*Stuart's POV I wondered why Patricia's smile changed. Is it because of our divorce? But I could not be responsible for the change in her smile. What happened before was bound to happen. My agreement with Patricia was very clear, and whatever made it wrong, it was because Patricia crossed the line of our first agreement.* The flashback*Three weeks passed, and I am still having trouble naming the feelings I have for Patricia. I know she is special because she made me smile even with just a thought of her, but I want to be sure about this. I wanted to be sure that this was not just some kind of infatuation where I just got used to her presence. She showered me with so much attention and did not give me room to make an effort for her. What if I just got used to her cares? What if she is just filling the gap that Sandra left? What if Sandra returns, and then I will realize that I still love her and not Patricia?I wanted to make this right. I do not want to make this relationship offic

*Stuart’s POV – the flashback*All I want is to try to move on just like Marco, but I never expected that our relationship would escalate this fast. The angst I felt for marrying Patricia is indescribable. My heart still longed for Sandra, but I have decided to move on. This is why I chose to be in a relationship with Patricia. Still, she took things her way and plotted this arranged marriage. I planned to make things difficult for her. I want her to give up pursuing me when our one-year arrangement ends. She has to stop leading my life.I started by showing little interest in the wedding preparations. If it were not for Dad, I would not have come with her, but because I do not want to disappoint Dad, here I am. Acting more like her escort than being her fiancé.We were in a bakeshop when I received an email.Sender: Sandra SandovalHi, I heard you are marrying Patricia. Congratulations! I just messaged to let you know that I will attend your wedding. I would definitely take advantage

*Patricia’s POV – the flashback*My spirits were high as we headed to our hotel suite. I admit that I anticipated something when we reached our hotel suite. I love Stuart, and I can’t wait to feel him tonight. I cannot deny the fact that I am both excited and nervous about our first night together. This will be my first time to share a bed with a guy. I have reserved myself for him, and tonight, I am giving my all to him.Stuart was silent the whole time, but it did not bother me. I do not know what he had in mind, but it doesn’t matter now. All I care for now is how to seduce him to fall in love with me. He has given me a year to do that, and I do not plan to waste any of that time. I heaved a sigh as I reminded myself that I would start seducing him tonight.We entered a nice, romantic honeymoon suite. The lights were dim, and the bed was big with see-through draperies that reached the floor. The aromatic scent of the room, plus the sight of the two wine glasses with wine on a round

*Patricia’s POV – the flashback*I met with my friends last week and admitted to them about the real status of my marriage with Stuart. They were surprised that after six months, Stuart and I had never consummated our wedding.“You know what,” I remembered Janine commented, “I have read similar situations like yours in romance novels, but don’t worry. All of them have a happy ending.  They endured some pains but, in the end, their sufferings paid off.  The men in their lives realized that their feelings and they eventually end up together.”“Janine,” I rolled my eyes, “my life is not a romance novel.”“But you can get lessons from reading these books,” she insisted.“Fine,” I said, “then what advice can I get from these romance novels to make Stuart love me?”“Seduce him to bed and make sure you get pregnant,

*Stuart’s POV – the flashback*I headed to my office to get the divorce papers which I prepared last year. I am supposed to file the divorce after I spent a night with Sandra. Still, since she wanted me to stay married to Patricia for a year, I obliged and hid the papers in my office. When I got the papers, I immediately rushed home to ask Patricia to sign the documents.I know Patricia did not expect this, but now is not the time for me to worry about how she will feel about it. I have already sacrificed so much just because Sandra cared too much about how her cousin would feel, but this is now the time for us to think of ourselves. I will never allow anything to stop me from marrying Sandra, not now that Sandra has finally agreed to give me the rest of her life.The house was dark and quiet when I arrived, but I immediately saw Patricia in the middle of the living room.“H-hi,” Patricia nervously smiled at me.