All Chapters of Dumped by My Reborn CEO Ex? My Flash-Marriage to a Hot Firefighter Is 100X Better!: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

“Mrs. Lucas, I’m sorry. The IVF attempt failed again.”Josie held the test report in her hand, and her fingertips turned cold.She could no longer remember how many times this had happened.Seven years of marriage, and the entire Lucas family was waiting for her to give birth to an heir. But her body showed no signs of pregnancy at all.They tried timed intercourse, old remedies, IVF treatments, and surgeries. She attempted every possible method.She turned, about to knock on the attending doctor’s door, when she overheard people gossiping about her.“Mrs. Lucas is really pitiful. Her uterine lining is practically paper-thin. She’s destroying her health at this point.”“Pitiful? Don’t you know her husband doesn’t even want a baby? Even if she tries a hundred more times, it’ll never happen.”The words struck Josie like lightning. Her raised hand froze in mid-air.Zac didn’t want her to get pregnant?*She stumbled home in a daze and curled up in bed. The early summer sunlight

“What? You’re not getting married?”Susan froze for a moment, then sighed helplessly. “The wedding date has been set, the invitations have already gone out. How can you back out now?”Josie buried her face against Susan’s shoulder like a wronged child. “I just can’t bear to leave you.”Susan gently rubbed Josie’s soft hair, her voice softening.“Silly girl. You have loved Zac since you were young. You always dreamed of marrying him and starting your own family, didn’t you? So why suddenly…”Josie felt a bitter pang in her chest.Susan's words snapped her back to reality.Zac had grown up under the Lindsay family elders' watchful eyes since childhood. He was exceptionally capable and he had won their complete trust and adoration.Especially after their engagement six months ago, her father, Carl Lindsay, even trusted him with major company projects.But how could she possibly tell Susan the truth?There was never a place for her in Zac’s heart.Their married life was nothing

“Mom.”Susan turned toward Josie, and her eyes immediately filled with tears.Josie gave her a small, reassuring smile. “Mom, don’t get worked up. He is not worth damaging your health over.”Zac finally seemed to notice the wheelchair. His voice tightened. “Is your foot alright?”Josie looked at him with thinly veiled mockery. “Even if I died and turned into dust, Mr. Lucas, what would that have to do with you?”His mind was entirely fixated on Suzy. He had even forgotten how she hurt her ankle in the first place.Zac frowned. “I am sorry. I know you are angry. But I truly love Suzy, and I hope you can understand my choice.”Whether it was his choice in the fire or his choice now.Josie’s heart twinged again, but when pain reached its limit, numbness took over.She let out a short laugh. “A man who calls off a wedding at the last minute. What kind of husband would that make you? Zac Lucas, let me make this clear. Even if you got on your knees and begged to marry me, I still wo

Susan stared at Josie in stunned silence.Josie gently took Susan’s slightly cold hand and spoke softly. “Mom, from now on, keep a closer eye on Dad.”Her tone held an unspoken caution. “Especially when it comes to money. Watch the household spending and the company’s accounts. And whatever the situation may be, make sure you keep some money in your own hands. That is always the safest.”Susan was not a fool. With Josie wording it that way, she could not possibly miss the hidden warning.Thinking back to Carl’s behavior that day, and recalling certain patterns she had brushed aside before, Susan suddenly felt as if she could hardly breathe. A heavy pressure settled on her chest.“Josie… I understand,” she said quietly.Josie returned to her room and locked the door behind her.According to her grandfather’s will, she owned shares of Galaxy Corporation, but she would not control them herself until she turned twenty-five unless she got married earlier. If she stayed single before

“I only have one condition.” Hugo lifted his chin slightly. “I’m not interested in women. I’m only getting married to keep my family off my back. So keep to yourself, and don’t develop any kind of romantic attachment to me.”Josie slowly looked him over again from head to toe.Broad shoulders tapered to a narrow waist, and long legs anchored his tall frame. His T-shirt stretched perfectly across his sculpted chest and solid arms. Even through the fabric, she could sense the strength underneath and the intense masculine energy he carried.A virile man like this claiming to have no desire at all? That made no sense.If he truly had no interest in women, then there was only one explanation.He must be into men.So this really was a purely transactional marriage. He would have a wife on paper to silence his family and enjoy his “colorful private life” however he pleased.Hugo noticed her expression shifting several times and frowned. “What, you can’t handle that?”Josie smiled sl