," Jasper said, acting as though t
arren, sat in the ch
"Jasper, I heard what Grandma said. Did you really marry th
ed him with a
ly sat upright. After that look, he did
etly felt bad
tranger. The woman he had married came from a completely different world. He had only gone through with it be
or Jasper only
ily. Otherwise, he might have been forced to ma
thinking. Once she learned the correct floor, she pulled her
the amount of space. The apartment was much larger than Lydia's pla
slowly looked around. From that day forward, thi
nd a pair of balconies. Every part of the apartment felt roomy, and Coral
an a couch, a low table, and a cabinet for alcohol. Only two of the four bedroom
ll office, and its own bathroom. Despite being divided into several secti
ubt that Jasper u
nies and received plenty of sunlight. An unused bedroom stood between hers and th
the first move when it came to intimacy. If their relationship
into the bedroom, Coralie con
along with a hanging chair. On quiet afternoons, she could sit there with a book wh
s were perfectly clean, yet the room didn't contain a single pot, pan, or u
er all the cooking tools and supplies she needed online. She decided to hold off on adding balcony
to Jasper. For now, Coralie w
ooked at the time and saw that sh
, she picked up her phone and
was dismissing its students a
saw her friend. "Coralie, what kept
g into anoth
ght living with your s
quiet. She took the chance to explain. "My brother-in-law didn't want me staying there anymore. He kep
ts, though. Why would he have an issue with you? W
oralie's brother-in-law had t
epended on them wit
ce she stays home to care for Cody, she doesn't earn anything herself. She has to ask her husband whenever she needs money, and he complains i
t his wife, but once she gives up her job and depends on him, he starts counting every cent she spends. Women give up so much for their homes, yet they still end up being blamed. Non
was willing to help care for Cody. Her in-laws often criticized her for not earning anything
hey also kept pressuring Ly
really agree to
had always guarded Coralie closely, so it was hard to believe
ried s
just say? You got married? You didn't even h
er. There isn't enough time right
of students began entering the bookstore and
finally left for the day. Once the rush ended, Coral
Who did you marry? Seriously, you went and got married without
t secrets from Chloe. She explained the entire story behind her sudden marriage, tho
ieve you had the courage to marry someone on the same day you first met him. If you were desperate to leave your sis
family. She only managed the bookstore beca
working, and has a stable career. I'm sure he would've agreed to marry you. Wouldn't that have been safer than choosing a total stranger? An
like that to me. I may not know Mr. Warren very well yet, but he hasn't given me any reason to think he's a bad person.
treat like a casual deal. You can't meet a stranger and suddenly decide you're going to spend your future w
s between us for now. I don't want my sist
ook at her without
far braver than sh
was the kind of ridiculous plot that only appeared in romance novels. Sh
is secretly some powerful billionaire. So t
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