Chapter 79

All this time, throughout her twenty-three years of life, marrying Ashton was the most unexpected thing for Alice.

Long before the late Amira introduced Ashton, Alice already knew him. The handsome yet cold, curt, reticent, and annoying man was indeed admired and idolized by the female students at Alice’s college. It was unclear which of his qualities made Ashton so crazy about women. Alice herself honestly did not like Ashton from the beginning. She thought the young lecturer was so arrogant and self-important.

However, it seemed like God enjoyed playing with Alice’s life. Who would have thought she would be trapped in a difficult situation that forced her to marry someone she didn't like at all? Initially, Alice considered her marriage to Ashton nothing more than a disaster. The relationship they had was based on fulfilling a promise to the late Amira.

But after some time, especially when she realized how kind her in-laws were, Alice gradually tried to be sincere. She made sure she