Chapter 644 Ghosts of a Thousand Days

Yunice had always thought Laurie seemed loud and blunt, but in truth, she was more perceptive than anyone.

Laurie thought Yunice was withdrawing again, locking everything inside. But to her surprise, Yunice actually opened up.

“I was committed to a psychiatric hospital by the Saunders family,” she said. “Three years.”

Laurie froze. Shock gave way to quiet sorrow.

“No one came to see me in all that time. No one sent someone to check on me or asked the nurses to treat me kindly.”

Laurie’s heart clenched.

Yunice’s voice was soft but steady. “Even if it wasn’t love, even the slightest care should come with a little compassion.”

“Just like when Nora was being bullied–Wyatt stepped in to protect her.”

“Just like I check in on Chen Xiuhua from time to time, make sure she’s okay.”

“But none of that ever happened for me.”

Laurie looked crushed. She hesitated, then tried to offer comfort. “Maybe… maybe there was a misunderstanding? What if Wyatt didn’t know what was happening to you?”

Yunice gave a faint smile. “If he really cared, he would’ve found out. It wasn’t three days, or three months. It was three years. A thousand days.”

A thousand days. No help. No visits. Not even a whisper of concern.

Wyatt hadn’t come.

So how could there have ever been love?

Laurie took a long, slow breath.

Yunice’s pain didn’t align with what she had hoped–but Laurie didn’t try to argue it away.

She sighed. “Everyone has their own knots they can’t untangle. But if you keep it all bottled up, it just turns into regret. Sometimes, people are just stuck in their own blind spots–we can’t always see each other clearly.”

“And if no one speaks up, things get lost forever. That’s a shame, isn’t it?”

Yunice managed a wry smile. “We’re already bound by a marriage certificate. How much more ‘lost‘ can we get?”

Laurie smacked her own forehead. “Right, right. I’m overthinking.”

Wendy had just been bailed out by the vice principal. The moment they stepped out, he hissed furiously, “You’re transferring. Now. Blame everything on your little sidekick Brynn.”

Wendy was furious. “Why me? Yunice should be the one punished! That Ms. Laurie is obviously shielding her!”

The vice principal growled, voice low, “If you know it’s shielding, then you should know when to back off! Laurie and Yunice will only be around for a month. Lay low until they leave, then I’ll bring you back.”

“I’m not backing down! Who even is she?”

The vice principal nearly stomped. “She’s backed by Wellinges Pharma! You could’ve offended anyone– but you picked her?!”

He shoved her forward. “Go. Now. Or it’ll be too late…”

Before he could finish, a man with a scar across his face appeared behind Wendy.

Sensing her uncle’s sudden dread, Wendy turned around–only to find herself face–to–face with a muscular arm. A bicep thick enough to kill her with one punch.

The scarred man smiled. “Ms. Yunice’s phone?”

Wendy stumbled backward. “I–I don’t have it. It’s not with me…”

The man cracked his knuckles. “Would Ms. Wendy prefer to discuss this somewhere more private–with your uncle?”

Wendy trembled. The vice principal shoved her forward. “Say it! Give the phone back! What’d you even steal it for?!”

Wendy’s tongue twisted. She had no use for the phone. But she’d promised Nora she wouldn’t reveal her.

The vice principal shoved her again, furious. “Say it, you stupid girl!”

In a panic, Wendy blurted, “It was Ms. Yunice! I gave the phone to Ms. Yunice!”

The scarred man narrowed his eyes. “What Ms. Yunice?”

“She’s Yunice’s relative!”

His face darkened. “There’s only one Ms. Yunice in the Saunders family. What relative?”

“She looks just like her! If I said she wasn’t family, who would believe me?!”

Now the man was confused. He made a call to Wyatt to confirm–was there another female relative in the Saunders family who looked like Yunice?

Wyatt heard the question and murmured, “Looks like Yunice…”

His face darkened. “Show her Nora’s photo.”

Wendy looked at the image–and immediately nodded. “Yes! That’s her! She’s the one who told us to steal Yunice’s phone. I gave it to her right after. She should still have it–I swear, I don’t know anything else.”

Wyatt’s voice came sharp over the phone: “Ask her–how did she get involved with that woman?”