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the mansion. After two years, I returned, feeling a sh

s house from Grandpa Burke when I married his grandson in that crazy contract, but I didn't want to stay here. Since I wa

arties where I had to accompany him to maintai

even tried to make the fake marriage seem real in the first year so that his family would leave him

hat we would live our lives normally, away from this cont

loved was her, but his family didn't want h

Elena was the love of his life. The famous model, Elena Kyl

om creating expectations, but not enough to stop me from falling i

orced to be with me when he always wanted to marry Elena

hanging unnecessary affections in front of me, like a

pa Burke. I was always grateful for that, as my paper husband didn't care

s made sure to stay as far

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ng my husband with another woman

time I'd see him after finishing college and having to leave the campus. Two long years of

I could. Those first few months here were enough. I loved him. And

save my father's life, he didn't survive the chemotherapy and had passed away a few m

o the coffee table. The house was immaculate, probably cleaned re

check the time and saw a

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bit of hope still lingered in my heart. That, like me, he mig

that coming here, he might change his mind about ending this contract. Since my father w

r years of enduring his humiliations, he lived it up with Elena w

ince my husband never touched me and ne

aiting for the mourning per

inally did it. The divorce came. That h

he beginning of all this. I rea

All the illusions I had built around the possibility of a change of heart crumbled in that instant. I knew our marria

atened to fall. It was time to face reality and move on. I pi

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ing to absorb every detail as if it

ring at my reflection in the gilded mirror across

ed my eyes and fell as

l of