Chapter 287
Jonathan’s POV
Rollings House
Everyone was shocked as I told them I had partial amnesia and never forgot anyone, including Veronica.
“I couldn’t recall specific events involving Veronica; however, I did forget about the River inheritance p>
“Most of these were the ones that caused me emotional pain p>
“They were events I perhaps wished had never happened p>
“Like Veronica’s kidnapping, her accident p>
“You also forgot Joshua,” Vance pointed out.
“And he’s after what?” I questioned him.
“After the kidnaping and the stairs incident p>
“Do you think I would want that to ever happen p>
“I forgot the kidnapping, I forgot she fainted on the stairs, and I forgot she was stabbed p>
“I forgot she left me for seven years p>
“When I woke up, I saw Veronica falling off the cliff p>
“And Imelda made that image a fact by saying she did die p>
“So, you never forgot about me,” Veronica said, stunned.
“You just forgot the things that hurt me because you couldn’t bear them p>
“I know I failed to protect you, and I can never forgive myself for letting Imelda manipulate me for so long p>
“Maybe that’s why I forgot them p>
“Maybe it was a way for me to forgive myself p>
“Your face, the warmth I feel when you’re near, our emotional connection p>
“None of that disappeared p>
“I remembered it all p>
“Even when I could not remember certain things, something inside of me reacted every time I wanted to remember the cliff incident p>
“That was the only incident I could remember, and that also wasn’t complete p>
Veronica’s eyes filled with tears.
“What’s the matter?” I asked as I walked over and sat beside her, taking hold of her hand.
“I thought you forgot about those memories because they were meaningless for you p>
“I didn’t know the reason you forgot them was because they were too painful for you p>
“How could they not be painful p>
“Those were times I could have lost you forever p>
“Though you were stabbed and we almost lost Joshua at the time p>
“But for me the cliff incident was more painful because when I held onto you, Imelda told me if I pulled one up, the other one would fall p>
“I couldn’t bear the stigma of pulling one and harming the other p>
“That truly was a time I could have lost you and I would be the reason p>
“Either I lost your grip, or I pulled Imelda up first, causing you to fall off p>
“I guess the cliff incident is the strongest memory of losing you in my mind p>
“I can still picture you falling, the danger and the feeling I lost you p>
“Because it was so fresh when I woke up, I genuinely believed I couldn’t pull you up and you died p>
“Jonathan,” Veronica said.
“I don’t want you to ever carry your emotions inside of you like this p>
“But why did you pretend to have forgotten me completely p>
“When I woke up and said you fell off and died, Imelda took the chance and said she was my fiancée p>
“You admitted it; that shocked me p>
“I knew something was wrong p>
“My initial thought was maybe she said something to you while I was unconscious p>
“She called you my caretaker, and you tolerated her p>
“I expected you would stand up; you didn’t p>
“I wanted to know what actually happened, and the only way was to pretend and see what Imelda was up to p>
“Plus, I still am not certain if the ones behind me are involved with her or not p>
“My accident made me conscious of knowing how much she was telling the truth and how much she was lying p>
“Eventually, Imelda’s behavior confirmed what I suspected p>
“She was using my memory loss to her benefit to get a legal surname and secure her future p>
“She repeatedly made me believe Veronica was really my caretaker and nothing more than a servant p>
“She posed as the only woman who loved me and loyally waited for ten years as my fiancée p>
“But deep down, I knew she was faking it all p>
“I was vulnerable, as I did forget some things, but I wasn’t helpless p>
“Day by day, I felt angry at not being able to fix the puzzle I had in my mind p>
“Sanders and the fire are probably two matters that gave me the most pain p>
“Sanders assaulted her, and the fire…again I could have lost her all thanks to Imelda p>
“And the fire is also an event that still makes no sense p>
“Imelda being there and right at the entrance p>
“So what did you actually remember?” Daniel asked me.
“The people, you all p>
“The timeline was broken p>
“As to when or how I met you p>
“But Vance and John were clear p>
“I remembered the kids p>
“Only Joshua and Jenny…I forgot p>
Then my expression suddenly became cold.
“But slowly, day by day, my memories came back p>
“Every missing piece was connected p>
“The car accident, kidnapping, stabbing, Veronica at the hospital, when the doctor said he couldn’t save the baby p>
“Sanders humiliating Veronica, the cliff, Veronica’s desk near the trash cans, all of it p>
“And for the past few months, someone has been following my car p>
“Jonathan, do you know who attacked you p>
“Is it Alex, or Imelda or Fredrick p>
“For now, I know it’s not Alex or Imelda p>
“The men did have connection to her as they were the men she hired to kidnap Veronica p>
“But they’re contract workers p>
“Pay them, they’ll do your work p>
“I can’t pinpoint, but I do have a faint idea who it is p>
“Then p>
I cut John’s words midway.
“No,” I said in a cautious voice.
“For now, I want you to go over my movements over the past five months p>
“I’m sure you’ll notice a certain car following me p>
“Trace it, follow its movements after they left me p>
“I need to know if the car driver met the person who paid them or it’s the same p>
“The contact is only via phone p>
“If so p>
“I want you to track the driver or the people in the car and track their movements p>