The Author's Playground - Chapter 39: Trust Issues (1)

Reborn Holy Soul Village, nicknamed Aman, the eighteenth generation of ancestors innate soul power zero, awakened third-level green hatchet, no soul ring, no soul skills, fights rely on flat cuts, if you feel uncomfortable, come and cut me.

Also known as “I was born a commoner, a rich family daughter fell in love with me” “This person clearly wastes martial arts…

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Though it may be a dream weathered, crumpled, fading,I held on without surrender.Through each repeated day, running toward tomorrow’s light,I became a knight, resolute and bright.

Clara Bennett's previous life was shattered when she discovered her husband cheating with her best friend, leading to a tragic fate of one body and two lives.Upon waking again, she finds herself reborn on the night before her engagement, determined not to become the foolish victim of love as she was in her past life.Thus, she takes the initiative to seduce the rumored ailing tycoon of the Beijing social circle, William Foster, intent on finding a more stable source of support.Unexpectedly, William Foster proposes marriage himself.Thinking about the wealthy widowhood that awaits her, William doesn’t hesitate to agree.Having turned the tables to become the aunt of her unfaithful ex, Clara watches as he greets her politely, feeling her choices were worth it.However, her expectations of a deceased husband post-marriage were never met, instead—William Foster: “Darling, I never said I had an ailment.”——William Foster, rumored to be the ailing tycoon of the Beijing social circle, is known for being cold and abstinent.Yet the rumor of his aversion to women was dispelled by his nephew’s fiancée, as one night with her left him addicted.In order to keep her by his side, he decides on a fake marriage but genuine love.He insists on winning the beauty over completely.

At the wedding, her brother took away his bride-to-be.She actively found him and said, “The wedding will continue, I will marry you.”He was the man she had secretly admired for many years, so after the wedding, she embarked on a “subtle” path to pursue her husband.After repeated defeats and persistent efforts, she finally understood that she could not warm up this stubborn and stinky rock.Always obedient to him, one day she finally proposed, “I want a divorce from you.”“What's wrong?”“Loving someone is so exhausting, so exhausting.”“Then what if someone loves you?”“... I don't know, you've never loved me.”“Then I'll start loving you from tomorrow.”“...”Actually, she knew nothing, except that he never said “love” to her, anyone could see that she was the treasure he held in his palm.