The Motorbike Taxi Driver Meets Her Ex-Husband in the Mansion: and the Truth After Three Years of Disappearance
Laura followed David, her feet heavy as if carrying stones. The iron gate of the villa in the suburbs of Los Angeles gradually closed behind her. Before her eyes was a meticulously tended flower garden, a shiny stone walkway, a large house with sparkling lights. Everything was so luxurious that it made Laura feel small and lost.

David opened the door, his voice low:
– “Come in. I… owe you an explanation.”

Laura walked into the living room. Modern furniture, Italian leather sofa, expensive wall paintings, a wine rack full of foreign bottles. Her heart ached. The man who had disappeared from her life for three years, now lived in luxury like this.

She sat down, her red eyes looking straight at David:
– “Tell me. Where have you been for the past three years? Why haven’t you said a word to me and the child? Do you know how much my mother and child have suffered?”

David bowed his head, his hands clenched. His voice trembled:
– “I know, I’m at fault. But things aren’t as simple as you think. That day… I was forced to leave.”

Laura laughed bitterly:
– “Forced to leave? You left your wife and children alone, left me to search in vain… For three years, didn’t you remember us for a single minute?”

David closed his eyes and took a deep breath:
– “I remember. I remember every day. But if I return early, not only me, but you and the children will be in danger.”

Laura was stunned:
– “Danger? What do you mean?”

David slowly told me. Three years ago, the company where he worked in New York was involved in a huge money laundering case. David accidentally discovered it, but before he could report it to the police, he was followed and threatened by them. They kidnapped him, forced him to sign fake documents, and then forced him to disappear from his old life to save his life. During that time, David was imprisoned, then rescued by a powerful businessman and sent abroad. Thanks to that, he was still alive.

Laura’s heart was in turmoil. David’s eyes were not lying, but the truth was still too strange to accept easily.

“You’ve been abroad for three years?” – she choked.

David nodded:

“Yes. I’ve only returned for half a year now, starting over, working for the very benefactor who saved me. This villa… was lent to me by him.”

Laura trembled, both vaguely happy that he was still alive, and painfully saddened by the three years of raising her child alone in poverty.

“Then why… why didn’t you look for me and my child when you were free?” – she burst into tears.

David clenched his fists:
– “I tried, but found that they were still lurking. I was afraid that if I exposed them, it would put you and Ben in danger. I was going to wait until it was quiet, then I would come back…”

Laura shook her head, tears falling down:
– “You don’t understand. Those three years, I was so desperate. Ben grew up without a father, I had to lie that his father was working far away. Every night he asked when his father would come back… Do you know?”

David covered his face, his manly tears falling silently:
– “I’m sorry, Laura. I’m so sorry for you and your mother.”

The Woman in the Mansion

At that moment, the sound of high heels rang out. A luxurious woman walked down the stairs, surprised to see Laura
– “David, who is this?” – she asked, her voice both curious and wary.

Laura looked at David, dumbfounded, then at the woman. She was clearly the real owner of the villa, her appearance was noble, her eyes were a bit possessive.

Laura’s heart tightened. She took a deep breath, her voice trembling:
– “And she… who is she in your story?”

The atmosphere was immediately tense like a string.

David was a bit embarrassed, then said in a low voice:
– “Laura… this is Victoria – the daughter of the benefactor who saved you. In the past time, she has helped you a lot. But… there is nothing between you and her like I think.”

Victoria raised her eyebrows, smiled faintly:
– “Brother David, what you said is a bit too much. For the past three years, I have been taking care of you, arranging your accommodation, your job, even standing up to protect you. If you say ‘nothing’… it would be like denying everything.”

Laura’s heart ached as she listened. She choked:
– “Do you know how I waited? While you were being taken care of by others, and I was alone with the baby…”

David approached, holding Laura’s hand tightly:
– “You have to believe me. I have never betrayed you. I owe Victoria a great favor, but my heart… has always been with you and Ben.”

Victoria coldly interrupted:
– “You can deny your feelings, but the truth is that without me, you would not be alive. And you… what right do you have to blame me?”

Laura clenched her fists, her voice choked:
– “Qualification? I am David’s legal wife. I am the mother of his son. You may be rich, you may be powerful, but the love between husband and wife and father and son… is irreplaceable.”

The atmosphere was so heavy it was suffocating. David turned to Victoria, resolutely:
– “Victoria, I am extremely grateful to you and your father. But please understand, my only family is Laura and Ben. In the past three years, I have owed them too much. I cannot continue to lose anymore.”

Victoria trembled slightly, then smiled faintly:
– “You forgot that my father not only saved you, but also saved your company from collapse. If you go back to her, are you sure you can protect them? Do you think the enemy has given up?”

The words stunned Laura. It turned out that the darkness had not really disappeared.

David held Laura’s hand tightly, his eyes determined:
– “I’ve been prepared. For the past three years, I’ve been quietly collecting evidence. Just a little more time, and I’ll hand it all over to the FBI. I don’t want to run away anymore. For you, for the child, I have to end it all.”

Laura looked deeply into his eyes. There was not only love in them, but also determination. Her heart, though hurt, could not deny that she had waited too long for this day.

She nodded, tears streaming down her face:
– “As long as you really come back, my mother and I will face it together.”

David hugged Laura. The pain, resentment, and fragile trust after three years of separation mixed with tears.

Far away, Victoria quietly turned her back and went upstairs, her eyes filled with disappointment and helplessness.

Outside, the rain had stopped. The afternoon sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating Laura’s tear-stained face. She knew the journey ahead was full of thorns, but at least… the truth had been revealed, and the husband she thought she had lost forever had returned.

A new beginning, after three years of loss, awaited them.