"Did I... Did I make the wrong decision?"
Vivi stared blankly at her phone screen. Darren had come to dinner, and they had signed a three-year marriage contract. And less than half an hour after Darren had left her apartment, the fantastic amount of money he'd given her as a downpayment for signing the contract had been deposited into Vivi's account.
The amount was amazing. The down payment alone was almost equal to what Vivi had received from Lucas after the divorce, so Vivi dared not imagine how much Darren would give her after this contract ended if the down payment alone could be that much.
And what worried Vivi was that all of this seemed so easy and unreasonable that she felt she had made a rash decision by accepting Darren's offer.
"He'll definitely be furious if I cancel," Vivi muttered. "But I feel like I can't go on like this. Three years is not a short time, I shouldn't make such a rash decision!"
Vivi was getting ready to call Darren wh
"Oh!" And it really was Darren! The man looked surprised when the door in front of him suddenly opened wide just as he was about to turn and leave, because Vivi had taken so long to guess who the visitor was. "I thought you weren't home," Darren said. "But it looks like you took so long to open the door because you were eating." "How did you know?" asked Vivi, trying hard to contain the explosion of happiness that filled her chest at finally seeing Darren like this again after five days. "You always eat messily," Darren said before making Vivi's body feel frozen as his thumb suddenly wiped away the remaining sauce at the corner of Vivi's lips. Then he put his thumb in his mouth, "Hmmm... This is good. What are you eating?" he asked before stepping inside. "What is this? Why do I get so happy just by looking at him?" Vivi thought, pressing her chest, which seemed to be beating too fast, while her eyes followed Darren's footsteps as he w
"Is it true that you have a relationship with Bryan Walters, and this contract marriage with me is just to hide your relationship?"Darren was naturally shocked by the question Vivi had just asked him. Even though his romance scandal with Bryan had become as famous as his popularity as a successful businessman over the years, there had never been a single person who had dared to ask him directly to confirm the truth of the rumors."Well..." Darren paused to hold his head, which suddenly felt dizzy. He always got a headache when he was associated with Bryan like this. "I told you to look me up on the Internet, but it wasn't about that rumor. I mean... Of all the information you can get about me on the Internet, why are you interested in that one?""Because I think it's the most important of all," Vivi said, making Darren close his eyes as if holding back the answer that upset him."If it's true that you asked me to marry you to cover up your relationship w
"Mr. Hart allows you to choose any dress you want. So you can tell me about your dream wedding dress, and I will do my best to make it happen."Accompanied by Lily, Vivi was in the room of one of the best designers in the world. What made her feel particularly stressed was that Darren wanted to give her a special dress for their wedding day, even though they only got married by contract."I don't have a dream dress," Vivi said. "Please just make me a simple dress.""I don't think Mr. Hart will agree with that idea," the designer said. "Since the party is going to be big with 1,000 guests, he must–""A thousand?!" Vivi interrupted the designer with a screech of disbelief. "Who are the people he wants to invite to his wedding that he has to invite so many guests?""Actually, there are more guests to invite, miss," Lily explained, causing Vivi to turn to her. "But Mr. Hart only chose 1000 people closest to him to attend his wedding.""A t
"The 13th? That's... That's nine days from now, right?"Darren returned from Paris three days after his departure, and besides the souvenir of a bottle of 1947 wine that was very expensive, another thing that surprised Vivi was the wedding invitation the man gave her.Not someone else's invitation, but her wedding invitation with Darren, written to be held on the 13th, which was only nine days away from now. It shocked Vivi because in addition to Darren's sudden arrival, this sudden wedding invitation was too surprising for Vivi, who had just woken up from her sleep because Darren rang the bell of her apartment."Yes. I postponed it because I have to finish some work first," Darren said, causing Vivi to stare at him in disbelief."It's only nine days away, and you said you postponed it? When are you actually planning to get married?" asked Vivi."I was thinking of marrying you right after we met. But since you're newly divorced... I thought I'd hav
"This is very suitable and beautiful for you. This dress will make you the most beautiful queen on your wedding day."Vivi missed Lily's compliments as she was now completely mesmerized by her wedding dress. Even though she had asked for a simple dress, in the hands of famous designer Darren had specially chosen to make her wedding dress, the simple model of the dress could become a dress that looked very elegant and luxurious."I’ll take a picture of you and send it to Mr. Hart," Lily said, snapping Vivi out of her reverie."You're going to send my picture to Darren? What for?" asked Vivi as if she objected."Mr. Hart asked for it because he's very curious about the dress," Lily said, pointing her camera phone at Vivi."If he's so curious, why didn't he come to see it himself?" asked Vivi–saying it in an indifferent tone to hide her sadness, because from the beginning it was only her and Lily who were busy with all the wedding preparat
"Aaah..."Vivi awoke from her sleep, clutching her head, which felt very painful. The dizziness was overwhelming, as if her head had become a giant drum beating loudly."I suffer like this every time I drink alcohol, but how come I never give up?" grumbled Vivi as she walked out of her room."It's because of Darren! With all the presents he could have bought for me, why did he give me wine instead..."Vivi stopped rambling when her footsteps stopped in front of the bathroom door as a flash of events suddenly appeared in her head."This is so good. Do you want to try some?"Vivi covered her mouth with both palms, remembering what she had said to Darren after she had opened the door for him."No!" Vivi shook her head with both eyes closed, trying to stop the memory of suddenly kissing Darren first while drunk."It was a dream, right? I couldn't have done something like that, could I? It was just a dream, right?"Vivi
"There's still an hour before the wedding starts. So if you want to invite your friends to take a picture, I'll–""No need." Vivi interrupted the speech of one of the employees who had helped organize her wedding. "There are no guests for me, so I'll just rest until the wedding starts.""Yes, of course. Please call me if you need anything."After the woman left, Vivi was alone in the room specially prepared for the bride.Vivi looked at her reflection in the mirror and let out a long sigh when she saw how beautiful she looked in her makeup and wedding dress. And even though this was not her first wedding, Vivi still felt the same nervousness she had felt at her first wedding."It's okay. It's not a real wedding. It's something you do as part of your job as a contract wife. So you don't have to be too nervous."Vivi, who had been unconsciously daydreaming, suddenly remembered what Lucas had said to her on their wedding day. It
"No! Why do I have to wear such clothes?" In the main room of Darren's luxurious house that would be their home from now on, the room that was decorated with rose petals and small candles to create a romantic atmosphere for the newlyweds, Vivi firmly refused when Darren offered her black lingerie. Her eyes bulged, making her panic clearly visible to Darren. "Of course, to make me happy," Darren said. "It's our first night, so-" "It's only a contract marriage!" Vivi interrupted Darren's speech with a high-pitched tone amid her fear of being trapped in this room alone, with Darren forcing her to change into sexy lingerie that would clearly expose every curve of her body. "There is no first night in a contract marriage!" "No?" Darren repeated Vivi's words with a raised eyebrow. "Ah, you must be equating it with your previous marriage. Did he leave you on the first night to comfort his girlfriend, who must have been very sad because of your contract marriage?" Vivi didn't respond to D