Eighteen Again: The

Inordertobeloved,shechangedherwholepersonality,butallshegotinreturnwasacoldhusbandandherunrequitedfeelings.Nowthatshelosthermemoriesandwentbacktoheroldself,shesdeterminedtoneverloveagain.Shewouldntletanyonetrampleonheranymore.Butthen,whyisherhusbandcomingbackaroundagain-turningoveranewleafandwantingtotakeherbacksodesperately?&Youshouldknowwellbynow,mybelovedwife.Didntyouchangeyourselfforlove...?&hemutteredvehemently,voicelowandsmoky.Hisunwaveringeyesareblazingwithpassionandadeepsenseofendearmentthatshedneverseenbefore.Thisisntherhusbandatall-insteadofcold,hisgazeappearstobeonfire.&Thesamegoesforme...So,loveme,lovemenot-youregoingtotakeresponsibility.&---Impassive,strait-laced,stiffandverycompliant-thatshoweveryoneseesCassidyEleanor.Shesanunderdogwifewhosdesperatetogainherhusbandsaffectionandwouldevensacrificeherownfreedom.Comingfromanunknownbackground,shewasneglectedbyherspouse,persecutedbyhisfamily,andmisjudgedinherworkplace.Thatsalluntilitcametoapointwhenshealreadyhadenough.Inanefforttofleefromtheclutchesofalovelessmarriageandalltheobligationsthatwereforcedonher,shegotherselfaticketandboardedaplane.Littledidsheknowthatabombingincidentwouldultimatelyruinherplantostartanew.Then,beforesheknewit,shewokeuptofindherselfwithatypeofamnesiathatcausedhertoforgeteverythingthathappenedtoherwhenshespasttheageofeighteen-years-old.Tobeexact,Cassidyhadgonebacktoheroldself-rightbeforeshemetherhusband,AdrianMillicent.---Cold,distant,steelyandiron-willed-thatshoweveryoneseestheownerofthecountrysrichestconglomerate.Adrianisknowntobeaprodigiousfigureinavarietyoffieldsandcommerce,aprestigiousinidualwithbillionsofassets,andamanofoutstandingachievementsoverall.Heusedtobethemost-sought-afterbachelorofthecountry,butonlytogetinanarrangedmarriagebyhisgrandparent-withawomanofunknownorigin,toboot.Hereallycouldntcareless,though.Afterall,heneverneededlovetobeginwith.ThatsalluntilAdrianfoundthisreservedandamenablewifeofhisactinglikeawildandboisterousteenagegirloneday.