Jennifer's POV:
Today, I saw my beloved.To be exact, I saw the lover whom I had lost.
The man standing before me was no longer the Anthony who loved me.
He was merely an empty shell of his former self.
First, it was my brother who had gotten amnesia.
Now, it was my mate.
What on earth had I done to deserve such an awful fate? I followed Daniel back to the banquet and
took my seat.
I felt like a zombie as if my soul had been sucked out of my body.
I was in no longer in the mood to attend the banquet.
Daniel poured me a glass of water and asked, "Are you okay, Jennifer?"
I nodded halfheartedly.
"Cheer up.Nothing can truly separate you and Mr.Jones.Caroline will not get what she wants.He
belongs to you so he will come back to you sooner or later."
I could tell that Daniel was worried that I would fall into a depression and was trying his best to comfort
me.
I knew it was pointless to remain sad about the current situation, but I had yet to recover from the
change.
After all, before I came here, my beloved had promised to wait for me to return.
But when I did, he had forgotten me and everything that we had been through together.
I knew that I was not going to be sad forever.
I just needed some time to accept reality.
"Don't worry, Daniel.I'll pull myself together eventually.I will get Anthony back and give Caroline what
she deserves.You are right.She can't really keep what never belongs to her in the first place."
"That's a good start, Jennifer.I believe in you."
"Thank you.I'm really lucky to have a friend like you.I don't know what I would have done otherwise."
I turned to look at the stage.
There was a performance going on, but I was on high alert for any threats.
There were many activities and performances during the banquet.
At that moment, a magic show began.
Several magicians put on an amazing performance, and from time to time, they stepped off the stage to
interact with the audience.
One magician took out a rose and gave it to Caroline.
My intuition told me that something was off about the magicians so I kept my eye on them.
Another magician walked up to me and offered me a lily.
I stood up with the intention of accepting the flower when he quickly swapped it with a pistol.
He pointed it at my heart and pulled the trigger.
Someone wanted me dead! Fortunately, I already had my guard up.
I had been on the lookout for anyone who might hurt me ever since I stepped foot in the venue.
To be honest, I had a bad feeling when the magician approached me.
Since Ella was the one who invited me to this banquet, why wouldn't she take this opportunity to get rid
of me? I reacted quickly and managed to dodge the bullet.
I found myself backing up into a warm and familiar embrace.
When I looked behind me, I realized that it was Anthony.
His presence made me feel relieved.
Perhaps it was the power of love, but ! no longer felt scared.
Meanwhile, the rest of the magicians whipped out pistols and other weapons.
Gunshots rang out.
Some of the attackers had knives and tried to slash Anthony and me.
The banquet fell into chaos.
The crowd fled in different directions.
Anthony and I were clearly their targets.
Although he had lost his memories, Anthony protected me.
We worked well together and fought side by side just like we used to do.
We took turns attacking and defending so that we could beat the people that had ambushed us.
During a crucial moment, Anthony grabbed my hand and pulled me to safety.
When I looked at his face, I felt he was both familiar and strange to me.
I came to a sudden realization during that moment between life and death.
So what if Anthony had forgotten me? As long as we were both alive, nothing else mattered.
My only hope was that Anthony could live a good life, even if it was one without me in it.
After we managed to subdue the assassins, Anthony pointed a pistol at them and demanded, "Who
sent you here? Why did you try to assassinate me and this lady? You had better tell me the truth or
else..."
However, before Anthony could say anything else, the assassins committed suicide at the same time.
It all happened so fast that no one had been able to stop them.
Their bodies fell to the floor.
Since they were dead, we had no leads as to who was the mastermind behind all this.
If my hunch was right, Arthur had sent these assassins.
I hadn't expected him to be bold enough to try and have me killed during the celebration.
But he dared to have Anthony killed as well? I really couldn't figure him out.
Anthony's POV:
"Take these corpses to forensics.Be careful not to let anyone manipulate them and interfere with the
investigation,"
I ordered my subordinates in the aftermath of the assassination attempt.
The banquet had been in full swing when Jennifer and I had been attacked.
It was suspicious how Arthur did not show up until after the chaos.
"Mr.Jones, are you okay? I'm really sorry for all the trouble.I didn't know that the magicians I hired were
actually assassins.It was my fault for not vetting them properly.Please forgive me, Mr.Jones."
What a hypocrite! This cunning man was trying to play games with me.
I decided to ignore Arthur in favor of checking on Jennifer first.
"I'm fine.Don't worry about me, honey."
She froze immediately after the term of endearment slipped out.
After that, she said, "Thank you for saving me, Mr.Jones."
If I could be honest, saving her felt like second nature to me.
When I saw that she was about to be in danger, I could not help but take action.
Jennifer must have guessed what I was thinking because she explained, "You saved me on instinct
because we are bonded mates.Now, do you believe that I am your mate? Caroline is a fake."
My lips curled up into a smile at her words.
Perhaps she was right.
After confirming that Jennifer was fine, I felt furious with Arthur.
After all, the assassination attempt happened in his territory, and yet, he was trying to find excuses to
claw his way out of it.
I was not going to let him off that easy.
I declared to everyone, "Since this all happened during the anniversary celebration, Arthur should be
held responsible."
"Mr.Jones, it's my fault that you were placed in danger, but please trust me.I will dig into this matter and
shed light on who is the true culprit behind this," Arthur begged.
"Fine.We shall talk again about this after you conduct an investigation into the matter.But if I find out
that you had something to do with the assassination..."
"Yes, Mr.Jones, thank you! I'll look into this right away."
With my permission, Arthur declared that the banquet was over due to an emergency, and he
apologized to all of the guests.
Caroline rushed over to me.
"Are you all right, Anthony? Did you get hurt?"
Here was another person who only showed up once the danger was over.
Even though Caroline looked concerned about my safety, I didn't feel like talking to her—especially now
that I suspected her of lying about our relationship.
I turned to face Jennifer.
"Jennifer, your arm is injured.Let's get you to a hospital."
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