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Dear Ex, I Married Your Uncle

Chapter 5 It Stopped Hurting A Long Time Ago

Word Count: 790    |    Released on: Today at 09:10

r left the office

while Eleanor stayed by th

lled up in front of her. Kevin ste

got into

edar. Adrian sat on the opposite side with a tablet resting on his lap.

t in, he looked up a

hair pulled into a neat ponytail. She looked fresh and understated-a worl

?" he asked. His voice was richer and more reso

Eleanor smoothed the hem of her dr

o cook?" Adrian said, se

right side of his face, marked by the

k ever so slightly. It was an entirely subconscious react

d the small movem

to the air. He turned away and spoke in a distant tone. "If

her reaction might have hurt him.

ng, she leaned

toward him, and his bo

ek with her fingertips. Her movements were careful, and her eyes remained fixe

k then," she said softly, her vo

at Adrian's side t

his face. He had seen it all-shock, pity, sympathy, people aver

touch his scar with such gentle h

d in his bones-a dull ache that never quite went away. Now, under her gentle to

ago," he replied. His voice soun

y would I change my mind? I'm the one who put that wedding ring on your finger, and I'm th

s though she were re

d on her face for a moment. In the dim lig

s and eventually stopped in fron

ign was stylish, and every piece of furniture looked like a work of art. Yet the entire pla

frowned slightly. "It feel

mself to her side

n kitchen. After opening the double-door refrigerator, she found it stocked wit

A housekeeper comes every two days to restock eve

few vegetables and a piece of beef, then s

her eyes crinkled at the corners. "Adrian, do

completely natural, and the distan

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Dear Ex, I Married Your Uncle
Dear Ex, I Married Your Uncle
“On her wedding day, Eleanor witnessed her fiancé's affair with her best friend in front of every guest. Then, without hesitation, she slipped the wedding ring onto Adrian's finger-her groom's scarred and disabled uncle. "You don't mind that I can't walk?" "No." What began as a contractual marriage quickly became complicated. While Eleanor battled a manipulative stepmother, a shameless ex, and a treacherous former friend, she uncovered secrets linking her mother's death to Adrian's family. Worse, the man who vowed to protect her was hiding secrets of his own. As her ex begged regret, Adrian offered one cold reminder. "She's your aunt now."”