemed very afraid and immediately withdrew her hand, burying her entire face in Aria’s chest. “I’m sorry, this is your child, right? She looks just like you, very cute.” Aria frowned at me, the impatience in her eyes instantly sobering me up. But I felt I should still explain a bit. “Aria, I know what I’m about to say might sound absurd, but you have to believe me. I… I really don’t remember being married to you…” As soon as I said this, Aria’s face looked even more gloomy. I slapped myself hard on the mouth. How stupid, how could I say that? “No, no, what I mean is that after waking up from the accident, I lost my memory. I only remember going to celebrate your 23rd birthday and planning to confess to you.” Hearing this, Aria looked like she had just heard a joke. She sneered and then looked at me. “Jasper Reed, you can even come up with such a lame excuse as amnesia. I guess you really have gone to great lengths.” “But whether you’ve really lost your memory or you’re just pretending, I’m no longer interested in you. Look at the divorce agreement in your hand. That’s what you should be considering now.” I really didn’t know what unforgivable thing I had done before losing my memory. To make Aria so disgusted with me. She didn’t even believe my words. Seeing her cold, distant, and suspicious gaze, I felt like I was about to have a breakdown right there. “Mommy, are you and Daddy getting divorced?” The little girl’s sweet voice brought me back to reality. I looked at the little girl hiding in Aria’s arms, recalling what she had just said. Daddy? So, this little girl really was the fruit of my love with Aria? “Well, Aria, even for the sake of the child, divorce isn’t good. Children who lose their father’s love can easily develop personality deficiencies.” Aria comforted her gently, but when she looked at me, her gaze was as cold and impatient as ever. The little girl’s gaze didn’t linger on me for long either. After giving me a brief look, she continued to hug Aria’s neck tightly. “Jasper Reed, since Mila was born, have you ever truly cared for her? Do you know what color she likes, what food she enjoys, what games she usually plays, or what cartoons she watches?” Aria’s words hit me hard, leaving me speechless. “You’ve never truly cared, not for Mila, not for me.” “All you’ve ever cared about is how to please your ideal love!” With that, she turned away, no longer paying attention to me, and left with our daughter. Recalling Aria’s words, I felt that I was an unqualified existence, both as a husband and as a father. I guess this is probably the reason why Aria wants to divorce me. But what did Aria mean by that “ideal love” she mentioned earlier? Isn’t she my ideal love?
A week later, using the excuse that I didn’t want to stay at home anymore, I asked Aria to discharge me from the hospital. Lying on the soft, comfortable memory foam mattress, I stared at the ceiling, feeling a headache coming on. Because I couldn’t remember anything at all. I couldn’t remember how I married Aria, couldn’t remember how we lived after getting married. And I couldn’t remember how we ended up at the point of divorce. However, the divorce agreement on the bedside table undeniably told me one fact – my marriage with Aria seemed to have come to an end without me even noticing. But I clearly liked her so much, liked her enough to willingly guard her silently for five years. Yet her words conveyed another message to me – that after marrying her, I had hooked up with my ideal love? Although I had lost my memory, my ideal love was clearly Aria. How could there possibly be another woman? I had never felt such a headache and frustration before. I directly pulled the covers over my head, burying my entire body under the blanket. “Daddy.” A sweet little voice brought me back to reality. I loosened the blanket and saw Mila standing there with a small fruit platter in her hands, looking at me with her big eyes from afar. Looking at her like this, she really did look like Aria, a miniature version of her. The more I looked, the more I liked her. So I unconsciously reached out to hold her hand. But she seemed very afraid and immediately withdrew her hand, burying her entire face in Aria’s chest. “I’m sorry, this is your child, right? She looks just like you, very cute.” Aria frowned at me, the impatience in her eyes instantly sobering me up. But I felt I should still explain a bit. “Aria, I know what I’m about to say might sound absurd, but you have to believe me. I… I really don’t remember being married to you…” As soon as I said this, Aria’s face looked even more gloomy. I slapped myself hard on the mouth. How stupid, how could I say that? “No, no, what I mean is that after waking up from the accident, I lost my memory. I only remember going to celebrate your 23rd birthday and planning to confess to you.” Hearing this, Aria looked like she had just heard a joke. She sneered and then looked at me. “Jasper Reed, you can even come up with such a lame excuse as amnesia. I guess you really have gone to great lengths.” “But whether you’ve really lost your memory or you’re just pretending, I’m no longer interested in you. Look at the divorce agreement in your hand. That’s what you should be considering now.” I really didn’t know what unforgivable thing I had done before losing my memory. To make Aria so disgusted with me. She didn’t even believe my words. Seeing her cold, distant, and suspicious gaze, I felt like I was about to have a breakdown right there. “Mommy, are you and Daddy getting divorced?” The little girl’s sweet voice brought me back to reality. I looked at the little girl hiding in Aria’s arms, recalling what she had just said. Daddy? So, this little girl really was the fruit of my love with Aria? “Well, Aria, even for the sake of the child, divorce isn’t good. Children who lose their father’s love can easily develop personality deficiencies.” Aria comforted her gently, but when she looked at me, her gaze was as cold and impatient as ever. The little girl’s gaze didn’t linger on me for long either. After giving me a brief look, she continued to hug Aria’s neck tightly. “Jasper Reed, since Mila was born, have you ever truly cared for her? Do you know what color she likes, what food she enjoys, what games she usually plays, or what cartoons she watches?” Aria’s words hit me hard, leaving me speechless. “You’ve never truly cared, not for Mila, not for me.” “All you’ve ever cared about is how to please your ideal love!” With that, she turned away, no longer paying attention to me, and left with our daughter. Recalling Aria’s words, I felt that I was an unqualified existence, both as a husband and as a father. I guess this is probably the reason why Aria wants to divorce me. But what did Aria mean by that “ideal love” she mentioned earlier? Isn’t she my ideal love? 3 A week later, using the excuse that I didn’t want to stay at home anymore, I asked Aria to discharge me from the hospital. Lying on the soft, comfortable memory foam mattress, I stared at the ceiling, feeling a headache coming on. Because I couldn’t remember anything at all. I couldn’t remember how I married Aria, couldn’t remember how we lived after getting married. And I couldn’t remember how we ended up at the point of divorce. However, the divorce agreement on the bedside table undeniably told me one fact – my marriage with Aria seemed to have come to an end without me even noticing. But I clearly liked her so much, liked her enough to willingly guard her silently for five years. Yet her words conveyed another message to me – that after marrying her, I had hooked up with my ideal love? Although I had lost my memory, my ideal love was clearly Aria. How could there possibly be another woman? I had never felt such a headache and frustration before. I directly pulled the covers over my head, burying my entire body under the blanket. “Daddy.” A sweet little voice brought me back to reality. I loosened the blanket and saw Mila standing there with a small fruit platter in her hands, looking at me with her big eyes from afar. The sight of her melted my heart. “Daddy, Mommy said to eat some fruit to get vitamins. That way, you’ll get better faster.” I knew it. Aria still cared about me. She couldn’t bear to ignore me. Thinking this, my gloomy mood brightened like a ray of sunshine breaking through clouds, instantly cheering me up. I beckoned to Mila, gesturing for her to come over. “Daddy’s arm hurts a bit. Can Mila feed Daddy the fruit? I’m sure it’ll taste super delicious if Mila feeds me.” I never imagined that I, the CEO of Reed Enterprises, would have such a sweet-talking day. But the truth is, I really enjoyed this version of myself. Hearing this, Mila’s little oval face twisted for a moment. After pondering for a while, she nodded and took small steps towards me. Then, with her tiny hand, she picked up a piece of apple with the fork and held it up to my mouth. This time, I directly reached out and hugged her entire body. How adorable she was. They say a daughter is her father’s little sweetheart. With such a cute and sweet little sweetheart, why would I ever want a divorce? I’m not divorcing, no way. Mila was clearly not used to such close contact with me. Her body squirmed uncomfortably in my arms, her big eyes, like black pearls, blinking rapidly. She was so beautiful. Looking closely, I could see that her eyebrows were very similar to mine, long and thick. I couldn’t help but admire how perfectly she had inherited Aria’s beauty. Unable to resist, I planted a kiss on her cheek. Mila’s face instantly turned red, her little hands now tightly gripping the fork, looking extremely nervous. I lowered my head and took a bite of the apple, then put the fork back on the fruit platter. “The fruit really does taste better when my little sweetheart feeds me. Daddy likes it very much.” Children are always easily satisfied. Hearing this, she immediately broke into a big smile and then stretched out her arms, hugging my neck tightly. “Then, does Daddy like Mila?” I hadn’t expected her to ask such a question. I nodded. “Of course Daddy likes Mila. I like you very, very much.” The child’s timid question made me feel a pang of sadness. I realized that in the past, I must have neglected her growth. Otherwise, why would she ask me such a question? Just as I was enjoying my daughter’s sweet scent, the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside. Aria stood in front of me, her face cold. “Mommy.” Seeing Aria appear, Mila quickly struggled out of my arms, then bounced on her short legs to Aria’s side, hugging her legs tightly. Aria had clearly just finished washing up. The scent of her shower gel wafted towards me with the evening breeze, making my heart beat faster involuntarily. She bent down slightly, and I caught a glimpse of her cleavage. The next second, I saw her pick up Mila and stand up. I unconsciously swallowed, feeling oddly parched. Aria walked over and mercilessly closed the half-open window, then turned on the air conditioner for me. Due to my injury, I could only temporarily stay in the guest room for this period after returning home. I opened my mouth to thank her. “No need to thank me.” “If you really want to thank me, just sign the divorce papers quickly.” I frowned in disgust. Since I woke up, three out of five sentences from Aria were about divorce. “Aria, I don’t want a divorce.” Hearing this, Aria put down the remote control in her hand and turned to look at me with a deep gaze. Just when I thought she would agree not to divorce me, she suddenly told me: “Jasper Reed, can you stop being so selfish? In this marriage, have you ever considered my feelings?” “I’m not that generous. I can’t pretend everything is fine and continue to be loving with you while you have an ideal love in your heart.” “Don’t worry, after the divorce, I will raise Mila very well. After all, I’ve been the one taking care of her all these years. You’re nothing more than a sperm donor to her.” “Moreover, isn’t me letting go and allowing you to be with her what you want?” Her cold tone made me feel heartbroken. I didn’t say anything more, but silently lay down, turning my back to her. Soon, the sound of footsteps faded away, and with the closing of the door, the room returned to silence. What was the point of being married to Aria if all she thought about was divorcing me? Even the child didn’t seem close to me. I began to doubt whether we would have made this decision if we had known our marriage would turn out like this. The thoughts in my mind made my head throb painfully. I couldn’t sleep, so I got up and walked heavily to the balcony, pushing open the door. In the garden, I saw Aria holding Mila, sitting on a rattan chair, telling her a story. It was such a warm scene. Such a scene that made me reluctant to let go.
After resting at home for a week, I felt my body was almost back to normal. More importantly, I didn’t want to be left alone in the guest room anymore. Having a wife, there was no reason to continue sleeping alone. So that day, I took my pillow and actively walked to the master bedroom. As I pushed open the door to the master bedroom, a whiff of Aria’s unique fragrance hit me, dispelling the gloomy mood I had been in for the past few days. Just then, the bathroom door suddenly opened, and Aria appeared before me, wrapped only in a towel. Her hair was still dripping water, droplets sliding down her body’s curves and disappearing into the towel covering her chest. Having just showered, her cheeks were slightly flushed, making her look incredibly alluring. I quickly suppressed the stirring in my heart and averted my gaze. “Jasper Reed, what are you doing here?!” Aria quickly reacted, grabbing a jacket from the top of the wardrobe and draping it over her shoulders. Her words interrupted my thoughts, and I finally stammered out a response. I almost thought I had become a stutterer. “Uh… Aria, I’m feeling much better now. Can I sleep in the master bedroom?”
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