Contract And Marriage

Bella

I couldn’t take my eyes off the envelope Dr. Jerold handed Maximus while Chase sat on my lap. I was feeling nervous and excited at the same time. I was so intrigued by the truth that I silently prayed to God to give me back to the right person-someone who would care for me and my son.

Maximus looked at me, indirectly asking me if he should open it, and I nodded at him in agreement. I felt a mix of nervousness, fear, and excitement, and my prayer intensified that I was indeed Maximus’ missing wife.

Dr. Jerold remained there, his face stoic, though I felt he already knew the result. I hugged Chase tightly and closed my eyes, bowing my head completely as Maximus began reading the documents. I could hear the rustling of the paper every time he turned a page until there was silence, which made me slowly open my eyes and look up.

Maximus and I locked eyes and waited for him to tell me the result. We sat beside each other, so he quickly embraced me, and I felt his deep sigh. What did that mean? Was he wrong?

Slowly, sadness engulfed me as I had hoped that I was indeed his missing wife. Tears began to fall, born from disappointment. “D-Daddy.”

I was about to look at Chase, who I was still holding, but Maximus stopped me, and it seemed he didn’t want to let go of us. “I told you, I could never be wrong about you-my wife.”

My eyes widened, and I looked up at him, meeting his gaze. He smiled sweetly at me, even though his eyes were still teary. I gave him a questioning look, and he nodded. The tears I had been holding back finally flowed freely.

“My wife…” Maximus said. “Finally, you’ve come back.”

My boss, now confirmed to be my true husband, kissed me, and I felt his embrace tighten around me and Chase.

“Thank God you found her, Maximus,” Dr. Jerold said, drawing our attention to him. He was smiling now, clearly happy for us. “And surely, that handsome boy is your son, too?”

Maximus nodded, grinning widely. “Grandma will be surprised when she sees my son.” He then took Chase from my lap, pulling me closer possessively with one arm while holding the boy in the other.

“Won’t she be more upset that I already have a child?”

“Even if Grandma doesn’t accept you right now, I assure you that her heart will soften for our son,” he answered, making me crease my forehead. I don’t know why he said that when his grandma was so angry when Midori told her about me having a child and went hysterical.

“Does she like children?” I asked, puzzled.

“He looks exactly like Uncle Mauricio,” Dr. Jerold interjected, causing me to frown as I looked at him. “He’s Maximus’s father.”

My son looks like Maximus’s father? Is that why he hugged Chase so tightly when we picked him up? “Sadly, I need to do another DNA test just to ease my wife’s mind.”

“Shouldn’t we skip that?” I asked him. “I’ve been away for three years or so, and all that time, I thought I was married to-” damn, I didn’t even want to mention that wretched man’s name. “I thought I was married to that man, and after I opened my eyes and he told me about us being married, things happened between us and” I couldn’t finish my sentence as Maximus stopped me.

“Shhh… you don’t need to think about that anymore. It’s not important to me. What’s important is that you’re here, we’re together again, and we have our son.”

Why do I feel so lucky to have him? “Maybe I really loved you so much before. I mean, you’re so caring and very understanding.” Dr. Jerold laughed as soon as I said that, causing me to look at him. “Why?” I asked, curious. Did I say something wrong?

“He has loved you deeply for a long time, but you towards him?” the doctor replied, shaking his head and grinning.

“I didn’t love you?” I asked Maximus, wide-eyed.

“But you love me now, right? You can feel it, can’t you?” he answered with a grin. “And I haven’t hidden anything from you; you know everything now,” he quickly added.

“You better be sure, Maximus, or else… After making me so happy, I swear-”Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

“It’s your fault- you shouldn’t have said that because my wife and I are okay now,” he scolded the doctor, who just chuckled.

“But Sarina- wait, I can call you that now, right?” he asked, and I looked at Maximus before nodding at the doctor, who smiled as well. “All I can say is that Maximus did everything to get your attention. So I know and am certain that he loves you very much.”

“Thank you for reassuring me, Dr. Jerold,” I told him sincerely.

“Now that everything’s clear, let’s discuss the next topic.” I looked at Maximus before turning back to the doctor.

“What do you mean?” I asked, curious.

“You are still suffering from memory loss, and I think it’s serious.” That’s what I thought so. How could I not remember anything from my past? Myself, my family, and everything between Maximus and me. Aside from those dreams or hearing voices after my job interview with this man beside me, I had nothing.

“Yes, about that. What should we do? She doesn’t remember anything except after waking up from the coma.” The concern was evident on Maximus’s face as he asked that.

“The results of all her tests are out, and it looks like it will take some time before some of her memories return, if at all. She was regularly taking her medication, and we’re just lucky that it didn’t damage her body. I’m also certain she was taking the medication while pregnant with Chase.”

I felt an overwhelming anger towards that man. If Chase and I had stayed with him longer, we might not be here now. I was so grateful that a kind police officer found us when we had a chance to escape. Thank God for bringing us back to my husband.