---- Chapter 132 At 25, Elise loved Jonathan with everything she had. From what I'd been told, I had a crush on Jonathan for ten years before we suddenly got married . No matter where he went, I followed. We were practically glued together. Icouldn't stand having any other women around him, not even his female employees or any of the socialites in our circle. I saw them all as threats.

We fought countless times, and I compromised over and over again, until [had no boundaries left, just desperately hoping he'd look at me. His rejection made me feel insecure , and that only made me cling to him more. Gabrielle said I even put a tracker on his car... Iseriously did that? The first time I heard it, I was stunned. But what I couldn't wrap my head around was that I actually tried to kill myself over him. Apparently , the wrist -slitting incident wasn't even the first time.

I'd pulled stunts like that before. Jumping off a building, jumping into a river, overdosing on sleeping pills... each time just an empty threat. At first, he would try to calm me down, but after a while, he stopped responding. That version of me was so pathetic, even I wouldn't want anything to do with her. ---- I shut my eyes and took a deep breath. "Let's not talk about the past anymore," I said to Frederick.

"Just consider that version of me gone." Frederick gave a cold snort, clearly not buying it. "You made quite the impression . It's not something you can just erase with a few words." "So what would it take for you to believe me?" He didn't answer right away. After a long pause, he said quietly, "I just can't believe... that someone who loved so deeply could forget it all so easily." I wasn't sure if he was talking about me or someone else. I chose to believe it was about me.

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After another stretch of silence , I told him, "Maybe it's not that I forgot Jonathan... maybe I never loved him in the first place." Frederick looked up suddenly, giving me a look like I was trying to sell hima scam. I knew he didn't believe me, and honestly, I didn't know how to explain it to him. Because the person standing here now was completely different, the version of me who'd lost all my memories. When I was 18, all I had for Jonathan was a bit of a crush.

And that wasn't any different from all the other girls who liked him. Right now, I hadn't fallen in love with him yet. Frederick didn't believe me, and that was fine. Only time could prove it. ---- "Today is our beloved daughter's 26th birthday. Thank you to all our esteemed guests for coming! And thank you for the love and support..." It was all the usual stuff people say at these events. Iwasn't really paying attention.

I leaned over to Frederick and asked, "So, what's that money-making opportunity you mentioned?" "You'll find out soon enough." We had barely exchanged a few words before Alicia's father suddenly stood up. "Thank you all! Thank you!" He looked like he'd had a bit to drink. His face was slightly flushed, and he raised his glass for a toast with the guests. From the few things the emcee said, I got the impression that it was time for everyone to present their gifts to Alicia.

I'd never been to one of these fancy parties before, so I wasn't sure what was typical. But then I saw the emcee step up to the mic and start announcing the gifts people had brought her. "The Fann family sent a Hamptons beachfront villa and a pair of diamond bracelets!" Iwas stunned. What the hell? They were just publicly announcing people's gifts? Wasn't that kind of rude?

Imight not be some heiress, just a regular person, but even in anormal family, we'd know not to open gifts in front of everyone. That was just basic etiquette, right? ---- But they were doing it in front of a whole room of people now... What if someone's gift wasn't that extravagant? Wouldn't that be super embarrassing?