Chapter 260
Veronica’s POV
Pearl River Hospital – A month later
Thanks to Adrian and my mother, I was able to stay beside Jonathan.
Over the past month, he had been responding to the treatment.
While I was cleaning him with a towel, I noticed his fingers move.
“Doctor! Doctor!” I quickly pressed the emergency button.
The doctor’s team rushed in, as did everyone else.
“Everyone move back,” the doctor said, gesturing with his hands.
“He’s coming around p>
I froze as Jonathan slowly opened his eyes and looked around.
The doctor gestured for me to step forward.
“Jonathan,” I called out softly while holding his hand.
He furrowed his eyebrows upon seeing me and pulled his hand away.
“Who… who are you p>
I stumbled a few steps back upon hearing him.
The doctor checked his eyes as a nurse came in with a scan in her hand.
The doctor took the scan and examined it.
“Sister, take care and don’t speak p>
He gestured for us all to come out.
“It’s like this He trailed off, making my heart heavy, as I felt that what he was about to tell me wouldn’t be good.
“Because of the head injury, Mr. Rollings has amnesia. Now we need to find out how serious it is and how much he has forgotten p>
“What do we do?” I asked frantically.
“Come with me p>
I followed him.
“Try again p>
I walked over.
“Jonathan, how are you p>
“Who are you p>
“I’m your wife p>
He cut me off in an angry tone.
“How dare you impersonate my wife p>
“Is it fun to mock me like this? I haven’t been able to get over her death, and you p>
“What?” I said in shock, as the doctor told the others to come in.
“Mr. Jonathan, don’t you recognize her p>
“Should I p>
I froze as my relief instantly turned into fear… He forgot me.
“Who are you?” Jonathan asked me softly.
The doctor stepped over and tested his memory.
He asked him certain things from his childhood up until now.
The doctor exhaled.
“Looks like Mr. Rollings has forgotten whatever happened over the past nine years p>
“He remembers everything from before p>
“But I was married to him, and we had two kids,” I said frantically.
“Why doesn’t he remember me p>
“Mr. Rollings,” the doctor asked, “your wife… What do you remember p>
“Remember?” he said, with tears rolling down his cheeks.
“I saw her fall off the cliff… She and Imelda were kidnapped… She fell off… How could I forget p>
“Mrs. Rollings, it’s best not to push memories into him,” the doctor said.
“For now… go with the flow p>
“Looks like he thinks you are dead. Don’t push him to remember, or he may never be able to link that life to the present p>
I froze on hearing this.
It seemed like his memory had gone back, and he could not remember what had happened during those years.
But why does he remember me falling when he himself saved me?
I was struggling with what I had just encountered when he called out names.
“Vance! John p>
He recognized them.
“Hey, man, you’ve been out for a whole month p>
They came over and hugged him.
“Jonathan?” Daniel said, coming over. “Do you remember me p>
“Of course, I do p>
“You’re my business partner and brother p>
Daniel looked sadly at me as he hugged him.
“Where’s Imelda and Fredrick p>
I noticed mixed feelings of anger and distrust in his eyes when he took their names.
Did he remember what they did?
But I also felt my heart break as he remembered them but forgot me.
Again, he began to look around.
“Where’s Adrian p>
Adrian came over to hug him… but stopped.
“And you are p>
“He’s Adrian,” Daniel said.
“Adrian? He’s seven p>
“Mr. Rollings, your memory is from eleven years ago. It’s 2027 p>
“Adrian is now eighteen years old p>
Jonathan glanced at his phone and saw the date.
Then he gestured for Adrian to come over.
“You’ve grown so tall. I missed so much p>
I was stunned as I realized he had not only lost his memory, but his mind had joined bits and pieces together, and I didn’t know what he remembered and what he had forgotten.
He suddenly began to look around frantically.
“Janet? Where’s Janet? Where’s my daughter p>
He became so frantic that the nurses had to hold him down.
Janet stepped forward to console him, but he didn’t recognize her.
“Where’s Janet? Why isn’t she here p>
“Jonathan, don’t you remember her?” Vance said, gesturing toward Janet.
“I can’t find my daughter, and you’re asking me if I remember her? Who is she p>
“Where is Janet p>
“She is Janet,” Vance said, moving Janet closer to him.
He looked closely at her, then pulled her over and hugged her as Janet broke out in tears.
“I’m sorry, Janet. I couldn’t protect Mommy p>
Janet and all of us looked at him in shock.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t save her p>
“She was kidnapped along with Imelda. They went over the cliff… I tried p>
I stepped out for a moment.
I was pacing as I struggled with the facts.
The man I loved was in that room. He had been in a life-threatening accident.
He’s alive… but he doesn’t remember me.
For that matter… he thinks I’m dead.
I was thinking of what to do regarding Janet when Imelda came over.
As she went inside, I followed her.
“Imelda,” Jonathan called her name, and I was shocked that he remembered her.
“Veronica… I couldn’t save her. She’s dead now… I can’t find Janet. Where is she p>
Imelda turned toward me and gave me a wicked grin.
“Jonathan, you did all you could. If only those kidnappers hadn’t kidnapped us and hung us like that, you would have been able to save her p>
“How did you know that pulling one of us up would kill the other p>
“Yes… I killed her p>
“No, Jonathan, you didn’t p>
“You tried to save her, but she fell to her fate p>
I couldn’t believe my eyes.
He was talking normally with her and didn’t remember me.
“Did I lose my husband again?” I said in my mind.
“Where’s Dad p>
“Father,” Imelda said. “Oh, he’s out of town. He’ll be coming back soon p>
I knew. How could she tell that he was running from the police?
Though he remembered me as his dead wife, seeing him happy with Imelda made me feel heartbroken and humiliated.
I was even questioning my love.
Imelda walked over and whispered into my ear.
Her warm breath fueled my anger.
“You’re dead to him p>
Hearing him call her name, I walked back inside.
I was happy to see him hugging Janet.
At least he remembered one of us.
Then his gaze fell on Joshua.
“Joshua, come over to Dad p>
Joshua ran over when he called his name.
“Dad p>
“Jonathan, do you remember Joshua?” Vance asked.
“Of course I do. Veronica gave birth to him before dying p>
“I couldn’t pull her up, and she fell onto the rocks p>
“We were expecting Joshua at the time p>
He held Janet and Joshua in his arms.
“I’m sorry about Mommy p>
I could see pain in his eyes every time he remembered me.
“I promise you both that I will avenge your mother’s death p>
I realized he might not remember my face, but the old anger was still burning inside him.
“I will avenge Nicky’s death. I will make all who harmed Nicky suffer in hell p>