All Chapters of Unexpected Marriage: The night that changed my life: Chapter 101 - Chapter 110

"Can't you convince her to stay?" Grace asked, leaning over the counter as the steam from her tea brushed against her face."Why would Chloe even listen to me?" Ruan replied, taking a sip of his tea right after. He sat in the kitchen at three in the morning talking to Grace because he couldn't get a decent night's sleep."You two were married; Chloe loves you."The hot liquid went down the wrong pipe, choking Ruan and burning his throat. He rushed to grab a glass of water to soothe the burning sensation that flared up in his stomach and climbed back up to his throat. It took him nearly two minutes to find his voice again."Is that what Chloe told you?" he asked, wiping his mouth with a napkin. "That she loves me? Do you actually believe that?""Don't you?" she countered, leaning forward again to lock eyes with him. "Can't you see it yourself whenever you look at her?"Ruan felt like a total idiot when Grace laughed at him. Either she was messing with him, or she meant it so sincerely

Ruan had been awake since the early hours of the morning. Exhaustion weighed heavily on his temples alongside the reality of his current situation. He barely even looked at Megan. Looking at her felt like a direct sentence for all his mistakes.“Can you ever forgive me for this?” she murmured, but her words carried too little weight to convince him. “Please, don't turn me in to the police. I only wanted to get rid of Osvaldo.”Ruan shifted his feet; they felt swollen and throbbed painfully inside his flip-flops. His expression hardened instantly the moment he looked at her. The fascination he used to feel for this woman had completely vanished.“Your plan failed,” Ruan said, averting his gaze for the second time. “Nobody knows where he is; he got away scot-free again.”“I don't want to talk about Osvaldo. I want to talk about us.”Her words made his stomach churn. Like a hand squeezing his intestines, a sharp, stabbing pain flared up in his belly and slowly climbed to his head. Ruan w

The warm taste of Ruan’s mouth invaded Chloe’s lips. Her heart leaped so fast that she completely forgot to breathe. Her body refused to respond to anything apart from the raw desire to stay wrapped in Ruan's arms—until she remembered the scene she had witnessed that morning.She understood why Ruan had comforted Megan; after all, the house was burning down with Josephine trapped inside the flames. However, that wasn't enough to make her forget everything.Chloe shoved him away. She raised her arms and slapped him across the face. Ruan cupped his cheek as tears instantly rushed down Chloe's face. She immediately regretted what she had just done.She parted her lips to say she was sorry, but then he slowly turned his head to look at her. He didn't show any hatred or resentment; his expression looked entirely different from anything she had ever seen on his face before.“I don't want you to touch me ever again,” she said, her voice cracking with every word. “I saw you with Megan. I saw

Chloe felt the cold water hit her back while she gripped Ruan tightly, leaving red marks across his back. He didn't complain. He ran his hands through her hair, then slid them down her neck just to make sure her temperature was dropping. Not only that, but he had forgotten how good it felt to be with someone he truly loved.“Can we get this over with soon?” her voice shook. Chloe’s chin trembled uncontrollably; she could barely speak. “I’m freezing.”“I know,” he said, holding her even tighter. “Just hold on for one more minute.”Chloe rested her head against his chest. She couldn't remember a single time she had held Ruan like this and felt as safe as she did right then. Chloe had promised herself she wouldn't let him get close again. She had imagined walking away and never looking back, but now she lay in his arms, wishing this moment would never end.He finally turned off the shower. Without letting go of her for a single second, he reached out, grabbed a towel, and wrapped it arou

Chloe stood by the closed door for far too long, tortured by everything she saw and heard from Ruan. Suddenly, she pictured herself walking a tightrope over a massive cliff. She felt ready to leave, to forget the past and all the pain she faced while living in Phoenix, and to start anew somewhere else. She craved a brand-new life, fresh opportunities, and meeting new people while achieving her career dream.On the other hand, she still loved Ruan madly. The feeling inside her heart grew so intense that it physically ached. Hearing him say those things made her want to run straight into his arms and kiss him.But she remembered exactly how much she loved him and how brutally he had rejected her. She felt like a broken plate trying to glue itself back together just to be useful again. Her heart was completely shattered. Suddenly, her knees gave out, and she had to grab the living room couch to keep from collapsing. The fever flared up again. Chloe dragged herself onto the cushion and sl