Sniper’s Amnesiac Bride
After two months in a coma, you open your eyes in an American hospital,
and the first man who kisses your forehead says:“We grew up together. You’re my girl.”You’ve lost your memory, so you can only choose to trust this almost overly gentle “lover.”Until one day—
in a dessert café in a bayfront city,
a stranger with danger written all over him bursts in, eyes red, and tells you:“I’m your boyfriend of three years.
He’s been lying to you.”One is the mercenary sniper captain who carried you back from the brink of death.
The other is the rising business elite ex-boyfriend you once loved so much you lost yourself.
Chapter OneAfter Ethan Lane walked out of the conference hall, he lit a cigarette.
When his gaze shifted toward the lobby terrace, he saw Mia Jiang.Out on the balcony she was leaning in another man’s arms, rising on her toes to kiss him. The lights from the chandeliers spilled over her hair and dress like tiny stars. She was stunning.The man bent his head and kissed the corner of her eye, a soft smile resting on his mouth.With that single glance, Ethan’s cigarette burned out in his palm. He did not feel a thing.That used to be his girl in his arms.On March 6, Mia woke up in a hospital in the States.A man was sitting by the window, tending the plants on the sill. When he looked up and saw her eyes open, he froze for a second, then crossed the room in a few quick strides. He hit the call button by the bed and, under her puzzled stare, brushed a kiss across her forehead.It was light as a feather landing.He smiled, his voice low and warm.
“Mia, I’ve been waiting for you for so long.”She had been in a coma for two months. She had made it through the worst by a hair, and for a while the doctors thought she might never wake up again. During that whole time, Noah Hart had stayed by her side and taken care of her himself.When she woke and realized she did not remember anyone, the doctor told her that the crash had badly damaged her brain. The memory loss was temporary for now, but it was possible the past would never come back.When she asked Noah who he was, he answered patiently.“We grew up together,” he said. “You’re my girl.”Ten days later, when she had recovered a little strength, Mia was discharged and moved into a quiet single-family house he had prepared for her. Noah was almost always there. He handled her meals, brewed her herbal medicine, and personally oversaw every step of her recovery.Mia had no idea what she and Noah had been like before the accident. Maybe because she remembered nothing, part of him still felt unfamiliar, but underneath that there was trust. From the first moment she opened her eyes and saw him, she trusted him without thinking.She stayed home to rest for a long time before she finally could not stand it and wanted to go out.One afternoon she waited in the living room until she saw Noah coming down from the study on the second floor. He looked like he was about to head out. He wore a sharp suit with boots, and several of his men were following behind him.Her heart skipped when she saw him. Before she could stop herself, she called his name.“Noah.”Noah broke off what he was saying to his men and looked up. When he saw the girl curled up on the couch, looking small and well-behaved, he came over at once. The cold lines of his face softened in an instant.He stopped in front of her, his voice low and gentle.
“Why aren’t you taking a nap?”Mia tilted her head back to look at him. She thought he was very good-looking and felt a little shy about it. She pressed her lips together, then smiled.“Can I go out for a walk this afternoon?” she asked. “I haven’t been outside in a long time.”Noah frowned. Seeing the quiet plea in her eyes and not wanting to let her down, he finally nodded.“I’ll go with you,” he said.One of the men behind him blurted, “Wait, Captain, this afternoon we’re supposed to...”The rest of the sentence was cut off when the guy next to him stepped on his foot.Looking at Noah in his suit, Mia could tell he had something important to deal with.“I’ll just walk around the neighborhood,” she said. “I won’t go far. If you’re busy, go take care of it first.”The crease between his brows did not ease. His dark gaze stayed fixed on her.She gave his hand a little tug. He still did not react.
In the end she stood up, cupped his face in both hands, and kissed him at the corner of his mouth.“Okay?” she coaxed softly.Her eyes were full of laughter. Some instinct told her she had done this with him many times before.Noah went still. The men standing behind him stared too.It was a long moment before he finally let out a quiet “yeah.”She really had kissed him like that before.When they were younger, every time she wanted something from him, she would act just like this, sweet and clingy, calling his name and begging him to say yes.After she lost her memories, she had no way of knowing that she and Noah had never actually been a couple.Mia was the woman Noah loved, but the man she loved had never been him.
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