CHAPTER 871: CHAPTER 871: HOW CAN SOMEONE BE SO NARCISSISTIC

The first time they met was at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau.

The young girl had her hair in a high bun, her neck buried in a turtleneck sweater, nervously clutching the household registration book. After getting the certificate, she even showed him an electronic IOU.

Back then, Jasper Sinclair had never seen someone so foolish.

At that time, Nora Northwood revealed her caution in every detail, her emotions unreservedly displayed on her face.

He once thought that Nora had ulterior motives, able to deceive the old lady into forcing him to get the certificate.

He deliberately hid his real assets from Nora, making her think he was just an ordinary office worker so that she would back off.

Who knew, he would be the first to fall.

Every move Nora made began to tug at his heartstrings, started to sway his emotions.

To this day, he still remembers the words "Let’s have a child," and he never felt complete until that moment, when he finally understood the meaning of marriage and starting a family.

In the first year together, they rarely had conflicts or arguments.

Until the appearance of Peach Bell changed everything.

The girl he had cared for an entire year sent him the first divorce agreement.

Thankfully, he refused to compromise.

He recklessly hurt her, relying on Nora’s deep love for him.

When he finally realized his mistakes, Nora was willing to give him one more chance.

Heaven was blind.

Almost thirty years of his memories were taken away, and he made even bigger mistakes than before.

The first "I’m sorry" he said upon awakening was an apology for hurting her time after time.

...

The sky was fully bright.

Nora Northwood, with a small suitcase, was followed by Uncle Kevin, who carried two food containers filled with freshly boiled savory bone porridge, nutritious and not overly bland.

When she put down the suitcase, Nora noticed that Jasper Sinclair’s forehead was covered with a fine sweat.

She wiped it off with a tissue, her soft hand resting against his cheek, "Is the air conditioning a bit too high?"

Men are always afraid of heat, not cold.

Jasper, not yet out of his memories, was interrupted.

With a hoarse voice, he responded, "Maybe the room is a bit stuffy, I want to take a walk outside."

Uncle Kevin immediately opened the window upon hearing this.

Fresh and thin air rushed in, diluting the disinfectant smell in the room.

Nora set up a small table on the bed, making it convenient for Jasper to have breakfast.

"You haven’t eaten since last night, are you hungry?"

Originally, Jasper wasn’t hungry.

But upon hearing Nora’s question and smelling the thick aroma of the porridge, his stomach immediately protested.

He took the spoon from Nora’s hand, scooping and delivering it into his mouth, one spoonful at a time.

Nora watched him, feeling momentarily dazed.

Even after twelve hours, Nora still found it unbelievable that they had almost gone through the ordeal of life and death separation.

From her point of view, Jasper’s eyelashes cast a faint shadow on his handsome face.

Perhaps her gaze was too intense, Jasper soon sensed something was off.

He lifted his head, and their eyes met.

"Nora, do I look good?"

This one sentence pulled Nora back from her daydream, and she teased, "How can there be someone as narcissistic as you in this world!"

"But you’ve been looking at me for quite a while."

Nora ignored him, lowering her head to pick up a piece of shrimp, swallowing it down.

The steaming porridge filled her stomach with warmth, adding a hint of the human touch to life.