Cheyenne felt well taken care of during the meal as Benson constantly helped her with the dishes. Before long, her plate was piled high with food.
Even though she was pregnant, it was impossible for her to finish the portion meant for two people. However, Benson seemed to be enjoying feeding her and kept offering her different dishes. "Cheyenne, try this. The foie gras is famous, rich but not greasy."
With his fork, he placed a small piece of foie gras on her plate. Her cheeks were puffed up as she chewed, her words muffled as she refused his attempt to feed her again. "Benson, that's enough. I can't eat anymore."
Benson awkwardly withdrew his hand, apologizing, "Sorry, Cheyenne. It's been a long time since we sat face to face like this and ate together. When I saw you, I felt like you were too thin and needed to eat more."
And besides, she looked incredibly cute when she ate so seriously!
Cheyenne couldn't help but roll her eyes. She was someone who couldn't gain weight no matter how much she ate.
Sensing the atmosphere becoming somewhat silent, Cheyenne took the initiative to change the subject and mentioned Kyson, whom she had seen at the hospital earlier.
Putting down her knife and fork and wiping her hands with the white triangular napkin on the table, she performed the table manners as if they were engraved in her mind.
It felt completely natural.
"Benson, do I know someone named Mr. Owen?"
Benson lightly tapped his chin, stopping his own meal as his gaze met Cheyenne's clear eyes, causing his heart to stir involuntarily.
As he lowered his gaze, the bitterness at the corner of his lips became even more apparent.
He didn't want to deceive her, but he had no choice but to do so.
Cheyenne, forgive me.
Everything I've done was just to be with you.
"Cheyenne, something unexpected happened to you while you were in Akloit, which caused you to be in a coma for over a month."
"In order to help you recover, I brought you to Akloit. But for some reason, when you woke up, you had forgotten many things from the past four years."
Four years!
Cheyenne's pupils dilated, and she silently marveled in her heart. So, it had already been four years?
She clearly remembered being only eighteen years old, about to take the college entrance examination... She and Kate and Reece used to skip class together and get into fights.
But now, she woke up not as an eighteen-year-old, but as a twenty-two-year-old.
Benson had returned to her side.
Reece had become a well-known superstar.
And Kate had become an actress... But it seemed like she had nothing and achieved nothing.
"What... what happened?" she asked.
Benson couldn't help but make a pained expression. He reached out and held Cheyenne's wrist, silently comforting her.
"Cheyenne, your house was invaded by thieves. Those people set fire to your mansion in an attempt to rob you."
"When I found you, you were unconscious in the fire, but fortunately... I arrived in time."
His expression of fear didn't seem like a lie.
Cheyenne believed that Benson wouldn't deceive her. So, her mansion caught fire?
No wonder she saw a chaotic sea of red flames every time she fell into a deep sleep. That deep, loud voice echoed in her mind like a spell.
Cheyenne... Stay alive!
Was that Benson?
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