Chapter 1 Leaving Jensen for Good Chapter 1 Leaving Jensen for Good +5 Free Coins The dim yellow light mixed with the scent of burning incense , making the room feel thick with tension . Wearing a sheer nightgown , Natalie Summers found herself pressed against the door . Jensen Luke's hand gripping her neck . " Natalie , you're mine tonight ." He leaned in . Jensen was 6'2 " , towering over Natalie , making her seem even more petite . Before she could say anything , Jensen's lips pressed against hers , taking her breath away . Natalie tilted her head up and met the lust - filled depths of his eyes . His Adam's apple bobbed just inches from her , and his scorching breath made her face flush and her body go weak . It was the fifth anniversary of their relationship . Overflowing with love , she kissed him back . The sound of tearing fabric and shallow breaths filled the room as the tension between them grew . Just as they were about to become one , Jensen's phone rang . Interrupted at such a moment , his irritation was obvious , but he answered anyway . Natalie , panting , caught a glimpse of the caller ID : it was Felix , Jensen's closest friend . " Jensen , are you out of your mind ? You- " " Switching to Fracian . Now's not a good time ." Jensen quickly changed languages . There was a pause , then Felix spoke in fluent foreign speech : " You really went and got married to Sharon ? What the hell are you thinking ? Five years ago , you got into that street race to save her and nearly died in the crash . But Sharon ? She ditched you and ran off overseas with another guy ! She's had boyfriend after boyfriend while she was gone - she never cared about you ! And now you've actually married her ? " Felix's words automatically translated in Natalie's mind into her native tongue . Her eyes flew open . The heat in her body still lingered , but her heart had plunged into an icy abyss . Jensen hadn't noticed her reaction . His voice was cold and measured . " Sharon has cancer . She doesn't have long . Her final wish is to marry me , to be my wife . She said the person she owes the most in this life is me , and she wants to end our first love story with a perfect ending . I can't let her die with regrets . " " And what about Natalie ? After your crash , she was the one who never left your side , who cared for you day and night . She gave you everything she had . You really think she deserves to find out she's the other woman ? How is she supposed to live with that ? " Felix's anger didn't shake Jensen . 1/4 7:16 pm PD Chapter 1 Leaving Jensen for Good +5 Free Coins " She won't find out , " he said coldly . " As long as everyone keeps it quiet , Natalie will never know . When Sharon's gone , I'll marry Natalie . " " Do you seriously believe Sharon has cancer ? " That question pushed Jensen over the edge . " Enough ! I know what I'm doing . " With that , he hung up . He turned back to Natalie , ready to pick up where they left off - only for her to push him away . " I don't feel so well . " Natalie wrapped her arms around herself , trembling slightly , her face pale as a sheet . Jensen had no idea she'd spent the last six months secretly mastering three foreign languages - one of which was Fracian . She'd never had the chance to use it - until tonight , when Jensen unknowingly shattered her heart with it . Seeing her like that , Jensen looked genuinely concerned . " What's wrong ? Do you want me to take you to the hospital ? " His concern didn't seem fake - but Natalie's heart ached . How could he care so deeply while secretly marrying someone else ? She was about to turn him down when his phone chimed again - this time with a distinctive WhatsApp notification sound . Jensen glanced at the screen . " Something's come up at the office . I need to take care of it right away . Try to rest . If you still feel sick , call me - I'll have someone take you to the hospital . " Natalie barely had time to nod before he was grabbing his clothes and walking out the door . She watched his retreating figure , and the tears finally spilled down her cheeks . She had seen it . The message was from Sharon . It read : " Jensen , I'm in pain . Please come ." Natalie clenched her fists tight , her heart feeling as if a gaping hole had been torn through it . Tears blurred her vision as memories she had tried so hard to bury came flooding back . She had been switched at birth and raised by the Summers family , living a life of luxury until she turned eighteen - when the real Summers daughter , Sharon , was found and brought home . From then on , Natalie's life descended into hell . Sharon believed Natalie had stolen eighteen years of her happiness and resented her to the core . She 2/4 7:16 pm P Chapter 1 Leaving Jensen for Good demanded Natalie be locked away in a dark , windowless basement . That damp floor and moldy corner became Natalie's entire world . +5 Free Coins Sharon would often come down with a twisted smile , whipping her with cruel delight . Each lash was a punishment for the " sin " of being loved . Her adoptive parents , who should have protected her , ignored her suffering to please their real daughter . Night after night , Natalie curled up in the corner , shaking from pain , drowning in despair , swallowing her tears in silence . A year later , one evening , she seized a moment of carelessness from the guards and escaped the basement with every ounce of strength she had . Tattered and bruised , she didn't make it far - she collapsed at the feet of a visiting guest : Jensen . In that moment , Jensen was like a ray of light piercing her darkness . He took her away and nursed her back to health . Jensen had promised to protect her and that he would be her family now . He knew about her past with the Summers family , so he did his best to shield her from ever seeing them again . And over the years , she fell for him - deeper than she ever imagined . Then one day , Jensen suddenly insisted on joining a street race . No one could talk him out of it . By the time Natalie heard , he'd already crashed - critically injured and comatose , with doctors warning he might never wake up . The Luke family was powerful and wealthy . Losing Jensen wouldn't destroy them - they had other heirs . But Natalie had no one else . Just him . To save him , she poured her heart and soul into his recovery - day and night care , searching everywhere for miracle doctors . Finally , her efforts paid off . She found an elusive healer known for working miracles . But his price was steep . Natalie gave up something deeply precious to her in exchange for Jensen's life . Thankfully , he pulled through . Less than a year after recovering , Jensen took full control of Luke Corp and became its CEO . He told her he'd marry her on the fifth anniversary of their relationship . And yet , on that very day , he married Sharon instead . Until now , Natalie had never once considered leaving Jensen . But now that she knew he was married , she would never allow herself to be the other woman . Especially not to Sharon . 3/4 Chapter 1 Leaving Jensen for Good Wiping her tears , she pulled out her phone and dialed a number . " I accept Grant International Holdings ' training offer in Murica . I want to leave Jensen . For good . " +5 Free Coins 4/4