Chapter 310
Daniel Staf’s POV
Harmon Mansion
I went to check on Imelda over.
She greeted me with a warm smile.
“Can you sit beside me p>
Her comfort level was unsettling me.
“Don’t worry, I really don’t remember a thing p>
“I’m only asking as a friend p>
“For someone you don’t remember,” I said, glancing at her.
“You really seem to be comfortable p>
She looked down as if she was offended.
“But we were together once, we even have a son, you yourself said p>
I was actually feeling guilty at the same time I was questioning her inside of me.
“I have forgotten what or where, but not your touch the one that made me feel safe p>
“Your touch, it feels familiar, I don’t recognize your face, but your feel…I do p>
I exhaled as we once shared a very complicated relationship, and now her innocent words were awakening feelings I had buried deep inside of my heart.
I shook my head.
” No, Isabella is my wife and I have a daughter with her.” I reminded myself.
I could feel my compassion mixing with uncomfortable echoes of the past.
“You said we have a son,” she asked as she placed her hand on her stomach.
“Yes, you had a normal delivery p>
“You don’t need to know the details p>
“I think you’ll remember them soon p>
I didn’t want to rub salt on her memory loss, at the same time I didn’t want her to think elsewise about our relationship.
“Can I see Adrian p>
“He lives with me and Isabella has adopted him p>
“So now his life is different p>
“Does he know I had an accident p>
“No, I didn’t tell anyone yet, only Isabella knows p>
I hoped she would understand what Isabella’s position meant in my heart.
“I’ll see what I can do p>
I came back after a few days along with Adrian.
“Adrian,” she called out to him softly.
He didn’t rush to meet her or ask her about her recovery.
But I could see he was keeping a guarded feel towards her.
I knew whether Imelda forgot what she did, he hadn’t.
“Did you miss me p>
“I was worried when I heard you had an accident,” he hesitated before answering.
I noticed her expression fall as she looked over at me for support.
I knew she wanted me to tell Adrian to be a little supportive, but I couldn’t force him.
“Recovering your memory will take time, but I can’t force others to do what they cannot p>
I felt sorry for Imelda, after all she was his mother and did raise him for seven years.
But I couldn’t forget the pain Adrian suffered as well.
“Do you still have a tiny place for me in your heart p>
I was silent for a moment.
“Our past was special to me, but times have changed and so have my priorities p>
“Now I’m married to Isabella, and we have our own daughter, Jenny, Adrian is part of my family as well p>
“He calls Isabella ’Mom p>
I could see the disappointment in her eyes.
“Does Isabella know about us p>
“From the start, and about Adrian p>
“She accepted him, and Adrian accepted her as his mother p>
“I’m only helping you because there’s no one else p>
“But that does not mean we can ever be again something p>
“For that matter I don’t even want a friendship with you p>
She should have looked hurt, but she didn’t.
Adrian had gone and she didn’t question that as well.
For some odd reason, I felt odd around her.
She did have Imelda’s face, but even for someone who has forgotten, she was giving me an unfamiliar vibe.
Though she was the one who lost her memory, I felt like I didn’t know the woman before me.
Later, after leaving her, I went to meet Jonathan.
Rollings Designs
Jonathan was shocked on hearing about Imelda.
“Jonathan, have you noticed anything else different about Veronica p>
“Lots to be honest,” Jonathan said.
“It’s not only her habits, her reactions, the way she does things p>
“I feel the same way with Imelda as well p>
“Daniel,” Jonathan said, leaning forward.
“Do you think both are connected p>
“I don’t know, but now that you said it, I can’t ignore it p>
“Imelda claims to have forgotten everything, but on seeing her I do feel sad but not the same as I felt on seeing her, you know the aching heart p>
“Yes, and Veronica’s return has unsettled me p>
“We have two women who look the same, yet are behaving totally different p>
“I’ll look into Imelda’s matter, you keep an eye on Veronica p>
I went back to the hospital and reviewed her records.
Pearl River Hospital
She did forget, so her reports claimed.
But why was my number in her emergency contact?
Ever since I broke up with her, we never contacted each other.
Even after coming back, we never talked.
Somehow, I felt a bigger conspiracy was unfolding before me.
Suddenly, I glanced at her photo.
Somehow, I felt she was different from the person in the photo.
I knew Veronica wasn’t Veronica.
Could it be…Imelda wasn’t Imelda?
I went over and requested Veronica’s file as well.
I was shocked to see the same doctor was attending both of them.
Both suffered from memory loss.
Veronica was partial…Imelda was completely.
Both were totally different from who they were before the incident.
Veronica was more hostile than the real Veronica could ever be.
Imelda was being too soft then the real Imelda could ever be.
Veronica is trying to make Joshua grow up faster saying he shouldn’t depend on her, something Imelda did to Adrian.
While, Imelda is being too casual towards Adrian as if she never was a mother.
Veronica was only concerned about Jonathan, and was being indifferent towards the kids.
Imelda was only concerned about me staying with her even as a friend.
And not concerned about the house, her work, the family she was once connected to.
For that matter, whenever she had to take her name at the hospital, she only said, ’Imelda.
She never used her surname Harmon.
” What are you girls up to?