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 meet this Eric sometime. I don't know why, but

agreed

...

in front of

chuckled, then signaled his assistant to take my luggage to

the window absentmindedly, only to suddenly realize that

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

as he

get

have to take a photo to commemorate it. We should

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

certificate meant nothing, I still cared

it wasn't a special date, there weren't many people. The

of filling in the forms and submitting the paperwork was done

minutes, we were sitting at the desk, waiting for the staff to hand over our marriage certificate. The

a handsome husband. You know, some women these days look absolutely stunning, but their husbands?

completely unsure

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