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Chapter 2

Author: Goodtale
And with that, Dean hung up.

When I got home, however, there was no one else around—only an utter mess in the bedroom, with a box of empty condoms.

I felt utterly sick and quickly collected all my personal documents and credentials.

Anything else didn't matter—it was all filth now.

Still, Dean just happened to return, and leaned in for a kiss.

When I turned my face away, he snorted and reached for my nape, speaking like he was talking about the weather, "Still jealous, sourpuss? Luna did say you're a jinx, so the marriage registration will have to wait until next month."

I stood there, feeling weary in body and soul.

This was the seventeenth time in five years.

The first time, Luna flashed three tarot cards, saying that marrying this day would ruin his destiny and fortune, and he promptly called it off.

The second time, he never showed up, even as I waited in my wedding gown.

Luna then told me I had committed too much evil, and must eat vegan the whole year to bring good fortune.

So I didn't eat any meat—even eggs—for a year, leaving me malnourished.

My periods never came, and I passed out as many as seven times.

When that was over, she insisted that the geomancy of my maternal family's graves brought bad luck, and would affect Dean's company when it made an IPO.

I hence begged relatives on my knees to move their graves, and the entire family turned against me—even Mom was crying on the phone, asking if I lost my mind.

The sixteenth time Dean and I tried to get registered, we just filled the forms when Luna ran in, screaming and tearing the papers into pieces.

Then, pointing at my face, she cried out, saying that I was possessed by a leech that would drain the Stark family's fortune dry, before passing out.

Dean promptly scooped her up in his arms and rushed for the hospital, leaving me standing there like a fool.

"Don't worry about it," I cut him short quietly. "I've already registered."

Dean was popping open a beer as he chuckled. "How? I never went with you."

"I went with someone else," I replied.

He simply sighed, shaking his head. "Alright, I get it—you're jealous. But quit with that nonsense already. Hell, you'd kill yourself if I told you to marry someone else."

I watched him quietly as I took the documents out of my handbag.

When I held it out to him, he smacked it away, leaving my hand red as everything dropped on the floor.

He glanced at it. "Huh, you really went out of your way to fake a marriage certificate? How much was it? It almost looked like the real deal… Just stop it already. I'll definitely marry you next month."

My chest swelled with rage as I glared at him, snarling slowly and clearly, "You still think I'd cling to you after what you and Luna Smith did?!"

Dean didn't answer, but he kept his head down, his face paling.

That was when his phone rang, and Luna was crying on the other end, "It's all your fault! You were so rough, I'm at the hospital now…"

He didn't hesitate to turn and leave immediately.

I stopped him, however. "You built your company with a million from my family—"

He shoved me off right then, his temple veins bulging as he snapped, "Can you stop?! It was Luna's first time! She's scared!"

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