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.

for reputation, the Hudsons won't treat her unfairly. We'll send her the

man driven by profit he 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

might still allow her to gain some benefits for the

proper wedding. Who knows, maybe the two kids will actually grow to love

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words drew side-eyes from

""Fine. Name your terms

and Hudson families moved to negotiate Sadie, who had

glanced at Bill. Normally, he doted on Sadie more than anyone. Yet he wasn't following her out-h attention was fixated on

with elegant features that seemed untouched by time. Even as the ages, she looks no older than her early 30s, exuding a gentle and charming demeanor. Today, however, she seemed even younger, like a flower in full bloom,

A thought-crossed my mind.

he's usually kept busy by his mistresses to stay at their places. It had been a long time since he and my mom had even shared the same room. I wondered if they had been intimate last

might be the

dare not interfere lightly with their

parched, I went

away. I

over Anna. His gaze was devoid

her.

but sigh at the irony. Things had been so different just two

our wedding, Luke had barely paid me any attention, spending all

form

last

short months, I had died, his love for Anna had crumbled, and now he

how things had turned

Anna was the same expression he once

really going to marry that woman?"

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

don't want me, then what ab the