Chapter 17
Shane’s POV
Chad called me a scumbag for eyeing his wife. []
But he was never my friend. []
I mean, who the hell treats a rival like a friend? []
I only invested in his company to get close to her.
Joanna and I were elementary school classmates, but she forgot me. 0
I never forgot her: the day she paid my $5 bread bill at the grocery store, shared her yogurt. []
That was the best breakfast I’d ever had back then. []
When I tried to repay her, Chad warned me off–said she was “his girl,” threatened to beat me up if I got too close.
My mom had me out of wedlock, cut ties with her family for me.
She moved us cross–country, fell into depression, and died from complications when I was in third grade. []
Her live – in friend took me in.
At 12, my biological dad’s people found me, wanting me to “return to the family.” []
I didn’t want to go, but my foster mom struggled to date with me around–and I had an agenda. []
If I got money and power, I could win over Joanna’s mom and marry the girl I loved.
It was naive, I know.[]
Dad wanted to send me abroad, but when I found out Joanna and Chad applied to UPenn, I went there too.”
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My old man was a playboy, in poor health, and I was his only son, so he caved. At freshman welcoming party, Joanna wore a red dress–those legs, that waist–damn, I almost drooled.
She was perfect in every way, just had bad taste in men. []
I’m hotter and richer than Chad, hung around her for years, even saved her from creeps once, but she never remembered my name.
Man that was SO frustrating!
When she married Chad, my heart broke.
I wanted to crash the wedding, but kidnapping isn’t legal. []
Then I thought, if I couldn’t be her prince, I’d be her knight. [
I invested in Chad’s startup, asked him to bring her to investor dinners so I could sit at her table, got her number.[]
Watching her dote on him made me jealous as hell, but I couldn’t stay away.[]
I was a masochist, hiding my agenda for years–until Chad’s “amnesia” gave me a shot.
I let Joanna find out he was lying. [
When she crashed her car, I thought my heart stopped. []
Lucky she was okay, just messed up memory.
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Chapter 17
Then she called me “baby”
Jesus Christ that sounded GOOD. [
I took her to my place. When she came onto me, I wanted to tear her clothes off, but if she remembered, she’d hate me.
I couldn’t take advantage, so I locked my door every night to stop myself from acting like an animal. []
When she texted about meeting someone, I knew the “I’m her husband” thing couldn’t last.
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I rushed to the dessert shop. There was Chad and his mistress. When Joanna jumped into my arms, I was stoked–even put my arm around her waist right in front of him. []
When she accused me of cheating, my heart dropped, but then I saw the pregnancy test. []
Chad knocked up his secretary but claimed to “love” Joanna?
Bullshit.
From now on, she’s my girl, and I’m not letting go.
Turns out Joanna wasn’t amnesiac–she slept with me anyway.
I sucked the first time, could tell she wasn’t impressed.]
So I kept going, round two, three…
I could tell she was into it. []
To up my game, I even studied tutorials on, uh, por*hub.
After her divorce, I confessed, but she rejected me-
бе
I get it. After all the shitty things she’s been through, she must think anyone who hung out with Chad and Vance is just like them. []
I didn’t give up, showed up at her place nonstop, let her use me for sex. []
Finally, we knocked up twins. []
If it was one kid, she’d have kept it and dumped me, but two?
It’s not like that she could abort one, nor she would.[]
So I got upgraded from “the hot guy” to husband. []
I even showed her this diary.
I’m for real–love her more than anyone.
We’ll be a happy family of four.]
