The Love From Vengeance

397: THE STRUGGLE WITHIN

ARIEL’S POV

After my mother’s calm words, I took a deep breath before I finally spoke, “It’s about Luke.”

“It’s what about Luke?” She inquired, raising an eyebrow.

“He finally regained consciousness; that’s great. But unfortunately, he lost his memory,” revealed.

Hearing my words, her eyes widened. “Luke lost his memory.”

“Yes,

the doctor had to let me know that the car accident was serious, and it erased a lot of things from his head for a lot of people, including me and Janice.”

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My mother nodded. “Hold on. So now you’re telling me that Luke doesn’t know you’re his wife.”

“I did tell him and try to make him recall things, but instead, his head just started hurting, and boom, he blacked out. So now, I really need to be careful.”

“Wow, that’s really painful,” she stated, shaking her head.

“I know, and I’m trying my very best not to stress him at the moment, keeping him away from people so they don’t start talking too much. I don’t want him to experience intense pain anymore.

“But you do know you’ll have to tell him everything, right?” She arched her brow in

response.

“I know; that’s why I brought him to this mansion.”

“I think it’s best you start telling him everything now.”

“I will, but not tonight.“He might start feeling some pain and lose consciousness. I’m not up for that, trust me.

“It’s all part of the process,” she said to me.

a

I responded. I sighed, feeling the weight of the situation pressing on me. “I just don’t know how

or later, he’ll have to face reality. And it’s better he hears it from you.”

running a hand through my hair in frustration. “I just don’t want to overwhelm him. He’s been through enough already.”

to know the truth,”

the right time and approach to

smile. “And remember, I’m here for you every step of the way.

smile and was grateful for her unwavering support. “Thanks, Mom. I really appreciate

stick together, no matter what. And that’s everything that matters. When you’re down, I’m down. And when you’re happy, I’m happy. I have a smile on my face. I see you with a smile on your face. I’ll always stand

and I couldn’t hold

keep on thanking me, Ariel. I believe in you. You’re stronger than you think. Don’t ever let the doubts overshadow you. One thing I’ve come to know so far is that you are a strong woman. You’re not a coward, so don’t let the

processing the words. “Wow, I don’t know

you,” she

chuckled, shaking my

“Goodnight,” she said.

leaving? I thought you were going to spend

I’ll be going to my apartment now. There’s no need for you

I uttered in

smiled and walked away from me. I watched her as she left and buried myself on the couch. With my arms stretched wide, I let out a deep sigh. I didn’t even know the time I drifted off to

in the living room were off

inform me about

sleepy eyes, I walked upstairs. The mansion was really quiet, with everyone asleep, as I headed to my room. Finally,

the door, I yawned again. I put my fingers on the doorknob, and I tried opening it, but I realized I couldn’t. Luke had locked it from the

Oh crap!

it several times to see if I could be lucky. But nope, it was locked. It was

yawned for the third time. I did

my voice louder than the first, as I

growing more urgent.

Frustration mixed with exhaustion as I leaned against the door, feeling the load of

I sank down to the floor, resting my back against the door. My eyelids. drooped as I fought to stay awake, the fatigue of the

was about to succumb to sleep, the door suddenly creaked open, catching me off guard. I yelped in surprise as I tumbled backward into the room, landing in a heap on the

strong arms wrap around me, preventing me from falling further.