Perfect Marriage with My Substitute Wife

“I just want to have a proper husband, Samuel. If you can’t give me that, then stop trying to get yourself involved with me,” Kathleen pleaded in great distress. “Every time you kiss me, it makes me hesitate. I begin to wonder if you might like me just a little bit, but the things you do afterward shatter me completely. Please stop torturing me. I’m begging you.”

Tears were streaming down her cheeks uncontrollably.

The sorrow and pain she was experiencing were unbearable.

Kathleen was well aware of how much she loved Samuel.

It wasn’t just a matter of time. Rather, he had become a permanent part of her life.

Only she knew how agonizing it was to have to rip him out of her life just like that.

Despite the fresh wound that he had left behind, she still loved him.

It took time for wounds to heal, after all.

What she needed was time.

What she didn’t need was Samuel coming back to reopen that wound of hers right as she was trying to close it slowly. He was making her experience heart-wrenching torment once again.

At that point, she was bawling her eyes out in Samuel’s arms.

There was no way she would be able to head back in that state.

Samuel took off his suit and covered her with it before pulling her into his embrace. “Come on. Don’t cry.”

“Stop being so nice to me. Just stay indifferent. Quit trying to manipulate me,” Kathleen sobbed.

“Who else am I nice to other than you?” He felt like he was at his wit’s end.

“Nicolette,” she mumbled. Her eyes were red-rimmed. “I told you I wanted a proper husband, Samuel. If you’re willing to be one, we can live happily from now on. If not, we should make things clear right now. Then, we can go our separate ways in the future.”

He stared at how pitiful she looked. There was slight hoarseness to his voice as he asked, “Can you give me a bit of time?”

That left Kathleen startled.

“Just give me some time to straighten everything out,” he said while caressing her face.

Truthfully speaking, he was quite reluctant to let her go.

“How long?” Her lips were pursed together. “I can’t keep dragging things out with you, Samuel. There’s no way I can wait as long as a year, either.”

“One month,” Samuel proposed in a deep voice.

After a moment of contemplation, she replied, “I can give you that much, but I have my own demands.”

“What are they?” he questioned. There was a smile on his face.

“Give me a copy of the divorce agreement with your signature on it. If you and Nicolette are still hung up on each other after a month, I’ll sign the papers and leave,” insisted Kathleen. She wanted to have a backup plan for herself instead of waiting around like an idiot.

He chuckled in response. “Sometimes, I feel like you’re as innocent as a baby. Other times, I find you rather cunning.”

“Are you going to give it to me or not?” she complained.

Samuel slapped his hand against her outstretched one. “I will.”

“Good. I want it by tomorrow,” she ordered, then bit her lip.

“Sure.” He nodded his head.

Kathleen hesitated for a while, then stated, “This is really going to be the last chance I give you, Samuel. I hope you’re not doing this to lead me on or trick me. I know I’m soft-hearted, but I would never let anyone take advantage of me.”

“I won’t trick you,” he promised while staring at her.

“Also…” Her gaze turned cold as she trailed off. “You’re not allowed to get intimate with Nicolette ever again.”

Upon hearing that, Samuel frowned.

Get intimate with her? I’ve never even done that before. Is she talking about physical contact?

“Got it,” he agreed.

Only then did she feel better.

Nonetheless, she was still incredibly on edge because she couldn’t tell what Samuel’s true intentions were.

What am I going to do if he really is just trying to trick me?

“Let’s go back,” Samuel suggested. He grabbed her hand before heading outside.

“Shouldn’t we tell Dad?” Kathleen protested softly.

Even though she had just cried herself silly, she still hadn’t completely regained her composure.

On top of that, she hadn’t forgotten her manners either.

“Don’t worry about it.” He simply brushed the matter off.

“Where are we going, then?” she inquired.

do you want to go?” asked

go back to the condominium,” said Kathleen after a

He proceeded to walk out of the hotel with her hand

they returned to the condominium, Kathleen put on a pair of indoor slippers

the other hand, Samuel had used the same pair of simple

past, Kathleen had gotten them matching ones, but he

Samuel viewed most

saw it, they were nothing but childish things that only young girls would be

however, was the fact that Kathleen was a young girl herself, not to mention a soft and

slippers, Samuel pressed her

was even more intense than the kiss they

his chest as she fiercely uttered, “You’re not allowed to get intimate with me until the month

“Why?” He grimaced.

It’s a test,” she muttered. “If you manage to pass the test after the month is up, I’ll give you

chose to be with her from then on, she

would simply look forward to how exactly he was

you’ll give in to me?”

affirmed with a

whole month are,” warned Samuel. His calloused fingers tenderly brushed against her delicate chin,

Kathleen was being

was pregnant and couldn’t share a

Hehe!

a shower,” he told

Kathleen nodded. “Okay.”

proceeded to turn around and go into the house while she let out a sigh

could

“Samuel and I won’t be

arched a brow. “Has he gone to see Nicolette again? He’s

not it,”

you get me a towel, Kathleen?” Samuel piped up

“Coming,” she answered.

exchange, she

a grin. “You both should

she

phone down and went

take it from her,

figure was unbelievably well-built, and he could even beat that of the models in fashion magazines. No matter what he wore, he still looked slender; when undressed, though,

something unique about him that most people

really the type to open up to

only experience that she had

made her cheeks flush in embarrassment. Her face was so red that she looked

hers were

had yet to be tainted by

turned around. Even the tips of her ears felt

He lowered his head and nibbled on her ear with his icy, thin

ran through her body. “You promised

he had

time for wounds to heal,

needed was

coming back to reopen that wound of hers right as she was trying to close it slowly. He

was bawling her

was no way she would be able to

took off his suit and covered her with it before pulling her into his embrace.

Just stay indifferent.

else am I nice to other than you?” He felt

be one, we can live happily from now on. If not, we should make things clear right now. Then, we can

slight hoarseness to his voice as he asked,

That left Kathleen startled.

straighten everything out,” he said while caressing her

was quite reluctant to let

keep dragging things out with you, Samuel. There’s no way I can wait as long as a

proposed in a

can give you that

There was a

it. If you and Nicolette are still hung up on each other after a month, I’ll sign the papers and leave,” insisted Kathleen. She wanted to have a backup plan

you’re as innocent as a baby. Other

going to give it to me or

hand against her outstretched one. “I

tomorrow,” she ordered, then bit

nodded his

not doing this to lead me on or trick me. I know I’m soft-hearted, but I would never let anyone take advantage

trick you,” he promised while

off. “You’re not allowed to get

that, Samuel

I’ve never even done that before.

“Got it,” he agreed.

did

she was still incredibly on edge because

he really is just trying