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Back at the Walker mansion, Liam ordered
the car to be detailed immediately.
He glanced at me, telling me to clean myself
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up before coming inside.
I realized I was still wearing my wedding ring
in the shower.
A million–dollar diamond.
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But the sparkle was long gone, under
dried blood and filth.
When I was starving, it wouldn’t even buy me
a piece of bread.
I was led to the living room after I was clean.
Liam was originally going to give me a
welcome back party, but after listening to
Jessica, he just let the maid bring me a plate
of leftovers.
That pathetic, watery excuse for food would
never have been placed in front of me before.
But this time, I ate it like I couldn’t taste it.
I looked up as I finished the last vegetable in
the plate. Liam was standing in front of me.
Jessica was supporting Liam’s grandmother.
The lovely family looked at me the uninvited
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The lovely family looked at me, the uninvited
guest, with disdain.
Liam’s grandmother opened her mouth first.
“Emily, look at you. What a disgrace.”
I held my clean bowl, enjoying its remaining
warmth.
They would tease me about being a Walker’s daughter–in–law during peaceful times.
I naturally believed that I was the future
mistress of the Walker family.
But in the face of life and death, I understood
how insignificant I was.
Life and death are all in Liam’s hands.
If he was in a good mood, he could take out a
million–dollar diamond ring to make me
happy.
If he was in a bad mood, he would send me
to hell.
Liam’s grandmother put a document in front
of me.
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and I know you’re newlyweds, but what
happened was your fault. A Walker wife can’t
have such a dark past.‘
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“After the divorce, you can continue to live here. I’ll treat you like my own daughter, and you won’t be treated unfairly financially.”
In just one month, the people who treated me
like a treasure had all changed.
Everyone thought that this accident was my
fault.
It was I who put Liam in danger and put
Jessica in danger.
No one mentioned that the honeymoon was
arranged by Liam.
No one blamed them for abandoning me.
No one even asked me how I survived this
month.
I wanted to explain.
But when I saw Liam’s sharp eyes, I couldn’t
help but tremble.
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help but tremble.
“I’m sorry, it’s all my fault.
I reached out, trembling, to take the
documents on the table.
Liam raised his hand one step before me.
Seeing that his hand was raised over my
head, I closed my eyes and curled up
immediately.
“Don’t hit me!”
“Emily…”
“”
I opened my eyes slowly and met Liam’s
surprised gaze.
He was holding the document in his hand and
said slowly.
“I don’t want to get divorced.”
Don’t want to get divorced?
I know that Liam hates me deeply.
Otherwise, he would not have tried to get rid
of me, who had bothered him for ten years.
How could he not want a divorce?
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I looked up at him, my face was full of
surprise.
I only heard him say: “Now is not the time for
a divorce.”
“If word gets out, it will be bad for Walker’s
reputation.”
Then, I smiled self–deprecatingly.
They had just used my pain to make a lot of
publicity.
Divorcing now and being with Jessica would only make people say that the Walker family
was ungrateful.
He doesn’t care about me.
It’s his reputation and face.
It’s his and Jessica’s future.
Jessica smiled knowingly at these words.
“Grandma, some things don’t need to be
rushed.”
She went to Liam’s grandmother and rubbed
her shoulders for her.
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Pretending to reveal the neirloom jaae
bracelet of the Walker family’s mistress on
her hand.
My heart trembled slightly.
If it had been before, I would have asked what
was going on no matter what.
But now, I just bowed my head silently and
swallowed all the sadness and helplessness
by myself.
