Chapter 0016

What

a paragon of high moral standards he was.

"If that's the case... Let's get a divorce!" I didn't hesitate

anymore.

Silence filled the small space for two seconds. I thought Nicholas might say something, or perhaps offer an explanation. "Alright. You'd better not regret it," he said blandly.

Was

I lowered my head numbly. To him, Claudia untouchable. Going against her was equivalent to going against him.

"Oh, by the way," he added before leaving, "I was drugged at a social event tonight. Don't misunderstand."

I closed my eyes as tears streamed down my cheeks. At that moment, the world seemed to fall completely silent.

me so intensely just now didn't really love

of hope in me was snuffed out. He only came to me for relief after

"Nicholas, what

couldn't handle it if he was too rough with her? Well, that no longer mattered. It was time for

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years of marriage. I had been fooling myself all this time. I tried to recall if there was ever a time when Nicholas firmly chose me over Claudia when we both appeared together. It seemed

of herbal tonic, most probably at

herbal tonic was best consumed after copulation. As her words echoed faintly in my mind, I poured the

said, "Grow strong

my father gave me an apartment as a gift. It wasn't exactly a large unit, but it was located in the highly prized downtown area.

the villa's gates and looked up at the sky. I imagined my father's face hiding in the clouds. Perhaps he was secretly watching over

Nicholas wasn't the right one for me? Is that why you prepared a place of refuge for me

as I got into the car and was ready to leave for the apartment, I received a call

the company is facing

from her that a batch of goods

batch of goods released, the company's cash flow will be cut off. The buyers aren't

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