Chapter 17
I first met Matthew at Walker Corp.
I was doing an internship there, starting from the bottom despite being the owner’s daughter. Just another face in the crowd, learning the business from scratch.[]
Matthew started as an intern the same day. He wasn’t brilliant – actually seemed kind of slow. But coming from a small town, he had this incredible work ethic.]
Every time I passed his desk, he was buried in work. The focus in his eyes caught my attention.[]
When HR wanted to let him go, I quietly pulled some strings. Got him promoted early.
His face lit up that day like a kid at Christmas. After that, he worked even harder.[]
What drew me to him was his grit. His refusal to give up.[]
As we grew closer, I discovered another side to the quiet guy. He could be surprisingly funny, making me laugh until my sides hurt.
Then he started pursuing me.
I was upfront with him, confessing that I was already pregnant with another man’s child. I expected him to walk away. Instead, he surprised me. He said it didn’t matter and promised to love my child as his own. At first, I firmly rejected him.[]
But one day, everything changed.[]
I was battling pregnancy symptoms and leaning against a streetlight, barely able to stand. Out of nowhere, a car driven by a drug addict came
That’s when Matthew appeared, like a hero in a movie.[]
He pushed me out of the way but ended up in the path of the car himself. The accident was brutal, leaving him in the ICU, covered in wounds.
Seeing him covered in wounds, lying in the hospital bed, my heart softened, and I finally agreed to his confession.[]
We had a simple romance. Street food, walks in the park, dollar movies. I kept playing the regular office boy.
Then came time to meet my family.
When Dad revealed who we really were, Matthew froze like a deer in headlights.]
Lad didn’t care about Matthew’s background. He just had one rule: Matthew would take our family name in marriage.[]
I expected hesitation. Most guys would balk at that, especially an only son.
But Matthew agreed instantly. Even signed a prenup right there – saying he’d walk away with nothing if he ever cheated.
I thought it was true love.
After the wedding, he was the perfect husband. Gentle, attentive, loving.
He didn’t mind that the child wasn’t his, nor did he care about the child having my last name.[]
I gave him a division of Walker Corp to run, wanting him to have his own success.]
He nearly ran it into the ground, but I didn’t care. As long as he loved us, nothing else mattered.[]
For four years, I believed in the loving husband and devoted father he pretended to be.
Looking back now, I can’t believe how blind I was.]
The car accident incident, his quick acceptance of the prenup, his constant devotion – it was all too perfect.[]
Like a movie script, written just for me. 0
speeding toward me.]
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