debt. He couldn't divorce Chloe yet, but every moment he remained married to her felt like a betray

I can't bear to see Chloe misunderstand you like this." She positioned herself as a martyr, a woman

t well. You need to be looked after. Don'

was all the reass

g time, and later had t

, and only left the hospital to go bac

hospital room. He paused for a few seco

He brought her meals, consulted with her doctors, and sat with her for ho

Chloe's room. She wore a simple, elegant white dress that made her look

ile, as if no harsh words had ever

her expression flat. "There's

ke this," Janet said

who was determined to marry me. Please don't blame Julian. He has his own reasons. If it weren't for yo

ortraying that kind of "whi

s determined

rtily, as if she

id, her voice laced with contem

ed by sorrow. "I know you hate me," she said, her voice trembling. "But have y

forced to marry a woman he didn't love. He's been living in misery for thre

e me? Who was it that used to cry to me, beggin

ugh to do anything for him. Unlike you, who only knows how to

d as a plea. "If you truly love him, you'll let h

us calm settling over her. "Fine. Jump out tha

her lips. "Why do you insist on torturing yourself? You know his h

s, striking the one painful truth she couldn't deny. It was true. Julian ha