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All Chapters of My Marriage Runs on His Approval Process: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

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Chapter 1

After being rushed to the hospital by ambulance, I endured labor pains for a full day and night. The sheets on the delivery bed grew damp, then dried out again.Finally, I heard the doctor exclaim, "The baby's here! Time of birth, 8:57 am. Seven pounds, six ounces. And… She's a girl."As sweat trickled down my forehead, I managed a relieved smile."Nathan said… He said he wanted a daughter."An eerie silence fell over the room. The doctor and nurses exchanged uneasy glances, and a sudden, instinctive panic gripped me."Why… Why isn't she crying?"The doctor pressed her lips together and placed the baby in my arms. "She's no longer breathing. I'm sorry. You should hold her."Though the labor pains had subsided, my body began to tremble uncontrollably.The baby was tiny and perfectly still, as if she were merely asleep in my arms. The doctor's breath hitched, her voice tinged with deep regret."She's just as beautiful as you are. Perhaps you should ask the father to come and tak

Chapter 2

Nathan's expression darkened instantly the moment he realized I'd avoided him."I'll let this slide since you've just given birth, Anastasia, but there's a limit to these temper tantrums."He glanced at the time, his tone softening slightly. "Tell you what—submit the formal application now, and I'll set aside an hour for you tomorrow."I curled my lip, turned, and started to walk away. "Don't even bother."Nathan reached out and grabbed me, his tone dark and threatening. "Stop acting out, Anastasia. The standard procedure takes seven days. I've already expedited it for the sake of the child. What more do you want?"His palm was burning hot, yet a chill ran through my entire body. I raised my voice, making sure he heard every word."Did you even know that the baby was stillborn?"A ripple finally stirred across his composed face, followed by a scoff."A stillborn? I can't believe you're actually stooping to cursing your own child just to get what you want. Too bad that trick d

Chapter 3

"Mrs. Ritter" used to be a title I once longed to hear. But now, it cut into me like a jagged blade.I stood frozen for a long, agonizing moment. Yet, I still pushed him away and went to the spot under the tree at home, crouching down and curling my body inward as I gathered the fragments in agony, piece by piece.But I couldn't even tell which bits of dirt was my child anymore.In the end, I sought refuge in a temple. I held a memorial service for her there and bought her toys to soothe my emotions.When I returned home, a high fever took hold of me. Nathan made a rare appearance and brushed his hand against my forehead."How did you let yourself get into such a state?"I summoned all my remaining strength to push him away. He didn't press further, retreating back into his usual, icy detachment."Go back to work tomorrow. "I—The company needs you."Back then, I had immersed myself in the dense, complex world of business just to be by his side. I earned a position as his secret

Chapter 4

Nathan took the phone away from me when he saw the message. He immediately sent a voice note, saying, "I'm not busy, Mom. Ana and I will come to visit you tomorrow, okay?"He switched off the phone and looked at me again."Ana, forget about the divorce. Rules can't be broken. Submit the application today, and I'll approve it tomorrow so we can go back there together, alright?"I bit my lip hard. My shoulders trembled, then finally slumped completely.Dad died when I was young, and Mom raised me all on her own. But fate wasn't kind to her.In the second year of my marriage, she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She always said that she would have no regrets in death as long as she could see me happy. And now, all she wished for was to see her grandchild before her death.I knew that she would be devastated if she knew what my life had become. The baby was already gone, and I couldn't afford to lose her, too.In the end, I compromised.That very night, I followed Nathan's ins

Chapter 5

"No! Anastasia!" Instinctively, Nathan lunged forward to grab me, leaning far over the railing."Mr. Ritter!" Miranda cried out, clutching him tightly. "Please, don't do this! You're scaring me!"He stared fixedly downward, his eyes bloodshot. He saw me lying on the ground, deathly pale and eerily still.A pool of dark red blood began to spread beneath me.Nathan felt as though his heart might burst through his chest. He gripped the railing, gasping for air as he rasped, "No way… That's impossible… She wouldn't jump. She wouldn't…."Miranda cast a fleeting glance downward and gasped in horror. She tugged at Nathan's sleeve. "Mr. Ritter, please don't scare yourself like this. I'm sure that Mrs. Ritter is just… She's surely just trying to get a reaction out of you…"Things will be fine after a while."Nathan didn't move. His throat bobbed convulsively as he kept gulping in disbelief. He tried desperately to convince himself that she was right, but he still stumbled toward the sta

Chapter 6

Nathan sent Miranda away and remained by my hospital bed, keeping a constant vigil.A full week passed. Finally, I opened my eyes, still dazed. The first thing I saw was him sitting by my bedside, looking utterly exhausted.He had lost a significant amount of weight, and dark, bruised-looking shadows sat under his eyes. A flicker of light returned to his gaze the moment he saw that I'd woken up."Ana, you're finally awake! How are you feeling?"His eyes reddened as he spoke. "The doctor said if you didn't wake up soon, you'd… Ana…"He stood up, his voice hoarse as he looked at me. "Don't call me that," I said, not even looking at him.He froze, at a complete loss for what to do next.An overwhelming sense of exhaustion suddenly came over me. The child I had fought so hard to protect, and my mom, were both gone, one after the other. It felt as though my very flesh and blood had been hollowed out along with them.I stared blankly at the ceiling, asking, "Are you finally sat

Chapter 7

I turned to leave, but Nathan suddenly tossed his umbrella aside. He rushed up from behind and wrapped his arms tightly around me."Don't go, Anastasia! I know I was wrong. I've failed you. You can do whatever you want to me. But just please, turn around and look at me one more time."Hearing his desperate, groveling tone, I found it almost laughable. I had said those very same things to him so many times before. I simply couldn't fathom how his heart could change so quickly after we married. I still didn't know what I could have possibly done better.I used to ask him, over and over, "Nathan, won't you come back and spend some time with me?"Nathan, could we go out for a meal together?"Nathan, please, just turn around and look at me."But he had always acted as if he hadn't heard a word, ignoring me the whole time. Now that I looked back, I realized how ironic it was.I wonder if he ever imagined he would one day find himself in this exact position—me watching on with cold

Chapter 8

Half a month later, I was finally discharged from the hospital.Nathan brought me back home—a place he rarely ever returned to—without even giving me a moment to catch my breath.Ever since that ordeal, my health had steadily declined, and even a simple cold was enough to leave me running a high fever for days.Nathan went to the office less often, choosing instead to stay home and care for me. He even learned to prepare various nourishing soups and stews for me."Darling, please, have some," he begged me. "The doctor said that if things go on like this, your body will soon collapse completely."I stared at the steaming bowl of chicken soup before me.Suddenly, I was reminded of when I was pregnant and staying home, waiting for the baby's arrival. I'd worried his health might suffer from staying up late at the office, so I often made soups and stews at home and brought them to him at work.But after just a few times, he told me I was interfering with his work. Later, he even had

Chapter 9

"Really?" Nathan was beside himself with joy. "Did you just agree? You're willing to give me another child, Ana? I… I promise that I will take very good care of you this time. I'll be a good father, I promise!"He didn't notice anything amiss. He was so overjoyed that he could barely string his words together.For a long time afterward, he remained immersed in the bliss of our "reconciliation". He even moved his office back home so that he could keep me company more often.But while he slept, I sold all his confidential business data to his rivals. Soon, Ritter Group's stock began to fluctuate violently, and Nathan pulled several all-nighters, desperate to turn the situation around.I just smiled.While he wasn't looking, I siphoned off all his capital again. By the time he finalized a new partnership, he discovered he didn't even have enough money left to pay his employees' salaries.A few more days later, the stock price plummeted again. The company went bankrupt, and his rival

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