"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.

the word "husband", and he instinctively looked up.

he had forbidden her to address him as her husband. She had followed that rule obediently all

"Yes?"

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

surprise. 'Huh, someone's getting bolder,'

me? Never," he

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

to get something out of it!" Rose steeled her gaze and straightened her back.

the little fox's tail is finally poking out of the sheep's

with me. I assure you the alimony will more than satisfy

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

started to feel unnaturally hot. "Rose, you dare drug me?" Jay instantly understood her

looked calm and kept quiet. She neither confirmed nor denied it. Then, she pursed her thin lips lightly and slowly stripped off her clothes until her body was completely bare. Unhurriedly, she walked over to him and nestled

fight the urges of his body and

body clamored to take him from the dark valley to the peak of

they shared a spring

first faint rays of dawn trickled through the translucent beige curtains and fell on

bleary eyes. His handsome, chiseled face exuded

Rose last night

open the blanket and saw a few drops of blood staining the white bedsheets. They looked like blossomed lotus flowers, provocative and incredibly beautiful, blooming right

Had he been toyed

floor. As he donned a bathrobe, he accidentally knocked something from the bedside

it up. It was a debit card and

in the debit card is the payment for

already insidious-looking expression became even more

furious voice, like a clear note of a cello, cut through the air and shook the entire building

his

use his money to insult

tight fist, to the point that his

you

secluded rental house in

laid on a simple fabric sofa, bit into the apple

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255