Rebirth: Dancing In My Destiny
Chapter 154: Forget

Chapter 154: Forget

Rose was utterly speechless to hear all about it. Her mother had just told her that she had been lying to her all along. The lie was about her father, who died when she was still in the womb. And all the photos of her father were burned.

However, what her mother said after that made Rose even more confused,

"All this time, I didn’t say anything about your father. That’s because I lost some of my memories of the past... I don’t remember anything about him."

Molly’s words are like thunder in Rose’s ear. How could her mother lose her memories of her past life with her father? It doesn’t make sense at all. In fact, Rose thought her mother was discussing the plot of the short story she was going to write.

Right now, Rose has completely lost her ability to string words. She could only silently listen to her mother like she was listening to an audiobook.

"When I just graduated from college, I went on vacation with my college friends. During that vacation, I met a man. This man is handsome and kind. I immediately liked him the first time I saw him, and so did he. We are attracted to each other. We had only known each other briefly, but it felt like we had known each other for many years. Something between us made us end up spending our day together...mmm... I mean our night together." Molly could not continue her words, too shy to tell her daughter what happened that night.

Rose can’t believe what she hears right now. She can feel her cheek turn warm hearing how her parents got her, gosh!

"M-Mom, so... you said you had a one-night stand with that man?"

Molly nodes quickly. "That night was the best night for me, Rose. To tell you the truth, he is the only man I spend a night with for my entire life...."

Molly buried her blushing face with her two hands, too embarrassed to tell this story to her only daughter. But she must let her know. Molly really worries that these memories will disappear again. What’s more, she couldn’t tell this story to anyone else. Her daughter was the only person she could share with, even though she was so embarrassed.

Rose listens in silence, feeling weird hearing her mother’s romance story.

"Because there is a spark between the two of us. After that wild night, we arranged to meet the next day. However, while I was heading to our meeting place, I had an accident... and never got to see the man again."

Molly’s tears began to flow as she felt so mad at God. How could God play with her life so cruel like that? When she wanted to meet a man who could shake her heart, God made them separate.

"Fortunately, that time, I didn’t hurt badly. It’s just a head bump and a few minor injuries all over my body. I was brought back to East city by my friends. Arriving in East City, I did a series of tests. The doctor said I lost short memories a few days before the accident happened. Including my memory of that man, your father."

Molly’s cries grew louder. "And after a few months, I realized that at that time, I was pregnant."

This is the cruel punishment God ever gave her in this life. She was pregnant without knowing who the man who impregnated her was. She had to bear the shame of being pregnant out of wedlock. Also had to lie to her daughter all this time. She created an imaginary husband to make her daughter believe that her father died long ago. Because she didn’t have those memories of the man she spent a night with.

Rose was utterly shocked to hear her mother’s story. She was unfortunate, but her tears couldn’t come out for some reason. Her heart hurt too much to see her mother sobbing. She wanted to hug her, but she felt her limb numb. She can’t move. She just sat on her seat like a sculpture, lifeless.

Her mind is thinking hard, trying to understand the storyline that her mother just said. She wanted to find something that might be used to find out who the man was. Her father probably never knew he had a daughter from his one-night stand with her innocent mother.

After a long silence hearing her mother sobbing, which seemed to worsen, Rose finally asked her.

"Mom, why do you suddenly remember those lost memories?" Rose, confused. After so many years, why only now? Why not a long time ago? Maybe they could still find traces of her father.

Molly thought for a moment before she said,

"A few days ago, my head hit the cupboard while cleaning up the room. I fainted then, and when I woke up, I realized I remembered something from the past...."

"Mom, did you remember the man’s name?"

If her mother remembers, Rose will ask Oliver to find that man. They would be able to see him as long as he was an Astington citizen. Indeed his name will be recorded in the national identity data center, right?

Molly nods, "I remember, his name is Nick, but I didn’t know his last name. And so did he. He didn’t know my last name. That night we just said our first name..." Molly regretted not telling the man her full name. If only she had said her full name, she was so sure Nick would be looking after her. Because Nick knows she’s from East Town.

Instantly Rose’s shoulders dropped when she heard her mother’s words. Millions of people in this country use the name, Nick. How could she find him now?

Rose could only be silent to see her mother, who continued crying. Now her mother’s eyes look so red, and her clothes are wet with her tears that didn’t stop flowing. It was as if the tears she had been holding back for 23 years had all come out without her knowing nor being able to hold them any longer.