Semua Bab New Year, New Bride? Sorry, I'm Already Married: Bab 1 - Bab 9

I silently took a step back and swirled the wine in my glass. I smiled and asked, "I think you're proposing to the wrong person, Ms. Monroe. Shouldn't you be proposing to Matthew instead?""I had a feeling you were still jealous because of Matthew," Sabrina Monroe said, her expression twisting slightly. "It's been three years. Don't tell me that you're still angry. I already told you a million times that—""That you only treat Matthew as if he were your younger brother, yes? There's nothing going on between the two of you," I said calmly, finishing Sabrina's sentence for her.I had heard the same excuse from Sabrina hundreds of times. She would tell me this every time she abandoned me, her actual boyfriend, to go to Matthew Dawson's side, the man whom she apparently only saw as her younger brother.Sabrina was momentarily stunned by my retort. She softened her voice and said, "I admit that it's my fault for standing you up three years ago. But I did send you a message to explain th

I thought that Sabrina would understand that it was impossible for us to rekindle our relationship after I made my stance blatantly clear.However, I woke up to a barrage of messages the next day."Are you and Sabrina getting engaged, Colin?"I had no idea what was going on. I tapped on the trending topics link that my friend sent me and frowned when I read the headline."Is Marriage on the Table for the Lawrence and Monroe Families? The Romance of a Pair of Childhood Sweethearts Is About to Become a Reality!"The comments section was filled with clueless netizens expressing their envy for our love."I love them as a couple so much!""I didn't think that a romance between a prince and princess could actually happen in real life.""It turns out that I'm just an NPC in this world."I was about to contact the media to remove the trending topic when I received a call from Sabrina."Have you looked at the trending topics chart? Are you happy? I know that you care a lot about your

Sabrina had no idea what the woman was talking about. "Of course not, Ms. Clarkson. I was talking about ruining Lawrence Group. I wouldn't dare disrespect your husband."She watched in shock as Freya Clarkson approached me and pulled me into her arms. "Colin Lawrence is my husband!" she spat.Sabrina was gobsmacked.Meanwhile, I finally realized what was going on when I looked into Freya's eyes that were glinting with mischief. She had told me that she had a surprise for me before I returned to the country. It turned out that this was the surprise that she had been talking about.I couldn't help but burst into laughter, gently pitching Freya's cheek. I looked at Sabrina indifferently as I pulled out an acquisition contract. "Sign this.""Either let us acquire your company or declare bankruptcy. The choice is up to you," Freya said, her voice taking on a threatening edge."Why?" Sabrina demanded as she knocked the contract aside, looking utterly heartbroken. "Why are you being

I was swamped with work after returning to the country. Not only did I have to learn the ropes to take over Lawrence Group, but I was also busy acquiring other companies.It was late when I finally finished work that night. I had stayed behind to work overtime.I had just made it to the parking lot when I heard a set of footsteps approaching me."Colin, please have mercy on Monroe Group."It was Sabrina again. She continued to haunt me like a ghost.I nearly burst out laughing when I looked at her troubled but self-righteous expression."There's no way that you still believe that I came back for you, right?"I was caught by surprise when Sabrina suddenly grabbed my wrist. "Stop denying it. I know that you still have me in your heart. I found out a long time ago that you and Freya had a marriage of convenience. You don't actually love each other."I can tell that she doesn't actually care about you since she didn't accompany you when you returned to the country. You should divor

For Abigail's sake, I made my way to the location that Sabrina had told me to meet her at, alone.It was Sabrina's and my previous marital home."Doesn't this place look so familiar?" Sabrina asked when she spotted me, a hint of nostalgia flickering in her eyes."Where's my daughter?" I asked in a trembling voice. "Where's Abigail?"Sabrina suddenly shushed me. "Be quiet. Our daughter is sleeping," Sabrina replied in a hushed voice.I immediately noticed that something was amiss with her tone. I stared at her twisted features, not daring to do anything rash.It became blatantly obvious that Sabrina wasn't mentally stable at that moment."Can you tell me which room Abigail is sleeping in?" I asked calmly and gently, forcefully suppressing my fear. "May I take a look at her?"A happy expression broke across Sabrina's face when she realized that I was playing along with her."Sure! Follow me."Sabrina walked over to me and held my hand.I didn't shake her off this time and let