Deal With The Devil: Till Death Do Us Part

Deal With The Devil: Till Death Do Us Part

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đ‘ș𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒔𝒐 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉... 𝑯𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒅𝒐 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅. Lindsay Maxwell had once been happy in her marriage until a twisted turn of events ruined it all for her. She can't say, but lately, she has noticed her husband, Engel, has become distant and less affectionate; their marriage has been a cold place in their empty mansion. All she wants is to be separated from him. Engel Gunther, first of the Gunther sons with an alias of the devil himself, when his beloved wife turns her back on him, Engel is forced to show a side of him he has withheld for long, his greed getting the best of him just to keep Lindsay with him. To him, he was protecting his most prized possession; to her, he was hurting her.

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Chapter 1

001

Lindsay

I love my husband; I mean, there was a time when I did.

At times I would get excited over the bare minimum he would do, get excited over him preparing breakfast in bed, and bring home my favorite flowers he would pick up from the florist shop on his way home from work.

He was my everything.

I have grown to understand that not all good things last, as the sweeter they get, the faster they turn sour. Our relationship was like that, leaving a bitter taste in my mouth that wouldn't go away.

My stomach twisted into knots every time I laid my eyes on him. It was exhausting. I had to let go and move on, even though it hurt like hell.

So many times I had thought of calling it quits, but I just couldn't; he is a Gunther.

I reminded myself I needed the awakening.

"Till the wheels fall off." I laugh at such fake promises.

Certainly, it had fallen off at the very moment I said ‘I do.’ I just never paid attention and deceived myself about how things would get better, convincing myself Engel, my husband, still loved me.

Engel can be very vocal when it comes to showing affection, but lately, he just never minded at all. I am starting to feel maybe somebody else has his attention, which is fine; all I want is to be freed.

"Mrs. Gunther, Sir Engel has returned home. Would you like me to set the table for dinner?" Zainab, the house help, asked while I was stepping out of the room in my nightwear.

"Let it be; he probably ate at the Gunther family house. I am not sure he will bother having his meal tonight, I told her, and Zainab nodded. My chest tightened as I held back the feeling burning inside of me; the fact I knew this and pretended not to mind hurt me, but not anymore.

I went downstairs to see him; after all, I should welcome him home. Engel wasn't there in the living room. "I thought you said my husband is back," I asked Zainab as she was heading to her room.

"He is. Sir Engel has gone to the study," Zainab informed.

My eyes went to the study; someone had turned on the light. I heaved a heavy sigh. How important work must be for him to ignore his wife, couldn’t even tell me he was home. I mean, am I not important enough?

I knocked on the door twice before opening it; he didn’t quite say that I should, but I did anyway.

"I heard you were home," I managed to smile at him; it was all performative to show that I was still very much in love with him even though it was simply just a lie.

Engel raised his head from what he was doing as he placed the file to the side and took off his glasses. "I came home not too long ago. I thought you would be asleep, which is why I didn't bother to disturb you."

"It is 9:45," I told the time through the grandfather clock; it was his blatant excuse that made me think he must think I had nothing to do, which is why I slept through the whole day and even this early.

I needed the disturbance; I needed to know if he still wanted me.

"Indeed," Engel responded, not picking up my subtle jab at him. "You should be asleep, especially since tomorrow you will be paying a visit to the doctor,"

Oh, this is what it was
 my monthly visit to check if I ever would get pregnant for the first son of the Gunther family. I have been pressured for the past two years since we tied the knot, not by Engel himself but by his family, especially his mother.

Engel never spoke up for me about the constant abuse I received from them, and they never stopped to remind me that I was from nothing and the least I could do was provide the Gunthers their first grandson.

I told Engel of this, and although he made an effort, it just wasn’t enough, as it always continues, whether it was through occasional dinners or random visits.

For the doctor’s visit, it was done at the end of each month. This time around I had gone earlier since I hadn’t seen my monthly flow; it was better to get my heart broken as soon as possible.

I wasn’t pregnant. It breaks me to know I will be called a barren woman by these obnoxious privileged Gunthers who feel they have the right to belittle everybody they come across, all because they are rich and own half of Bavaria; as crazy as that sounds, they do.

Don’t even get me started on the extended families too; those are even worse.

"If you want me to come with you to see the doctor—"

"That won’t be necessary," I cut him off, my tone firm; it startled him, as he probably had never had me talk back to him before.

"Why?"

Engel has never followed me to any of the doctor’s visits. Why all of a sudden was he bothered about it?

I should have stayed in the room and not bothered about seeing him this evening; now I just
 I just maybe will cry myself to sleep.

"How long are you planning on staying up?" I changed the topic; I didn’t want this to linger for much longer than it should.

"Throughout the night," Engel responded.

"Throughout the night?" I was deeply concerned; he had already worked the day off, and now he was pulling up an all-nighter. "I think you should slow down and get some rest," I suggested, even though my input won’t matter much to him in his life unless his family speaks to him.

I was his family, but I guess Engel was stuck in the family he knew of for several years, and I was still a stranger to him.

"The vineyard caught fire last week, so I am trying to see if our accounts are right; we might have incurred lots of losses this season," Engel replied, "I will not be able to rest tonight."

I didn’t even know the vineyard caught on fire in the first place; he never bothered letting me know.

"Is there anything I can bring for you? Maybe coffee?"

"No, I already had enough."

I nodded, "I will head to bed now." I turned to leave.

I was almost reaching out for the door when he called, "Lindsay." Engel's voice was soft and calm, a perfect tone for the night.

I turned to answer him, "Do you need anything?"

Engel was hesitant; he shook his head. "Nothing, just that I love you," he smiled.

Four years ago, my heart would have beat so fast at this; now, it didn’t even flutter, "I love you too." I spat out those empty words that were.

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LindsayI love my husband; I mean, there was a time when I did.At times I would get excited over the bare minimum he would do, get excited over him preparing breakfast in bed, and bring home my favorite flowers he would pick up from the florist shop on his way home from work.He was my everything.I have grown to understand that not all good things last, as the sweeter they get, the faster they turn sour. Our relationship was like that, leaving a bitter taste in my mouth that wouldn't go away.My stomach twisted into knots every time I laid my eyes on him. It was exhausting. I had to let go and move on, even though it hurt like hell.So many times I had thought of calling it quits, but I just couldn't; he is a Gunther.I reminded myself I needed the awakening."Till the wheels fall off." I laugh at such fake promises.Certainly, it had fallen off at the very moment I said ‘I do.’ I just never paid attention and deceived myself about how things would get better, convincing myself Enge
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Engel"How many times am I going to keep telling you, Conrad, we can’t let the Andersons get their way on us; it is a stupid idea to even side with them." I spoke over the phone and didn't even hide my disapproval of the way Conrad, my brother, runs things. I was heading to the vineyard today before moving on from that.The losses were massive, but I wasn’t going to allow that to be the reason we didn’t look towards a way forward.Didn’t have a night's rest and was still very much wide awake."Are you coming over to the house? There are things I would like to discuss with you," Conrad said over the phone. I looked at my wristwatch; I didn’t have time to come around in the morning. "Tell Lazarus I will see him in the evening today," I instructed."Good morning, sir," Matthew, my driver, greeted. "Good morning, how is the family?" I asked swiftly."Like you would like to know that," Conrad chimed in as he mocked. He was right; I didn’t even want to know how Matthew's family was doing; i
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LindsayI sat alone waiting for Gunther's family doctor to return with the test result that I had taken an hour ago. I wasn't even excited as I knew it would return negative.This is why I took the test with my doctor so I would know how to be prepared for the lashings I was to receive from the Gunthers; at this point, I wasn't even surprised if they knew the result before I was told.Tomorrow is the late Sir Frederick Gunther’s death anniversary, so that will be the perfect time for them to confront me about the test results."Mrs. Gunther, the test results are ready. I am sorry to have kept you waiting; I needed to see a patient whose mother was panicking," Mr. Sloan explained as he closed the door behind him; he rushed to his seat.Mr. Sloan is the family’s gynecologist and deals with the childbirth of every Gunther. He is around his late sixties or seventies yet still looks strong and agile.When I came to tell him the result, Mr. Sloan looked at me with so much intent; there I co
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EngelMy father's death anniversary was supposed to be a small family gathering, only for close relatives; Mother had done preparations for it, as I only had to sign the papers they brought regarding the bill.I was already at the family house as I expected Lindsay to be here very soon."Brother, I have got news for you," Lazarus stuck his head out into Father's old office. While I was busy looking into his old things, I was having this place cleared out since I had agreed with my mother to move back in.I am still yet to let Lindsay know; I am sure she wouldn’t mind us moving in either, as she most likely would like the idea."What is it?" I said in a bored tone, as I already knew it was most likely another of his sex escapades with a new woman he had become obsessed with.Lazarus ignored my tone as he went further to speak up, "Rhea Harper is back, you know, your ex-girlfriend, who would’ve been your wife."I paused as I heard him describe her; I didn’t like it one bit, but I wasn’t
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LindsayWas he playing with me? Does he think I am that dumb? Just because he is a Gunther doesn’t mean he will easily lie to me, and I would just believe it.I had heard the workers talking about it and wanted to confirm it for myself until I heard Engel speaking to his mother; he agreed to look into finding another wife.God, I feel like a fool!Five years, all gone. I had a choice not to go ahead and love him, but I blew it, all because he is charming, and that smile of his, by heavens, it would melt the whole of Antarctica even."Lindsay, is there something wrong? Where did you get such information from?" Engel caught up to me in the room when I tried to undress, he asked."You already said you knew nothing; why then should you be bothered?""Because you are bothered,"I raised my head to meet his eyes, those damn eyes, very innocent-looking, that made me question if I was overreacting; he knows how to play it well, the perfect victim.I knew him better than he knew himself.There
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SIXEngelSeveral times, Lindsay would tell me that she loved me back; I looked into her eyes and saw that her love for me was always there.This time, I stared into them; it was empty. The spark Lindsay had when she looked at me for the first time had already faded and was exchanged for pure fury and hate.Lindsay no longer loved me; I understood.It is never her fault; she tried; I didn’t.Seeing her expression, how much hate she had harbored inside of her and how unbearable it had been. I wasn’t going to confront her any longer. I should have tried better.It might be too late now, but I do.The fear of a repeat of what happened ten years ago when I had given myself to love scares me immensely.“Come in,” I said to whoever knocked incessantly at the door. My brothers, both Johann and Conrad, along with my cousin Lazarus, all dashed into my father’s office at the mansion.I had been away from my house for a day, hoping to give Lindsay the space needed so we could talk better without
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LindsayI latched on to my passport tightly as I waited for my flight to begin boarding. I was extremely desperate and needed to leave this place as soon as possible and just start all over elsewhere, in a brand new place and scenery, and most importantly, away from him.That hope seemed to drift off from me as the airport announcement continued to announce a delay for flights. I had been patient, hoping whatever issue it was would be fixed before my scheduled time.“Attention passengers, we apologize for the inconvenience; because of unforeseen circumstances, we will have to cancel all flights for the remainder of the day. Please proceed to customer service for further assistance and rebooking options.“ The voice crackled over the speakers. I felt defeated seeing all my plans crumble before my very eyes; I had no energy to complain at all.As I was still figuring out what next to do as I left the airport, a trail of cars drove and surrounded the entire place. I needed not to look tw
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EngelI stared at my wife. I hate that I had to do this, forcefully claiming her as mine. Lindsay should already know how I feel about her and how I can’t allow another man to take her from me; it will kill me.“Lindsay, I—““Engel, I don’t love you anymore. Can’t you see that? What we have is a sham? A charade, I can’t keep playing that role of your wife; it is no longer fun,” Lindsay said. I blocked my ears to all the negatives.“We should work it out, fix our marriage,” I said, almost begging; she shook her head, “How long have we been married?”“Two years,” I answered.“Then it is not that long for you to cling on to me. I don’t care who you are, Engel. You have no right to stop me at the airport and bring me back here,” she said to me defiantly.I refused to say anything to convince her; Lindsay has refused to listen; she would rather hear herself speak than allow me to reason with her.Does she think I do not love her? I can’t even work without thoughts of her creeping into my m
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LindsayI have never loathed a man like I do with Engel, the audacity of this man to force me into a bedroom and confine me, making sure I do not leave. This is why I refused to come, because I knew I would be in enemy territory.I cursed the day I married him; I wish I could turn back the hands of time and fix the things I never saw coming, but was warned off by my sister.There was no way for me to ignore Engel, no matter how hard I tried; he was all up in my face, which is why none of them must find out I am with child; if not, it would be hard for me to leave this hell of a place.I heard the key to unlock the door from outside as it was immediately pushed open; I feigned sleep while the chefs entered and placed my food on the table, taking the one from last night, which I had left untouched.I know it is greedy of me not to think of my baby first, but I needed to do this for him too; if I don’t, if they ever find out, I will have to raise him with less love and care, as I won’t b
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EngelLindsay has been on my mind; every thought was a painful reminder that she is no longer mine. She won’t even look into my eyes to find that it was filled with love for her and her only.I hardly could concentrate on this meeting without her creeping into my mind. I left the conference, needing to speak to Lindsay one way or another. I didn’t get to do that yesterday after my flight, nor could I later in the evening when I asked Mother to put the phone through to her; I was told she still did not want to speak.I hate having to keep her against her will; it is the reason she has refused every chance of mine.I was about to call the house again to help me get to Lindsay when a voice that sounded exactly like Rhea’s called, "Engel.”I turned around to see for myself how I wasn’t wrong about my speculation.“Rhea,” I responded, shoving my phone back into my pocket.“I am sure you must be surprised to find me here. I remember I didn’t like having to hear about your business strategie
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