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2025-01-11 12:02:16I delve into my work projects, but my mind remains fixated on what Isabella will decide. I didn't see her very convinced that she truly wanted to do it, especially when I mentioned that she would have to pretend to be my wife in front of my family. I would like to call her to ask her to do it, to pretend to be my wife. I am even considering proposing a deal to her, now that I've seen she is in need of a husband. We can help each other out; I'm in need of a wife too, so that I can be left alone by mine. It has to be well-planned because Dad is not easy to deceive. I can't simply tell him I got married; he'll definitely ask for my marriage certificate.
"Christian, you have to think things through. This is an opportunity that has been presented to you, and you can't waste it. If only I remembered who the girl I was in love with before the accident was, everything would be easier. I would simply tell her that I had found her and that I would marry her. My grandfather di
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