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Devorce
Adeline did not have the courage to take a single step inside. Instead, she stood at the doorway with puffy, stinging eyes, and her heart throbbed with a sharp pain
The housskeeper, Are Made, whom mound 40 years old, whicheskating, the noticed Adeline’s troubled expression and asked, “Mex. Lambert, aren’t you going in?” Adeline shook het bead slightly. The pain almost ffocating. Finally, she managed to ask, “How long has the been here!
Lambert brought the mould’s best medical team over, hoping she would wake sastat.
Anne explained, “Mi White has been in a coma for the years,
It had been the years, yet Christophe had
be avoided simply by pretending not to knone.
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mentioned this to Adeline. More, the had willingly played ignorant, never asking question. Nonetheless, things could
continued, “Mr. Lambert ved her on her birthday last week. He comes weery year on her birthday. Even though Mi, White hain’t woken up her room is overting with his gi I’m sure she’ll be happy when the wakes up and sees them.”
Jarle İran–mould mot nake it anymore and felt without a word. If she had not come today, maybe she would not have felt this unbearable ach Shehehehad never stepped foot into Christopher’s secret es
A doo pin, the setting sun cast lang shadows through the windows ofegal Villa Soom, siber sports car pulled into the driveway.
Chcipherentrend, Martha qukkly informed hin, “Mr. Lambert, Mr
Chuistopher recalled her moming phone call, noting that there had been
Liber returned this timon, and the seemed upset.”
hit of distress in voler them. He checked the lining room and bedroom, finding both empty,
In the muty, he found Adeline sitting at the desk with her back to him, he loosened his tie and approached her, he commented, “You’re home early today.”
Adeline sat with her head down, her long hair hiding her far as the stated at something in her right hand. Following her gaze, Christopher noticed the necklace he had given her lying in her
Hisparrowed “What’s wrong?
Alooked up at him, her eyes cold. “Purple is my favorite color. It’s someone else’s favorite, but in?”
Christopher’s expression darkened. “What are you pitting?
“Farsler Residenca, Ma. Winona Whine,” Adeline said. Then, she stood up, holding them before his eyes he’s the realm of this necklace, isn’t she?”
“You went to Farmer Residence? Christopher’s are new ship and colder.
“Why can’t” Adeline demanded, her eyes with unshedben.
Christopher was enraged. His yanked off his tie and threw it to the floor. “Who the hold you to go there?”
“Thain’t gone, how would I know your precious Ma White was lying there?” Adelrechouted.
She could not understand why Christopher would marry has and trap her in this marriage for those pear. It felt like she was a thief, stealing suneste ehr’s happiness. Adrion hurled the nadduce at his face, tearteaning down her checks. “If you love her serouch, why did you many me? Why?”
The necklace hithrapher’s neck, leaning a redmark before falling to the ground in pleas. “You have called off the wedding Why did you trap me for the year, Christopher? “Trapped you?“” Chelstopher’s eyes turned dangerous as he grabbed her wrint. “Isn’t marrying me what you were scheming for? If it weren’t for you, would she be lying there between e and death? Adaline, you got what you wanted What eight do you have to combin
Taddown Adeline’s face as she looked at Him in didelief. “You think I made her and up like that? What do da her?=
Chitopher ripped her wrist tights, ha gaze sharp and cold. “To know manly what you did”
she wanted his life, yet the dared to act innocent. The accusation hungry in the air as he glaredat bet, his grip so tight that he talkin quickly turned and beneath his fingers
Adeline was overwhelmed with heartbreak. This was the man she had loved for three years, and now, she wandered what she had ever seen in him.
Her eyes gender as she cried our “Christopher, our marriage was arranged by our thers, something had no castelover youhadrefused to marry me back then, I would‘ stepped aside without a word.”
She took sheath before continuing, “fur you were the one who chose to go through with the muntiagu, nat mel
What had the done in deere being recede the villain?
Christopher’s cold laugh held no warmth as his irygate intoher “What? Are you having regrets now?”
Adeline methishigid state and asked, “Have you ever cared for me? In these those years, have you had a shred of feelings for mu?
She found hersell thinking that if Christopher had felt anything for her, sed have justified staying in this marriage. Then again, it would just be pathetic of her,
Chiper’s gone on his lips presedinte a thin line. He offered only since in sponse. Yet the elence spole lauder than woods, and the understood it all
Just then, his pocket bred with incoming call, onder ander. They pew inashgly urgent. Adline wiped the tears from her face and yanked her hand free from him grip, ting her back to him.
Aher Christopher lack the call and exchanged a few brief word, bed to her with cold command, Trom new, don’t go to Fair sidence out my permission.”
With that he turned and prepared to leave.
“Christopher, let’s get a divorce,” Adeline’s quiet but fim vas stopped him in his tracks.
He spin around, ang sing in yes. “What did you say?”
Before she could answer, he rode forward and popper jaw to roughly on herface him “Say that again, Idarepa
Through trai–blumped vision, Adeline could hourly make ut Christophe’s sure eat fell on his hand as the said steadily, “Let’s get advoces, I’m giving. Whe back her rightful
“Trans” Chriphered intoher eyes, his day palpable.“,
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În avuden mese, Adelion bit do fund on his hand, putting all he strength inno. The caste of blood seeped intoher mouthbefore she finally let go
Ver Chrichplan ratinal evendlach at the bloody teeth marks on his pale skin
at’s the point, Chintopher? What’s the point of these three years of this miserable back–and–forth? If we don’t care about each ethen, why can’t w
Der fractantaneedden as she grabbed pyri
chron the deck and holed them at him. “The dine enough Jay Lambert Goup and for you! I’ve been patient, understanding, and reven
Chapter 34 Leta Geta Divorce
complained–bur la tired of being Mrs. Lambert!”
She pleaded, “Why can’t you just let me go, and I’ll let you go too!” She looked at him through watery eyes. “Please, can we divorce?”
Blood dipped from his hand as Christopher clenched his fist and slammed it on the desk. “I told you, „don’t even think about it”
He grabbed the back of her neck and crushed his lips against hers. After biting her lip hard enough to draw blood, his tongue swept over the metallic tang as he pulled back slightly.
He growled in a chilling vole, “Listen well, Adeline. I’m going to keep you bound to me for life–even death won’t separate us!”
