I met Gordon Chase at my son's celebration gala. He gently held the noble lady in his arms, receiving everyone's flattery. Looked exactly like my husband who had been missing for twenty years. Before I could react, I was pulled over by my son for introduction: "Mom, this is Mr. Chase who invested in my company, my great benefactor." The other party's pupils trembled slightly, a moment later, calmly said: "Madam Grace, you taught your son well, raising such an excellent CEO like Noah, really hard work." I was stunned for a moment, then calmly said a sentence: "Not hard." I lowered my eyes, didn't speak again. Turns out, he is still alive. Just changed name, changed identity, also changed person beside him. Also good, confirm he not dead, I also no longer need worry. ... Chapter 1 AC in banquet hall blew me a burst of cold. Surrounding sounds became blurred, everyone and everything seemed no relation with me. I completely lost interest. I can confirm person opposite is my husband Julian Vance. That handsome face like carved by knife exactly same as twenty years ago Julian. And precipitation of years, made him more calm and restrained. He didn't look at me again, chatted with surrounding entrepreneurs. As if didn't know me at all. I thought, he maybe really amnesia, he simply don't remember me, so didn't come back find me after shipwreck twenty years ago. He forgot his newlywed wife. Forgot his just born child. Forgot who he is, where is home, where should go back. I shouldn't give birth to resentment heart. Even if I raised son alone for twenty years, experienced cold eyes and secret mockery, suffered double devastation of material and spirit. I all shouldn't blame him. Want blame, can only blame heaven tease people. I turned want go, overhead crystal chandelier suddenly shook, surrounding people screamed: "Light falling! Quick leave!" Crowd embraced Gordon Chase couple leave, son also surrounded squeezed into crowd. I too late react, rawly watched crystal chandelier smash towards me. Bang a sound. Expected pain however didn't strike. I opened eyes, saw Gordon blocked in front of me, arm blood dripping. My heart a burst startle jump. Gordon look full of worry, he subconsciously called me: "Grace..." My name. Heart fierce suffocate. He recognizes me, he remembers all, he simply didn't amnesia! Crowd reacted after immediately surrounded up concern Gordon injury. Squeezed me to one side. Everyone didn't understand, Gordon and I strangers, that time distance me also not near, why he want save me. Even someone direct said: "Mr. Chase, you also too kind heart, how can disregard own life danger go save a stranger ne." Gaze they look me, carried thick blame. "Yes ah, if you hurt, financial circle all have to big earthquake, this not random anyone can bear grace." I blankly pulled a self-mocking bitter smile. I am stranger, is random anyone? But back then, was me this stranger saved him who parents both died in Vance family internal fight, chased by biological uncle assassination. Is me picked back him who about to bleed to death, is me gave him a home can survive. More is me sold only property left by parents, fight all strength support him study abroad. In the end, I became in everyone's eyes, old yellow pearl, identity low cheap. Even life not compare his a finger—— Stranger. I laughed out sound. Laughing laughing, tears splash. Crowd shocked, discussion sound bigger. "This old woman afraid not got lost heart madness, delusion disorder, thought self can climb up Mr. Chase." Son hurry rushed over comfort me. Gordon fierce picked up wine glass fierce smash, voice cold make people tremble: "You guys, too much business." Crowd scared immediately silence. Gordon deeply looked me once. Then embraced delicate wife scared by accident not recover spirit, turned leave. Everyone praised Gordon is good husband, praise Chase couple love incomparable. "Heard Mr. Chase special love Mrs. Chase, for Mrs. Chase happy, in every game project bottom code, all wrote a sentence——Wife, I love you." "God ah, Mr. Chase so high cold person actually can be so romantic!" I only felt a mouthful blood phlegm surge up, straight stifled me can't come up breath. Even if he changed heart, even if he want abandon wife abandon son. Direct come tell me fine, even just notify me a sound, he don't want me and child. If he tell me, I also will still raise son well, I also won't go pester him, also won't go annoy him. I also won't carry endless guilt and regret, carry endless miss live human not like human, ghost not like ghost. Whole life all no self. Why exactly he want fake death lie me! A burst darkness hit, I straight fainted dead. I trance between dreamed a dream. Dream inside is 17 years old Julian. Cold and stubborn teenager, pale face, full body wound, unconscious lie beside trash can. I recognize him, he is wind cloud figure in campus, is power heaven Vance family eldest grandson. Two days ago, school all rumors, he and parents together died in car accident. Think of Vance family internal fight rumor, I still didn't bear abandon him not care, big guts picked him back home. Later, Vance family old man before die don't know use what reached agreement with Julian uncle. As long as Julian not return Vance family, Vance family also won't chase kill him again. Julian just like this became orphan. And me, also orphan. Injury good after, I didn't drive him, he also didn't go. He start to end didn't go school, only kept student status, self review. We together review book, together cook, together live. He from start cold, reject people thousand miles outside character, became somewhat rely on me, became full heart full eyes all is me. Rely on savings parents left me, supported us two finish university. He talent surpassing, IQ extraordinary, not only tested into top 2 university, near graduation time, also got Ivy League offer. But that time, we already no money. He do design, do model very spend money, my savings plus school scholarship, financial aid, also only barely enough him graduate. Is me, gave him determination, must want him go abroad study. He originally is heaven proud son, how I bear watch him because no money, then lose further study chance ne? I analyze pros cons with him, move him with emotion, reason with him, persuade him agree sell house go abroad. That time he looking my eyes, tightly held my hand, hoarse said: "Grace, I this life definitely won't fail you." That day snowed very big. He went out very long didn't come back, wait come back again time, hand carrying Red Velvet Cake I always want eat but not bear buy. Turns out he wore thin work clothes in sky full big snow, handed out flyers one day one night. Then earned enough money buy a piece cake. I looked his frozen red hands, heart ache weep not become sound. That time he said to me: "Grace, I later definitely want let you become world most rich, most happy Mrs. Vance." "Grace, you wait me come back." But blink eye, person in dream became Gordon look. He said to me: "I already exhausted mind threw off you, how you appear again." "Grace, you from start to end, originally not worthy me." I fierce wake up. Son lying beside me, see me wake hurry comfort me. "Mom, are you dreamed Dad again, all passed, you also let go ba." Yes ah, all passed. I not let go again can how? I hate him, blame him, again can how? Just drag my life from one abyss into another abyss. I don't want stay in abyss again. Phone rang, I open, is Xavier message. He said: "Grace, mountain peach blossom bloomed, you want not want come play?" He again send: "Grace, twenty years, you still not willing marry me ma?" I trapped in guilt and miss to Julian twenty years. Xavier then alone waited me twenty years. This moment, don't know why, I just want leave here, go live life belong myself. I looked once son, twenty years old not university graduate age, just founded own tech company. Already grew up adult, later no need let me worry hang. I lower head, click open phone, replied a sentence: "I willing." Rest of life, I all don't want with Julian again have half bit relation. Chapter 2 Knock door sound rang, son open door. Once Julian, now Gordon, suddenly appear. People behind him holding many supplements placed into room. He said he came apologize, apologize for yesterday chose wrong banquet hall almost let me injured. He entered my bedroom, saw furnishings in bedroom exactly same as his memory, slight not change. Eye color slight move. His Adam's apple rolled once, exit said a sentence: "Madam Grace, yesterday matter sorry." Sorry these three words he bite very heavy, very heavy. He still want say what, behind suddenly rang gentle like water female voice: "Gordon, all blame I fell asleep in car, arrived place all don't know, Madam Grace, you don't blame ah." "We couple two people, but a moment also can't leave each other, this not, he want come apologize to you, I ya also followed came, isn't it ah hubby." Gordon smilingly hug person in arms, voice doting: "Wife say is what then is what, why not sleep a while more?" I put down phone, pulled mouth corner said: "Mrs. Chase is world most rich, most happy woman, with Mr. Chase talented man beautiful woman, most match, really make people envy ah." Gordon seem suddenly thought what, suddenly stunned. I lift eyes, again ask: "Really curious Mr. Chase and Mrs. Chase is how met ya?" Giselle very happy, open mouth just want say, but by Gordon suddenly interrupt. "Madam Grace still need rest, we not disturb." Voice faintly trembling. Before leave, Giselle insist added my WeChat. I indifferent watch two people disappear in front eyes, get up start pack things. I threw all things related to past in bedroom into trash can. I incomparable rejoice, back then for let son not like me excessive miss Julian, I didn't put a Julian photo at home. Rejoice my son won't know, his father simply not died in shipwreck, but since he born abandoned him. Threw finish all old things, I long exhale a breath. Son confused: "Mom, these all are things you used decades not bear change, how suddenly threw?" I looked him, faint smiled: "Long should threw, now is I threw too late." Too late, too late. Looking empty bedroom. My heart no compare this moment more light. Ding dong, phone rang, I subconscious open look. A century wedding photo. Bride is Giselle, groom is Gordon. Is Giselle sent message: "Grace, you wouldn't really think I don't know who you are right?" "How about it, watching own husband change name change surname, fake death lie you, behind back married other woman not feel good right?" Hand subconscious clench tight. My attention however completely attracted by wedding background board on photo. On background board, date actually not conspicuous, October 11, 2007, a very ordinary day. But I this life can't forget. Can't forget son high fever not retreat, I however because no money pay rent driven out home by landlord. Dragging luggage braving heavy rain, taking pocket only left two hundred dollars, hike ten kilometers to hospital beg doctor save my child. That time I thought, I already no Julian, I must must protect our only child. This is my life last bit thought. If child not here, I also don't want live. I suddenly laugh out sound. But turns out ah... When I full despair, holding child embarrassed unbearable, seek help no door time. Julian at earth other end, holding century wedding with other woman. Is me know people not clear, blind eyes. I turn off phone, alone downstairs walked very long. Although I already decided completely goodbye to past, but when these details exposed in front of me. I still no way maintain calm. "Grace?" "Grace!" I turn body, saw Xavier not far away. He wind dust servant servant, big steps meteor open embrace walk towards me. He tightly hug me: "Grace, you finally agreed marry me, you don't know I how happy." I silently wipe away tear corner eye, light smile: "How you came, didn't say wait I go find you ma?" Although already near half hundred, Xavier face still bright good looking. He smiled eyes all fast can't see: "I too happy, really can't wait want see you." I gently mm a sound. Me and Julian, this life also just here. I have son, have Xavier, also have our future, I still own many many, I won't let myself forever by a person called Julian imprisoned own life. Consecutive few days, Giselle sent me several times she and Julian intimate photos. My mood no longer had once fluctuation. Finally, I reply her: "Mrs. Chase, I soon want marry, as long as you watch good Mr. Chase not disturb me and my son, you don't need have any worry." Giselle separated very long then reply me: "Hope you say do do." I again reply a sentence: "Wish you and Mr. Chase early day leave China." She didn't reply me again. Thing shelved in my heart almost half life finally had end. I whole person all thoroughly relax down. Son in living room exclaim a sound, he hold phone show me: "Mom! You quick look, internet all exploded, Mr. Chase actually is Vance family that missing heir!" I only feel throat eye tight pain, shocked said: "What you said? You say again?" Son continue said: "Mr. Chase Gordon, turns out is twenty years ago Vance family missing heir Julian!" "Vance family power holder Lu Heng sudden death, Gordon strong return." "Holy cow, still have new expose, Mom you quick look, Julian early years actually married, also had a child!" Slap! I subconscious hit away phone in son hand. Whole body tremble. "Not allowed look!" Son shocked in place, careful ask me what happened. I only feel dizzy dazzling, blood surge up. Julian this is want do what! He this is want do what! He return Vance family fine, he revenge fine, he want recognize ancestor return clan fine. He based on what want drag me and Noah in. He based on what expose me and Noah! Did he consider this will bring Noah how big disaster. I subconscious just pick up phone send message to Giselle. "How you watch Gordon? This is Gordon you watched?" "He crazy, you also follow crazy?" Giselle already completely can't care reply me. She right question Julian: "You return Vance family I can understand, but why you want self expose that woman and child?" Julian legs crossed, indifferent sit on sofa, cool said: "You wouldn't really think, I am love you then marry you right?" "Our marriage isn't a transaction ma?" "I help you fight inheritance right, you help me plan take back Vance family." Giselle pout, "All twenty years, we still have a daughter, I thought you at least to me have point feeling." Julian light ha out sound: "Daughter? Really is mine ma?" Giselle dumb lost laugh. She suddenly thought what, smiled: "You even divorce with me so what, people Grace already another love, people all want marry oh." Julian immediately said: "Impossible." Giselle throw phone to him, "Not believe yourself look." Julian finish look, immediately pick up coat go out. He drive all way crazy run to my downstairs, stop car after, he again don't know want how face me. He and me between separated not two years, not five years, ten years, but whole twenty years. He have what qualification block me marry others? But I not ten years ago marry, not one year ago, bias again is now. Julian walk off car, lean on car door lit a cigarette. He no way put down me. Don't know smoked how long cigarette, he then get on car step gas leave. He want think a way confess with me, think a way let me forgive him. He touch my photo on key chain. Heart think, Grace waited me so long, definitely will forgive me. Chapter 3 I sat withered at home very long, until Xavier rushed come comfort me. I then decide tell everything to son. Son first time just ask me: "Mom, then you now forgive him ma?" Forgive? Twenty years deception, how forgive ne? I forgive not. I also won't again go think want or not forgive. What I want do is with him never see again, no relation. Julian always waiting. He wait me or son Noah see online news, will go find him, probe fine, question fine. As long as we go find him, he always can give us a satisfied reply. He will use everything go make up this twenty years lack. He draft divorce agreement hand to Giselle, voice indifferent: "Sign." Giselle not willing, "Just so anxious divorce with me? You all don't know people Grace willing or not marry you." Julian raise eyebrow, "I originally didn't divorce with Grace, now just correct death info then can restore husband wife identity, she why need again marry me?" Giselle mock said: "That also have to see people willing or not be with you, maybe people know you actually can restore husband wife relation with her, first time just want divorce with you." Julian eye color sink, heart tight. Impossible, Grace waited him so long, impossible will want divorce with him. Sign finish divorce agreement, he again call assistant, asked: "Madam Grace and Little President Lu, have come find me ma?" Assistant look Julian face color, careful said: "No." Julian face instant black. Assistant scared hurry said: "Maybe is I looked miss, I go look again." Julian wait not, he instruct assistant go take he long custom made North America square diamond ring, and various high definition dress, high luxury gifts. And huge three layer Red Velvet Cake. Is flavor I most liked back then. And me this time, right with Xavier discuss at which day get license. Son very support us, he said: "Mom, Uncle Xu, I feel you guys earlier get license better, anyway now get license neither need appointment nor need queue, pick day not as hit day, just today ba." I somewhat nervous, "Will too rush le? I haven't prepare suitable clothes." Xavier excited extreme, he take out a gift box, "I long prepared." He full eyes all me, "Grace, you don't know I wait this day waited how long." Son happy for me, pull us downstairs, want drive take us go Civil Affairs Bureau. Julian right drive fast speed towards us come. He full heart joy. After control Vance family get rid of Chase family, he finally can do back Grace's Julian. He finally can return his small home. Haven't wait him drive car to my downstairs, far far just see downstairs someone propose. Someone dance, someone clap, crowd surround downstairs water leak not pass. He had to park car not far away. He put diamond ring into most convenient take pocket, hand hold fresh flower get off car. Heart stop not thump thump jump, he subconscious gather gather hair. He step by step walk forward, slowly hear clear crowd mouth shout sound: "Auntie Grace marry Uncle Xu! Auntie Grace marry Uncle Xu!" "Agree him! Agree him!" He whole person dumb stunned in place. He stand behind bustling crowd, look towards crowd surround person. Is wife he dream think, Grace. And I right excited extend hand wear Xavier diamond ring, eyes contain hot tears, just like twenty more years ago he propose to me that day. His heart seem hit by a heavy punch. He stop not shake head. No, impossible. I so love him, I for him alone raise child twenty years, I one person waited so many years. How would just at he finally revenge success, finally return my side time, suddenly agree marry another le ne? Julian subconscious shout: "No!" "Don't." "Grace, you look me, I came back." Crowd stunned, together look towards sound source. Hear familiar and strange voice after, I a moment somewhat trance. Except last time accident, I already very long very long not hear this voice call my name. Xavier nervous embrace me. My ear stick on Xavier chest, hear his heart like drum beat. He panic extreme. I hold his hand, signal him ease. Julian hand fresh flower already drop on ground, he push open crowd, action close rude. He fierce drag me away from Xavier arms, dead buckle my wrist, eye rims red extreme: "Grace, you now want marry others, is deliberate anger me right?" Everyone watching us, like watching a grand gossip scene. Always social phobia me, suddenly have a absurd calm feeling. I didn't draw back own hand, just cold said: "Can find a quiet place say?" Julian then put down my hand, "Sorry, I somewhat anxious." I ignore him, turn upstairs. He follow me upstairs, moment close door, he want step forward hug me. I turn body, first open mouth said: "Mr. Chase, congrats you big revenge got, re-control Vance family." I walk to his behind, embrace Xavier, "This is my fiancé, Xavier." Julian pupil shrink. He astringent said: "Grace, you are gambling anger with me." I reply very firm: "This not gambling anger, this is my heart intent." Julian still completely ignore Xavier, only stare me said: "Grace, I have words say with you, just now, just us two." Xavier frown, step forward half step said: "Mr. Chase, you excessive." Julian sudden just angry: "You count what thing! Grace is my wife, we couple matter when turn to you this outsider intervene le?" I angry laugh, shout: "Gordon! Who with you is couple! My husband early died twenty years ago!" "He died! You hear not?" Son also chest heave: "Mr. Chase, if you no other matter, then please leave, my Mom and Uncle Xu matter still not turn you come beak." Julian look son Noah, face color flash a trace pain. His son, now actually want defend other man be with his mother. Julian deep breath. "Noah, I have difficulties." He turn look me, eyes color deep. "Grace, give me a chance say clear with you okay?" Xavier look me, encourage me said: "Go ba, always should have an end isn't it?" I nod, follow Julian come balcony. "You say ba, just from July 2006, that shipwreck start." Julian full cavity tender words all blocked by me in throat. He didn't expect I would so direct. "Grace, you and before different." I gently laugh: "Twenty years, I all old, could it be you still expect me and young time same ma?" Julian bitter said: "Grace, I not this meaning." He sigh: "Grace, back then shipwreck... not accident, is uncle a chase kill to me." "Abroad boat moved hands feet, I jump sea swim to desert island, saved by a smuggling boat... they recognized me, again want take me go Vance family exchange bounty." "Is Giselle father saved me, he that time need a person help him balance family other branches, then proposed transaction——let me live as Gordon identity, help his daughter power Chase family, as exchange, he will give me resources, also will guarantee you mother son 'Absolute Safety'——meaning is, let me completely disappear, they then won't move you guys." "I thought only need four five years I can complete my revenge plan, can control Vance family break away Chase family, but didn't expect Chase old man calculate me dead dead, until last year he died, I then have chance break away Chase family control." He eyes contain expectation looking me. Seem hope I can after understand truth, immediately forgive him. Immediately throw into his arms, reach he expect century big reconciliation like that. But I only calm look him, a trace emotion fluctuation no have. See he stop down, calm ask: "Still have ma?" He bitter smile: "Grace, I really is for protect you and Noah then disappear." I also smile, smile but cold: "Good a 'for our good' disappear. Then you and Giselle marriage ne? Also transaction?" "Yes, we signed prenup, each has each room, she need 'married' identity block family marriage alliance, I need 'Chase family son-in-law' identity accumulate capital, we also... no couple reality." I take out phone, take out Giselle sent me photos, point wedding photo date said: "October 11, 2007, you holding century wedding, and same day, my son high fever 106 degree, I because no money pay rent driven out, holding him in rain walked ten kilometers, kneel in hospital corridor beg doctor first save person..." "Julian you tell me, looking this photo, your 'last resort', my 'twenty years', which more real?" Julian face color instant pale, he lips tremble. "Grace, I don't know that day you and Noah actually so difficult..." I look his eyes: "Yes ah you don't know, but don't know three words, not enough offset me and Noah suffered bitter." Think past kinds, I couldn't help nose cavity sour, tears sudden slide down. "You anything can push to don't know. Me and Noah live difficult hard you don't know, your plan want spend twenty years you don't know..." "Julian ah, don't know three words too heavy, heavy to not worth me and Noah twenty years time." "Originally I thought you died time, only expect you as long as alive just good, even you cheated, also better than no life." "But now see so-called truth..." I pause a bit, voice cold: "I instead rather you are died." My voice clearly very light very light, but seem like heavy hammers, time and time hit on his heart. He seem breathe not up, pant several times then can say words: "Grace, I wrong." His voice unusually choke: "I know wrong." "Grace..." "You forgive me okay?" Actually I have thought. If we separate only two years, three years, or five years. Will I forgive him? I asked myself, got answer is—— Will. But very pity ah. This is twenty years, not two years. Our feeling early under years ravage, become face unrecognizable. I stare his eyes word by word said: "Julian, I long not love you." "We between, at moment you choose revenge, choose abandon us mother son, just completely ended." I didn't look him again, turn leave balcony. Hook Xavier arm, brows eyes bend bend said: "Go, we go get license." Noah also didn't look Julian once, follow us two then left.
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