Win My Forsaken Ex-wife Back Novel

Chapter 2 A Substitute If they thought she was worthless , fine .

Shed leave them to it .

Five years of trying to make this marriage work , all that love and effort shed put in … what a waste .

Later , Arthurs assistant came to handle her discharge paperwork .

Keeping up her act of memory loss , Charlotte looked at the assistant .

Who are you ? Grace Johnson hesitated briefly .

Im Mr.

Harrisons assistant .

Im here to take home .

you Mr.

Harrison ? The man who was just here .

Your husband .

2/6 Charlotte let out a silent , bitter laugh while keeping her expression neutral and puzzled .

So why would he tell me were just friends ? I honestly dont know , Grace sighed .

She couldnt understand her bosss thinking .

His wife had lost her memory in a car crash , and he chose to call her just a friend .

Was this an arranged marriage ? Charlotte mused , keeping up her act .

Is that why hes saying were just friends ? Grace stayed quiet , leaving Charlottes question unanswered .

3/6 The car rolled to a stop outside Rose Villa .

Charlottes chest tightened at the sight of the familiar house .

Unbidden , the image from that photo flooded her mind Arthur holding Sarah , their bodies close , his eyes soft with a tenderness shed never seen directed at her .

The pain hit her like a physical blow .

These feelings for him , she realized , werent going to fade easily .

This was the house they had shared , the place where theyd built their life together .

Five years ago , he had been drugged , and shed woken up in his bed .

Their families quickly arranged the marriage , and everything had been set in motion .

On their wedding night , hed been blunt : 4/6 I dont have feelings for you , but I wont betray you .

Lets just be a marriage of convenience .

A marriage of convenience meant no love , just business .

Shed agreed .

But gradually , Arthur started controlling every part of her life , telling her what to wear and how to look .

For a while , Charlotte fooled herself into thinking he was starting to care .

She felt hopeful and tried harder to be the perfect wife he seemed to want .

Six months after they married , she got pregnant with Julius , and she started dreaming of a happy family .

5/6 But Arthur never changed .

He stayed cold , only showing passion in bed .

And she always fell for it .

Five years later , when she found Sarahs photo , reality hit her like a splash of cold water .

Everything about her her clothes , her hair , her makeup was copying Sarah ! Now it all made sense .

Hed been so involved because he was trying to turn her into Sarah .

She was just a replacement .

After five years together , she finally saw the truth .

Her life had been nothing but a cruel joke .

TA 6/6 The tears came without warning .

Are you okay ? Grace asked , concerned .