“It’s the same as what all the other doctors said. No one can pinpoint the specific reason as to why I lost my memory. The experts need more time to observe my condition,” Brandon explained. He handed Natalie a handkerchief and asked with concern, “Have you caught a cold?”
“It’s the same as what all the other doctors said. No one can pinpoint the specific reason as to why I lost my memory. The experts need more time to observe my condition,” Brandon explained. He handed Natalie a handkerchief and asked with concern, “Have you caught a cold?”
Natalie gratefully accepted the handkerchief and wiped her nose. Shaking her head, she mused, “No. Maybe someone’s talking about me behind my back.”
Brandon smiled faintly at her, but his heart was heavy. Only he knew that his condition was getting worse as time went on. Every single time he tried to recall the past, he’d have a migraine, which would put him in a bad mood. Natalie had no idea. She thought that he was just upset that he had lost his memory.
“Now that she had accepted the fact, she could only try to comfort him. ‘Come on. Don’t be so stressed about regaining your memory. Even if you can’t remember our past, it’ll be okay. We can just start over,’” Natalie reassured him, hoping to ease his worries.
Brandon, however, felt it wasn’t fair to Natalie. He expressed his concerns, “No, it’s not fair to you.” Natalie pursed her lips and turned her face away from him. However, the smile on her face betrayed her true feelings. She was very happy. Although Brandon didn’t remember anything now, slowly but surely, he had begun to care about her feelings. Maybe he would return to the former Brandon sometime soon.
“Brandon, I know you’re doing your best. Don’t worry. I’ll always be with you,” Natalie raised her head to look at Brandon firmly. She was willing to wait for him to recover his memory.
There were two other reasons that Natalie was not worried about this matter. On the one hand, the two of them got along well with each other now. Brandon’s lost memories had no effect on their current relationship. On the other hand, she wanted to do something during this period of time. She would make Charis pay for everything she had done to them…
Charis continued to delay the discharge date of the hospital. She just couldn’t accept the fact that she was now disfigured and crying in her pillow all day for days and days.
She was once a calm and confident woman herself, but now her ego was stagnant, and she gradually became depressed and melancholic. Sometimes it just takes a crucial moment to destroy a person’s pride and joy.
When Charis saw her reflection in the mirror, every ounce of pride and confidence that she had accumulated in the last twenty years was destroyed.
The day Charis returned to work at the Larson Group, Catherine was very anxious. She personally accompanied her daughter to the door of the Larson Group building, as she accompanied her to school on its first day.
“Don’t force yourself, dear. You don’t have to work at this moment. I’ve been talking to your father, and we want to go on a trip with you. You can take some time off and relax for a while…”
“I’m fine, mom. Sooner or later, I have to face reality, right?” Charis stood up in front of the door of the Larson Group, shaking slightly.
It took all the courage she could muster to go back to the office. She put on a mask to cover half of her face. When she was sure she was completely covered, she took a deep breath and began to walk towards the building with difficulty.
It was November now, but the weather wasn’t too cold. Charis covered herself from head to toe, exposing only her eyes and nostrils. Naturally, her appearance caught a lot of attention.
When the employees of the Larson Group walked past her, they couldn’t help but look at her in a strange way. These curious glances made Charis, who had recently become very sensitive, feel very uncomfortable.
She felt as if those people could see the scars on her skin under the fabric. Hugging herself with strength, Charis lowered her head and walked quickly to her office.
When Brandon learned that Charis had returned, he went to see her during lunch. “Thank you for coming back to work so soon, but you have just been discharged from the hospital. You should stay home and rest more.”
Brandon was somewhat surprised when he heard that Charis would be back so soon. His words also surprised her. “Thank you, as long as you don’t blame me for delaying the work of the company, I’m fine.”
Charis lowered her head and unconsciously adjusted her mask to cover more of her face. Seeing her awkward gestures, Brandon asked, “Doesn’t it feel suffocating to wear a mask and a scarf in here? No one will mind.” His attitude towards Charis was as cold as before. Nothing had changed even though she was disfigured.
Charis smiled bitterly. She couldn’t tell how it felt. She knew clearly that it was because Brandon only saw her as a business partner, nothing more. Her heart tore bitterly. She turned around and shook her head. “It does not matter if others see my appearance now. I don’t want to disturb the other employees.”
Charis tried to work the same way she would have done before. That way, at least she could maintain her relationship with Brandon.
But she soon realized that her ability to work was not as good as before. She had been crestfallen for about a month.
There was a lot of work that piled up during her absence. To tell the truth, this was not the problem for her. The real problem now was her inner demons. Charis used to be a calm and rational woman, but now that her confidence was destroyed along with her beautiful face, she couldn’t keep calm.