Perfect Marriage with My Substitute Wife

“I don’t love you,” Samuel said coldly. “In the past, I didn’t understand what love was. You saved my life, for which I was grateful, and I naively thought that was love. But when I heard that Kathleen lost our children, I finally realized I don’t love you.”

He had rushed to the hospital back then and heard from Wynnie that Kathleen managed to pull through.

Their children, unfortunately, didn’t make it.

At that moment, the one thing that Samuel panicked most about was what would happen to him if Kathleen died.

If Kathleen left this world, where would I go to find her?

In that instant, he realized who he truly loved.

Kathleen! I love Kathleen and I can’t lose her!

Nicolette, on the other hand, couldn’t believe her ears. “You love her? But you just said you didn’t know what love was.”

“That may be so, but I do know that I don’t have that feeling when I’m with you,” Samuel retorted. “I might have already fallen in love with Kathleen from the day she became my wife. I just hadn’t noticed then.”

“Samuel, if it weren’t for your family’s disapproval, we’d have gotten married long ago!” Nicolette whimpered as tears coursed down her cheeks.

Alas, Samuel remained cold and distant. “If relationships can’t stand the test of time, it’d mean there wasn’t true love. I’ve probably never liked you that much, which explains why I gradually fell for Kathleen after you left. Or perhaps, my being with you was just a form of rebellion. The more my family disapproves of something, the more I want to go against them.”

“How could you treat me like this, Samuel?” Nicolette asked amidst sobs. “Don’t you know you’re my only hope?”

I’ve painstakingly put on this act for so long because of him, yet he’s now telling me he doesn’t love me? No! I won’t allow that!

“Since you’ve saved my life before, I’m willing to wipe the slate clean between us,” Samuel uttered calmly. “From today onward, we’ll have nothing to do with each other. I’ll arrange for you to start a new life abroad and also ensure that you’ll live comfortably for the rest of your life. However, you are not to show up in front of Kathleen again. I won’t allow you to bother her either.”

Nicolette continued to cry, indignant at the way Samuel had treated her.

Her goal had always been to marry rich so she could haughtily return to the Yoegers and laugh in their faces.

Now, however, all her hopes and dreams were shattered.

She had nothing left.

On the other end, Samuel promptly hung up the phone and turned to Tyson.

“Tyson, have you prepared everything I told you to?”

“There’s just a bit more to go.”

“Hurry up, then.”

Tyson nodded. “Understood!”

it was already ten in

eyes and saw Emily sitting by her bed. “Aunt

Staines’ elder sister,

right for Kathleen

awake,” Emily replied as her lips curled

air of ladylike elegance, while Wynnie was

two sisters, without a

by the visit, Kathleen blurted out, “Aunt Emily, what are you

made some mushroom soup. Try some,” Emily

it wasn’t too hot, the latter drank it immediately and felt it warming up her

sorry to have

busy, so she got me to help take care of you. Let me know if there’s

“I don’t

polite with me again. It’s really no

don’t need anything, Aunt Emily,” Kathleen mumbled as she quietly

“It’s heart-rending to

her pale

did Samuel say?” Emily asked

he wants to

it’s gone,” Emily uttered. “The whole family has tried to talk some sense

it turned out,

and being in that

there were many times when he

understood what everyone else had been trying to tell

again, Kathleen was

about you?”

as she bit her lip. “But if I were to ask for a divorce, I know he wouldn’t

the rest of the world forced him to do so, Samuel would still stubbornly

been a viable option, things wouldn’t have had

again, she realized how laughable

was the one who wanted a divorce,

he changed his mind, but it became her turn to

of them went back and forth with no

a good person. If it were someone else, they’d have thrown a

Kathleen still had feelings for Samuel and didn’t want to

truly understand my good

weak, but she

say anything more as she watched Kathleen finish her food. Afterward,

that she was alone, Kathleen decided it was time

into the bathroom and

standing under the showerhead, her