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Chapter 42 Far From Fairytale

Author: BELLA
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Right after she graduated from a prestigious school of Arts and Fashion Design, she was preparing to look for a company to work on when her friends arranged a blind date, and the man she met was Galvin.

Then, in a flash, he proposed and introduced her to his family. She was happy that his parents and grandmother approved of her.

Delaying nothing, the two families reached an agreement. Although the wedding is very private, that doesn’t matter to her as long as she gets married to the man she loved for so many years already.

But her life is far from a fairytale. Although she married her Prince Charming, it wasn’t the Happily Ever After. Instead, her real-life battle begins.

Suppose two people have to work on the marriage, and both have to make adjustments and invest time together until their hearts beat as one.

However, her marriage to Galvin is only for business collaboration and a fun time for him to pass. It was crystal clear initially that she was only a replacement, a companion to
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