Chapter 39 Unexpected Defender
Vera's POV
I felt the sting of her palm across my face before I even registered what was happening. The slap echoed through the café, followed by a shocked silence as patrons turned to stare.
My cheek burned, and I stood there frozen in disbelief, feeling the heat rise to my face. In all my life, ...
Chapters
1. Chapter 1 My Husband Finally Returned to His First Love
2. Chapter 2 I Was Merely a Convenient Wife
3. Chapter 3 He Was Actually Defending Me Against His Mother
4. Chapter 4 Leaving Me Behind for Her Once More
5. Chapter 5 Midnight Obligation
6. Chapter 6 Let's Get Divorced
7. Chapter 7 The Forbidden Name
8. Chapter 8 Kick Me Out to Marry Her Instead
9. Chapter 9 Miss, Do You Need Help?
10. Chapter 10 Intoxicated Passion
11. Chapter 11 Pursue My Passion
12. Chapter 12 My New Boss Is My One-Night Stand
13. Chapter 13 Did He Recognize Me?
14. Chapter 14 Let's Get married
15. Chapter 15 A Contractual Marriage
16. Chapter 16 The CEO's Angels
17. Chapter 17 Make Her Leave on Her Own
18. Chapter 18 Don't You Miss That Night?
19. Chapter 19 Goodnight, My Vera
20. Chapter 20 Get Pushed Off the Elevator
21. Chapter 21 Standing Up for Her
22. Chapter 22 Wendy's Been Making a lot of Trips to His Office
23. Chapter 23 I'll Be Your Strength
24. Chapter 24 Bailing on Him
25. Chapter 25 Morning Wood
26. Chapter 26 Deliberate Humiliation
27. Chapter 27 Familiar Wounds
28. Chapter 28 I'm Not Going Back
29. Chapter 29 Possession
30. Chapter 30 Tell Me Who You Belong To?
31. Chapter 31 Wait Until She Belonged To Me Completely
32. Chapter 32 Office Drama
33. Chapter 33 Defending Her
34. Chapter 34 Schemes and Fury
35. Chapter 35 Nothing's More Important Than You
36. Chapter 36 Are You Threatening Me?
37. Chapter 37 Proving My Worth
38. Chapter 38 Trap
39. Chapter 39 Unexpected Defender
40. Chapter 40 Because of Me?
41. Chapter 41 Office Works Just Fine Too
42. Chapter 42 Give Him One More Chance
43. Chapter 43 Make Sure You Never Can again
44. Chapter 44 A Primal Sense of Conquest and Satisfaction
45. Chapter 45 Private Moments
46. Chapter 46 Rumors
47. Chapter 47 Love Need No Reason
48. Chapter 48 Get Caught
49. Chapter 49 We Should Try
50. Chapter 50 Don't Know Her
51. Chapter 51 Had That Been Just Another Lie?
52. Chapter 52 Benefit From His Wooing Strategy
53. Chapter 53 Are You Leaving Me?
54. Chapter 54 A Ten-Year Secret
55. Chapter 55 They Look Perfect Together
56. Chapter 56 The CEO's Possessiveness
57. Chapter 57 Enjoying Yourselves
58. Chapter 58 Childish Jealousy
59. Chapter 59 You've Been Cold with Me Because of This?
60. Chapter 60 It Won't Happen Again
61. Chapter 61 My Beloved Atlas
62. Chapter 62 Formally Announce He Is Married
63. Chapter 63 After This, We're Even
64. Chapter 64 She Asked for Me Specifically
65. Chapter 65 Proves How Irresistible You Are
66. Chapter 66 Show Off
67. Chapter 67 Cheap Love
68. Chapter 68 He's So Attentive
69. Chapter 69 Is He Here to See Raven?
70. Chapter 70 You Were Right to Leave Him
71. Chapter 71 No Spark Left to Rekindle
72. Chapter 72 Contract vs. Possession
73. Chapter 73 A Woman Called Him at Midnight
74. Chapter 74 A Seriously Suspicious Guy
75. Chapter 75 My Leg!
76. Chapter 76 Control Your Woman
77. Chapter 77 You Think I Deliberately Tried to Hurt Her?
78. Chapter 78 Stand Up for Me
79. Chapter 79 End This Relationship Early
80. Chapter 80 It's Not Too Late
81. Chapter 81 I'm Leaving
82. Chapter 82 Never Felt Like a Home to Me
83. Chapter 83 Don't Spoil Her Too Much
84. Chapter 84 Power Play at the Dinner Table
85. Chapter 85 I Believe Her
86. Chapter 86 Let's Just Stay the Night
87. Chapter 87 No Safe Harbor
88. Chapter 88 Are You Trying to Seduce Me?
89. Chapter 89 Intoxicated Decisions
90. Chapter 90 The Room Suddenly Caught Fire
91. Chapter 91 They've Officially Dropped Her
92. Chapter 92 Seeds of Doubt
93. Chapter 93 Delete the Message
94. Chapter 94 Finalize the Engagement
95. Chapter 95 Ten Lash
96. Chapter 96 Counterfeit Crisis
97. Chapter 97 Fake Goods Controversy
98. Chapter 98 Revenge Plan
99. Chapter 99 She Didn't Care About Me At All
100. Chapter 100 Tides of Longing
101. Chapter 101 You've Been Warned
102. Chapter 102 They Must Have Drugged Our Drinks
103. Chapter 103 Night Terror
104. Chapter 104 Rescue in the Storm
105. Chapter 105 Should We... Go Back To Sleep?
106. Chapter 106 Can't Without Protection
107. Chapter 107 Pain and Pleasure
108. Chapter 108 Midnight Treatment
109. Chapter 109 Keep the Secret
110. Chapter 110 Who Paid You to Target Her
111. Chapter 111 There's No Smoke Without Fire
112. Chapter 112 You'll Find Out Soon Enough
113. Chapter 113 Fury and Calculation
114. Chapter 114 Miss Me So Badly?
115. Chapter 115 Want To Help Me?
116. Chapter 116 Beneath The Steam
117. Chapter 117 Something Strange
118. Chapter 118 GET OUT!
119. Chapter 119 Why Did You Bring Me Here?
120. Chapter 120 We're Done! It's Over!
121. Chapter 121 Playing Two Sides
122. Chapter 122 Attempted Their Old Scheme Again
123. Chapter 123 You Drugged Me?
124. Chapter 124 Trap and Counterattack
125. Chapter 125 Can't Live Like This Anymore
126. Chapter 126 Ended Up Ruining Themselves Instead
127. Chapter 127 Time For Bankruptcy
128. Chapter 128 Something Was Very Wrong
129. Chapter 129 Thoroughly Ignored
130. Chapter 130 How Pathetic!
131. Chapter 131 Tell Him To Meet Me Just Once
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