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"But... did you ever love me, even a little?" asked Darlene, her voice almost drowned out by her heartbeat. She bit her lip, waiting anxiously for Landen's answer.But instead, she heard another voice. A soft, spoiled voice."Honey, who is it?"Darlene stopped her steps. It was Olivia. Does she already know about their marriage?"She's the crazy woman I told you about. I'm sorry, honey, I made you worry." Landen simply turned off the phone.Darlene squeezed the hem of her dress. "You're bad, Landen. That really hurt," she said as she wiped a spot of blood from her lip.Once at Landen's mansion, Darlene went straight to her room, ignoring the scowls of the servants.After scratching her signature, she left the mansion with nothing.***"She can't be serious about getting a divorce." Landen's voice was sharp, his hand throwing the divorce papers on the table.Just five minutes ago, Theo - his secretary - returned from dropping Olivia off at her apartment. He was carrying a small package

"Darlene you need to get pregnant soon!" Violet, her mother, seemed to be pacing. "If you get pregnant, he won't divorce you." They had been married for a year, and in that time Landen had served the divorce papers. Marlon's family panicked and couldn't sleep well because they felt threatened. "If you can't get pregnant... just pretend!" Thomas said in a flat, sharp tone, like nothing was wrong. Darlene was choked up. "Pretend to be pregnant?" Landen, never wanted her at all. She was just his sexual outlet. Whenever they were done having sex, he always held out birth control pills and made sure she swallowed them in front of his eyes. And she... couldn't have told her parents this shameful secret, right? Darlene shook her head, she looked down in shame. "Impossible." "You can't get a divorce anyway, Darlene!" said Letta, Darlene's younger sister, who was sitting back and waiting for her nail art to be done. "My company still needs his money." Darlene looked at her sister with

Darlene was awakened by the vibration of her cell phone next to her pillow. It was... a message from her father - telling her to meet this afternoon.She sighed softly and put the phone down. But when she turned her head, her heart almost stopped-as her face almost collided with Landen's.That face looked peaceful even though the jawline remained firm, and last night's cold gaze was far away from the handsome man."This man..." Darlene shuddered in horror as she recalled the incident. But now the man looked like a tamed beast.Her eyes caught the scar on Landen's waist. Unconsciously, her hand moved closer. But before her fingertips touched, she pulled away-remembering something. Last night, that man just let her go?Darlene reflexively touched her neck, there was a small necklace with a small twig pendant.Her heart suddenly skipped a beat. "I think, he can't see this," she muttered as she tucked the necklace under the mattress."It's not time yet, because he hates me so much. I coul

"Is that smile a form of celebration, huh?" Landen's heavy voice suddenly sounded behind the wide-open walk-in-closet door. Darlene gasped. Her face instantly turned pale. She stood rigid. That man... must have misunderstood her. "You've managed to raise your family's status by deceiving me," he continued. "Then what, you plan to poison me and inherit my fortune, is that it?!" A loud voice echoed in the room, so sharp and accusatory. "M. Landen... you misunderstand. I-" Before she could explain Landen pushed her against the wall and gripped her cheek firmly. Their faces almost touched until their breath seemed to merge. The clinking sound of the stick he threw to the floor was so loud, it made Darlene's heart seem to stop for a moment. Her eyes widened as she realized one thing; Landen's leg was... fine. "So... it was all a lie?" whispered Darlene to herself. Landen grinned hatefully. "I'll show you how to properly celebrate a victory." In no time, Darlene was dragged in

"Sign this letter. Hurry up. After that, come with Mr. Landen." Darlene, the pretty girl in simple clothes stood in the doorway, she looked confused. Her eyes rounded when her father suddenly grabbed her wrist and dragged her into the room to sign the contract. For what? "Dad, what does this mean?" whispered Darlene, she tried to break free and get away from her father. Her eyes shifted from her father's face to the stranger's. Thomas approached his daughter carefully, he spoke in a soft but fake voice. "Marry Mr. Landen, darling, it's the only way to save our company." It should not have been Darlene who married the man, but his other daughter. But she was out of the country. And he didn't care who the middle-aged man brought along. Darlene was in shock. "What? Ma-married? She was tongue-tied. "To a man I don't know?" All she knew was that her father was taking her out to dinner to celebrate her 23rd birthday, he said her mother and sister were waiting at the restaura