Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 177 Marriage Certificate

"What?" Natasha replied, followed by a confused sticker.

The next second, a video call came through.

The moment I answered, her nosy voice rang out. "What's going on? Spill it— now!"

Her face was a picture of curiosity, and before I could say a word, she started guessing on her own.

"Who is it? Don't tell me it's that junior of yours. Or is it that CEO, Eric, who helped you out? Wait-could it be some random C-list celebrity? No way! That can't be!"

I sighed in exasperation. "It's Eric."

Then, I explained everything to her. Of course, I left out the part where I agreed to marry him out of gratitude.

After listening, Natasha fell into deep thought. "So, you're saying... your marriage to Eric is purely a business deal?"

I nodded. "Yep. It's all benefits and no drawbacks, so I thought that I might as well go through with it."

me like some wise old sage, even stroking an imaginary beard. "I need to meet this Eric sometime. I don't know why, but something about this

agreed to

...

I showed up in front of Eric with

assistant to take my luggage to our new home. He then pulled me into the

of the window absentmindedly, only to

clerk's office. Frowning with confusion, I

was smiling warmly as he

get our

a little. After all, we have to take a photo

up late packing,

this certificate meant nothing, I still cared about how

Eric and I arrived at the city clerk's office. Since it wasn't a special date, there weren't many people. The whole process was quick and

in the forms and submitting the

for the staff to hand over our marriage certificate. The clerk glanced at her computer and then looked

such a handsome husband. You know, some

smiled awkwardly, completely unsure of

the end, it was Eric who wrapped an arm around my shoulders and said with a grin, "I think I'm the lucky one to have