After My Fiancé Fake Death, I Married His Best Friend Novel

Chapter 11 Leaving the hospital , I could finally walk on my own again , my fingers intertwined with Ashs .

Just as we stepped outside , my phone vibrated with a message .

I opened it .

It was from a number that had been silent for two years .

[ Olivia , Ive got my memory back .

] I hadnt saved the contact name for this number .

But there was a time when I knew these digits by heart , when each message from this number would make my heart race .

Back then , I thought Julians love was everything I needed .

Id built my whole world around his smiles , his promises , his supposed devotion .

Now , looking at those words on my screen , I felt … nothing .

The number that once meant everything was just another set of digits .

The memories that should have stirred something only reminded me of my own naivety how Id mistaken possession for love , control for care .

Ash saw the message too .

His hand instinctively tightened around mine , as if afraid I might slip away .

But in that protective gesture , I felt everything Julian had never given me genuine care without conditions , support without manipulation , love without pretense .

For two years , Ash had shown me what real love looked like through actions rather than empty words .

Every gentle touch , every quiet moment , every time he put my needs before his own .

Without expression , I deleted the message , then turned to the man who had taught me what love should feel like .

Looking into his concerned eyes , I smiled .

Lets get married , Ash .