3 Days Later,
"Hi Leah, how are you doing?" Suddenly Jerome appeared in Leah's room carrying a bouquet of red roses that looked very beautiful. The red roses that Jerome brought were beautiful, but indeed, Leah prefers Carnations. Could it be that Leah's taste had changed?
"Thank you," said Leah while receiving flowers from Jerome. "How are you?" asked Jerome, his eyes staring at Leah with his warm gaze. Leah shrugged and shook her head, "I still don't remember anything, everything is stuck in 2016," replied her. She felt empty now.
"It's okay Leah, I'll try to help you slowly restore your memories," Jerome said softly. Leah nodded, she secretly studied the character of the man in front of her. Jerome looks very perfectionist and somehow Leah gets a narcissistic impression on Jerome, who is far from Leah's ideal type, well at least the old Leah used to think that way.
"The doctor said your body and head scans were good, you are allowed to go home today," said Jerome with a happy face. Leah smiled stiffly, making Jerome stare at her in surprise. "Why? is there anything wrong?" Jerome asked, surprised by the look on Leah's face that looked so confused.
"I'm confused about where to go..." Leah muttered, her face hanging down. She had imagined that she would return to her parent's house, but her mother and father had died. Even Jessica, Leah's sister, wasn't there for her either.
"I know you must be feeling strange Leah, but we will go back to the Penthouse that we have been living in. Don't worry, I've already prepared a separate room for you, I know you don't want to sleep with me," Jerome said, trying to persuade Leah to come home with him.
"After all we are a married couple Leah, I am fully responsible for your safety," said Jerome who managed to make Leah lookup. Leah sighed, with the memory she now has, it seems that going back to Jerome's place which is also Leah's house is a very good choice. Finally, Leah nodded her head twice in agreement.
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Jerome's penthouse is located on the 100th floor of a luxury apartment building right in the center of Manhattan, New York.
A driver opened the car door for Leah, beside him Jerome was waiting impatiently. "This way," Jerome said, showing Leah the way to the private elevator that would take them to the 100th floor.
Leah didn't say anything at all, she was still trying to digest it all. Okay, her current life is completely different from what Leah lived five years ago. No more cramped apartments where the annual rent always drove Leah crazy because she never earned enough to cover her living expenses.
Jerome scanned his eyes at a small box located near the entrance. Soon after the door was widely open. "Come on," Jerome said as he took a step back and invited Leah to enter first.
Leah was completely flabbergasted, she had never been in a luxurious room like this in her life (Leah meant as long as she remembered).
The main room of the Penthouse is dominated by brown on the wood floors and dark blue on some of the sofas and carpets. The glass walls that surround the penthouse, allow Leah to freely see the view of Manhattan which is always crowded and busy below.
Jerome watched Leah's reaction, he couldn't help but smile as he saw Leah's eyes that widened every time he looked at the luxurious corners of their Penthouse. Well, Jerome's Penthouse.
"You're going to sleep in this room, I'm going to use the other room for a while until you're ready to sleep with me again," said Jerome, moving his hand to open a dark blue door in front of him. Soon a very large room lay before Leah's eyes.
"This is our room, well at least two months ago before you got into an accident," Either way, it felt like Jerome was intentionally emphasizing the sentence he had just said.
Leah's eyes explored every corner of the room, a super large bed with a white divan. Two walking closets, each belong to Leah and Jerome. A set of seats that are located near a glass wall with extraordinary views and a super luxurious bathroom equipped with complete electronic facilities.
To be honest, Leah was quite excited to see how luxurious and complete her life had been in recent years. Yet half of her heartfelt empty as if she had absolutely no feelings left for Jerome. Everything was lost along with her five-year memory which hasn't returned at all since the first day she woke up from her coma.
"Get some rest, someone will prepare a meal for you later. If there is anything, just call me, okay? Oh yeah, I forgot, I put a new cellphone for you on the desk drawer, I've already entered my phone number for emergency calls," Jerome said, his hand pointing to a small table next to Leah's bed.
"Did you see my old cellphone?" Leah asked curiously since yesterday she had been trying to find her cellphone, but she never found it. Because surely all traces of calls, messages, and whatever it is will be on her old cellphone.
Jerome shook his head, "Looks like it was lost at the accident site," Jerome replied with a flat face. Leah just nodded her head, maybe so maybe not? But Leah chose not to respond.
"I have to go back to the office, I got a meeting to attend. Don't forget to eat and take your medicine, I'll see you at dinner!" said Jerome before he turned around leaving Leah who was still struggling with her thoughts.
After Jerome left the room, Leah rushed to her walk-in closet. Because if there is something she's hiding maybe she will hide it in the wardrobe.
Leah's Walk-in Closet is filled with rows of luxury goods produced by famous fashion houses. Everything looks so shiny it even looks like new. Leah put on a dress and sniffed it, it smelled completely new. It's weird...
Tired of looking around, Leah decided to go back to bed. She glanced at the dark blue box containing the evidence of her marriage to Jerome. She grabbed the box and opened it slowly. Her eyes were fixed on the ring box in the dark blue velvet material. Maybe it's time to put her wedding ring back on. She had to start accepting the fact that her life had changed and the fact that Jerome was indeed her loving husband.
Just as Leah was about to put the ring on her finger, the ring slipped down and rolled under Leah's bed. "Shit!" Leah cursed, looking under the bed. It's dark, Leah took her new cell phone in the drawer and turned on the flashlight at the ring that had fallen on the floor.
"Got you! "Leah exclaimed, her hand was busy reaching for the ring she had dropped. Leah was quite surprised when her hand accidentally touched a small box that was lying next to her ring.
Leah cleaned her hands, then put on Jerome's wedding ring on her ring finger. She smiled, maybe from now on she would try to open her heart to Jerome. As it should be.
Suddenly Leah remembered the little box she had seen under the bed. Leah curiously reached over and opened the little cream-colored box. Suddenly Leah's eyes widened in surprise when she found a ring that was the same as the one she was wearing right now.
Leah grabbed the ring then stuck it on her ring finger where her wedding ring was attached beautifully. It was the same size as Leah's finger and the two rings were completely twins without any distinction.
Why are there two wedding rings? Who put the ring under the bed, had Leah put it there herself? Leah stared at the two rings with curiosity, suddenly a feeling of anxiety filled her headspace.
Could it be that her marriage was not as happy as she imagined?
"Honey, wake up," a soft voice evoked Leah's deep sleep. Leah opened her heavy eyes, she sat up immediately when she found Jerome standing with a half bent over her face."What the hell are you doing ?!" Leah yelled in a slightly defensive tone. She pulled off the blanket and covered herself tightly. Jerome looked surprised, "I just wanted to wake you up, it's dinner time," replied Jerome in a slightly annoyed tone.Leah stuttered, "Sorry, I'm not used to it. If you don't mind, you should start knocking on the door first before entering this room, I feel a little uncomfortable ..." Leah said frankly.She did want to try to accept the facts of her marriage to Jerome, but everything needed a process. Leah had to digest it all slowly.Jerome shrugged, "Well, if that's what you want. Okay, next time I'll knock on the door before I go into your room," Jerome said, his face grim. Leah felt a little guilty, "I'm sorry Jero
A woman with a luxurious appearance half ran and embrace Leah warmly. "So glad to have you back Leah!" She exclaimed cheerfully. Leah smiled awkwardly, this person must be Amy, last night, Jerome had mentioned her name and said that Amy was quite close to Leah."You must have forgotten me, right? I'm Amy, we are close friends!" exclaimed Amy while grabbing Leah's hand. Leah nodded, "Yeah, last night Jerome said that too..." said Leah who didn't remember anything about Amy."Sorry, do you have a picture of us together?" asked Leah, still a little doubtful about their friendship. Judging from her appearance, Amy was not the type to be Leah's best friend at all."Of course I have, wait," Amy quickly opened her expensive bag and took out the cell phone. She searched the gallery for photos of herself and Leah on her cellphone. "Well here it is!" snapped Amy, showing a picture of them smiling at the camera. To be honest Leah looked more l
"Remember Leah, don't trust anyone easily! You have a lot of enemies there," said Jerome before dropping Leah down in the lobby of the VICAR tower. Leah smiled and nodded slowly only to make Jerome stop saying the same sentence he had repeated many times since this morning."Call me if you want to go home, I'll tell Tom to pick you up later," added Jerome, somehow Leah caught the tense expression on Jerome's face. Was he worried about Leah that much? Or he is just afraid that Leah will get new information in VICAR? Now it felt like suspecting everyone was quite normal to Leah.VICAR is a large investment company that already has a good reputation internationally. Even the funds managed by VICAR already up to $ 5000 billion. A very fantastic amount that makes VICAR the largest investment company in the world.Leah stood in the busy lobby of the VICAR tower with an uncertain feeling. People seemed to be passing by in neat suits. Some
Leah walked down the sidewalk in a slight daze. The base of her leg started to hurt because of the stilettos she was wearing. When she found a lawn chair, Leah stepped aside and sat down. She bent over to examine her leg, there was a small, bleeding wound there. Leah's frowned, usually the shoes that caused this kind of injury were the new ones.Suddenly Leah remembered that everything in her wardrobe looked like brand new stuff, she could tell by the smell of them. A question mark and big suspicion began to appear again in Leah's mind, especially since she heard the latest facts from Adrian. Could it be that Jerome was manipulating her?Before Leah had time to get up and look for a taxi, a sudden downpour of rain-drenched Leah's body entirely. Leah hugged herself, feeling completely miserable. Why did everything feel so messed up, who should she believe?"I told you not to trust anyone, lots of people are happy to mess up your mind
"You already have an interview call?" asked Jerome with an investigating gaze. Leah showed an email on her cellphone, she does have an interview scheduled with a PR agency this afternoon."Okay then, Tom will take you there," Jerome said briefly. "I'm leaving with Amy," said Leah, which was quite a shock to Jerome. Yeah, he must have been surprised because Jerome knew, Leah wasn't that close to Amy."Amy?" Jerome asked in surprise. Leah nodded, "Yup! I want to have a spa treatment with Amy right after my interview!" Leah replied cheerfully, trying to look as natural as possible. Jerome shrugged his shoulders, "That's good! I'm glad you got close to Amy again," Jerome said with a little smile. Leah just grimaced.After Jerome left for work, Amy soon picked her up. "Leah, were you serious about our conversation last night?" asked Amy with a look of hope. Leah nodded, "All you have to do is lie to Jerome and say that we spend a lot of time together,"
"Why did you bring me here?" Leah asked suspiciously, by then they had arrived at Adrian's apartment. Adrian took a deep breath, he stared at Leah for a long time, making Leah feel a little embarrassed."Adrian! Answer my question!" Leah demanded, her hand tightly gripping the cellphone in her hand. "This is your place, we lived together here for more than a year," answered Adrian in a choked voice.Leah was dumbfounded, her face completely pale, she looked like someone who's looking at a ghost. "You are lying!" Leah exclaimed, shaking her head. How could Leah end up live with Adrian?Adrian looked down, arranging the right words so that Leah wouldn't be too shocked. "After your relationship with Jerome finished, you had time to live with your sister Jessica. Because our relationship was getting better and better, you finally decided to move here," said Adrian cautiously.Hearing the mention of Jessica's name, Leah became even more surprised.
"You didn't go to the interview, didn't you?" Jerome grumbled suddenly as they were enjoying their dinner. Leah almost choked on the beef stroganoff she was chewing, but she quickly got the hang of it."I suddenly changed my mind, I think I just want to start my own business," said Leah thinking tactically. How careless was Leah, she should have known that Jerome might find out everything she was doing.Jerome was quite surprised by Leah's answer, he thought Leah was going to dodge it or something. "So yesterday you were really with Amy all day?" Jerome asked, her eyes seemingly penetrating Leah's head, trying his best to find out what Leah was up to.Leah nodded with a smile, "Amy turns out to be very kind and fun, it does make sense that I was ever close to her," said Leah making it up. Right now she just had to look naive and innocent so that Jerome wouldn't suspect her.Jerome's lips pulled sideways into a stiff smile. "Really? Then you ca
Leah woke up to find Jerome holding his head in silence. "Are you awake?" said Leah in a slightly hoarse voice. "What happened exactly last night?" asked Jerome with a confused face.Leah chuckled, straightening her body. "We were making out but you suddenly fell asleep," Leah replied, holding the blanket that covered her naked body. She made her face looked like a disappointed person."Really? Why could I be sleepy all of a sudden? It has never happened to me before..." Jerome said, still suspicious of his memory last night. Leah shrugged, "I don't know, maybe you're tired," Leah murmured, her eyes watching the expression on Jerome's face.Jerome was looked at Leah's eyes for quite a long time and finally, he nodded and looked away, "Yeah, maybe I was really tired last night," muttered Jerome doubtfully. Leah smiled and breathed a sigh of relief."Then..." Jerome turned his head to look at Leah again, his h