Chapter 18 Flashing his credentials Colonel of Cleveland Brigade , Robert demanded the file . The nurse , flustered , handed it over . He scanned page after page . Each line cut deeper . Luca West , Colonel of Pittsburgh Brigade , had the same rank as him . Three years ago , he was declared missing and presumed dead after a covert mission . The operation had been classified . Only recently had he been found alive , severely injured . But the bad news was , the injury had caused a blood clot in his brain , leading to memory loss , and it was possible he might never recover . Three days ago , exactly when Wendy had left , she arrived here and took on the responsibility of caring for Luca . This could only mean one thing : Luca wasn't some replacement , but someone Wendy had known all along . And with that " three years ago " clearly written right there . It clicked . She was the one Robert had married three years ago . The pieces slammed together with brutal clarity , Wendy hadn't married Robert out of love , instead she had clung to his face . Her obedience , her sacrifices , none of it had been for him . It had always been for Luca . Now Luca came alive , so she left Robert behind determinedly . A humorless laugh scraped from Robert's throat . He had thought she was hopelessly devoted to him . That she'd loved him to the point of self - destruction . But it was never him . A new photo was slipped into his hand . " Colonel Scott , this was taken before Colonel West's disappearance . " Robert's hand trembled . The picture was identical to the one in Wendy's necklace , so the man in the photo wasn't him , but Luca . She hadn't risked her life for him . She had risked it for Luca The truth got him dazzled as if the room spun . His grip crushed the edges of the photo as if he could bend reality itself , force it to fit his version of memory . But he knew . He had never taken a picture like this with her . she was smiling joyfully , and he was grinning treely . Wendy and Robert never shared a photo where and what ? He refused to believe that three years together had left her with nothing for him . And Luca , an amnesiac , couldn't give her His chest hollowed , but resolve flared . So her heart belonged to someone else back those memories Robert made up his mind ; no matter what it cost , he would find Wendy . He would prove that his love belonged to her , and her alone . He had changed , not repeating the mistakes of the past any more . If she could give him one another chance , he would spend the rest of his life to make it up for her . his memory loss , Wendy had never told Luca what had happened to her during those three years . Now that Luca had come face - to - face On the other side , because of with Robert , suspicion was bound to rise in his heart . When they returned home , Wendy finally told Luca everything that had happened in those three long years . She spoke of the despair that nearly destroyed her when she first heard of his death , and the hollow hope that flickered back to life when she discovered Robert carried the same face as him . She confessed how she endured three years of silent humiliation at Robert's side , how she had nearly given her life to retrieve the necklace that held their photograph , and how the moment she learned Luca was still alive , she had not hesitated - she divorced Robert and came back to him without looking back Every word left Lura shaken to his core . Agony rippled across Wendy's features . He cupped her face , voice steady . " Don't cry : From now on , I'll be here . No more accidents . No more pain . " Her heart leapt . " Luca ... have you recalled your memory ? " He shook his head , smiling softly . " No. But I don't need It . Being loved by you , then or now , is more than enough . Even without my memories , I'll stay by your side , Wendy . " She broke , throwing her arms around him , clinging tight . Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!