《The Rules of a Perfect Marriage Contract》全部章節：第 1 章 - 第 10 章

After running my hand over the young man's sculpted abs and taking a few sips of wine, I received a voice message from my best friend, Vivian Carter."Naomi West, don't tell me you actually went to the club to confront John Dyke and Claire Rogers?"Don't do anything stupid! Everyone in our circle knows Claire is John's first love. If you lay a hand on her, he'll never let you off easy. It's just a business marriage, don't take it so seriously!"She could not have made it any clearer, but in my previous life, I refused to listen.Even though I knew full well that after John lost both his parents at thirteen, he had practically grown up in Claire's home, and that the bond between them was far deeper than ordinary friendship...I still acted like I had lost my mind. Not only did I agree to the arranged marriage, I spent the entire marriage picking fights with Claire.The time I cornered John and Claire at the club, I even slapped Claire across the face in the name of being 'Mrs. Dyk

His inappropriately tender gestures caused me, even though we had agreed before the arranged marriage to not interfere in each other's private lives, to repeatedly act like Mrs. Dyke and make trouble for Claire, finally managing to ruin myself.The moment I remembered how it all ended–my family ruined, everyone dead–a heavy feeling settled in my chest. Even my expression toward John turned cold.After he finished making the hangover soup and brought it to me, I drank it silently without even saying thank you, then headed upstairs to sleep.John followed behind me.Just before I closed the bedroom door, I noticed him stop right outside, looking almost as if he intended to sleep in the same room.I let out a self-mocking laugh.As if that were possible.John was absurdly disciplined when it came to relationships. Other than Claire, there had never been another woman by his side. There was no way he would want to share a room with me.At most, he was only escorting his drunk wife

When I handed the proposal to John, the surprise in his eyes was impossible to miss.But in the end, all it took was one sentence from Claire:"I don't want Naomi using this as an excuse to cling to you."And just like that, he abandoned my proposal without hesitation and chose a far more conservative version instead.The company still won the bid in the end, but the partnership with Sheldon Corporation was plagued with constant friction because the proposal lacked polish.As for my version, I had thought it would never see the light of day again.Yet after being reborn, it became the very thing that secured my footing in the marketing department.The day the smart home project won the bid, the way everyone in the department addressed me completely changed. No more fake smiles and sarcastic 'Ms. West.' From that day on, they called my name sincerely.Hearing it, I could not help feeling emotional.Back in my previous life, I spent all my time chasing after John and trying to p

For the first time, I realized I could not understand John at all.Back when I proudly called myself Mrs. Dyke and wanted us to act like a real married couple, he used the agreement from our arranged marriage against me: aside from public appearances, neither of us was allowed to interfere in the other's private life. In my previous life, he had even gone so far as to destroy my entire family just to avenge Claire.Now that I finally understood what this marriage really was, and where I stood in it, I only wanted the partnership between our families to proceed smoothly. Yet somehow, he was angry again, accusing me of failing in my duties as a wife.No matter what I chose, it was never what John wanted.I shoved him away hard, forcing distance between us, then looked at him coldly."John, we made things very clear before this marriage. Other than necessary public occasions, we stay out of each other's private lives. If I hadn't been worried about the media stirring up trouble and a

By the time I woke up, John was already gone from the villa. The only sign he had been there was the breakfast laid out neatly on the dining table.Mrs. Morgan walked over with a smile."You're awake, Mrs. Dyke? Mr. Dyke made this breakfast himself. Would you like to eat? I can heat it up for you."I looked at the breakfast in surprise.Across both my lifetimes, this was the first time I had ever known John could cook.But the dream from last night still lingered in my mind, leaving me with no appetite at all."No need. Just warm me a glass of milk."After finishing the milk, I drove to West Corporation for work.Not long after the car pulled onto the road, the steering wheel suddenly locked up.The vehicle lurched out of control like a wild horse, hurtling straight toward the roadside barrier.I instinctively slammed on the brakes.They had failed too.Bang!The impact exploded through the car as it crashed violently into the guardrail. The airbags burst open and slammed