All Chapters of Behind the Perfect Marriage: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

The pool was over six feet deep, and with the chill of late autumn in the air, there was no way Simon and Lara would last an entire day. They would probably die within the hour.In that moment, their survival instinct overrode all other considerations. Lara screamed Luke's name, her voice sharp and desperate."At the gala that night, Kayla was deliberately drugged!"Luke's eyes widened."What did you say?""The person who drugged Kayla... it was Stephanie, the same one who kept claiming she saved her! That's not all. Stephanie also arranged for the group of thugs who tried to attack Kayla to be there that night!"At Luke's signal, Kayla's parents were dragged forward, stumbling and flustered.Stephanie was trembling violently, but she gritted her teeth and shot back, "No! This old hag is lying to you! Luke, you have to believe me! If I had really drugged my sister and brought those thugs here, why would I have come running to tell you?"Before anyone could react, she kicked Lar

Before Kayla could even process what was happening, Helen had already slipped the bracelet off her own wrist. It looked priceless. In the next second, it was fastened around Kayla's arm. Helen beamed so brightly that the joy crinkled the corners of her eyes."This girl is even prettier in person than in the photos. Oh, I just love her already.""No, I'm not..."Kayla's mind had turned completely blank. She did not even have time to wonder what Helen meant by "prettier than the photos." All she could think about was trying to explain her relationship with Lucian.But she never got the chance.Helen held her hands and looked her over from head to toe, her expression full of affection and concern."My goodness, why do you look so weak? Did that useless son of mine bully you? Once you marry into the Graham family, you're my daughter. If he dares mistreat you, tell me. I'll make sure he can't get out of bed for a month."She frowned at Kayla's face, clearly distressed."Look at you,

To marry Kayla, Luke had knelt outside the Hudson family's residence for seven days and seven nights, until his eyes were dry and he collapsed under the scorching sun.When the Hudson family elders punished him physically, Luke never flinched. He endured every punishment in full. Even while lying in the ICU after, his only thought was that as long as he could be with Kayla, nothing else mattered.They had never had children. The doctors said there was nothing physically wrong with either of them, only that their bodies were incompatible, making conception unlikely.Kayla didn't know that the doctor had privately told Luke that the real reason behind their "incompatibility" was likely linked to his obsessive, possessive nature.Luke couldn't bring himself to tell her.At that moment, all his confidence crumbled. He was terrified Kayla might leave him if she knew. That she might reject him. He couldn't bear the thought.So he lied. He told Kayla that their difficulty conceiving was

When she opened the door, the walls were completely covered with photos of Kayla.One showed her in school, standing at the podium, solving problems. Another caught her bent over a desk in class, scribbling furiously. There was one from graduation, her lips curved in a subtle smile as she flashed a peace sign at the camera. And another from university, participating in a club activity with classmates.Nearly every moment of her life before marriage was captured there.That wasn't all. Her old notebooks, the half-used erasers she could never find, and even the worn-out rulers were all neatly laid out on the table."These are all..." Kayla couldn't quite believe it.Helen smiled."That little rascal collected all of this. When he was young, his father and I were always busy, so he stayed with his aunt and attended school in Harbor City. The moment he saw you, he was completely smitten, but he was too shy to say anything. Later, his father sent him abroad to broaden his horizons. He

Kayla froze.She had expected it to be Lucian who walked in. She had even practiced her smile ahead of time. But the man standing before her was Luke, the one she never wanted to see again. Not now, and not ever in the rest of her life.Her smile vanished instantly, replaced by a cautious, guarded look.Luke didn't notice any of it.He missed Kayla so badly that it was nearly driving him insane.Even though he had set out expecting that the best he could hope for was a small clue about Kayla, he never imagined that the impossible luck of finally seeing her would fall into his lap. He had really found her.His body moved before he could think, instinctively pulling Kayla tightly into his arms."Kayla, my darling. Do you know how much I've missed you? I've missed you so much, I'm going crazy! I can't... I can't take it anymore..."For the first time in what felt like forever, Luke realized he was still alive.But Kayla pushed him away with all her strength."Get away from me!