Married a Secret Billionaire

Chris paused, then embraced her even tighter. Edward chuckled and excused himself to fetch some hot water.

The mountain air had turned a bit chilly, and the desolate surroundings stirred up unpleasant memories deep within Lena.

“I ran away from there after growing up, and I’ve never dared to return,” she whispered. “Even though I came here to teach in this mountainous region, I can never cross that mountain.”

“It’s okay,” Chris reassured her, gently caressing her hair. “There’s nothing worth missing in that place. Plus, he’s not your biological father.”

Lena looked up at him. “Chris, can I ever overcome this mountain? Do you think it’s possible?”

Chris’ heart tightened. As he gazed into her bright eyes, he found himself at a loss for words.

“Lenny, you don’t need to conquer everything in life. We won’t be staying here, and this mountain won’t relocate to Centrolis. This may be the last time you see this mountain in your life.

bad thing.” He smiled tenderly. “In the battlefield, there’s no room for deserters. But here with me, you can escape as much

“Chris…”

if you can conquer this mountain. But if those childhood shadows ever

hardship in her childhood, perhaps fate had sent someone as wonderful as him to heal her. Maybe she could finally bury those shadows in the past for

must prepare to leave with the children in a couple of days. We should do

Lena brightened up. “Do we have enough

the list on his phone and

the innocent faces of

education would undoubtedly be a lifelong gift for them. Most of the names on the list were girls, but one boy caught Lena’s

absent from the classroom.

contact, this boy always seemed to stay hidden in