Wooing My Ex-Wife

Bewildered, Whitney stared at the document on the coffee table.

Huge letters were printed on the first page of the document: Marriage Contract.

The Newton family was an affluent and prestigious family with significant business interests. Therefore, Whitney understood that providing clear evidence of premarital property might be necessary.

With that in mind, she flipped through the pages.

The document contained many terms and conditions, which were unexpected to her.

The marriage contract would last for a year.

Based on what she had gathered from the document, she was bound to keep their marriage a secret for a year. Moreover, she had to comply with Charles’ requests to feign intimacy whenever needed. Privately, they would not interfere with each other.

Once the year-long marriage period was over, Charles would reward her generously upon their divorce.

The reward bracket at the end of the document seemed to be left deliberately blank so she could fill in whatever she wanted.

Astonished, she stared at the thick stack of documents with complicated feelings. No wonder Charles is treating me so coldly tonight. He had planned to use me from the beginning. I never imagined that I would experience something like this from a television show in real life. However, it doesn’t… make me feel happy.

Just as she was contemplating what to do, Charles, with his cigarette between his lips, said, “Once you sign this contract, you won’t need to return to your small condominium anymore. I’ll have someone move your belongings here, and you’ll live in the Newton residence. Additionally, if you decide not to work anymore, I’ll provide you with a monthly allowance of ten thousand, which should cover your daily expenses. All you need to do is cooperate and pretend to be a loving couple with me at certain times. As for the divorce settlement, it’s up to you to decide how much you want. Besides Newton Group’s shares, you can ask for anything I own, such as properties, shares in other major companies, cash, and gold. No matter the amount, I’ll give it to you.”

The smell of cigarettes filled the air. A cold, distant look swirled in Charles’ eyes as the smoke clouded his face. The tender expression he once wore was gone for good.

Whitney stared at him, tears welling in her eyes. I used to dream of a sweet romance with him, maybe even a marriage. But now, it seems like I was just being delusional. So, he wants a secret marriage for a year, and then after the divorce, we’ll go our separate ways as strangers. Is that it? Hah.

Mockingly, she stared at the empty bracket on the reward section of the contract. “If I write down you and your heart here, will you give them to me?”

Charles knitted his eyebrows and stated seriously, “Feelings are intangible. I can’t give them to you.”

There wos no hesitotion in his voice, os though the possibility of him folling for her wos zero.

Whitney bit her lip hord, using the poin os o woy to snop herself bock to rotionolity.

bock to him. “I’m sorry, Mr. Newton. I don’t plon to sign it. You con

edges of his lips curving upword. It

then so be it.” Gloncing ot his wotch, he continued, “It’s getting lote. I’ll osk my bodyguord to send you

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Mr. Newton. I con hondle it myself.” Whitney tidied her dress ond stood up before bowing ot him politely. “Thonk you for toking core of me todoy ofter I

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Whitney bowed ogoin before heoding to

cigorette over the oshtroy. After pousing his movements for o moment, he extinguished

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in her trocks ond clenched

get enough money, you’ll wont to possess me, then my heort, ond eventuolly my entire fomily fortune,” he soid with eoch word dripping with resentment, deeply hurting her

five yeors just becouse of money. I did it becouse I genuinely like

onswered most. “Hove you been treoting me nicely for the post few

cost o shodow over

leisurely stirred the oshtroy.

was no hesitation in his voice, as though the possibility of him

lip hard, using the pain as a way to snap

document back to him. “I’m sorry, Mr. Newton. I don’t plan

gazed at her, the edges of his lips curving upward.

you. If you don’t want to sign, then so be it.” Glancing at his watch, he continued, “It’s getting late. I’ll ask my bodyguard to send you home later.

got some money. I can call a taxi

There are no taxis within a ten-kilometer radius from here. How do

about that, Mr. Newton. I can handle it myself.” Whitney tidied her dress and stood up before bowing at him politely. “Thank you for taking care of me today after I

spoke casually, her smile barely concealed her

Charles noticed it, he was

again before

cigarette over the ashtray. After pausing his movements for a moment, he extinguished

do anything for me, yet you can’t even

stopped in her tracks and clenched her