Alexander's coldness was laid bare before Florrie; he even asked her to buy morning-after pills for another woman. Enduring the pain became her routine, all because Alexander was a stand-in for Alec, her lost love. But one day, she tricked him into signing the divorce papers and said, "I never loved you." Devastation clung to him, his gaze clouded by despair. "You can't leave. I won't sign." Then Alec returned as a conglomerate heir. She searched his face for love and found none-until she turned away. He cracked, tears falling. "I'm sorry," he begged. "I love you."
Florrie Barnes left the law office with the divorce papers clutched tightly in her hand while a gentle drizzle spread across the city.
Right when she reached for her car door, her phone lit up with her husband Alexander Jenkins' name.
For a brief second she froze, but then pressed the phone to her ear.
From the other end came Alexander's cold voice. "You're not at home?"
Something in the way he spoke gave her pause, almost as if there was a trace of concern hidden in his tone.
With her gaze lowered, she answered softly, "I'll be back soon, you..."
Before she could finish, Alexander chimed in, "Pick up some ointment for swelling before you return."
The words made her frown, and despite the divorce papers in her hand, worry stirred. "Did you get hurt? Is it serious? Is your heart acting up again? I'll come straight back and take care of you."
But in the next instant, the voice that drifted through the receiver sent a shiver down her spine. "Alex, it still aches... It's all your fault!"
A syrupy, flirtatious voice oozed from the receiver, drenched in sweetness.
It was Suzanne Hewitt-Alexander's childhood sweetheart.
Then Alexander spoke again, detached and dismissive. "I got a bit carried away and might hurt Suzanne earlier. This isn't something you can deal with. Just buy the ointment. And while you're at it, get a morning-after pill."
The line went dead before Florrie could breathe a word.
Cold wind swept through the night, and as the dial tone droned on, numbness spread to her fingertips.
Was his wife really meant to fetch a morning-after pill for the lover he kept by his side?
During three years of marriage, he had never once touched her. To him, she was nothing more than a pitiful shadow, clinging to him with blind devotion, her dignity stripped away, her love reduced to something worthless.
Yet none of that mattered, so long as his happiness remained untouched and the heart of Alexis Wallace, beating within his chest, was kept safe.
Wordlessly, she purchased both the ointment and the pill before heading back home. When the door swung open, the sight that greeted her was Suzanne lounging in Alexander's arms, a flimsy nightgown slipping from her shoulders, the skin of her neck and chest marked with deep-red hickeys.
Across the room, Alexander sat peeling grapes for her, slipping them between her lips with a teasing lilt. "Still mad at me, baby? I'll behave next time, I swear. Tomorrow we'll go out, just you and me, all day long. How does that sound?"
Suzanne leaned closer with a pout, her voice girlish and sweet. "You better not trick me again."
Even though Alexander bore the title of her husband, Florrie could see where his true affections lay. Between the two of them, there was intimacy, while she, his wife, stood as the stranger intruding.
In silence, Florrie clutched the paper bag tighter. When Suzanne finally noticed her, a shadow passed through her gaze.
Moments later, Suzanne put on a mask of innocence, her tone fragile. "Oh... Florrie, you're home?"
Pretending to panic, she shifted as if to get off Alexander's lap. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean-"
But Alexander's arm only tightened around her waist, pulling her firmly back. "Don't waste your breath on her. Isn't this where you belong, right here with me?"
Not once did he acknowledge his wife directly, his words cutting like ice. "Leave the bag on the table and get upstairs. Don't bother Suzanne and me again."
So that was her place-the unwanted wife, treated as a nuisance even in her own house.
From the corner of her eye, Florrie caught the smirk Suzanne tried to hide, and she managed a faint smile of her own. "Be careful, Alexander. A heart that's endured surgery isn't built for reckless indulgence."
His stare turned sharp with annoyance, his voice flat. "That's none of your concern."
Nothing he said could hurt her anymore.
Her devotion had never been for Alexander himself but for the heart he carried inside his chest.
For three years, every effort she made was only to shield that heart from harm.
Alexander always assumed Florrie married him for wealth and status, so he accepted her care as if it were owed.
That fragile arrangement held until Suzanne's sudden return from overseas. With her back, everything collapsed in an instant.
Alexander rushed toward Suzanne without hesitation.
And so, Florrie decided she might as well step aside and grant him the freedom he longed for.
Chapter 1 She Doesn't Love Him At All
28/08/2025
Chapter 2 I Need You To Sign This
03/09/2025
Chapter 3 Only If You Promise Me One Thing
03/09/2025
Chapter 4 I'll Be Broken With It, Gone Forever
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Chapter 5 You Will Pay For It
03/09/2025
Chapter 6 Don't Be Scared, I'm Here
03/09/2025
Chapter 7 Illusion
03/09/2025
Chapter 8 Someone Else Entirely
03/09/2025
Chapter 9 It Was Unmistakably Her Alexis!
03/09/2025
Chapter 10 Is There Someone You Know Who Shares My Face
03/09/2025
Chapter 11 Hurting Her In Front Of Everyone
03/09/2025
Chapter 12 At Least She's Be Nowhere Near Those Vile People
03/09/2025
Chapter 13 She Wants To Embarrass Suzanne
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Chapter 14 Suzanne's Mastery Of Playing The Innocent Victim
03/09/2025
Chapter 15 What's Wrong With You
03/09/2025
Chapter 16 Don't Call Me Again
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Chapter 17 Cut The Last Thread Between Them
03/09/2025
Chapter 18 Not Eloping With A Man
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Chapter 19 An Unexpected Guest
03/09/2025
Chapter 20 My Presence Here Has Nothing To Do With You
03/09/2025
Chapter 21 Haven't You Caused Enough Trouble
03/09/2025
Chapter 22 What If Fate Allowed A Miracle
03/09/2025
Chapter 23 Or Could He Actually Be Her Alexis
03/09/2025
Chapter 24 We're Divorced
03/09/2025
Chapter 25 Another Typical Melodrama Sparked By Jealousy
03/09/2025
Chapter 26 Stop Monitoring Anything Related To Florrie
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Chapter 27 Mistress
03/09/2025
Chapter 28 You Should Divorce Her Already
03/09/2025
Chapter 29 It's Them Who Wronged You
03/09/2025
Chapter 30 Don't Waste Florrie's Time Anymore
03/09/2025
Chapter 31 Why Would He Appear With A Different Identity
03/09/2025
Chapter 32 I Don't Think You Realize Just How Remarkable Florrie Was
03/09/2025
Chapter 33 Is She Really Still Capable Of Operating Safely
03/09/2025
Chapter 34 Alexander's The One To Blame!
03/09/2025
Chapter 35 Could Alec Truly Be Alexis
03/09/2025
Chapter 36 Is There Something You Need, Miss Barnes
03/09/2025
Chapter 37 Depending On Others Leads Nowhere
03/09/2025
Chapter 38 I'm Sorry To Tell You This
03/09/2025
Chapter 39 Was Alec Hoping To Accidentally Bump Into Florrie
03/09/2025
Chapter 40 Her Matters Are No Longer My Concern
03/09/2025