Impulsive Vow to an Enigmatic Husband

Chapter 1620

She said, “I know.”

Those three simple words escaped her lips sounding soft and tender, sweet as a marshmallow.

Zavier teased, “Got a crush on some guy?”

Skyler shook her head.

“No, really?”

Skyler suddenly looked up at him, her gaze steady. “If you don’t believe me, feel free to check.”

Zavier let out a scoff, “Check? Do I look like I’ve got nothing better to do? Let me spell it out for you-I don’t like you, and whether you’ve got a crush on some dude is the least of my worries.”e2

Skyler replied with a calm certainty, “I know.”

You know what?”

don’t like me.”

you’re aware

continued, “Neither of us can change our parents’ decision. We’re bound for marriage, like it or not.”

dictate your life? Are you honestly resigned to

had said, being born into such families meant they couldn’t always follow their hearts. From an early age, she knew her family would arrange her marriage, which was why at eighteen, she dared not even harbor a

eyed her. “I can’t lay a finger on a girl I don’t fancy, so even if we do get hitched, I won’t touch

relief. She looked up at him, her smile radiant. “I understand. And when you’re ready, when you can marry the girl you really want, I’ll step aside. I won’t

her that evening, revealing that she was just as opposed to this arranged marriage as he

see her happy. Trapped in his own misery, he couldn’t allow her any joy. “Didn’t your folks tell

vanished, her face draining of color. She didn’t know what

not wait for the marriage certificate; conceiving his child sooner rather than later would be ideal. She knew she was just a tool to them, a means to enhance

a perverse pleasure. “What’s your name?”