Forced Marriage: My Wife, My Redemption by Lilyheart

Chapter 35: Vera Louis

"That cold?", Desmond chuckled with mischief glittering in his eyes.

Aaron shot him a glance, unimpressed at his attitude. "You expected different?"

"Yes, because relationship and feelings can be developed when you work towards it and I believe that she is willing to give you a chance even though she has been head over heels for Davis." Desmond advised.

"Then, you should also know that though she agreed to marry me out of responsibility—her heart is still with Davis.", he countered.

Aaron don’t want to believe that Vera will be willing to love him when at the initial stage she has never acknowledged him.

He did not just expect the Louis family will accept a marriage proposal from him when he pressured his father to propose one. They had betrayed Davis without giving him a chance. Aaron always felt Davis is really pitiful in love.

Desmond noted the various changes flickering across Aaron face. He has always known Aaron attitude toward Vera and was hoping that with time he will change but it seems that at end he was wrong.

Vera Louis had everything a man could want in a woman—beauty, grace, intelligence and ability But in the end, she had chosen duty over love. She had let go of Davis, walked away from what was once hers, and stepped into a marriage that was nothing more than a calculated move.

To Aaron, she was just another pawn, just another piece of the game. And no matter how perfect she seemed, she would never be more than that.

Desmond wanted to persuade him further but Aaron waved his hand not to —making him pause with a sigh of helplessness.

~ At the Allen Family House ~

The clock on the wall struck 2am in the morning, Vera had been awake all the while waiting for her husband but surprising he ended the call before she could even express herself "How funny".

Vera stared at her phone, the beeping sound of the ended call lingered in her ears as a bitter smile stretched across her lips, a mockery of her own choices. She didn’t expect that in just a few months, she would be reduced to nothing more than an object of ridicule, a decorative wife. It is as though he had forgotten how anxious he was when he was asking for her hand in marriage.

Wouldn’t it have been better if she had waited patiently for Davis?

of regret washed over her. She had thought she was making the right decision—choosing stability, choosing family interests over love. But

tried to justify her choices, the truth remained the same—she had

mind—the laughter, the happiness, the hope for a better future. All of it had withered like grass under the

in his eyes, the way he would indulge her every whim and tantrums. Back then, she had believed they were meant to be, that nothing could shake the foundation of their relationship, that the future will be a blissful

But now...

she can’t really explain her present or her future. She is married to Aaron yet Aaron isn’t her husband because he didn’t regard her as wife. She wouldn’t doubt it if she is just a pawn amongst his many

her lips. Was this karma? Or was she

walked to her dressing table, she stared at herself lightly and smiled lightly. "Aaron, I am not that weak you know", she muttered to herself. "The daughter of the

of fine and distinguished features, his eyes cold and without

did you find?" She asked indifferently. Her

pockets of his tailored suit. His sharp gaze flickered with an unknown emotion as he studied

on at the Allen group. The Board are getting restless again. Aaron is at the hospital because Desmond suffered from

spurned around with shock

"I don’t know the details but it says Jessica gave him a bottle of wine and after he drank ,

at him incredulously

"do you feel that it

don’t know the details but I

mistake on her part because

about when he is relaxed and never

a role to play but for her to be able to

understanding. "Do you have

daughter of George Brown, her mother Nora is late and after her death Jessica was

at him to continue but when she noticed his report has ended. She

is a high chance if we secure a deal of been

her smile frosty. "Alright, since Aaron wants to play the wild card. I don’t mind accompanying him till the end",

might have agreed to the marriage between Aaron and Vera but the project beneath the