I refused to marry a liar, so I looked up a service to fake my death. I would use a fake corpse of myself to participate in our wedding.
Before I left, I behaved as I usually did and acquiesced with Wales’ plans to throw me a birthday party. Wales wheeled me to the table and played the role of a caring lover, serving me food and peeling the shells off the prawns for me.
His good friends shoved him in the shoulder playfully and teased, “What a good husband you are! There’s only five days left till you’ll be a married man. What are you going to do about your other lover, Anna? Why don’t you give her to me?”
I clenched the fork in my hand tighter after hearing his words and waited for Wales’ answer.
Wales didn’t say a word until he was done peeling the last prawn. He placed the prawn on my plate and cleaned his hands with a napkin elegantly. He did not react to how his friends were humiliating me—his fiancée.
“Oh, please. It’s already a great honor for Joey to be married to me. Does she still wish for me to be wholeheartedly loyal to her? A wife and a lover are two very different people, after all. A wife is meant to be cared for at home,” Wales explained calmly.
“A lover is a precious treasure who can please me in any and every way. Of course, I’ll continue to see Anna even after I’m married.”
Wales had emphasized the word “please” as he spoke, leading to the men around us erupting in jeers and hoots.
I forced myself to keep my expression passive. I couldn’t afford to let Wales notice that I was shaking. He was no longer the gentleman that I once knew.
Wales threw his fork onto the table, causing the raucous laughter around us to cease immediately. His eyes were narrowed as he swept his gaze at the people surrounding us. “So, all of you had better watch your mouths. I won’t show any mercy if Joey finds out about Anna.”
Wales was the CEO of Price Corporation, which dominated the business market of Anaxia. With one word, he could destroy an entire family. Nobody dared to go against his orders.
“You’re really such a good husband! You hid Anna away just so Joey wouldn’t find out and leave you.”
