Married a Secret Billionaire

On the day of the match, Morpheus held the banned drug in his hand. After hesitating backstage for a moment, he unscrewed the cap and swallowed it.

His throat felt as though it had been sliced open by this tiny pill. He seemed to envision a version of himself, gutted and covered in blood, utterly grotesque.

Even on the battlefield, he had never resorted to underhanded methods. He had always been upright. He could fend off others' hidden attacks, but he couldn't bring himself to harm someone with deceit.

Today, however, he broke his rule for Persephone for the first time. All his principles and beliefs collapsed when he saw that tiny figure in the crowd.

All he knew was that she was watching him from the stands, and he didn't want her to witness him being defeated.

He grabbed the nearby bottle of water, gulped it down, slammed the cup to the ground, and stormed into the ring.

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the uproar, she

also in this dim place, where the air was murky with a nauseating stench. The surroundings were filled with beastly men and snake-like women. They would leer at her maliciously, goading Morpheus to have his way

her over his shoulder, like an ancient chieftain carrying war

in her lip could overshadow the pain in her heart if she bit a

They would return to their respective paths, never to intersect

Seamus handed her a bottle of mineral water with

this brand was the most expensive available in this

the only one I could find," Seamus said apologetically. "Deal

it, but didn't

pieces of cake, and she looked at them but