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Lily drags her suitcase, standing exhausted at the entrance. She tucks the bandage peeking from her injured hand deeper into her sleeve.
After making sure nothing looks off, she raises her hand to knock.
“Who is it?”
Grace’s voice calls from inside.
Grace opens the door and gasps at the sight of Lily. “Lily? You actually came back?”
“I thought you were lying to me earlier.”
She turns and shouts into the house, “John Cooper! Lily’s home!”
“What?”
“Lily’s really back?”
John scrambles up from the sofa and rushes to the doorway.
He takes Lily’s suitcase inside while Grace loops an arm through hers, pulling her in.
“Why did you really come back? What about you and Victor-”
Grace doesn’t finish before Lily cuts in, “Mom, I had an accident. Lost my memory. Don’t remember anything about him.”
Hearing this, Grace immediately tries to drag Lily off for a checkup.
Lily panics, afraid Grace will spot her injury, and stops her.
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“I’m fine now. Really, don’t worry.”
“Before… I misjudged people. I loved someone I shouldn’t have, and wasted years chasing him.”
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“Maybe this amnesia is a blessing. Let’s just take it as what my past self brought on myself.”
“That Arranged Engagement you mentioned? I refused back then… probably hurt their feelings. Now I’m back. Let me meet the man.
John and Grace burst out laughing, then pull Lily into a warm embrace. “Silly girl, what Arranged Engagement? We made that up because you kept chasing your best friend’s brother with no luck. There’s no engagement. You’re free to choose who to love—just not him. All those years you gave everything, and he never cared. That’s no way to live.”
Tears well in Lily’s eyes at her parents‘ kindness. She hugs them tighter.
“Yeah, I get it now. Maybe this amnesia is my second chance. I won’t like him ever again.”
Lily spends two blissful days at home before deciding to start fresh.
After sending out resumes, she lands an interview at the Lee Group in New York.
“Mom! Interview this afternoon. I am heading out!” Lily calls toward the kitchen while slipping on shoes.
Grace pokes her head out. “Be careful.”
Standing before the Lee Group, Lily checks the time. It is still early, so she decided to buy coffee.
“Order 627 ready!”
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Approaching the counter, Lily reaches for her cup but brushes another man’s hand.
“Sorry!”
She jerks back, flustered, then checks her receipt–it clearly says 627.
Puzzled, she looks up and locks eyes with the man.
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He lifts his cup, showing the label. “Mine’s 626. Cashier must’ve called
wrong.”
The cashier hurries over with another cup. “Sorry, Madam! We misannounced. Here’s yours.”
Lily took the coffee, smiling as she waved her hand. “It’s fine.”
“Hi, I’m Benjamin Lee.”
The man from earlier stopped Lily and reached out to introduce himself,
“I work here too, so we might end up as colleagues.”
Hearing that, Lily finally shook his hand and replied, “Hi, I’m Lily Cooper.”
When Benjamin heard her name, it sounded familiar, but he didn’t bother
to think more about it.
“Hope your interview goes well. See you.”
Neither Lily nor Benjamin expected that “see you” would come so soon.
When Lily walked into the conference hall with her résumé, she was surprised to see Benjamin sitting in the center, so much so that she forgot to introduce herself.
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Benjamin was looking down at his phone. When he noticed the newcomer had been silent for a while, he looked up and realized it was Lily.
“Hello, interviewers. I’m Lily Cooper, I graduated from…”
The interview went smoothly, and soon her start date was set.
As Lily stepped out, Benjamin called after her. “Didn’t expect to see you again so soon. I’m the manager at the Lee Group, in charge of the design department.
“Since we’ll be colleagues, and it’s getting late, how about I treat you to dinner?”
Benjamin was a bit overly enthusiastic, which Lily wasn’t used to. She declined, “No need to trouble you, Benjamin. I have plans tonight.”
When Benjamin heard she had plans, he quickly asked, “With your boyfriend?”
Lily didn’t quite understand what Benjamin meant, but still answered politely, “No.
Hearing her answer, Benjamin let out a quiet sigh of relief. As long as it wasn’t a boyfriend, that was fine.
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