Because of the little prank she played on Chandler in the car, Erin paid the price dearly in their bedroom for the next three days. She never expected that Chandler would hold a grudge against her and make her beg for his forgiveness in the bedroom for three consecutive nights.Well, she had to reap what she sowed—Chandler didn't find her joke funny. In those three days, Chandler dragged her into their bedroom and made her pay with her body no matter if it was day or night. Tending to her sore body, Erin gave Chandler an ultimatum saying that if he carried on with his beastly ways, she would run away from home and never return. The threat was very effective and put a temporary end to Chandler's voracious appetite in the bedroom. He was deeply traumatized—in the seven years Erin was gone, she'd held out and not contacted him at all throughout the six years she was free and perfectly able to get in touch with him. He didn't want her to pull off something like that again.After much
Erin took out her phone and glanced at the screen. She frowned upon seeing the caller ID that read "Awesomest Husband." She decided that she needed to set a password for her phone in the future. Chandler and Asa were going to ruin her phone if they kept this up. Reluctantly, she answered the call impatiently, "What is it?"Within one hour, Chandler had already called her five times! Wasn't he supposed to be the cool and unbothered CEO?Chandler sounded a little aggrieved as he replied, "Do you hate hearing my voice so much, Wifey?"Hearing him say that in a pitiful tone with his deep voice, Erin shuddered and feel herself going soft. She quickly forced herself to regain her professional attitude for the upcoming discussion."Stop it, Chandler. I'm five minutes already because I was caught in a traffic jam. Do you have something important to say? If you do, say it now!"Hearing his wife express her disdain for him, Chandler couldn't help but curse in Feirmondian, feeling somewhat
About an hour later, Erin drove Ryder to Alan's private hospital. This hospital was indeed the top choice for affluent people.Right after Erin parked her car, Ryder turned to her and instructed, "When we enter the ward later, speak as little as possible. If my dad asks you anything, just answer according to what I taught you, capisce?"Taking in his serious expression, Erin understood that Ryder attached great importance to getting the inheritance. Although she didn't know how much money was involved, that didn't really matter because all she had to do was help him secure the money. She could only enjoy true peace after repaying this debt of gratitude.Erin nodded affirmatively to show that she understood what he said. With that, Ryder got off the vehicle, and Erin followed him. While it wasn't right to lie to an elderly person suffering from cancer, Erin tried her best to convince herself that there was nothing wrong with Ryder doing this to secure his inheritance since he was the
Erin smiled as she accepted the lilies from Asa. She bent down and kissed Asa on the cheek. "Thank you. The lilies are beautiful. I love them!"Alana walked over with an apologetic smile. "Hi, Erin. I'm so sorry for not congratulating you on your marriage to Chandler yet. I wish you both a happy marriage. May you have a blessed union!"The next moment, her smile disappeared, and she said with a pained expression, "Chandler told me what happened to you. You've really suffered a lot all these years."Erin slowly stood up. Seeing Alana weeping tears for her, Erin couldn't help but feel that something was off."Thank you. I hope we can get along well in the future too," Erin said with an earnest smile.Alana walked toward Erin and affectionately linked arms with her. "Come inside with me. We haven't seen each other for so many years; we should have a good chat. I've bought you many presents."Chandler felt relieved upon seeing Erin and Alana getting along well. He looked at their ret
Before they called it a day, Erin explained everything from A to Z about her pretending to be Ryder's fiancée at the hospital.Holding her in his arms, Chandler's heart finally felt assured. However, he raised an eyebrow and warned, "Next time, don't agree to such requests from other men! You have a husband now. If there's anything like this in the future, let me handle it."Erin nodded sleepily. "Understood, boss. Can I sleep now?""Yes, you can," Chandler answered with a bossy demeanor. Suddenly, he remembered something and asked, "Right, Alana said she wants to move back to the villa in a few days. You don't object to it, do you?"Erin had a foreboding feeling in her heart, but she thought she was overthinking things. She replied calmly, "Sure. If that's what she wants, I have no objections."Despite her words, her body turned to the other side so that she was no longer facing Chandler. Seeing this, Chandler pressed himself against her back and put an arm around her waist.He
When it was close to 8 pm, Chandler drove back to pick Erin up for the jewelry charity dinner. As he neared the villa, he received the text message Erin sent to him: "Hubby, my editor asked to meet me to talk about the publishing of my comic. I'll go to the banquet myself. I've got the address from Mr. Morn. See you there at night!"Suppressing his emotions, Chandler went to the charity dinner alone gloomily.During the day, Erin had sent him a text message begging him to not publicly announce their marriage to others. An occasion such as the one they were attending wasn't suitable for disclosing their private matters.At that time, Chandler was quite angry about her request, but he wasn't willing to back down due to his ego. He even said to Erin teasingly that even if she wanted to make it public, he wouldn't want it. In the end, they both agreed that they would pretend to be familiar acquaintances at the banquet.…The banquet was held at a private castle, and the owner of the
Erin was completely caught off guard as she never expected Roman would forcefully attempt to kiss her. She quickly regained her senses and pushed him away with all her might. Her resistance helped him regain some sanity.He took a clumsy step backward.Feeling a bit anxious, Erin reached for the light switch near the door and hastily turned it on. As the bright light illuminated the room, Roman turned around, unable to face her—he knew what he'd just done. Such a bold move was only possible when under the undue influence of alcohol."Roman, it's me." Erin's voice was soft as she spoke, and she took off her mask.Roman, who had her back turned to her, knew he couldn't avoid facing her forever. Therefore, he slowly turned around."I know it's you, Erin." He'd kissed her without her consent, but he had no intention of apologizing for it. He waited many years to do that. If it weren't for the alcohol, he wouldn't have been able to kiss her, especially not when he was sober.His respo
Just as Chandler returned to the car with Erin, May and Megan searched for her in the banquet hall. Over the years, Megan and May had participated in many parties. They spilled red wine, tripped, and even drugged other female celebrities. They would take advantage of the time when the guests toasted each other to make their move.If any female celebrity happened to end up sleeping with some other men those nights due to the tricks they played, she could only keep it to herself and cover it up. After all, if any such scandal broke out, it would only further damage her reputation and image as a public figure.Needless to say, Erin dodged a bullet and emerged unscathed that day.When Erin and Chandler left, they took the exclusive passageway in Noah's courtyard. Besides a few maids, no one else saw them.Right then, the atmosphere inside the black Maybach was oppressive, icy, and intimidating. "Why aren't you driving off yet?" Erin asked."Don't you have anything to explain?" Chand