All Chapters of I Took Back Everything on Her Big Day: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Someone was framing me.The moment that realization popped into my head, Gabriel immediately came to mind. He had planned his exit strategy from the very beginning.By using my identity to pull off these operations behind the scenes, he ensured that if anything hit the fan, I would take the fall. It cleared his path perfectly, allowing him to naturally step over me and rise to the top.The only variable he hadn't accounted for was my actual background."I wasn't even in the country last month, so the signature date on this document has to be fake. But according to protocol, shipments leaving the warehouse must be inspected and signed off on the exact day of transit. You can verify this by checking the warehouse security footage."Furthermore, right before I left the country, my wife had me sign two documents. If I remember correctly, that's when she obtained my signature. You can also recover the printing logs from the office printer to see when this specific document was actually

Sharon had tried to kill herself.The moment I heard the news, any lingering sleepiness vanished. I grabbed a jacket and rushed out the door.By the time I reached the hospital, the doctor had just finished bandaging her wrist.Her apartment's water pipe had burst, and a neighbor who knocked to check on it happened to save her just in time after she cut her wrist.Fortunately, Sharon was brought in early enough that her life wasn't in danger.However, the nurse mentioned that no matter what they asked her, Sharon remained as mute as a statue. Left with no options, they searched her phone and dialed my number."You're her husband, right? Don't let your career consume you so much. Make some time for your family. If there's a next time, she might not be this lucky," the nurse said, patting my arm with a heavy sigh before walking away with her medical tray.With the nurse gone, it was just Sharon and me in the ward. She lay in the hospital bed, her face completely drained of color.

"I only came because it was you," Ashlyn said.Actually, she had confessed her feelings to me after graduating from high school.But back then, my mind was entirely focused on rushing home to play video games, and I hadn't paid much attention to any of the female students in our class over those three years.I felt like we hadn't even exchanged more than ten sentences throughout all of high school.Not wanting to waste her time, I had turned her down without hesitation.Once we went off to college, our only connection was occasional interactions in our class group chat, and we had only crossed paths a few times at school reunions. Even then, Ashlyn was always the one to initiate the conversation.I stared at her in utter shock and blurted out, "What did you say?"Ashlyn straightened her posture, and her expression turned a fraction more serious."I've actually been keeping tabs on you these past few years. I never truly forgot about you. But because you were married, I knew it

"Maybe we can give it a shot," I said.Ashlyn froze before turning back to look at me in utter disbelief. "Are you serious?""I never joke about this stuff."The next second, she threw her arms around my neck. Her voice was thick with excitement as she said, "Thank you."I watched her walk inside before driving home.The moment I stepped through the door, Mom demanded to know how it went.I nodded. "I told her we could start dating and see where it goes. I'll keep you posted.""I knew you two would click! I really like her, you know. That's exactly why I put her photo right on top. Turns out my intuition is right."I gave her a helpless look.I had genuinely believed my reunion with Ashlyn was a twist of fate, having no idea that Mom had orchestrated the whole thing.…After that day, Ashlyn and I kept in constant touch.But because I was busy with work, my replies were often intermittent, and she seemed even busier than I was.After all, she was a lawyer and a famous one

Ashlyn and I looked like an old married couple who had been deeply in love for years.She told me that she had actually been keeping an eye on my marriage with Sharon all those years. In fact, she had noticed Gabriel's presence even before I did.She had even tried to drop subtle hints to me during a high school reunion, but I had been too dense to ever read between the lines.I simply smiled when I heard that. "I suppose that's just how fate works."Fortunately, fate brought me to Ashlyn in the end.My parents absolutely adored her. Every single time they called, they would relentlessly badger us to have a child while we were still young. Not wanting to place any unnecessary pressure on Ashlyn, I always brushed their comments off with half-hearted answers.Our married life turned out to be incredibly harmonious. Ashlyn did her best to cut down on her international trips, and on weekends, she would take the initiative to cook for me.Even though the two of us managed to turn the