Chapter two

Mira stopped immediately. She slowly turned around.

Mia looked at her with a calm and confident expression. “Let me ask you something. Has Cathan ever touched you?”

Mira’s face went pale, Her fingers trembled at her sides.

Thomas’s tone suddenly turned sharp. “Mira, don’t think we owe you anything. Back then, Cathan and Mia were the best couple. Everyone acknowledged their relationship. But Cathan got into a car accident and became crippled, so we had you marry him in her place.”

Mia looked Mira up and down with open disdain. “Look at yourself, Mira. These past two years of marriage, you’ve been nothing but a housewife revolving around your husband. Meanwhile, Mia is already a popular fashion designer.”

She folded her arms and looked at Mira coldly. “Hurry up and give Cathan back to me.”

Those words stabbed into Mira’s heart like knives. She left with red-rimmed eyes, refusing to let the tears fall.

She left the hotel without looking back.

As she walked away, she thought about when Cathan was still crippled, when no one, including Mia, had stayed by his side. She remembered how helpless he had been.

She remembered how she had stayed with him through everything. She remembered the countless nights she had taken care of him while everyone else had moved on with their lives.

She had never asked for anything in return. She had only wanted him to get better. And now that he was finally standing again, he was returning to the woman he had always loved.

Mira smiled like a foolish woman. Everyone passing by stared at her, but she didn’t care. She kept walking without even realizing where she was going. She trekked for a long time until she finally reached home.

It was already dark when she returned to the villa. She was tired, and her legs were swollen.

She made her way to the dining table and sat down. She had given the housemaid the day off, so she was alone in the house.

No lights were on. The entire villa was pitch-black and cold. She sat alone at the dining table in the darkness. The carefully prepared dishes were already cold, along with the cake she had made herself.

Written across the top were the words: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HUSBAND.

It was almost blinding to look at. Just like her, the cake suddenly felt like a joke.

Cathan and Mia had always been the best couple in their circle.

But two years ago, a sudden car accident had left Cathan crippled, and Mia had disappeared without a trace. At the time, the Marcus family brought Mira back from the countryside and forced her to marry Cathan in Mia’s place.

When Mira found out that it was Cathan—the man she had secretly loved for years—she agreed without hesitation.

After their marriage, Cathan remained crippled for two years. During those two years, Mira cut off her social media, stopped going out, and devoted herself entirely to taking care of him. She stayed by his side day and night, doing everything she could to help with his treatment until he finally stood up again.

But after Cathan recovered, he returned to the woman he had always loved and abandoned the woman who had stayed beside him when he needed her the most.

These past two years had been nothing but selfless devotion for Mira.

Cathan did not love her.

But she loved Cathan.

Tears welled up in Mira’s eyes as she lit the candles on the cake.

She stared at the flames for a long moment before slowly blowing them out.

The entire villa fell back into darkness.

Just then, two bright headlights suddenly swept across the window outside.Cathan’s Mercedes-Benz sped into the driveway and stopped on the lawn.Soon, the villa doors opened, and a tall, handsome figure carrying the chill of the night stepped into view.

Cathan was home.

Cathan was the only heir of the Reed family.

The Reed family was one of the wealthiest and most successful families in London.

Cathan had shown astonishing business talent from a young age. He earned his master’s degree from Harvard University at the age of fourteen, started his first business at sixteen, and took his company public before eventually taking over the Reed Group.

Within five years, he had led the company to the top spot as one of the world’s leading corporations.

He had also earned himself a reputation as one of London’s richest and most handsome bachelors.

Cathan strolled inside on his long legs, his deep voice carrying a hint of distance.

“Why didn’t you turn on the light?” He reached out and switched on the light.

The sudden brightness made Mira close her eyes for a moment before opening them again.

She looked at Cathan.

He was dressed in a deep blue shirt that hugged his chest, revealing his masculine figure. Two buttons were left undone at the top, and he wore a pair of black trousers that complemented the shirt perfectly.

Mira looked at him quietly. “It’s your birthday today.”

He replied without much emotion. “Don’t waste your time next time. I don’t do birthdays.”

Mira curved her lips slightly and asked, “Is it that you don’t like birthdays—or you don’t want to celebrate it with me?”

He looked at her as if she wasn’t worth his attention.

“You can think whatever you want.” With that, he turned and headed upstairs.

He had always been like that with her.

No matter what she did, she could never warm his heart.

Mira stood up and called his name. “Cathan.”

He stopped but didn’t turn around.

“It’s your birthday today, so I have a present for you.”

He didn’t stop for long. “Not necessary.”

Mira smiled faintly. “Let’s get a divorce, Cathan.”

He stopped immediately.

For a moment, he was completely still, as if someone had suddenly grabbed hold of his legs. Then he slowly turned around, His deep black eyes locked tightly onto hers.

Mira met his gaze and repeated calmly but firmly.”let get divorce Cathan.

Do you like this birthday present”.

His handsome brow did not even twitch.”you want a divorce because I don’t celebrate birthday with you?”

Mira said,”your love is back to the state isn’t she?”

At the mentions of Mia Cathan curled his lip up a little and let out a smile.

He walk slowly to her,closing the distance between them step by step.

“Are you divorcing me because of Mia.”

As he advanced to her,Mira instinctively take a step back.

Her slender back hit the cold wall unable her to move any further.

She breath very fast as Cathan closed in,one hand braces against the wall beside her,trapping her between his solid chest and the wall.

He lowered his beautiful lashes and looked down at her,with a mocking curve at the corner of his lip.”everybody in London know am going to marry Mira. before you went through and get marry to me and become Mrs Reed,did you really don’t know that?you don’t mind then so what are been precious about now?”

Mira face went pale.

Yes.

The woman he want to marry is no one but my sister—Mia.

It if hadn’t been the accident,how can it ever be her turn?

He nevee touched her.

He love Mira.

She know all of this…she have always know that.but,

She looked deeply into his handsome face,watching it slowly make her remember there childhood,image of the gentle,playful boy from there childhood.

So it turn out she is the only one who still remember there childhood.

Mira clenched her hand,”Cathan let end this sexless marriage.”

Cathan suddenly raise his eyebrow in a surprise look,his voice rolling out one words.”sexless?”

He lifted one hand up and raise her chin up to meet his gaze,”so that is why you want to get a divorce. Why you are suddenly feeling like a wife?”

Mira face flush a little,her face turn red like a fresh harvest tomatoes.

That is not what she met.

But know his finger is pressed against her lips,rubbed and press with a malicious intent.

He was actually toying with her lips.

That is the first time Cathan will touch her and looked at her so close.

She always wore oversized hoodies with a pair of black pants,which make her always old fashioned and unattractive.

But looking her so close make him realize her face is just barely a palm—size,with a clear cat eyes and a round soft pick lips.

It made him want to taste them.”her soft lips.

Cathan gaze darkened slightly,is that how bad you want a man touch? Mrs Reed.”

Bang…..

Mira raise her small hand up and slap him across his face.

Cathan head snapped to the side, his entire face turn red with rage.

Mira hand tremble,Not from fear but from rage.

When you love a man,your sincerity get trampled. He actually dare to talk to her like that.

Burning with shame and anger, “ I know you have always love Mia,know am giving you both my blessing, I will return the tittle of Mrs Reed back to her!” I wish you both happy marriage.

Marcus face turned red instantly,someone has proud and exalted like him have ever been slapped in his life.

“Mira you marry me when you want and also divorce when you want, what did you take me for?”

Mira let out a smile, “ just a toy.”

What?

Cathan froze a little.

She let out a scoff. “ you are just a toy I snatch away from Mia,and now am returning you back. Do you have a problem with that?”

Cathan brow darkened. “ it fine,divorce right? But dont you dare run back begging to get back together!” He said with anger

He stormed upstairs and slammed the study door so hard the sound echoed through the house.

She felt as if all her strength have been drained aways. Her body slid slowly down the wall.

She sit on the cold floor,wrapping her arms around her self. Cathan I will never love you again.

………..

Next morning

Cathan spend all the night coop up in his study room.

There house maid is back,she search everywhere but can’t find madam.

So she make way to Cathan study room,she pushed open the study room.

Cathan was seated at his desk reviewing documents when she called him out.

“Sir” Cathan don’t even look up. If obvious he was in a bad mood, the air around him feel cold and scary.

She carefully set a cup of coffee on the table, “ sir,this is the coffee madam make for you.”

Cathan pen pause,his tense face soft a little.

Is she trying to make peace?

Maybe she regretting what she did last night.

To be fair,Mira has been a good wife.

She prepare his meals according to his taste.she never complains.

He picked of the coffee and smell it before taking a sip.

It was her coffee,his favorite taste.

But still he has not forgotten what happened last night,she slapped him,a single coffee cant make him forget everything.

Cathan asked with a dangerous smile on his lip. “ so has madam admitted her mistake.”

The housemaid look at him strangely.

…….”sir,i can’t find madam at home.”

He pause and look at her.

“Sir,I don’t see any of her luggage also, but I find this on the dining table when I resume work this morning.”

She gave Cathan the letter Mira left before packing out.

He took the paper and opened it,the word divorce papers caught his sight.

He froze for a few seconds,he stared at the paper,as if his eyes is playing tricked on him. He had expected her to finall come to her senses and ask for reconcile but she send him a divorce letter instead.

Cathan skimmed through the divorce paper and left out a scoff. “ I will see how you will survive without asking for any money from me.”

Can a countryside girl really survive without any money,or did she have a backbone?

Didn’t not she go through all that trouble to marry him just for his money two years ago?.

Then something caught his eyes, His eyes darken immediately like someone that is ready to strangle anyone.