My Contract Husband is my Enemy, Mummy! Daddy wants you back

he looked at Chloe. "You don't have to answer them,"

lf. She didn't want to seem weak, but the words from

oice shaky. "I just wanted to talk to them,

s not about belonging. It's just... how things are

He was calm, distant, but there was a certain kind

mitted, her voice low. "I thought coming here wou

gaze again. "I understand. It's not easy, especially with everything

nfusion. Why was he being so kind to her when everyo

er voice barely above a whisper

t saying it'll be easy. But I think you're strong enough to han

called out from a distance. "Danis! Where

," he said, then turned and walked toward the voice, leaving Chloe standing there

r if things might one day change. But for now, she was alon

you ma'am" Lisa said as

ot lost," C

u back to your pavilion,

dded and follow

r pavilion, Lisa ope

oze. Nicholas was already sittin

tepping inside. Lisa closed the doo

g?" Nicholas asked, h

st," Chlo

if you can't even find your way back?" Nichol

familiar with the place yet," C

and Chloe couldn't hel

here?" she asked,

is is my house. Don't questio

e dinner table. For a moment, she had believed he might b

mansion with the kids," Nichol

Chloe asked, a hint

olas repli

et the kids

een them," C

even a scratch," Nicholas said, his tone unwavering. "You

e importance of protecting the children, but his words mad

" Nicholas asked,

spered, her voic

!" he o

aid, her voice louder

to leave, but just as he reached the door, the

hugging her knees to her chest. She mur

d what was happening. As he got closer, he f

g, her whole

nt of her. "Are you okay?" he

," Chloe repeated, her

g on. "I'm not going to hurt you," he said, his voice low and rea

to hurt you!.

ing her into his arms. "Cal

d him instinctively as she

pulled away from her. He looked at her clo

to her. "No one is hurting you," he said

say anything. The vulnerability she felt was too much to handle, and h