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"Clearly, he doesn't love me," I thought when I heard Nicholas say those words.

It seemed that once I saw things clearly, I could find evidence of how he didn't love me everywhere. Nicholas had no patience left for me.

I fixed my gaze on Nicholas as if trying to see through him. However, I looked away after a moment. I didn't want to probe any further as I had lost all hope in him.

Seeing that I didn't move, Nicholas grabbed my wrist and dragged me away. When I realized that Nicholas was taking me to the walk-in wardrobe, I tried to resist. I no longer wanted to step inside after thinking about what he did there this morning. Nicholas' expression darkened and he spoke coldly. "Ariana, how can I take you to Hawk Manor in this state?"

I glanced down at myself. My neatly ironed clothes were now wrinkled all because of what he did earlier. Indeed, I couldn't

wear them anymore."

Since the issue between Nicholas and I wasn't properly resolved yet, it wasn't the proper time to let his parents know about our divorce. I still had to go meet them.

I persuaded myself to compromise and said, "Why don't you pick out something for me to wear?"

Nicholas'replied sarcastically, "You're even giving me orders

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now?"

I asked in a calm tone, "Is it too much to ask you to pick out an outfit for me?"

I had never enjoyed any sort of service from him before. I was the one who managed his life meticulously after our marriage. Now that we were going to get a divorce, I wished to make it up to myself somehow. Soon, Nicholas draped a bluish-white gown over my head. His words were cutting as he spoke coldly, "I'll only do this once. Other wives don't get treatment like this."

Other wives might not get special treatment, but Claudia did. Nicholas personally waited on his stepsister's hand and foot, but doing it for me meant doing me a favor.

marriages, husbands even washed their wives' feet. What was the

the bedroom upstairs. Nicholas stayed behind. He clearly preferred

moons and flowers. I felt like I was walking amongst a

contrasted with Claudia's petite frame. At the age of 26, I was at the most beautiful stage of womanhood. The fitted

my feminine curves.

with a hairpin

an indifferent expression on

aura. Nicholas succeeded in drawing my full attention just by standing

with a string of rosary beads in his hand." Aren't you going to put on any jewelry? My mom will think that the Hawk family is going bankrupt!" After saying that, Nicholas left me to go start the car in

amused me slightly. In actual fact, I just wanted to avoid entering the walk-in wardrobe. I followed

car door to the passenger side, Nicholas stopped

"Why?"

well, so

handle so

white. The smile on my

help but feel suffocated under the rubble while others stomped all over the broken pieces of my life triumphantly. Claudia was recovering well, except her gait seemed a little awkward. But with Nicholas supporting her the whole time, anyone who

when I closed my eyes and pretended to take a nap, Claudia

me with you wherever you go for

"Alright," he answered.

answer, Claudia

had no choice but to

You two must not fight anymore," Claudia

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out of affection back then, but now I could

manipulating us.

make me see how tightly Nicholas

She pulled me into the kitchen. Seeing my injured hand, Frances gently blew on it and asked

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