Chapter 31

Maria’s POV The silence in the house felt heavier than walls. It wasn’t just the usual quiet of Andrew’s mansion, where every corner swallowed sound; it was something else. Something colder. I had felt it the second he came back from his meeting. He didn’t shout. He didn’t throw harsh words the way I had half expected. That would’ve been easier at least anger was loud, raw, alive. No warmth. Nothing. I retreated to my room not long after. I told myself I needed rest, that my chest felt heavy because of exhaustion, but I knew better. I was hurting. And maybe worse than hurting I was regretting. I had let myself believe, even for a moment, that he could be more than this. That Andrew Walker could be more than the cold, distant man I had sworn to despise. That the kiss in the kitchen, the way his lips lingered like they meant something, was real. But maybe I had been foolish. What did I expect? That a man like him would ever look at me really look at me as more than an arrangeme

Last Updated : 2025-09-07

Chapter Thirty Two

Maria’s POVI thought I was done crying.But the truth was, I wasn’t.My room had become too quiet, too suffocating, and yet I couldn’t bring myself to step outside. The house felt different tonight colder.I’d gotten used to the warmth he had begun to show me. And now, being shut out again felt like someone had yanked the ground from under my feet.I lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling, when my phone buzzed against the nightstand. For a moment, I didn’t want to check it. Susan’s name on the screen made my stomach twist, but my fingers moved anyway.One picture. One line of text. That was all it took to crack open something inside me.The picture showed Andrew at last night's dinner table, his dark suit sharp under the soft restaurant lights. But he just with Farrow. Beside him sat a young woman with flawless skin, a sleek red dress, and an easy smile. Her hand was almost brushing his on the table. They looked like a scene out of a magazine cover powerful man, beautiful wo

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Chapter Thirty Three

Maria's POV I lifted a piece of toast, trying to be less bothered as Andrew is, but the pounding in my head made me set it down again. I didn't sleep well throughout the night, “Claire?” I called gently, pushing back my chair. “Do you have something for a headache?” She nodded from the doorway. “Of course, Miss Smith. I’ll get it right away.” I stood, smoothing my palms down the sides of my loose dress. My body ached to escape the tension in that dining room, even just for a moment, before he comes back in, and that's if he will. I left quickly, heading toward the kitchen where Claire kept the medicine cabinet. In my haste, I didn’t notice I’d left my phone sitting on the table, screen side up. Andrew’s POV I didn't plan to come back to the table, but I felt it was too harsh to have left her without uttering any word to her. She looked like she barely had any sleep over the night, I came back in to see her rushing to the kitchen. Her phone was there on the table, next to he

Last Updated : 2025-09-07

Chapter 34

Maria’s POV The door hadn’t even stopped trembling from the force of Andrew’s exit when I realized my hands were shaking. His words were still ringing in my ears, sharp and cruel, cutting deeper than I thought they could. “So this is what you wanted all along, isn’t it? Playing the loyal wife while reporting back to your friend?” I stood there in the middle of the dining room, my fork untouched, the smell of toast and coffee now making my stomach turn. For a few seconds, I couldn’t move. I couldn’t even breathe properly. It felt like the ground had opened beneath me, like I was tumbling into a pit I couldn’t crawl out of. What was I even expecting? That Andrew Walker — the man who wore walls like armor — would suddenly believe in me? That he would trust me enough to see past every ugly coincidence, every twisted thing Susan seemed to throw in my path? I pressed a hand to my chest, trying to steady the ache that had settled there. He didn’t even give me a chance to explain. He saw

Last Updated : 2025-11-03

All Chapters of CONTRACT BRIDE FOR THE DEVIL: Chapter 31 - Chapter 34

Chapter 31

Chapter Thirty Two

Chapter Thirty Three

Chapter 34