Impulsive Vow to an Enigmatic Husband

Staring at the marriage certificate in front of her, Skyler hadn’t yet escaped the grips of her own terror when she heard Zavier’s words, “Just keep me happy, and I might just help the Blue family rise again.”

Skyler couldn’t care less about the fate of the Blue family; she wished for nothing more than their downfall. It was her sister Iris who mattered to her the most. “What about my sister? She must have tried to get in touch with me. If she couldn’t reach me, she must be worried.”

“Dead,” Zavier said bluntly.

Skyler’s heart seemed to stop for a second. “What did you say?”

Zavier let out a small chuckle, leaning close to whisper in her ear, “I said, your precious little sister is dead.”

“You’re lying!” Skyler blurted out.d2

“Sent by your precious Blue family to please some high roller. They played too rough, ended up killing her,” Zavier said with a tone of mock regret.

as if she could hear the sound of her heart shattering. Drained of all strength, she collapsed to the floor, wanting to ask more but finding herself voiceless. She feared hearing even more brutal truths, knowing full well her

a rare urgency, “Skyler, I’m taking you to the hospital now. You better hang on for dear life, cause if I haven’t given you permission to die, you better not even

else he said was lost to her; she didn’t care to listen, as a buzzing

came to, Skyler was lying in a hospital bed, a TV hanging on

arrested on suspicion of murder. Could Nora have something to

opened. Thinking it was Zavier, she quickly turned off the TV in fright, but to her surprise, it was Marissa, Zavier’s caretaker.

shook her head weakly, “I’m not

been out for days, surviving on IV drips. You need to eat something.” Marissa set down her thermos and cranked the bed upright. “Silly child,

with tears. “You don’t need to worry about the Blue

Skyler had no intention of enlightening her. Taking the soup bowl, she sipped a little, then casually

good, after all the kindness Mr. and Mrs. had