Chapter 1

It was 7 pm on a Wednesday night, and Estelle Macclain showed up on time at the Sapphire Hotel.

Her phone beeped, Estelle clicked opened her Whatsapp, there was a message from Bennett Macclain “Estelle, thanks for agreeing to help Dad. I’m stuck in a bit of traffic, you just go straight in first”

Estelle slowed down her pace, wondering how to greet Jonathan Lamont when she saw him later

They’d been married for three years, but they had never met in person. It was clear that Jonathan didn’t agree and even hated this marriage

Can’t blame Jonathan, though. The Macclain’s family business was in crisis when they knocked on the Lamont family’s door, asking them to fulfill their original marriage agreement. The Lamont family’s eldest son was already married, so the marriage fell on the younger son, Jonathan. It made sense that he was unwilling to do this.

Naturally, the Lamont family wouldn’t be that easily to be manipulated. They gave out three hundred million as dowry to help the Macclain family go through the crisis, but only on the condition that the marriage would be dissolved automatically in three years.

Three years ago, she wasn’t yet of legal marriage age in Country C. The two went to V City to get their certificate. To be precise, neither of them showed up. Each party sent people with their documents to handle the paperwork.

As soon as they got married, Jonathan went to M Country and had stayed there until now. Just three months before the dissolution of their marriage. His intention was pretty obvious.

Unfortunately, today, her father needed to bring her to ask for his help again for their business.

Estelle scoffed and raised the corner of her lips. How was she going to introduce herself later? “Mr. Lamont, hello, I’m your wife!”

Should he show her the respect that she deserves?

Rumor had it that before Jonathan went to M Country, he was a notorious bully in J City, ruling J City with an iron fist, and he was ruthless and decisive in his actions.

But a few days ago, she saw Jonathan on a TV finance channel. He didn’t look like what she had imagined. He was in an expensive business suit, although he looked proud, his demeanor was elegant and steady.

She hoped today he would show the same grace and poise as he did on TV, sparing her from embarrassment.

The entire Sapphire Hotel was luxuriously decorated with a classic elegance. It felt like a mansion. Estelle went to the Pearl Place’s third floor according to the room number Bennett gave her.

The third floor was all suites with carpeted wooden floors and dim lighting, incredibly quiet.

Outside of the suite, Estelle inconspicuously took a deep breath and knocked on the door.

touched it, the golden door

taken aback.

waiting

she knocked on the

There was no answer.

that only the entrance hall had a dim light. The

Anybody in here?

was large with a living room in the middle and a leisure room

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was about to turn back when she suddenly heard the

her that she should leave without hesitation, but she stood in the dark for three

happened to you?” Estelle pushed open the bedroom

the bathroom. The man had one hand against the wall and use another hand choke her neck. His voice, suppressed with pain but still cold and furious, said, “You dare to drug me? Are

from the windows, but

didn’t fight back. Her throat was

“Then who are you?”

cold water for a long time, his body icy, but his

man’s breathing grew heavier with each breath, as if he had reached his limit. The hand choking her throat suddenly

lips were ice-cold

as she stretched her leg against the man’s body with all

man’s strength and speed were no less than hers. His long leg pressed against her

breath quietly, never had she ever imagined that she would encounter a situation where Jonathan

darkness, the man’s breath enveloped all her senses. She weighed the options of helping him

got from the bathroom to the bedroom. While she was still hesitating whether to resist or to surrender, the man had already

not like she hadn’t thought about this., But it

felt like an eternity

someone happened to enter the suite, approaching

in here!” The man’s voice was deep,

footsteps outside stopped

bed, and walked out. Estelle pulled the quilt up to her neck, noticing a beam of light shining through the ajar

the living room, leaned on the couch, his handsome

assistant approached, asking, “Mr.

left the party earlier and didn’t allow anyone to follow him. After more than two hours without hearing anything from him, the assistant couldn’t help but come to check. Just now,

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