“The Remains of Summer) Chapter 18
Before Chloe could reach her, Ethan
grabbed her arm, shoving her back, then
pinning her against the wall, his hand
tightening around her throat.
“Chloe, if you ever try to hurt Amelia
again, you won’t live to see another
sunrise.”
He released her, turning to gently
escort “Amelia” inside.
Chloe gasped for air, her body
shaking. He’d almost choked her to death!
Terror seized her. She scrambled to
her feet, about to flee, when a sharp pain
ripped through her abdomen. A warm wetness spread between her legs.
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Her face paled. She clutched her
stomach, screaming.“The baby! My baby!”
“Help! Someone help me!”
Servants rushed to her aid, carrying
her to a waiting car.
The guests watched, stunned,
whispering amongst themselves.
Liam, observing the scene with
amusement, remarked to a nearby guest, “I thought his fiancée committed suicide.
What’s going on here?” He’d heard Ethan
was devoted to his fiancée. Why this
sudden appearance of a near–identical
replacement?
The guest shushed him, glancing
around before whispering, “Keep your
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voice down. Especially around Ethan.”
“Why?” Liam raised an eyebrow.
“Since his fiancée’s death… and his
fall from grace… he hasn’t been himself.
He keeps saying Amelia isn’t dead, that
she’s just angry and ran away. He says he’s
going to bring her back…”
“At first, everyone thought it was
grief–induced delusion, but then he
showed up with this… look–alike,
claiming she is Amelia.”
“The family thought he was joking,
but he was serious. They had him
evaluated. Turns out, the trauma messed
with his memory.”
“He believes Amelia didn’t die, that
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she left the country after finding out
about the affair. He believes he convinced
her to come back, on the condition that
he divorces Chloe after the baby is born
and remarries her.”
The guest chuckled. Liam smirked.
He’d planned to take matters into his
own hands, but it seemed unnecessary
now.
He texted Amelia. She replied with a
question mark.
[Is he insane?]
Amelia shuddered, reading Liam’s
message about Ethan’s delusion.
[Don’t tell me anything else about
him. I don’t want to know.]
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Liam pocketed his phone, watching
Ian Carter rush in to deal with the fallout.
A wedding day disaster. He patted Jan on the shoulder sympathetically. Ian gave
him a strained smile, his eyes hardening
as he glanced towards the second floor. It
seemed Ethan wouldn’t be staying at the
Carter estate much longer.
Three days later, at a post–wedding
brunch hosted by the Hughes family,
Liam heard the rest of the story from Ian.
The stress had triggered Chloe’s
labor. The premature baby, born with a congenital heart defect, was rushed to
intensive care. If not for the Carter family‘
s wealth, the child would likely have died.
The series of traumatic events had
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unleashed Chloe’s pent–up rage. When Ethan’s mother forced him to apologize to Chloe, Chloe had attacked “Amelia” with
a knife. If the security hadn’t intervened,”
Amelia” would have been scarred for life.
Seeing his “beloved” attacked, Ethan
had lunged at Chloe. Chloe’s rabid fans,
somehow alerted to the situation, had
joined the fray. In the ensuing chaos, both
Ethan and Chloe had tumbled down a
flight of stairs, landing unconscious.
They were still in a coma.
The “Amelia” look–alike had
vanished, taking whatever money she
could grab.
Ethan’s mother was on the verge of a
stroke.
