The Marriage Effect Novels & Stories

“I did tell you, but you said I couldn't even raise one child properly, let alone two. You're the one who didn't want that baby. You said you only wanted to focus on Max.” “I'm so sorry, Wendy, I'm so sorry…” I yawned. “You should be sorry. You're still an asshole, and I'll never forgive you. Don't call me again from now on, thank you very much.” After that, I hung up and slept until morning. During a conversation with a friend sometime later, I heard that Pearl had drugged James to get herself pregnant, but he did not intend to marry her. Instead, he asked her to get an abortion, but she refused. She interfered in the company's affairs as the boss's wife and chased away many of his assistan

I could hear his controlled breathing and feel the weight of his stare pressing against me. "Listen, Nelly," he said, at last, his voice even but firm. "This marriage will be purely contractual. No strings attached. In public, we’ll pretend to be a loving couple. In private, we go our separate ways." His eyes burned into mine, leaving no room for misunderstanding. "Especially for my parents—we just need to convince them we’re in love so they’ll stop meddling." He exhaled slowly before continuing. "If you agree, I’ll take care of your grandmother’s medical bills. It’s just for a year, and then we both walk away. No complications, no expectations."

At the mention of Shirley, Corey seemed annoyed, and a flicker of indifference flashed in his eyes. Then came his casual and idle voice. "Hey, brat. Your friend, Shirley, is too hard to pursue. I'm giving up." Lucille frowned slightly. "So, you took Luther's advice and went ahead with a marriage alliance?" Corey's chuckle sounded on the speaker. "I actually find a marriage alliance quite interesting. You see, the relationship requires little to no effort. We can get married right away. I like how convenient that is. Besides, you know me; I hate complicated stuff."

Eloise sounded more upset than angry because Kathleen denied responding to her out of tiredness and a little bit of jealousy. “We got married way after we had found out about her pregnancy. By that time, I was already over her. She had moved on with her ex and I was just single, I moved on from ever loving her. I didn’t concede the truth of this marriage from her, she knows that I only married her for my child. If she still feels some type of way about anything, then it’s her fault. Our friendship should not get affected by what she thinks.” As Kathleen stood behind the door and listened to Ryker explaining the dynamics of their relationship to Eloise, her heart felt on fire.

Everything was done as a real wedding should be, even the newlyweds' waltz in the vast hall, under the admiring gazes of the guests, or were they merely curious? "Did you like it?" My husband asks while swaying our bodies to the instrumental music. "I found it quite overdone!" I comment disdainfully. "What do you mean, overdone?" It seems he didn't quite like my comment. "Overdone, Mr. D'Angelo. You know all this isn’t real, right?"

Now it's coming, honey. “Why didn’t you get married together my friend”? “Mr. Murat, preferred one daughter at a time”. “My mother managed to convince him to postpone our wedding for a few months. Not to mention that my sister is the one who has the urgency to get married and not the two of us”. “Although you did go easy on being caught in the act, right darling”? "I don't even like to remember that Kaan". “Mr. Murat is quite traditional don't you think”?

I just gave her a nod. "First, I'll accept you as my wife." I said as I handed her the papers. "What are you doing?" She asked, utterly bewildered. I gave her a lighter and said. "Burn them." I said deadpanned- too much to her astonishment. "Come on, do it." I then smiled. Her jaw dropped, she looked at me as if I had said something wrong. I cleared my throat and repeat her exact words, "Now that you have made this marriage nothing but a mere contract. Let me tell you one thing, Mr Christian Elvis; This marriage will be toxic for both of us."

“Unless it’s a miracle lottery win, I don’t think anything can fix this.” Emma leaned forward, voice dropping. “There’s this new government program called the One-Year Marriage Incentive Scheme. Couples who sign a legal one-year marriage contract and live together get a huge one-time payment — enough to cover major medical bills and clear heavy debts. After twelve months, you can walk away free.” Abby froze. “Marry a stranger for money?”

"No." "You haven't even considered it." "I don't need to. None of it works." I came around the desk and watched her track the movement the way she'd tracked everything from the rooftop carefully, without flinching, but tracking it all the same. "A marriage that exists only for photographers and dissolves the moment it stops being useful is exactly the construction Graham's lawyers will find in eleven minutes. Separate residences. No shared history anyone can verify. A prenegotiated exit clause timed suspiciously close to a hostile business outcome. That's not a marriage, Ms. Marsh. That's a paper trail with a wedding photo stapled to the front of it."

There was still a sense of distance. Lani nodded, and Maris began to share. "His father and I married for the benefit of our families, meaning it was a marriage without love. We married to ensure long-term cooperation and the development of both companies, so naturally, our married life was not happy at all." Maris's eyes gradually filled with sorrow as she recalled the unhappy memories. She continued, explaining that due to their incompatible personalities, she and Kane's father constantly argued. From a young age, Kane witnessed their frequent conflicts and observed their cold and distant interactions.