tion shifted

as tall with a solid build, and his

trace of warm

He covered his face and scurried off-but not before s

ipped, and she

. His condition couldn't be exposed, so keep

led in front of him, he instincti

ely hit him aft

mptoms came. His face didn't flush. His breathi

to the hand he use

her? He convinced himself it

moment. She was beautiful, and there was something

s face as she extended her hand tow

nty years, she had been unlucky, as though life had s

his face, the way he carried himself-each part stood out more th

ldn't want som

man came from a family equal to Pa

ts would've already made the marriage happen. There was n

nything expensive. That made her more certain he came from an ordinary fami

d she offered him. His thoughts drifted back to what had happe

only person capable of

ause, he finall

skin felt soft, and a faint clean scent lingered around her.

ng should've ended, h

ash appeared. His chest didn't tighten. He felt

e him nearly showed on his

er and end the match. Now, everything had changed. Thi

e we signing

ross Trent's fa

ng terrible was about to happen. His finger had already been restin

g happened

king to register th

made Trent forget

man truly planned to marry her, she immedia

y the time they walked out of the building,

tion toward her. "Do you want me to drive you bac

icle looked simple and ordinary. In fact, it resembled

h about, but even she could tell wh

e a plain car, and he'd parked right next to more

self: her new husband w

w much time they spent working. If business was good and they stayed on the road for over ten hours a day, they

elt that was p

face like that. Surely a man was

ney felt far more realistic than

he decided to comfort her fi

Tech can officially hire me full-time. Once that happens, I'll earn six th

w on. We'll definitely manage just fine together. Maybe one day

xplained herself, "What I'm trying to say is, I can handle stability while

ange crossed

d his wealth. The woman standing before him clearly liked his ap

fact that she genuinely believed

nt, only to find the other

lton asked. Curiosity lingered in his v

had a woman said some

ed. Her gaze moved from his

d and wife since we're already married. Anyway, where's the apartment you r

. Being shy about moving in t