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Chapter 811
Paul White was just a young kid when he found his place with the Sartori family. Back then, Marian had a serious thing for theater. She loved it so much that she even had a whole theater troupe right at home. Paul White was the youngest student under the troupe leader's wing. Word is, he was only eight when he joined the Sartori family. Little Claire was just a toddler at three.
At that time, Jeffrey was always on the go, rarely home. Marian, coming from a high-society background, was the kind of lady who never had to lift a finger. She didn't pay much attention to her kids. Claire was mostly looked after by the family's nanny. This nanny ended up falling for the leader of the theater troupe, and they became a pair. Claire, spending lots of time with the troupe, grew up with the magic of theater in her veins.
As the years went by, Claire was almost always seen tagging along with Paul White. Marian, being gentle and kind-hearted, never saw any harm in Claire and Paul's friendship. That was the case until Claire hit adulthood and started catching the eyes of potential suitors. But she turned them all down, boldly stating she'd marry no one but Paul White.
Back then, the elite circles couldn't help but gossip about the Sartori family. Imagine, the eldest daughter, raised by the renowned Eldridge Elites, wanting to marry an actor with no formal education. That's when Marian decided to step in, trying her best to break them apart. But the young couple, full of passion, decided to run away together. Their story became the talk of the town. People were torn between sympathy and criticism, with many accusing Paul White of being ungrateful and leading the Sartori family's daughter astray.
Then something truly shocking happened. Claire and Paul White were kidnapped by one of Jeffrey's enemies. Nobody really knew the full story. All that was clear was that they were held for seven days. Claire returned, but Paul White didn't make it. After coming back, Claire vanished for about a year. When she resurfaced, she had no memory of her past, not even of Paul White.noveldrama
During this time, the Gilbert family, long-time friends of the Sartoris, were frequent visitors. One day, the father suggested to his son that marrying Claire might be a good idea. The son's long-buried crush on Claire came rushing back. Despite knowing about Claire's past with Paul White, he wasn't bothered. After all, she couldn't remember any of it. So, during her amnesia, they crafted a new narrative for her a tale of childhood sweethearts deeply in love, with him as the leading man. They fell in love, got hitched, and Claire soon found out she was expecting.
But that's when things took a dark turn. One day during her pregnancy, Claire's memories came flooding back. Her past, her life with Paul White, everything hit her like a tidal wave. She recalled their kidnapping ordeal. He had no clue what she'd been through during those days. But once her memory returned, Claire changed dramatically; she became angry, cruel, and often seemed to lose her mind. The bright, cheerful woman he adored was gone, replaced by someone unrecognizable.
Around this time, Suzanne came into his life. Not many knew that Suzanne had also grown up in the Sartori household. She was the youngest daughter of the garden theater's leader, making her Paul White's junior sister. Suzanne had always been the kind to blend into the background, unnoticed.