Derrickâs P.O.V âMs. Johnsonâs family?â a nurse came out of the emergency room.
âIâm her husband,â I answered confidently.
âPlease come in, sir. The doctor wants to speak with you.â
âThank you, nurse.â I walked into the doctorâs office, not far from where I was standing.
âHow is my wife, doctor?â
âShe doesnât have any serious injuries for now. We are waiting for her to regain consciousness. Her head injury is serious.â
âCan I see her, doctor?â
âOf course, sir.â
1 was lucky to be at the rental unit when the police came to inform me about the accident. Sofia had to ask for my help to check on Sarah at the hospital.
I intentionally didnât go to the office today. I couldnât miss this opportunity since Sarah had an accident. But unfortunately, the doctor said there were no serious injuries.
I had better check on her. Maybe I could take advantage of this situation to seize all Sarahâs assets.
Sarah lay weak with her head wrapped in bandages. It seemed the bleeding from her head was quite severe.
âWhy didnât you just die earlier, dear? So I can easily control your wealth using our daughter, Gillian.â
âAhhh!â
I was startled see Sarah groaning and moving weakly. Slowly, her eyes opened. She looked at me with a blank stare.
âSarahâ¦â
âWhâwho are you?â she asked, her face expressionless.
âWhat? Why doesnât Sarah recognize me? Whatâs going on?â
âDoctor! Nurse! The patient is awake.â I hurried out of the room to call the doctor.
The doctor and several nurses entered the room and examined Sarah.
âMs. Johnson, how are you feeling?â the examining doctor asked.
Sarah seemed confused.
âWhat happened to me?â Sarah asked, looking around the room.
âYou had an accident this morning, Ms. Johnson. Thankfully, there are no serious injuries. Youâre lucky to have a caring husband,â the doctor explained, then smiled at me.
âHusband?â Sarah looked at me again with a confused expression.
*Doctor, it seems my wife doesnât recognize me. Does she have amnesia?â I asked.
âThis could happen due to the head injury. Letâs observe for a few more days. For now, the patient should only see close family members.â
âOkay, doctor. Thank you.â
âHooray! She has amnesia! This is my chance to take advantage of the situation.â
I saw Sarah still looking confused. She didnât recognize me at all. She looked at me like a stranger.
âAlright, my arrogant ex, I will repay you for what you did to my family. I will take all your wealth. Haha! Soon, I will be rich.â
âSarah, Iâm your husband. We have a daughter named Gillian. Do you remember?â
Sarah weakly shook her head. She seemed really to have lost her memory.
âItâs okay, dear. You rest now. Iâll take care of you here. Sleep tight.â I gently 2/5 495 BEAUS patted her head until she fell asleep.
I faintly heard voices outside talking about Sarah.
âSorry, Ms. Johnson canât have visitors. Only her husband and close far allowed in,â a nurse explained to them.
/are âHusband? Ms. Johnson doesnât have a husband,â replied a man who turned out to be Bradley, who had come with some colleagues, âOh no! Bradley must not meet Sarah. Hopefully, the nurse successfully prevents it/Iâd better not go out. Iâll just peek from behind this door?
âSorry, sir. You must be mistaken. Since this morning, Ms. Johnsonâs husband has been by her side. Excuse me.â
Bradley looked confused after the nurse left.
Hah! I would not let anyone see Sarah. I would make the most of this chance before her memory returned, Sarah was shortly moved to a VIP room. The nurse transferred her there.
It seemed Bradley had taken care of all the medical expenses, Good, I wouldnât have to worry about that.
âNurse, please take care of my wife. Donât let anyone else visit her. Iâll be back soon,â
âOf course, sir,â The nurse nodded.
âMom! I have great news.â Arriving home, I couldnât wait to share this happy news with Mom.
âWhat news, Derrick? Come on, tell met Mom seemed impatient.
âSarah has amnesia. Hahaha!â
âSo what?â Mom frowned.
âI told her I am her husband. And she believed it. This way, we can easily control her life. Especially her wealth.â
âWow! You are so clever, Derrick.â
Mom and I laughed heartily, imagining a luxurious life and owning a big company.
Thatâs right. The company must fall into my hands before Sarahâs memory returned.
âWe have to move quickly, Mom. Before that arrogant woman regains her memory, we need to take everything.â
âThatâs right, Derrick. Tonight, I should stay with Gillian. I must win her over.â
âIâll return to the hospital. Iâm worried someone might visit Sarah and ruin our plan.â
After freshening up, I said goodbye to Mom and returned to the hospital.
I had Sarahâs bag and wallet with me. I should drain her ATM account first. Hopefully, the pin was easy to guess.
It turns out that sheâs really foolish. The ATM pin is Gillianâs birthdate. That was really easy to guess. Haha! Both of her accounts are now in my name.â
Soon, all her assets would be mine too. Tomorrow, Iâd make her sign a declaration to transfer everything to me.
With a growing smile, I drove back to the hospital.
âSarah, have you been awake for a while? I had to pretend to be nice to her so she believed I was her husband.
âYes, Derrick,â she replied with a faint smile. Maybe she still felt awkward.
âDid anyone come by?â
Sarah shook her head.
Good. That meant I was safe for today.
âGood evening, Mr. Dane. The doctor said Ms. Johnson can be discharged the day after tomorrow. But she needs to rest a lot at home and avoid any strenuous activities,â a nurse explained.
Thank god. Thank you, nurse.*
âThank you, nurse, Sarah whispered, smiling.
âDear, you should stay at home until youâre completely healed. Leave the company to me. Iâll manage it.â
*Company?â Sarah looked confused.
âYes. We have a company we run together. Itâs time for you to rest and focus on our daughter. Starting tomorrow, Iâll take care of it. You donât mind, right?â
tried to convince Sarah âAlright, Derrick,â she agreed, nodding.
I succeeded! Tomorrow I would have her sign the papers, so I could take over the company. Bradley wouldnât be able to do anything with Sarahâs statement. I would immediately transfer the ownership to my name.
âItâs so easy to fool you, Sarah.