登入“Where have you been?” Aaron asked just as Lilian stepped into the room.It was already late. The clock on the wall showed eleven, and only then did Lilian finally return to the Wellington family residence.Lilian flinched in surprise. She had assumed her husband had not come home yet, considering she had received neither a message nor a phone call from Aaron since they parted ways at the beach two days ago.“You... you’re already home?” Her voice trembled violently.“Aren’t you going to answer me?” Aaron raised his voice this time, cutting through his wife’s shock.Lilian immediately burst into tears. Yes, tears were the one thing she could always rely on whenever she was cornered.“If you really don’t want me here, then I’ll just leave, Aaron. But please, don’t treat me like this.”Aaron was taken aback.The man’s greatest weakness was that he could never stand seeing Lilian cry. The harshness in his voice immediately softened.“I just want to know where you went. You were supposed
“Drink this,” Irina said softly as she held out a glass of water to Elijah, who was already seated at the dining table.Elijah looked at his wife, who had now taken the seat beside him. “I’m sorry.”“What are you apologizing for? You did nothing wrong, Elijah,” Irina replied with a faint smile.“Last night, I promised you that Aaron would leave before we came out of the room this morning. But…” Elijah trailed off.“You don’t need to feel guilty. If anyone is to blame, shouldn’t it be me? I’m the one Aaron is after, and because of me, he’s interfering with our lives,” Irina replied quietly.Elijah tightened his grip around his wife’s hand. “Don’t say that. I don’t want you blaming yourself.”“And I don’t want to see you blaming yourself for something that isn’t your fault either, Elijah,” Irina said firmly.Elijah fell silent for a moment. He took a deep breath before giving her a faint smile. “I’m just too afraid of losing you, Irina. I’m afraid—”Before Elijah could finish, Irina imm
“You have no shame, Elijah!” Aaron shouted through clenched teeth.“You’re nothing but a selfish man who had the nerve to steal your own brother’s bride!” Aaron cursed again. Of course, he only dared to spit out those angry words after making sure Elijah had truly left his room. There was no way he would have dared to raise his voice like that in front of his intimidating older brother.Meanwhile, Elijah, who had just walked away from the guest room, suddenly stopped in his tracks. Slowly, he turned around, as though he could hear Aaron shouting behind the door. His sharp gaze settled on the room where his brother was.“I hope you truly understand what I want, Aaron,” Elijah murmured coldly in the silence of the hallway. “I’ve already lost my wife twice... and when it comes to my wife now, I’ll protect her even if I have to put my own life on the line.”Elijah turned away and stepped back into his room. Irina, who had been standing lost in thought by the large glass window, immediatel
“Aaron, you’re really going to let me go home alone?” Lilian asked, her voice trembling when she realized that her husband had no intention of returning home with her that day.Aaron cast her a brief glance, his expression cold and unconcerned. “I have something to take care of.”Lilian stepped forward, blocking his path with a suspicious look in her eyes. “I’m coming with you. You canceled our honeymoon, and now you’re planning to leave alone? What business could possibly be so important? You’re going to look for Irina, aren’t you?”“None of your business. Just go home. I won’t be long,” Aaron snapped before walking past her without another word, leaving Lilian standing there frozen, her hands clenched tightly at her sides.“You’ll never get Irina back, Aaron!” Lilian shouted in frustration, tears spilling down her cheeks as the anger burned inside her. “You two will never be together again!”As it turned out, Aaron had managed to get some information from a friend who lived not far
“How could they just leave without telling us?” Aaron grumbled angrily, his eyes fixed sharply on the floor.Standing behind him, Lilian could only let out a long sigh. “Maybe they wanted to visit somewhere else without anyone knowing, just like before, Aaron. We should be enjoying our honeymoon too, not worrying about other people.”“Our honeymoon?” Aaron scoffed, a bitter laugh escaping his lips. “Elijah really knows how to take what should have been mine.”“Are you still hoping Irina will come back to you, Aaron?” Lilian’s voice trembled, heavy with disappointment that had nearly reached its breaking point. “I’m your wife now.”Aaron glanced at her, his expression completely devoid of guilt. “Don’t start, Lilian. You know that’s not what I meant.”“Then what did you mean, Aaron? All you ever talk about is Irina, Irina, and Irina!” Lilian hissed. “I’m right here, standing beside you, yet your mind belongs entirely to a woman who is now your own sister-in-law!”“Enough, Lilian!” Aaro
“What the hell are you doing, Aaron? I’m married now, and I’m your sister-in-law!” Irina exclaimed, her chest rising and falling as she struggled to contain her burning anger.Instead of feeling guilty, Aaron merely gave her a faint smile. “I just want you to remember how you used to feel about me. Maybe one kiss will be enough to make you remember,” he said confidently.Irina was stunned, suddenly at a loss for words. Memories of the past came crashing back into her mind, the cruel things Aaron had said in her previous life, when he had wished they had never crossed paths in the first place.“Just kiss me, at least once, Irina. Then you’ll know how much you still love me,” Aaron coaxed, trying to step closer as though there were no boundaries between them.“You’re crazy, Aaron! I’m not your fiancée anymore! I’m Elijah’s wife!” Irina shouted, her voice trembling.“How long are you going to keep pretending like this, Irina? I know you’re only trying to punish me because I kept caring a







