Eight Years Lost A Love Unclaimed (Ariella) novel Chapter 86

BOOK8 Chapter9 

Amelia, still exuding confidence, took Michael’s hand and said: “Michael, I know you love me, but not everyone who resembles me is really me. You already have me. There’s no need for this imitation. I can meet all your needs.” 

She added with a hint of condescension: “That woman probably won’t survive. I’ll forgive you this time, but let’s move forward properly. Just don’t let me down again.” 

Amelia believed she had spoken with grace and reason, expecting Michael to be moved. 

Instead, his expression darkened further, his gaze becoming icy. 

He replied coldly: “Amelia, there’s something I should have told you earlier. Olivia is my true love and my wife.” 

Michael’s quiet declaration hit Amelia like a blow, leaving her stunned and collapsing to the ground. 

At that moment, I lost consciousness completely. 

In the hospital, Michael arranged for top medical experts to treat my injuries, including stitching up my tongue. 

After several days in a coma, I woke up and spent two more weeks recovering before being discharged. 

Michael brought me back to the villa. Inside, Amelia, her bodyguards, and the guards were disheveled, bound, and waiting like prisoners. 

They were filthy and reeked. Seeing me, their defeated expressions brightened with a glimmer of hope, as if they saw a chance for redemption. 

One of Amelia’s bodyguards pleaded urgently: “Mrs. Jackson, we didn’t know who you were, which is why we acted as we did. We genuinely had no idea–please let us go!” 

It seemed like a plea for forgiveness but was really an attempt to shift the blame. 

My expression remained icy as I replied: “You didn’t know my identity? I repeatedly stated who I was that day and even asked you to verify it. Yet you didn’t believe me and had my tongue cut out. You were arrogant then. Now that you’ve been caught, are you too frightened to admit it?” 

My words were sharp, my gaze unyielding. 

Amelia turned to Michael, feigning sincerity and shedding a few tears: “Michael, I did this out of love for you. I was so afraid of losing you that I acted this way. You can’t punish me for this!”