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."

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 doesn't

laughed and agreed

...

in front of

to our new home. He then

of the window absentmindedly, only to suddenly realize

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

was smiling warmly as he looked

we get our

we need to tidy up our appearances a little. After all, we have to

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

certificate meant nothing, I still cared about how

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

process of filling in the forms and submitting the paperwork was done

at the desk, waiting for the staff to hand over our marriage certificate.

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

awkwardly, completely unsure

it was Eric who wrapped an arm around my shoulders and said with a grin, "I