"Let's get a divorce."

The man, dignified yet arrogant, gazed emotionlessly at the small woman in front of him.

"I'll pay for the alimony," he said indifferently. "If you need money, a job, or a good doctor for your mother, I'll provide them for you."

Rose fought desperately to hold back the tears in her eyes.

When Jay Ares's fiancee ran away the day before their wedding, they were forced to find a temporary substitute bride to feed the appetites of the ravenous paparazzi and media outlets.

He believed that she had accepted the role to claim the title, to be known as Mrs. Ares. However, the woman, Rose, alone knew that the reason she agreed was to fulfill her two lifetimes' worth of love for him.

He never knew how much she loved him.

"I didn't marry you for money," she whispered. The intensity of her love for him had given birth to an inferiority complex.

The man's deep, quiet eyes flashed a hint of

skepticism.

If two complete strangers got married, what reason could it be if not for money?

"My patience runs thin. If there's nothing else, I'll arrange for my lawyer to meet you tomorrow with the divorce papers." The man took a final sip of coffee before placing the cup on the table and turning away t O head upstairs. Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ FɪndNovᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Rose's eyes fell on the coffee cup, her timid face slowly becoming stubborn and grudging.

The wind lingers, the geese leave their marks!

Twice she had loved him with all her heart. She refused to give up on him that easily.

Half an hour later.

Upstairs.

"Husband!" Rose called out meekly, standing demurely at the door.

was fixated on a document, was taken aback at the word "husband", and he instinctively looked up. He

husband. She had followed that rule obediently all this while. He was certainly not expecting an increase in boldness from her as

"Yes?"

want a house or any money. But I want a child." Although she spoke softly, Jay could sense the resolution

slightly in surprise. 'Huh, someone's

he spat, disgust

that had passed and the dosage she had used when she spiked his coffee. 'The drug should kick in before

and wife," she said. "If this whole thing is going to blow over, I feel I deserve to get something out of it!" Rose steeled her gaze and straightened her back. Her timid demeanor melted away

his eyebrows slightly. 'Well, well, well, the little fox's tail

hard-to-get with me. I assure you the alimony will more than satisfy you.

I've told you it's not about the money." Rose emphasized again. She looked more determined than ever, her eyes fixed on him. "But I'll have to borrow something

unnaturally hot. "Rose, you dare drug me?" Jay instantly understood her intentions and

Then, she pursed her thin lips lightly and slowly stripped off her clothes until her body was completely bare. Unhurriedly, she

resist, but he could not fight the urges of his body and he found himself forcefully embracing her

demons sealed in his body clamored to take him from the dark valley to

shared a spring night

faint rays of dawn trickled through the translucent beige curtains

bleary eyes. His

rendezvous with Rose last night flooded his mind and Jay

blood staining the white bedsheets. They looked like blossomed lotus flowers, provocative and incredibly beautiful,

Had he

and well-proportioned legs touched the floor. As he donned a bathrobe, he

it up. It was a debit card

card is the payment for last

man's already insidious-looking expression became even

a cello, cut through the air and shook the entire building like a

his body

use his money to

into a tight fist, to the point that his knuckles began

better pray that you

secluded rental house in the East side

simple fabric sofa, bit into the apple

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