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The Love Trap

Chapter 4 A Marriage without Ceremony

Word Count: 1647    |    Released on: 02/09/2023

hat no one could reject. After all, when you're asked by Christ

ded. Besides, the man looked like

o wanted to

ng, Lynn warned, "

h that Christopher wasn't satisfied with her from the moment they met, but that didn't really matter

de, and he didn't want h

ristopher, pretending n

id he really think that after she had married into the Gray fami

he was h

of calling her daughter the moment he left them. If she had lived witho

t the hard wall. Suddenly, everything reverted back to her, and she j

lready s

was right

el her hands growing limp from the glare, and she resisted the urge to tremble. "Yo

ey? Do you like the privilege that comes with it?" His voice was a mix of displeasure

e this, she pretended to be calm and composed. "Sure," she said, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "When I was two years old, I knew all ab

d then. You, however, were ten. Do you real

ad seen her, he knew that she wasn't as easy to deal

very t

d phrased her words–was

elt suffocating

e of them was willing to back down, and as they continued to glare at

d married into the Gray family was that Lynn had alr

ly softened. "Look, Mr. Gray, I know you don't want to marr

topher's expression. The darkness of his fa

ed with the Gray family. The only reason she had agreed to it in the first

l with me? What cou

ment. Since that didn't work, perhaps you'd need someone by your side–someone who doesn't car

Christophe

Like any deal, there

e as that." That was enough, wasn't it? As soon as she had gotten ho

to discuss with me?" The corners

w respect. However, as our personalities may contradict each other, it's only best that we get divorce

ou have someone else that you like. That's why you've gone thr

re so inquisitive." Chri

ine. After everything that she had done for him, it was

"What benefits would you

was thinking this

her mother's dowry? No...if she had said it. . .it would jus

hat she had none, he

y. I just don't want to disappoint her." As she spoke, her gaze shifted sli

skepticism and mistrust as if he

push anyone to run for the hills. Hell, if she wasn't so determined in getting what she ha

ed, but just as he was about to turn around and answer it, he glanced back at he

fine w

hristopher's assistan

any grand ceremonies or even a beautiful wedding. Just a marriage cer

had entered into this marriage, she already knew that

eir mothers had known each other,

stopped in fro

was something about the stone buildings before her that created a more majestic feel. It

s." He made a gestu

e was just another stranger on his list. He must've already known that the marri

ress of the Gray family. That spot had

tants. In fact, there was only one maid in the quarters. As such, as

r woman standing right

slow smile threaded across her lips as she led her up to her room. "Welcome

t all her daily necessities with her. Not wanting to giv

a's questioning gaze, she sighed. "It's possible that Young Master

ir union, yet he had accompanied another woman for the night. Paige couldn't help but pity her. Nina had gotten marri

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“Crushed by fate and burdened by desperation, eighteen-year-old Nina Stewart makes the heartbreaking decision to sell herself to a stranger in order to save her dying mother. She desperately tries to bury that painful night and move on with her life-until she discovers that she is carrying the stranger's child. As if life hasn't already been cruel enough, Nina is forced into a marriage arranged through her mother's promise. But on her wedding day, she learns that her groom, Christopher Gray, is in love with another woman and only sees her as a convenient substitute. Humiliated and heartbroken, Nina agrees to become nothing more than his nominal wife. She promises herself never to fall for him. But hearts are treacherous things. As days turn into months, the cold and distant Christopher slowly breaks down the walls around her heart, and Nina finds herself falling deeply in love with the man who was never truly hers. Just when she begins to dream of a future together, reality shatters her world. On the very day she is about to give birth, Christopher throws divorce papers at her. "I, Christopher Gray, don't want to be with a woman like you. Get the hell out of my life." With a shattered heart and an unborn child, Nina disappears without a trace. Years later, she returns-stronger, colder, and completely transformed. She has no intention of ever crossing paths with Christopher again. Unfortunately for her, Christopher Gray has other plans. The man who once cast her aside is now determined to win her back at any cost. When Nina demands to know why, Christopher pulls her into his arms with a dangerous smirk. "As the mother of my children, shouldn't you stay with your husband?" But can a love once destroyed ever be rebuilt... or are some betrayals simply unforgivable?”