Reborn From Oblivion

Nellie tried to muster a smile, but it barely reached her lips. There were just too many reasons she resented him, and she didn't even know where to start. Yet, she realized she wouldn't really have held the kidney donation against him if there hadn't been any deceit involved.

"You saved my life, and you paid for my education. Think of this kidney as my way of repaying you. We're even now." With that, she got ready to leave.

Cameron wasn't about to let her go that easily. "Nel, if you don't hate me, then come back home with me."

Nellie stared at him, her expression blank. She didn't resent him for taking her kidney, but there were so many other reasons she did.

"I'm not going with you."

Cameron couldn't find even a flicker of warmth in her cold stare. He felt a bit lost. "But we're married..."

Nellie shot back, "In name only. Why should we stay tied to each other and be miserable?"

Her calm demeanor betrayed the despair and disappointment she felt about their marriage and Cameron himself.

Cameron felt a wave of frustration. He'd always been proud, even arrogant, thinking he was above others and never the one to be looked down on. Especially not by someone like Nellie, who came from such a simple background.

"Nellie, I'll give you some time to think it over. I hope after some real consideration, you'll rethink where we stand."

Cameron frowned. "I just don't want you regretting later and getting all clingy."

He hurried off, feeling a pang of unease he couldn't quite place.

Behind him, Nellie called out, "Cameron."

He paused.

Nellie warned him coolly, "I expect you to deal with those rumors about me online promptly. Otherwise, I'll have no problem setting the record straight myself." Cameron looked at her, feeling a bit guilty. "You saw them?"

Nellie replied, "I'm not someone you can just push around. Cameron, don't push me too far and expect me to just forget the past. What you and Greta did might seem above board to you, but I doubt the public would

see it the same way."

With that, she turned and left, leaving Cameron to stumble back to his hotel, feeling defeated. Greta approached him, offering a massage. "Cameron, what's going on? You look so troubled." Cameron sighed, "Greta, I think Nellie really doesn't love me anymore."

Greta was taken aback. "It's odd.

She used to be head over heels for you, and now it's like she's a completely different person. Could it be that hypnosis really made her forget everything between you two?"

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A shadow of defeat crossed Cameron's face. "I thought that hypnotist was just a charlatan. But now it seems he might actually know what he's doing. Looks like I need to meet with him to undo

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Nellie's hypnosis."

Greta's eyes flashed with concern. "Cameron, didn't you always find Nellie's clinginess annoying? Isn't it better if she's forgotten everything now?" Cameron hesitated, "Even if I didn't like it, she's still my wife. Her defiance isn't good for the Dawson family's image."

Greta let out a sigh of relief.

That same night, like a whisper on the wind, Nellie quietly packed her bags, checked out of the hotel, and flew out of Milan.

By the time Cameron went looking for her the next day, Nellie was already long gone.