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."

at me like some wise old sage, even stroking an imaginary beard. "I need to

and agreed to

...

I showed up in

luggage to our

absentmindedly, only

the city clerk's office. Frowning with confusion, I turned

warmly as he looked

get

little. After all, we have to

this, I glanced at my reflection in the rearview mirror. After staying up late packing, I definitely wasn't looking my best. I acquiesced to

nothing, I

Eric and I arrived at the city clerk's office. Since it wasn't a special

filling in the forms

hand over our marriage certificate. The clerk glanced at

at me. "Young lady, you're so lucky to have such a handsome husband. You know, some women these days

awkwardly, completely unsure of how to

my shoulders and said with a grin, "I think I'm the lucky one to have such a beautiful