Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

Chapter 155 You Lost This Round

Chapter 155 You Lost This Round

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Hearing those words from the person she loved most must have been unbearable. I could empathize with that pain all too well.

Anna must have felt heartbroken now no matter what her intentions were in getting close to Luke.

After all, the time they spent together over the years was real and their love had been genuine.

She was carrying Luke's child, yet the child's father was treating her with such cold indifference. How could Anna not feel devastated?

Carter's voice was void of emotion as he declared, "Since that's the case, this matter is settled."

Kate's face was filled with indignation. "Anna and Mr. Ashley have no emotional foundation! Besides... her health is not good. I won't agree with this marriage!"

She held back the fact that Anna was pregnant, knowing it would only make the situation more humiliating.

Especially now that Luke and Alisa's marriage was already

disastrous.

decided, revealing Anna's pregnancy be

Melissa, having had some dealings with Kate before, spoke gently as one woman to another. "Kate, this is just a temporary solution. You know how important reputation is for families like ours. If they were already a couple, their behavior last night could be explained away. This marriage is just to quiet the rumors. Once the gossip dies down, they can divorce."

"Marriage and divorce aren't trivial matters!" Kate snapped. "Do you even care about Anna's reputation? Once she's divorced, she'll be labeled as a divorcee. How will she ever find another husband?"

Melissa muttered under her breath, "It's not like she'll find one now. After what happened last night, who would dare marry her? We had no choice but to step in-

"What did you just say?" Kate's anger flared.

Although Anna's actions were under the influence of drugs, no one else would see it that way. Her reputation was already ruined.

Melissa wasn't wrong, but no one wanted to admit it.

unfairly. We'll send her the

immediately saw the value in this arrangement. Anna's reputation was beyond repair within their social circle. The wealthy families within it would never consider marrying her after witnessing her bold behavior

her to gain some benefits for the

follow local customs and host a proper wedding. Who knows, maybe the two kids will actually grow to

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words drew side-eyes from

""Fine. Name your terms

moved to negotiate Sadie, who had

Sadie more than anyone. Yet he wasn't following her out-h attention was fixated on

seemed untouched by time. Even as the ages, she looks no older than her early 30s, exuding a gentle and charming

A thought-crossed my mind.

long time since he and my mom had even shared the same room. I wondered if they had been intimate last

letting go might be the

dare not

went to grab

I moved away. I spotted Anna pestering

His gaze

her.

Things had been

barely paid me any attention,

marriage loomed, he saw the ceremony as a form of compensation, believing I had trapped him with a

one last fling

died, his love for Anna had crumbled, and now he

was funny how

the same expression he once

marry that

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hesitation. "If not her, it would've been someone else. It was never going to be you, Anna Let go of

don't want me, then