When the Contract Marriage Ended, He Stayed

Chapter 2: Sign the Papers. Let’s Get a Divorce.

When Hazel Hawthorne rushed back to the villa, she saw a car parked at the entrance, just as she’d expected. It was packed to the brim with luggage.

She raised an eyebrow. ’So, she’s back, and she plans on moving in for good?’

Clearwater Villa was Hazel Hawthorne and Aiden Xavier’s marital home. When they married, they hadn’t held a banquet. They registered their marriage in the morning, and that same afternoon, Hazel dragged her luggage and moved right into the villa, all under the watchful eyes of the media.

Over the years, Aiden Xavier had rarely returned, leaving her to live there all by herself.

Hazel Hawthorne stepped into the villa and, just as she’d thought, saw a familiar figure in the living room.

Raina Lowell. Aiden Xavier’s first love, the one he could never forget.

She had a congenital heart disease and couldn’t have children. For years, she’d been abroad for treatment.

’Now that she’s back, her illness must be more or less cured.’

remained seated on the sofa and greeted her with a sweet smile. "Ah, Ms.

to the housekeeper and ordered, "Ms. Hawthorne just got back, so she must be thirsty. Go make her a

herself, you’d think she was the true lady

standing at the doorway,

the best. Aiden was worried I couldn’t take care of myself, so

a smile. "Not at

mean one thing: Aiden is nearby. As much as I

living room but

up, she saw Aiden descending the staircase from the second floor. He stopped

Auroville, his looks were second to none.’ His tall, slender figure, his refined features, and his air

voice, smooth as aged wine, drifted down. "Raina

an eyebrow, replying languidly, "Should

"That won’t be necessary."

coolly, "I’m busy with work. You’ll stay and look after her

inwardly. ’He wants me to live under the same roof as his ex-girlfriend, and on top

couldn’t refuse Aiden’s demand, so