Divorced CEO's Forgotten Wife Strikes Back (Riley and Bryce) novel Chapter 357

Chapter 357 He Chose to Be Samuel

Zane looked at her shoulder with visible worry.

“Your wound reopened. You need to get it treated right away. Hotels usually keep first aid kits at the front desk. We should go.”

“It is only a small injury. You do not need to worry,” Riley said.

“How can I not worry? You are my little sister,” Zane replied.

Riley paused. A warm, familiar feeling rose in her chest.

Even if Samuel’s memories had not returned, this moment felt like the past had settled gently back into place.

Zane led her to the front desk. The staff noticed the blood on her shoulder and immediately pulled out a first aid kit, handing them gauze and disinfectant.

Riley treated the wound herself, and although the tear was not too deep, the fresh bandage was necessary.

Only then did Zane allow his shoulders to relax. “From now on, do not act recklessly. Do not push your body like that again.”

“Today was different. If I had not done it, Benedict would never have taken me seriously,” Riley said.

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“I am not as fragile as you think, and this is not Russia. If the Lincoln family wants to harm me, they will have to consider the consequences carefully,” Riley answered. “Besides, it helped that you told me earlier what Benedict values.”

If Benedict wanted to intimidate her, then she would show him she could intimidate him just as well.

“So you risked everything just to rip that locket off him?” Zane asked.

“It worked, did it not?” Riley said and then looked at him. “What do you plan to do next?”

“Lina is still in Russia. The Lincoln family is providing for all of her treatment, and she needs Cynthia’s stem cells. At least for now, I cannot leave the Lincoln family,” Zane said.

“I understand.” Riley nodded. She knew Samuel’s obligations were not simple.

“And Josephine is a good person. She has suffered a great deal,” Zane said quietly. “Once the Lincoln family finishes negotiations with Torres Group, I will return to Russia and take care of everything. When I come back, it will be as Samuel.”

Riley stared at him.

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so he had chosen. He was willing to accept the name Samuel

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“All right. I will wait for you,” Riley said with a soft smile.

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That smile drew Zane’s hand upward almost involuntarily. His palm rose toward her head, as if guided by a memory buried somewhere beyond reach. The familiarity of it settled into his bones with quiet certainty.

Just before his hand brushed her hair, he stopped.

“What is wrong?” Riley asked.

“It is nothing,” Zane said, withdrawing awkwardly.

“Wait.” Riley caught his hand and placed it on her head

herself. “No matter what happens, you are my brother Samuel. Whenever we went our separate ways, you always patted my head like this.”

Zane froze.

The feel of her hair beneath his hand struck him with a clarity that was neither logical nor imagined. His body recognized something his mind could not remember.

After escorting Riley out of the hotel, Zane returned to Benedict’s suite.

Benedict sat on the sofa, holding the open locket in his hand, staring at the small, timeworn photograph inside.

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said slowly.

“I gave my word that I would stand in for you and calm Josephine’s emotions. I will not go back on that promise. I will find a way to help her accept the name Samuel. After the negotiations with Torres Group are complete, I will return to Russia,” Zane replied.

Benedict closed the locket and looked at him closely.

Zane was not his son, yet three years of living side by side had created an unexpected familiarity.

Zane’s ability, discipline, and rapid growth had earned Benedict’s admiration. At times, it was almost easy to forget the truth.

Zane looked like him. Zane handled Lincoln Holdings‘ affairs with confidence.

Zane could have been his son.

“You need to think carefully,” Benedict said. “Once you reclaim the name Samuel, everything the Lincoln family has given you will be withdrawn, including Lina’s medical support. As far as I know, the Andersons were an ordinary family with little wealth. Lina’s treatment is not something you or that girl can

afford.”

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Zane straightened. “If I am choosing to live as Samuel again,

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He had remained with the Lincoln family in part because Lina needed the resources only they could provide.

But now he knew who he had been before. He knew he had

been a soldier.

If Riley was right, and he had gone missing during an operation, then once the U.S. military reverified his record, he could apply for benefits as a former service member.

And as long as Cynthia completed the stem cell donation, Lina would survive.

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