"Later, I realized that it wasn't a total loss to marry you. Besides, my family could never compete with yours. So, I decided to keep this from Victor and agreed to your father's proposal for our marriage."During that period, Anthony was already in the process of arranging for Victor to return to s
With over a year since their last meeting, Victor had become taller, and Valerie found herself tilting her head upward to meet his gaze upon their reunion.As the siblings met again, there was a noticeable absence of the usual excited embrace and emotional tears. Rather than sharing a warm moment, V
Curiosity lingered, but no one dared to inquire further."Val, when will you come clean? I'm running out of patience," Kieran urged, his voice husky as he pressed down on Valerie beneath him.Valerie's face flushed, her breath uneven. In each intimate moment with her husband, her mind was unable to
Valerie had gathered the courage to come clean, only to be met with disbelief.She made another attempt. "We had a flash marriage."Victor retorted, "Believe it or not, I'll rip out your tongue in a flash.""I have the marriage certificate!" Valerie persisted."Where did you manage to get that certi
There was no one else at home."Val, let's go to the hospital!"He began to panic slightly, grabbing Valerie's arm and lifting her into the car.As a law-abiding citizen, Valerie remarked, "You haven't renewed your driving license. You can't drive.""Are you really in pain? What matters now is that
Valerie took Victor's cell phone and swiftly punched in a phone number. Victor's eyelids twitched in disbelief. His sister couldn't be bothered to remember his number, yet she had somehow committed that man's number to memory?Valerie pressed the phone to her ear, and after three rings, Kieran's vo
"What's injured? Eat more nutritious food at home to aid your recovery."Valerie was left speechless.…Outside, Victor began calling his parents, "Valerie is married. Did you two know about this?"…Inside the ward, a nurse entered hesitantly with a consent form. "Mr. K-Kingsley, this is Mrs. Kings
Kieran thought about Valerie's pregnancy and her recent fight with Victor that nearly endangered their baby. Fear flooded him.Valerie explained, "I didn't know about the pregnancy back then. Victor insisted on taking me to the hospital, and I was reluctant at first. But he practically dragged me in