Chapter 16 Shattered Illusions Dana finally understood - Hunter had come all this way to find her and drag her back . And he wasn't going to leave until he did . +5 Free Coins Without saying a word , Dana stared out the window , her expression bleak . Clutching his injured arm , Hunter struggled to his feet , limping step by step toward the front of the villa . Even the bodyguard , who had been so confident moments ago , was now frozen in place , clearly rattled by Hunter's wild , unrelenting behavior . Several minutes passed in silence before the doorbell finally rang . Dana met Jamie's gaze and let out a weary sigh . " Let him in , " sh said quietly . " There's something I need to say to his face . If I don't , he'll never stop chasing me . " Jamie had always respected her choices . He gave a silent nod and walked over to open the door . As soon as the door swung open , Hunter shot Jamie a cold glance , moved past him , and came face - to - face with Dana . The woman he'd been dreaming of day and night was now right in front of him . His eyes turned red with emotion as he whispered , " Dana . " Dana didn't respond . She just stared at him , cold and unmoved . Hunter reached into his pocket with his injured hand and pulled out his phone . He typed something and held it up for her to see . " Dana , I came to take you home . " Dana stood motionless , her face cold and distant . He typed again , " I'm sorry , Dana . I didn't mean to leave you on that island . I had my reasons . Please come home with me - I'll explain everything , I promise . " Dana let out a dry , bitter laugh . " Oh ? You had your reasons ? Let me guess . You did it because Celine told you to do it , and you just went along with it ? Or maybe you've cooked up some ridiculous excuse to cover your lies ? " Hunter's face drained of color . He started to type again , probably to ask how she found out - but Dana snatched the phone from his hands and smashed it to the ground . " No more typing ! " she shouted . " I can hear you just fine ! I'm not deaf , Hunter ! I have recovered since the day you tricked me into that warehouse and let those dogs loose on me ! " Her voice shook with fury . " Every single word you , your friends , and Celine ever said - I heard it all. I know everything you did to me . So what more is there to explain ? " Hunter stood frozen in place , stunned as if struck by lightning . She heard it all ? Every word ? Dana knew he had never been kidnapped , that it was just a lie to lure her to the warehouse . She knew the pain and humiliation she'd suffered for years had all been part of a twisted plan to help Celine regain her memory ? Aware that he was the one who arranged the custom medication that caused her deafness ? 1/2 2:58 pm G ppp . Chapter 16 Shattered Illusions 45 Free Coins She had heard his conversation with Celine and knew he had left her on that island - not because he had no choice , but because he thought it would help Celine recover her memory . Hunter stared at Dana in disbelief . It took him a long time to stammer out , " Y - you knew all of that ? " Dana let out a sharp , almost unhinged laugh . " Yeah , Hunter . I know everything . So what else do you have to say for yourself ? " Hunter dropped to his knees , overwhelmed with regret . " I'm sorry , Dana . I truly am . I put on an act , and to make it believable , I did unforgivable things to you . I was cruel . I was selfish . I deserve whatever punishment comes my way . I deserve worse . " Dana's voice turned ice - cold . " Then go get what you deserve - just make sure you stay far away from me when you end things . And don't expect me to clean up after you . " Her words cut deeper than the bullet wound in his arm . Desperate , Hunter reached out and grabbed her arm . " Dana , I know you're furious . I know I hurt you in ways I can never take back . But it wasn't all me - it was Celine ! She tricked me ! " She hired a fake doctor to convince me she had amnesia . And the only way to help her regain her memory was to put you through hell ! That's why I did those things ! Because of her ! All of it - she pushed me into it ! " Dana's laugh was bitter , her expression twisted with contempt . " Do you even hear how ridiculous you sound right now ? Celine lost her memory , so the solution was to torture me ? How exactly does that make any sense ? " Hunter jumped in , desperate to defend himself . " She said her memory loss was caused by the crash - the crash you planned ! " Dana's eyes narrowed . " I remember telling you , even back then , that I had nothing to do with that accident . You could've looked into it and found the truth . It wouldn't have taken much . But you chose to blindly believe her . " You didn't even bother to check the facts before deciding I was guilty . And you expect me to believe you didn't have your own reasons for doing that ? That there wasn't some part of you that wanted to hurt me ? " They had known each other since they were kids - Dana had always seen right through him . Hunter had no comeback . No excuses left to offer . He was completely , devastatingly silent . 2/2 :: 58 pm G Ppp . Chapter 17 You Got It All Wrong Chapter 17 You Got It All Wrong