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Sentenced to Marriage A lie
I kept staring at Alan, blinking my eyes in disbelief. "Let me get this straight... You made a perfect clone of Callan's phone, and then you erased all the nude pictures and the video from it?""That is correct," Norton confirmed."And this phone is the one that the FBI agents have taken?""Yup." Alan grinned wickedly."And the original is still in our hands, and we can complete the retrieval of data that got erased by the burner app?""Yes," they replied simultaneously.I collapsed on the sofa and burst out into laughter, relieved and happy to have those two freaks by my side. Aren stood beside me, smiling and gesturing a thumbs-up to Alan and Norton. I smiled at my husband and shrugged. "I guess, we will notify Jack if we find something useful.""Good idea." Aren nodded before turning to the boys. "Good job, guys.""It was the right thing to do," Norton said, confidently raising his chin.I knew I owed them a good dinner with high-quality alcohol, at least for what they did. As soon
Sentenced to Marriage Fight
I woke up sitting on the floor by Aren's bed, my hand stretched to hold his while he slept, my upper body twisted in a weird, uncomfortable position. It took me a while to stand as my stiffened muscles refused to work, punishing me for my awkward way of falling asleep. It was four in the morning when I swayed back to my bedroom to lie down in bed and try to relax. I couldn't. The image of Aren, desperate and mortified in his sleep, haunted me each time I closed my eyes. What could cause him such pain? Was it something from his past? "Lanfen..." I muttered, staring blankly at the ceiling. It was probably a Chinese name. I wondered if it was his family member, but I had never heard him mention that name before. And what was it that he was calling? "Buyao zou"? I wondered what it could mean. Should I ask him in the morning? Would he answer? For the first time, I wasn't sure that he'd tell me the truth... I was scared. I couldn't explain it, but something fragile had broken between us.
Sentenced to Marriage Honesty
Neil's words rang inside my head for the next few hours. Of course, there was no chance that I would let Aren know that I wasn't mad at him anymore because my inner rage was still present and boiling in my veins each time I felt that I recalled his words. Yet, the situation between me and Aren was clearly exhausting both of us, and I didn't want Aren to fire more people or trouble poor Neil...Since my message-recovery mission brought no results this time, I ended up focusing all my thoughts on Aren anyway. Neil advised me that it would be best if I reached out to him. He was also certain that Aren would agree to any conditions. I wasn't too sure about it, but I figured that maybe it was worth a shot. From the moment I met Aren, I literally moved into his world and played by his rules; it was time to change that. After writing and rewriting the message five times, I finally sent Aren an invitation, one without pleading and extra formalities."Eat dinner with me. I suggest tacos at Cas
Sentenced to Marriage Putting on a show
Perhaps, he said. Perhaps I should have kept my mouth shut. With a stiff smile on my face, I tried to contain my boiling emotions. The sting of jealousy was painfully spreading throughout my body and made me hate Lanfen even if I didn't know her. Why had I even mentioned that I would look for her?! I didn't want to find my husband's ex! If she was out of his life, then it would be better if it stayed that way! I hated the way her name and the memory of her could stir his emotions. It made Aren agitated and anxious. She caused it, and, as much as I didn't like to admit it, I envied her. I bet that she knew Aren before he decided to lock all of his emotions away. She could have had his love, but she rejected him. Whoever she was and whatever her motives were, she didn't deserve to come back to his life. "Sunshine, are you worried?" Aren asked, smiling. "Of course I am!" I snapped. "No girl likes to hear that her man's ex is in town!" I might have gone a little overboard with the volume
Sentenced to Marriage Funeral
I was glad that I didn't have to walk the entire way to the mansion's main building on foot. Marcus waited for us a little further away from the main gate. We drove away, leaving Vanessa, who looked as if she had gone mad. A tiny little part of me felt sorry for her. She had lost her son, and even if her brain lacked neurons, she must have suspected that he didn't kill himself. I would love to tell her that we shared the same suspicions, but that would only make her blame us for Callan's death more. I think we would never be able to guess what had caused her hatred, but especially now, that woman should be locked away from society for some serious treatment. As we entered the main building, my second favorite person in the mansion showed up—the chamberlain, Lucious Maffei. I didn't think that was possible, but this guy looked at me with more disdain than before. "Hello Lucious," I greeted him with a warm smile. "It's a lovely day, isn't it?" I couldn't help but turn on my very dark s
Sentenced to Marriage Secret mission
Aren and I left the Wintons' mansion soon after I had promised to meet with Augustus after the weekend."You did an excellent job, my beautiful wife," he commented as we were going back to the penthouse."You knew that your grandfather would approach me, didn't you? Was that why you suddenly chose to leave me alone in that hall?" I narrowed my eyes at him.He chuckled and kissed my forehead. "Of course. I knew that my grandfather would naturally assume that you are naïve. That was why he waited for the moment I wasn't around you. He was afraid that if I was listening to your conversation, I would make the choices for you, and I would make you refuse his offer.""Now, he thinks that I am willing to listen to him and use the diamond as an investment. What do we do next?" I asked.Aren sighed. "We would have to use the fact that you're going to meet my grandfather in his office, but the plan that I'm thinking of is a risky one…""What do you mean?" I asked, my heart speeding as I saw his
Sentenced to Marriage Getting the evidence
The clock was ticking. It wouldn't be so much better if Augustus gave me the real five minutes, but we all knew that he could come back at any time. Nevertheless, we had to proceed methodically."OK, we took over the surveillance cameras in the mansion." I heard Alan's voice in my ear. "We need to record a loop to play it while you look around the office. Cora, sit behind the old man's desk and pretend that you are reading the contract. You need to sit motionlessly and count to fifteen, then flip the page and count to fifteen one more time."I did everything according to Alan's instructions. By the time the look was prepared to fool any potential security guard watching, I was left with no more than four minutes. I pulled out my phone and turned on my super-scanner apps. The guys, sitting with their computers in the car right outside the gates of the mansion, could see everything I saw on their screens. That way, there were five of us, including Aren and Neil, trying to spot anything
Sentenced to Marriage The recording
We decided to be cautious and check what was on that flash drive once everyone left the company. It was a little after 10 PM, and since we weren't certain if the drive was password-protected, Aren and Neil met us in our full of equipment computer office. We locked the doors after making sure that all the other employees were gone from that floor, and ceremoniously plugged the USB into my computer. I checked if the flash drive wasn't infected before I opened its content, holding my breath. There was a single audio file on it. Aren, Norton, Alan, and Neil sat around me as I opened it. The recording started with some cracks and distorted sounds, which lasted about a minute. It felt discouraging. I skipped the record on fast-forward until finally, we heard two male voices. "The police want to reopen the case. Someone must have tipped them off," the first man said in a low-pitched hoarse voice. "What do you mean, someone?! It was your fucking job to make sure that no one ever digs in Lil
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