PARTE 2: HE GAVE MY WEDDING DRESS TO ANOTHER WOMAN AND ONLY UNDERSTOOD WHAT IT MEANT AFTER I RETURNED THE SILVER BRACELET
Álvaro called me seventeen times that morning. I didn’t answer. By then, I was already halfway back to Aral. My grandmother was waiting in front of the…
PARTE 2: HIS FIANCÉE GAVE ME A WEDDING INVITATION UNTIL THE FILE SHE HAD HIDDEN FOR EIGHT YEARS DESTROYED THEIR ENGAGEMENT
I picked up the ivory invitation. Amelia smiled. —You’ll come, won’t you? I looked at the names embossed in gold. Gabriel Lawson & Amelia Hayes. Then I…
PARTE 2: HE LEFT ME AT THE AIRPORT TO TEACH ME A LESSON BUT CAME HOME TO FIND HIS MARRIAGE ALREADY GONE
There was a long silence on the phone. Then Daniel laughed once. Not because anything was funny. Because he still thought I was being dramatic. —What does…
PARTE 2: I GAVE MY CONTRACT HUSBAND SEVEN DAYS TO PROVE HE WANTED A WIFE NOT ANOTHER AGREEMENT
The next morning, Marina sent Adrián my conditions. There were only five. No five million. No allowance. No obligation to attend corporate events. Separate property. Separate bedrooms…
PARTE 2: THEY THREW THE SURGEON OFF THE PLANE TO SAVE THE HEIR WHO WAS WAITING FOR HER
Forty minutes after the plane took off, the Zhou family’s butler finally called the airline. At first, he was furious. —Where is Dr. Lin? The supervisor checked…
PARTE 2: HE HUMILIATED ME IN EIGHT LANGUAGES WORTH OF SILENCE UNTIL HE DISCOVERED WHAT ELSE I HAD BEEN HIDING
There was silence on the other end of the phone. Then Chu Nha Lan laughed. —Evidence? You think paying a few years of mortgage makes the apartment…
PARTE 2: HE THOUGHT I WOULD WAIT FOR HIS FAKE MARRIAGE TO END UNTIL HIS COMPANY LOST THE WOMAN WHO HAD KEPT IT ALIVE
By the time Lucas returned home, I was already at the airport. My suitcase had been checked. My boarding pass was in my hand. And my phone…
PARTE 2: HE DEMANDED TO KNOW WHO THE FATHER WAS UNTIL THE PATERNITY TEST ARRIVED WITH MY DIVORCE RECORD
Luc Canh Sam stared at me. —If you’re not pregnant, why were you touching your stomach? I folded my arms. —Maybe because my stomach hurt. —You’re lying….
PARTE 2: HE FINALLY CHOSE ME WHEN I GOT SICK BUT I NO LONGER NEEDED TO BE CHOSEN
For several seconds, Adrián said nothing. Then: —I’ll withdraw my objection to the divorce. I opened my eyes. I hadn’t expected that. His voice was rough. —But…
PARTE 2: HIS MOTHER LET HIM BRING THE OTHER WOMAN HOME SO HE COULD EXPOSE HIMSELF COMPLETELY
Gabriel turned around. The moment he saw me standing on the stairs, his expression changed. —Sofia. I continued down slowly. —Go on. His lips tightened. —You misunderstood….