Semua Bab From Fake Wife to Final Goodbye: Bab 1 - Bab 10

Doug Graham's rival let out a quiet, mocking laugh. "This kind of kidnapping seems fun. How about we try it, too?"I closed my eyes and kissed him. "I'll play along, but you have to help me disappear from his world."Chad Conner lifted a brow slightly, pressing a finger to my lips."No rush. We'll play after you leave him."I let out a bitter laugh, my mind still spinning, like I hadn't fully come back to reality yet.Seeing the disbelief on my face, Chad scoffed. He picked up my phone and dialed the number pinned at the top.Doug answered instantly, his tone already impatient."What is it?"My tears hit the tile floor with a sharp, audible tap. I forced back the sob in my throat."Where are you? Who are you with?"Doug paused for a second, then answered without hesitation, "I'm at a business meeting. If you've got nothing better to do, figure out how to deal with Chad for me. I told you already, Lindsey's just a shield I'm using to protect you. Stop overthinking it."Afte

My body had always been different. The day I found out I was pregnant, Doug was over the moon. He fumbled around in the kitchen, trying to make me some kind of nourishing soup.He pressed his warm cheek against my still-flat stomach, his voice soft. "Let me hear it. What's our kid saying?"I laughed at him, called him childish. The baby wasn't even formed yet. How could it say anything?Not long after I started showing, Lindsey shoved me down the stairs."You're pregnant and still hanging around Mr. Graham every day? You're just hired muscle! You really think you can sleep your way up?"After that, Doug moved me into the maid's room on the ground floor. He kneeled in front of me, slapping himself again and again. "I'm sorry! I didn't protect you or the baby. I won't let Lindsey get away with this. The more spoiled she is now, the worse it'll be when our enemies get their hands on her."I swallowed the bitterness and disappointment and accepted it.But now, I knew. Those so-cal

Tears streaming down my face, I tore the fake certificate apart piece by piece and tossed it into the river, along with eight years of my life.Then I called Chad. My heart felt strangely quiet, like it had finally gone numb."I've changed my mind. Tomorrow, after you take me, make it look like I didn't make it out."If I were going to leave, I would make sure I became the deepest, most painful thorn buried in his heart.The moment I stepped into the villa, a bucket of filthy water came flying at me.It soaked me from head to toe. The sour stench clung to my skin as it ran down my hair, seeping into every cut and wound. The pain hit so hard that my fingers cramped, but I forced myself to stay upright, glaring at Lindsey."What the hell are you doing?"She curled her lips into a smile, looking me up and down."What? Do I need a reason to hit my pet? Besides, you're just hired help, and you think you can seduce the boss? I'm exposing you today."She dumped all my belongings onto

I had a long, long dream.In it, I was a little girl who met a knight who saved her. He cut through thorns for me, stood in front of me, and helped me defeat a dragon.He gave me love and courage. He made me believe something real could exist.In the end, we lost each other. I wandered through the fog for what felt like forever, searching for him.And then, I realized that the knight who once gave me love had become the dragon. He opened his jaws at me, and I was helpless. In the end, the only thing I could do was jump off the cliff.I woke with a start, drenched in cold sweat. That was when I realized the wounds on my body had already been carefully treated.I was lying in a soft bed, the sheets clean, the air carrying a faint cedar scent that told me this was a man's room.The door opened, and Chad walked in, smiling when he saw me awake."Well, look at that. You're finally up. You kept talking in your sleep. I thought you didn't want to wake up."My cheeks warmed slightly.

Chad stepped in front of me, shielding me with his body as he pressed a key into my palm."Go hide in the basement, and don't come out. I've got this. Don't worry."I pushed his hand back. "It's okay. I'm not scared anymore. I have to face him sooner or later. He's not going to let this go."The moment Doug saw me, his eyes went red."Monica… Why didn't you contact me? He kidnapped you, and you're still staying with him? Do you have any idea what I went through to find you?"I looked at him quietly. There was no sharp ache in my chest anymore."Didn't expect you to be this worked up over an enforcer. Where was all that urgency when all those people died on Moonfall Island?"Doug froze, words catching in his throat. The joy of finding me twisted into something uneasy."What are you doing? Stop this and come home with me."I couldn't stop the tears this time. I took a step back, my voice breaking."What am I to you? "Your wife? Your girlfriend? A toy? Or just a dog you keep on