Sigma Network was her enemy. If he wanted to be with her, he had to draw a clear line.


    “Juniper.....” Shanley''s heart pounded. He didn''t understand why she despised Sigma Network so much.


    "What did they do to you?" he asked softly.


    "It''s a long story," Juniper huffed, leaning back with a frosty expression.


    "Alright," Shanley quickly soothed her. "From now on, you call the shots when ites to Sigma Network."


    Juniper''s lips pressed together, her expression softening instantly.


    Just then, a phone started ringing, breaking the tension.


    It was Harold''s, lying on the sofa. Juniper nced down and saw the caller ID: Lorelei. It was clearly a woman''s name.


    "Is that my sister-inw?" Juniper asked pointedly, picking up the phone.


    “Yeah.” Harold took the phone, his expression immediately turning grim.


    "Aren''t you going to introduce us?" Juniper pressed.


    "Maybe some other time," Harold said with a bitter smile, his face falling. "Pack your bags. I''ll wait for you outside."


    With that, he walked out of the room with the phone, his face a mask of misery.


    Watching his lonely retreat, Juniper''s eyes narrowed thoughtfully. It seemed Harold and his wife weren''t on good terms.


    ...


    Outside, Harold answered the call, his voice steady despite hisplicated emotions. "Hello."


    "I saw the video of yourpetition," Lorelei said softly. "Congrattions on bing a member of the Global Medical Alliance Association."


    "Thank you."


    A silence fell, and Harold gripped the phone tighter, taking a deep breath. “Is there anything else?"


    "Dad and Mom would like you toe home when you have time,” Lorelei said, her voice quiet.


    "I see," Harold replied, a bitter smile tugging at his lips. Of course. She rarely called him unless it was about something else.


    “Dr. Houston,” Lorelei said suddenly before hanging up, her tone probing, “your assistant mentioned you''ve been undergoing treatment. Your memory..."


    "Some of it has returned," he answered honestly.


    Returned? So he knew about the identity swap?


    "I was always curious why my father insisted I marry you," Harold said, the words slipping out before he could stop them. "Was it because his reason was the one you could never forget?" The list of clichés was endless. He had to fulfill his real son''s dream, and he had to marry his real son''s girl. From the very beginning, he had been nothing but a recement.


    “Dr. Houston...” Lorelei''s face drained of color as she tried to exin.


    "Let''s leave it at that for now," Harold cut in his voice heavy. "I''ll head back to Australis after I''m done here in Era City Whatever you want to do. I''ll cooperate."  fo


    Even if it was a divorce, he would cooperate.


    Hearing his words, Lorelei''s eyes fell, disappointment clouding her


    features. Did he want a divorce? Though they had always been distant he had never mentioned divorce before. Was it because


    that other girl?


    "Okay,” Lorelei whispered, her fingers tightening as her eyes filled with tears.


    Harold fell silent. He hadn''t expected her to agree so readily. Perhaps she had been waiting for this day for a long time.