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.

Skyler felt 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,

heard Zavier’s voice tinged with 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 think about it.

she didn’t care to listen, as

came to, Skyler was lying in a hospital bed, a TV hanging on the wall across from her. She immediately turned it on, catching

of murder. Could Nora have something to

was Zavier, she quickly turned off the TV in fright, but to her surprise,

shook her head weakly,

IV drips. You need to eat something.” Marissa set down her thermos and cranked the bed upright. “Silly

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

was unaware of the truth, and Skyler had no intention of enlightening her. Taking the soup bowl, she sipped a little,

all the kindness Mr. and Mrs. had shown her, who would have thought