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?

fingers tightened around the phone as she felt a wave of regret washed over her. She had thought she was making the right decision—choosing stability, choosing family interests over love. But now, she wasn’t so sure. Aaron treated her like she was insignificant, and Davis... she had already let go without giving him a second

her choices, the truth remained the

gazed out of the window in daze as memories of the past she shared with Davis flooded her mind—the laughter, the happiness, the hope for a better future. All of it had withered like grass under

still remember how Davis used to look at her, the warmth in his eyes, the way he would indulge her every whim and tantrums. Back then, she had believed they were

But now...

or her future. She is married to Aaron yet Aaron isn’t her husband because he didn’t regard her

bitter chuckle escaped her lips. Was this karma? Or

lightly and smiled lightly. "Aaron, I am not that weak you know", she muttered to herself. "The daughter of the Louis family can’t let you walk all over her just like that." A

of fine and distinguished

asked

tailored suit. His sharp gaze flickered with an unknown emotion as

concerning the investigation," he said, his voice low and professional. "As you expected, there are some issues going on at the Allen group. The Board are getting restless again. Aaron is at the

spurned around with shock

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

looked at him

you feel that it is a

details but I think Jessica played a

is a great mistake on her

"He may not be but what about when he is

and he has a strong conviction that Jessica had a role to play but for her to be able to send Desmond to the hospital meant she is strong opponent not to be

with understanding. "Do you have

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

but when she noticed his report has ended. She sighed. "So, what are the chances

we secure a deal of

nodded, her eyes turning cold and her smile frosty. "Alright, since Aaron wants to play

might have agreed to the marriage between Aaron and