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"Trust me! I will take responsibility for you. I'm going to make you the happiest, most honored woman in the world!"

The man's deep, resolute voice echoed in her ear. Chloe shook her head frantically.

"No, no... Ah!"

The man surged forward with sudden force. Chloe let out a painful cry before blacking out entirely.

When she opened her eyes again, the man was already gone. Yet the heavy, intimate scent hanging in the air remained as proof of what had happened.

Wadded-up tissues and discarded clothes lay scattered across the floor, painting a stark picture of the madness that had unfolded just hours before.

Chloe bit her lip until it nearly bled, gripping the bedsheets tightly as her vision blurred with tears.

She was a married woman. She had come to the airport today specifically to pick up her husband. But before she could even see his face, she had lost her purity.

What was this?

An extramarital affair?

How was she supposed to go on after this? How could she ever face her husband again?

If she told him the truth-that she came to welcome him home, only for a sudden riot to break out at the terminal, where a strange man dragged her into a pitch-black lounge and committed such an unforgivable act...

Would he believe her?

Would he still accept her?

Could their marriage survive this?

Unable to hold it in any longer, Chloe burst into tears, the droplets falling uncontrollably.

She didn't know what atrocious sin she had committed in a past life to deserve a fate like this.

She had grown up without a mother or father's love, her life a complete mess from the start. She had fought tooth and nail through her studies to change her destiny, finally getting accepted into her dream university. But then her adoptive parents forced her to drop out and marry.

The bride was supposed to be her step-sister, Tiffany Bishop. But when the family discovered the groom was a cripple, they swapped the brides!

Her adoptive parents couldn't bear to let their biological daughter suffer, yet they couldn't bring themselves to turn down the hefty bride price. So, using the "debt of raising her" as emotional blackmail, they forced Chloe to take her sister's place.

From pulling her out of college to setting up the engagement and wedding, not a single person had bothered to ask for her consent.

No one cared about what she wanted.

With absolute authority, they had ruined her education and destroyed her future.

She had cried and resented them, but in the end, she compromised with reality.

They always said marriage was a second chance at life for a woman. If marrying meant escaping that cold, unfeeling household, then so be it-she promised herself she would be a dutiful wife.

For the past two years, Liam had been abroad seeking medical treatment for his legs. She had guarded an empty house alone, remaining faithful, honest, and completely devoted.

This marriage was bought at the cost of her higher education and her future. It was her new beginning, and she cherished it with all her heart.

And now...

On the very day Liam was due to return, this nightmare had happened.

What was she supposed to do?

Ring, ring, ring...

Her phone suddenly rang. It was the housekeeper from the estate.

"Madam, Sir is asking for you to return home immediately."

Chloe's heart dropped into her stomach, a surge of guilt and panic seizing her chest. "Is... has he already come back?"

"Yes, Madam. Sir returned, but when he saw you weren't home, he left right away. Before leaving, he asked me to tell you to come back and sign the papers. Sir... he wants a divorce."

BOOM!

Chloe's brain went completely numb.

Liam wanted a divorce?!

She knew he had been dissatisfied with their arranged marriage. On their wedding day, he hadn't even shown up, and he had remained absent ever since.

In two years of marriage, they had never met in person. They didn't even know what the other looked like.

Yet over those two years, he had treated her well!

He had never deprived her of food, clothes, or money. Whenever she fell sick, he would instruct the servants to take extra care of her. Even across thousands of miles, she had felt his quiet consideration.

She had always believed Liam simply disliked business-arranged marriages, not her as a person. She believed that as long as she remained a good wife, they could grow into a loving couple who supported each other for the rest of their lives.

She never expected...

"Madam, you don't need to be too heartbroken," the housekeeper added excitedly. "Sir is leaving this villa to you, along with two luxury cars and a massive fortune!"

The housekeeper sounded thrilled, but how could Chloe not be heartbroken?

She was practically dying inside.

Her miserable life was spiraling into an irredeemable mess.

Yet what right did she have to refuse a divorce now?

She had lost her purity. She was no longer worthy of him.

Sniffling through her tears, Chloe choked out in a raspy voice, "I understand. I'll be right back to sign the papers."

Hanging up, she forced her aching body up, dressed herself, and stumbled out of the airport lounge.

Just moments after she vanished around the corner, dozens of black luxury sedans pulled up outside the airport terminal.

A squad of bodyguards in black suits stepped out simultaneously, locking down the entire perimeter.

An assistant respectfully opened the rear car door, and Liam stepped out.

Handcrafted custom leather shoes, an insanely expensive bespoke suit, a limited-edition timepiece... the standard attire of an untouchable titan.

Tall and broad-shouldered with razor-sharp facial features, he radiated a powerful, dominant authority straight from his core that sent chills down everyone's spine.

Passersby stared in awe and curiosity, peeking at him with hushed breath.

Ignoring everyone around him, Liam strided directly toward the VIP lounge.

Last night, someone had drugged him in an assassination attempt. In a moment of desperation, he had taken a woman's innocence.

Fearing his pursuers would trace him to the lounge and put her in danger, he had left first to clean up the threat before returning for her.

That had been her first time.

He had given her his word last night: he would take full responsibility and make her the happiest, most honored woman in the world!

And Liam always kept his word.

Before he could reach the lounge door, his assistant, Zach, jogged up to keep pace with him.

"Boss, the estate just called. Madam has returned home. However... it seems Madam was with another man last night. The marks on her body were very obvious. According to the housekeeper, Madam has been seeing multiple men over the past two years and frequently stays out all night...

"Furthermore, when Madam gets drunk, she tends to run her mouth. She once boasted publicly at a bar that... that you're a cripple who isn't worthy of her. She said that marrying her was just..."

"Was just what?!"

"...Was just a toad craving a taste of swan meat."

"Heh."

Liam pressed his thin lips into a cold, ruthless line, his complexion turning icy.

That wife of his was forcibly shoved onto him by the Martin family two years ago to suppress his power. He had never met her once, skipping the wedding entirely.

Now that his power was consolidated and he held absolute control, he no longer needed to be bound by their chains. The very first thing he intended to do upon returning was to divorce her.

It wasn't that he was heartless; there was simply zero affection between them.

Divorce was a blessing and a release for her.

To compensate for two years of her youth, he had prepared an enormous payout-a mansion, luxury cars, and a check for one billion Dollars.

He never imagined she would be such a shameless, gold-digging woman!

In that case, she didn't deserve a single penny of his generosity.

"Scrap the previous divorce agreement and draft a new one!" Liam sneered. "She cheated during our marriage and failed her duties as a wife. Strip her of everything-she leaves with nothing!"

"Yes, sir!"

Reaching the VIP lounge door, Liam forced his anger down and straightened his collar, opening the door with his calmest, most dignified demeanor.

One life, one love-now that he had touched her, she was the only woman he would ever want for the rest of his life.

However-

The room was completely empty.

She was gone?

Liam swept through the entire airport terminal, but found no trace of her. His brows furrowed into a deep scowl.

"Send out the order! No matter what method it takes or what price we must pay-find her!"

He would find her and honor his promise!

He would make her the happiest, most honored woman in the world!