Casandra shifted her attention elsewhere, feeling flustered after experiencing such an intimate moment for the first time in her life. Her lips had been kissed by a man, even though Alexander was her legitimate husband. Despite this, Casandra couldn't help but feel nervous and awkward. Being so close to a man, especially someone like Alexander who had always despised her, was quite overwhelming."I'm sorry," mumbled Alexander, feeling embarrassed for accidentally doing that to Casandra. He had let himself be carried away by the atmosphere, and unconsciously planted a brief kiss on Casandra's lips.Both Casandra and Alexander couldn't understand why he had dared to do such a thing. On one hand, Alexander justified it because Casandra was his lawful wife. No one could forbid or scold him for what he had done. However, Casandra couldn't refuse it either, as she believed it was her duty as a wife, right? But Alexander was still too proud to admit that Casandra was his wife, and he hadn't

"They, so Alexander went with Casandra?""Of course. With whom else? Since you're the only one here, Alexander naturally went with his new wife. Wasn't that what you wanted, for him to have a child soon?""Oh, my goodness!" Cesilia massaged her temples. "So that girl has gone this far. I can't believe it," she lamented."Don't blame Casandra because you're the one who sold Alexander to her.""I only gave her money to rent her womb, not to take my husband, Ma!" Cesilia retorted, not willing to back down as Meri seemed to support Casandra as Alexander's legitimate wife.If this continued, Meri might one day ask Alexander to divorce Cesilia. No, that must not happen, as Cesilia was Alexander's only wife, and there should be no other woman, especially not Casandra. She was their own housemaid. How could Cesilia let herself be outshined by a lowly and uncultured woman like Casandra?Alexander was right; Casandra was just a village girl who had no self-awareness. Cesilia should not have poi

Alexander's mind was torn between defending Cesilia and protecting Casandra. He didn't want to lose either of his wives, and he couldn't understand when he had started to fear losing Casandra as well as Cesilia. Casandra had become an essential part of his life, filling the void left by Cesilia.As he saw Casandra crying in her room, Alexander felt overwhelmed with emotions. He knelt in front of her, wanting to comfort her and make things right."Sir, I want this marriage to end. Please let me work here for any salary you decide, so I can repay all the money you spent on my father's medical bills. Even if I doubt I can pay it off in my lifetime, it's still better than being a paid wife like this. I don't want to be oppressed and humiliated by Mrs. Cesilia.Honestly, I never wanted to be a paid wife. You know that, right? So please, divorce me!"Alexander held his breath, just listening to Casandra's words until she was done expressing herself.Finally, he nodded, "You're right, there'

Initially, it was difficult to leave, but eventually, Alexander agreed because of Meri's encouragement. The middle-aged woman was very enthusiastic and even facilitated the departure of her son and daughter-in-law. To be honest, Alexander had been dreaming of an atmosphere like Casandra's village for a long time. He loved its charming ambiance and cool air. Throughout the journey, Alexander couldn't take his eyes off the vast expanse of rice fields and the blue mountains in the distance. The green hills were so inviting, seemingly within reach.Suddenly, Alexander stopped his car. They were in a rural area surrounded by rice fields, and the road was not paved, just covered with small gravel. This prevented Alexander from driving the car as fast as on regular roads. "Why did you stop, Sir?" asked Casandra as she realized Alexander had stopped the car in this rural area. As the one who knew the route to her house, Casandra deliberately chose this road as it was faster, despite the road

The next morning, early in the morning, Casandra had already showered, smelled nice, and dressed neatly. Today, she planned to go to the field behind her house. The field belonged to her father. Casandra wanted to see how her father had been taking good care of it. It wasn't vast, just using the remaining land.There were parts of the field planted with papaya, and others with coffee. Along the edge of the field, many sengon trees grew, reaching the height of an adult person.This field was the only inheritance left by Casandra's grandfather. Her father had been taking care of it all this time, even without any help, even when he was sick."Wow, the papayas will be ready for harvest soon," Casandra said with shining eyes as she entered the field wearing her boots. Casandra purposely wore them to avoid the danger of snakes and other harmful creatures.Casandra had never encountered snakes in the field, but her father always reminded her to wear boots whenever she went there. No one kno