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Author: Roxxy Nakpil
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“Is there no other way, Mr. Santiago? If so, what will the terms of our marriage be?” I asked him. I was hoping there might be some way to change his mind or at least have some leverage over him.

“Okay, Ms. Andres, here’s the setup. As I told you, I don’t want you, and I just need you to pretend to be my wife in front of my mom for two years. So don’t worry about me taking advantage of you. But since we’re married, we’ll sleep in the same room; we’ll just put a divider in the middle of my bed. It’s spacious, so don’t worry about us getting too close. I will provide for all your needs. Every six months, you need to go home to the Philippines with me for a month so that my mom can see that we’re really together out of love. But I’ll visit you here in Kuwait every month, so my mom won’t get suspicious. I’ll get you your own house, so when I come here, I’ll stay there. I know my mom; once they find out about this, they’ll definitely visit you. You’ll still pretend to be my wife when m
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