Chapter 2My Rich Boyfriend's Secret
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That's right, two lifetimes. Because I've been reborn.
In my previous life, I also met Ethan pretending to have amnesia at the hospital. Seduced by his good looks, I brought him home.
I fed him, clothed him, slept with him.
To be honest, we did spend a very happy time together.
And because we were so happy, I thought love was everything back then.
Ethan pretended to have amnesia due to a car accident from company infighting, using this chance to hide in the shadows and completely overhaul the Blackwood Group.
The day the Blackwood family sent people to pick Ethan up, over a dozen Rolls-Royces drove into my soon-to-be-demolished neighborhood.
Such a grand spectacle drew all the neighbors to gather outside my door to watch.
I saw Ethan change into a tailored suit and put on a Rolex watch.
He lowered his head and signed a $5 million check for me, saying it was to thank me for taking care of him all this time.
Back then, I was so focused on Ethan that love was more important than anything else.
I refused that check, only wanting to be with Ethan forever.
I still remember the look in Ethan's eyes. It was like looking at a stray dog on the street.
Contempt, confusion, ridicule.
Later, Ethan broke up with me unilaterally. I couldn't accept it and went to the media to expose the details of our relationship during the time Ethan pretended to have amnesia.
This gave Ethan a reputation for being cold and unfaithful. As the controversy grew, it caused new turmoil in the Blackwood Group that had just settled down from internal strife.
In the end, under my pressure, Ethan proposed to me in public and married me into the family.
On the second day of our marriage, I saw the headline news of Ethan entering a hotel with a famous model the night before.
In the days that followed, Ethan tortured me daily, saying outright that seeing me made him sick.
He even acquired the media company I had leaked the story to and revealed to the public that I was the original whistleblower.
In an instant, I went from being seen as a kind-hearted wife who stood by her husband through hardship to a scheming social climber.
Ethan's cold violence and the online abuse finally drove me to depression. In the end, I committed suicide at home.