Sharon was dumbfounded. He was getting married?
With Ayana?
"You really don't remember who I am?" Sharon stared into his eyes and asked.
Stanley shook his head. "Nope. Sorry."
Still, Sharon did not give up. "You don't have any impression of me at all?"
"No, I don't."
Sharon's voice shook. "What... happened to him?"
After a long silence, Stanley said, "I don't remember anything from the past."
What?
His words were no less shocking than a thunderbolt from the sky, making Sharon look at him in shock. It turned out that it was not her that confused him as someone else, but it was him who had lost his memory.
In the past four years, Sharon had thought of many possibilities. During that time, Melody always told her to give up on searching for Stanley, saying that he would have done everything in his power to come back to her if he was still alive. However, four years had passed, and he was still nowhere to be seen. It seemed that something must have happened to him!
But, much to Sharon's surprise, Stanley suddenly showed up one day, and he even lost his memory!
Was it because of the memory loss that made him disappear without a word in the past few years?
Looking at Stanley, Sharon suddenly squatted down, burying her face in her knees. It was as if her heart was being stabbed by someone, making it difficult for her to breathe.
Stunned, Stanley looked at the woman squatting in front of him. Ever since he told her that he had lost his memory, she looked disappointed and upset, as if she was very unwell. Seeing her like this, he suddenly felt bad for her.
In fact, never had Stanley thought that he, himself was a softhearted guy. Hence, he was shocked when he realized that he subconsciously reached out to touch her forehead.
What was he doing?
Looking at his own hand, Stanley was kind of lost.
After all, he would never do such intimate action to a woman he had just met.
Feeling a sudden warmth above her head, Sharon noticed that someone was stroking her. Startled for a moment, she then raised her head and looked into Stanley's dark and deep gaze.
Seeing that her gaze fell upon him all of a sudden, he was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses, and quickly withdrew his hand. Then, he cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, Miss, do you know me?"
It was more than knowing each other between them!
Upon hearing that, Sharon wiped her tears, looking at him with swollen eyes. "I'm your wife."
Immediately, Stanley was speechless.
"Have you forgotten that too?" Sharon asked sorrowfully.
Nodding his head, Stanley answered, "I really can't remember anything at all." After a pause, he asked in confusion, "Are we... really husband and wife?"
"Yes."
"Can you prove that?"
Proof?
Hearing his question, Sharon confused as Stanley was the one who kept their marriage certificate all this time, and thereby she had never seen it before let alone proving him that they were married.
"Ahem, since you can't answer this question, let me ask you another one. How do you know Ayana?"
Stanley asked again.
They sounded intimate, huh!
Sharon looked at the man in front of her with a plaintive look. Four years had passed, and now he was dating another woman, even getting married soon. Meanwhile, she had been completely forgotten by him!
Was this God's punishment for her?
The next second, Stanley added, "Do you know my relationship with her?"
Hearing his words, Ayana looked at him carefully. Although he had lost his memory, he was still a commanding man like before, making everyone scared of him.
"I've seen her once before, but we never have any conversation. So, I don't know much about the relationship between you two," Ayana told him the truth.
Hearing her explanation, Stanley narrowed his eyes, trying to figure out something.
Noticing his confusion, Ayana went over to hold his arm and asked, "Since she comes to look for you, will you go with her?"
"Why would I go with her?" asked Stanley. "To me, that woman is just a stranger. I will not abandon you and go with someone who once tried to kill me."
Hearing his reply, Ayana felt relieved. Although she did not know what Sharon said to Stanley just now, she believed that he would not just leave her behind. After all, she had stayed with him for four years, so she knew him quite well.
"So, will our wedding... be held as planned?" Ayana asked.
Stanley nodded. "Yes. Everything will go as planned."
Meanwhile, when Howard reached Allgate City, it was already late. He came here as soon as Sharon called him. Following the address she gave him, he arrived at a hospital. Right after he got off the car, he saw Sharon standing in the middle of the road.
She was staring at the road in a daze, without noticing Howard's arrival.
"Sharon?" Howard patted her on the shoulder.
Hearing someone call her, Sharon finally came to her senses then she pointed at a spot not too far away. "You should have come earlier. Stanley had just left."
Placing his hands on her shoulders, Howard looked at her nervously and asked, "Sharon, did you really see Stanley in person?"
Sharon nodded. "It's true. He just left."
Sunned for a moment, Howard then got mad.
"Why did you let him go?"
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