Chapter 198: He Got Her Into Trouble And Lied To Her

The door opened from outside. Daniel and James came in, each carrying a fruit basket.

James put down the fruit basket and rushed up to give him a bear hug.

"Well done, Chris. You’re bound to have good fortune since you survived a great disaster."

However, the instant his voice broke off, Daniel snapped in disgust. "In my opinion, Chris is a hero saving a damsel in distress." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

James pursed his lips. "Why do you say that? That’s his wife, so naturally he did it out of instinct."

The two of them bickered back and forth, leaving Christopher speechless. "Are both of you here to visit me or to make fun of me?" He frowned.

Only then did both of them stop talking with an awkward smile.

"Well, Chris, when can you be discharged from the hospital? Danny and I are still waiting for you to join us for drinks again."

"Yeah, how is your wound?"

Daniel asked as well.

Christopher frowned. "Soon."

"That’s good. By the way, why are you here by yourself? Where’s your wife?" James looked around and asked in confusion.

Christopher’s face darkened upon hearing this. He was still thinking about his wife just now.

It was even till now that he was still slightly bewildered if he had a wife or not.

He frowned and asked, "Do I really have... a wife?"

Daniel and James were both stunned by his words.

"Chris, what’s wrong with you? Did the knife hurt your brain? You don’t even know if you have a wife or not?"

James teased.

"Yeah, Chris, what’s wrong with you?" Daniel also had a puzzled look on his face.

When Christopher heard their doubts, he paused for a moment and said, "I forgot something."

"Forget things? Could it be you get amnesia?" James asked in surprise. Daniel was also confused.

Christopher did not speak. Although he was very reluctant to admit that he had amnesia, it was a fact after all.

Seeing that he did not deny it, both of them were stunned.

"It turns out that there is really such a thing as amnesia. I thought that kind of thing only happened in dramatic soap operas."

James was surprised for a long time before he couldn’t help but blurt out.

Christopher couldn’t help rolling his eyes at him. "Stop laughing at me. Tell me everything you know and what I don’t remember, especially things about that woman."

Christopher said.

Hearing his words, James felt that his chance had come.

Christopher was in misery because of his wife, so James finally found a chance to "get back" at him.

He cleared his throat and said, "It’s a long story. Let’s start from three months ago."

And then James vividly described Christopher’s experiences in the past three months.

Although James heard many stories about her from Daniel, he fabricated any stories about Janice carefully and instantly turned them into a touching and tragic love story.

"In short, you were racking your brains on how to make your wife marry you. You pretended to be poor and tricked her to marry you. Not only did you get her into trouble and lied to her, but you also shamelessly chased after her. You were as embarrassed as you could get."

In the end, James did not forget to exaggerate the details.

After listening to what he said, Christopher was perplexed.

He wondered if he was the same person James was talking about.

Christopher was deeply suspicious of James’s words. After all, James was always full of crap. Then he looked at Daniel for confirmation. "Is he telling the truth?"

Although Daniel felt that James’s description was slightly exaggerated, it was undeniable that most of what James said was true.

During that time, Christopher had indeed done many things that did not resemble

his regular behavior.

...

He nodded. "Indeed."

Hearing Daniel’s confirmation, Christopher felt bad.

He wondered if he had really done so many unbelievable things.

"Well, it was like you had been possessed for the past few months. No one could stop you."

James did not forget to add those words.

Hearing James’s words, Christopher felt even more astonished with his actions.

He wondered if he had actually done those things.

At this moment, the phone notification beeped, which sounded from James’s phone. As he had a habit of browsing Twitter, it was the sound of the news notification on Twitter.

And then he swiped the screen of his mobile phone and clicked on the news feed.

However, he was stunned when he saw the news.

"Damn! Chris, your wife is live streaming herself about to jump off a building."

James said as he handed the phone to Christopher, and Daniel also leaned in closer.

Christopher stared at the screen of his phone.

At this time, that woman’s figure appeared on the screen.

She was standing on the rooftop of the top floor. The background behind her was the blue sky. When the wind blew her long black hair, her hair fluttered. It was as if she was floating in mid-air.

The camera suddenly came close and fixed on her face. This image was the same as the one he saw last time in the ward.

The only difference was that she looked unusually calm.

"Mr. Bateman, you said that I have no value at all. Indeed, I am as small as an ant and not qualified to be the daughter-in-law of the Bateman family. However, I have the courage to stand here today. No matter what you think, I just want to exercise my rights."

Her tone was very composed, as if she was saying goodbye.

"Finally, I want to say to my husband, ’Hubby, if you recover your memory in the future, don’t be sad or blame yourself. I don’t blame you. You lost your memory because you saved me. I will jump down with the memory of how much you have cared for me. I won’t forget you even if I could live again. If there is an afterlife, I will marry you and be your wife.’"

After saying that, crystal tears instantly fell from her eyes.

If it were not for the refraction of the light, her tears would not have been seen.

However, those crystal-clear tears streamed down the screen into Christopher’s heart.

He stared at her face on the screen. Somehow, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in a certain corner of his heart.

It was as if his heart had been pricked by a needle.

Tears welled up in their eyes as James and Daniel watched this scene. And then they looked at Christopher at the same time. When they saw Christopher still sitting there and not moving, they could not help but be stunned.

"Chris, what are you thinking? Go on, or it will be too late." James couldn’t help reminding him.

"Yes, Chris, go ahead."

Daniel said as well.

Christopher, however, just stared at the screen and did not move.

"Hurry up. You’ll regret it if you don’t go."

James was an impatient person and could not bear to see him like this.

Regardless of whether he was still a patient or not, both of them directly dragged him up from the hospital bed.

He was pushed into the car by Daniel and James just like that.

The car drove all the way out at high speed.

Soon, they arrived at the Bateman Group building.

Christopher still didn’t come out of his daze until the car stopped. And he didn’t even know why he had let them drag him here.

After all, he could not recall anything about that woman.

"Chris, get out."

Seeing that Christopher did not move, James turned around and reminded him.

Only then did Christopher open the door and get out of the car.

At this time, the entrance of the Bateman Group had already been surrounded by ambulances, fire trucks, police cars, and crowds of onlookers.

He heard the crowd keep murmuring.

"It’s been so long, but no one convinced her to come down. I’m afraid that she has already made up her mind."

"Well, this girl is so overdramatic. Why does she have to put her life on the line for a man?"

"I know right? She looks so pitiful."

The noisy buzz kept drifting into his ears.

At that moment, he fell into deep doubt.

He thought, <Didn’t they say that she had run away with her ex-boyfriend? Didn’t they say that she was a flirtatious woman?>

However, he wondered why she wanted to see him even if she was about to commit suicide.

As questions in his head popped up one after another, an exceptionally clear voice suddenly resounded from the bottom of his heart.

"She can’t die."

He then seemed to come back to his senses and hurried towards the crowd.

...

At this time, the rooftop was full of people. And many people in uniforms were lurking around and ready to rush to rescue her at any time.

Christopher hurried to the rooftop. He saw Janice standing outside the railing from a distance across the layers of people who came to the rescue.

Half of her body was suspended in mid-air, making her look very dangerous. Even if she did not take the initiative to jump down, she could still fall at any time.

He thought, "Was this woman crazy?"

This scene made people break out in a cold sweat with fright more than what they saw in the video.

Christopher paused for a moment, and then walked past the crowd.

Someone suddenly yelled.

"He is here. The male lead is here."

The crowd looked over towards him when they heard this.

"You must be her husband." a policeman came forward and asked, at that moment.

Christopher hesitated for a moment and then nodded.

"That’s great. Go on and try to talk her through. It’s too dangerous for her to remain up there."

Christopher nodded and continued to walk forward.

At this moment, Yvonne, who was standing in the front, saw Christopher and hurriedly said to Janice, "Janice, look, your husband is here."

As expected, when Janice heard her voice, she slowly turned her head to look over. When she saw Christopher slowly walking towards her from the crowd, her eyes couldn’t help but redden.

She thought, "He was here. He was finally here."

Her hard work did not go to waste.

"Honey, you’re here."

She said excitedly.

Christopher stopped in front of her. To be honest, he still didn’t understand why he was here.

Perhaps it was because of the voice in his heart, or maybe it was because of what James had told him earlier that he didn’t remember.

However, he came anyway.

He couldn’t just watch her die.

Then he slowly reached out his hand.

"Give me your hand."

Janice looked at him with surprise when she saw his outstretched hand.

"Do you remember me?"

Christopher, however, did not answer. He only said, "Give it to me."

His hand was just there. And his familiar broad palm could give her a sense of security. She was waiting for this moment, so what reason did she have to refuse him?

She nodded vigorously.

"Okay."

She slowly stretched out her hand and placed it on his palm. When she felt the temperature of his palm, she instantly burst into tears.

She finally held his hand.

She felt as if a lifetime had passed since their last encounter.

Christopher did not hesitate at all. The moment she reached out her hand, he held it tightly.

"Now, I’ll lead you down."

Janice nodded. She went along with his movement and lifted her foot but suddenly stopped moving.

Seeing that she hadn’t come down for a long time, Christopher frowned. "What’s wrong?"

Janice bit her lip. "My feet went... numb."

She lowered her head in embarrassment.

Christopher frowned as he glanced at her hands and feet. And then he stretched out his other hand and gently carried her in his arms. Her feet finally landed on the terrace.

"If you have the guts to jump off the building, how could your feet go numb?"

He couldn’t help but complain.

Janice felt even more embarrassed about her current situation.

She thought, " Although I lied about jumping off the building, I did get scared up there."

After all, it was a building with more than 50 floors. She would have plummeted to her death if she slipped of the ledge.

However, she only dared to say it in her mind at this point.

The instant she safely landed on the ground, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.

Yvonne in particular about to collapse from the mental exhaustion. The moment Janice landed on the ground, Yvonne rushed forward to hug her.

"You fool, you scared the hell out of me!"

Yvonne said as she cried.

Janice felt extremely guilty when she saw Yvonne crying.

However, in order to put on an act as real as possible, she could not tell Yvonne that she was faking it.

"I’m sorry, Yvonne."