Semua Bab The Wife He Never Chose: Bab 1 - Bab 6

The rain started before Alina Virelle’s plane landed in Viremont.Cold droplets streaked across the airplane window, blurring the city lights beneath the dark sky.Nine twenty-three at night.Alina lowered her eyes to her phone the moment the signal returned.The screen lit up instantly.Messages flooded in one after another.Happy birthday, Alina!Wishing you happiness always!Have an amazing day!Miss you!Don’t work too hard!Dozens of notifications.Friends.Business partners.Old classmates.Even distant relatives remembered.Her thumb moved slowly across the screen.Then stopped.There was nothing from Lucien Drax.Not even a single word.The small smile on her lips faded quietly.For a moment, she stared at his chat box.Empty.Still, she typed first.Alina: I landed.She looked at the message for a few seconds before locking the screen.Maybe he was busy.That was what she told herself.Again.An hour later, the car stopped in front of Drax Villa.The familiar black gates slow

Alina Virelle woke up in a place that had no memories of him.That alone felt like silence she could finally breathe inside.The apartment was simple, clean, and unfamiliar. Floor-to-ceiling windows showed a city that didn’t know her name yet. No servants. No Drax Villa staff. No expectations waiting behind every door.Just her.She sat up slowly, brushing her hair back, letting the morning light touch her face.For a moment, she didn’t move.Not because she was sad.But because she wasn’t used to mornings that didn’t belong to someone else’s schedule.Her phone lay on the table nearby.It had been turned on again.And the notifications were still there.Dozens.Missed calls.Unknown numbers.Lucien Drax.Again and again and again.She stared at the screen without expression.Then placed it face down.And walked away.Viremont — Drax CorporationLucien Drax had not slept.His office lights were still on even though morning had already broken across the city.Reports were scattered acr

Alina Virelle didn’t expect him to come again so soon.But Lucien Drax had never been patient with things he considered his.And that was the problem.She was no longer one of them.She stepped out of her office building late in the evening.The sky was dim, the city lights already awake.Her assistant followed slightly behind.“Miss Virelle… there’s a car outside. It’s been waiting for you.”Alina didn’t stop walking.“Send it away.”A pause.“Ma’am… it’s Mr. Drax.”That made her slow down.Just slightly.Not surprise.Not fear.Recognition.Then she continued walking.“I said send it away.”Outside, Lucien stood by his car.Still.Patient in appearance.But the air around him was not patient at all.When Alina finally stepped out, their eyes met instantly.He didn’t smile.He never did when things didn’t go his way.“You’re avoiding even sight of me now?” he asked.Alina closed her coat slowly.“I’m not avoiding you,” she said calmly.“I’m living.”That answer made something tighten