“Marriage should be built on love and equal standing. Marrying her off to a villager was far too careless.”
“Since Zaria knows where she is, we should bring her back.”
Ronnie gave me a cold look. “Do you think marriage is some kind of game?”
“Let me tell you, the villagers there have a rule: once you’re married, it’s for life. Divorce doesn’t exist for them. Even if you take her out of that place, her husband’s family won’t give up. They’ll come looking for her.”
“You’d better stop this idea. Since your sister married into the mountains, she can’t come back.”
I asked furiously, “Ronnie, if it were your sister who married there, could you really let her suffer in that mountain village for the rest of her life?”
Ronnie laughed and said with a mocking tone, “What a pity, my sister didn’t marry over there. Maybe that’s just fate. She’s meant to live a happy life.”
“Chloe, you’d better get that dowry ready soon, so your sister’s in-laws won’t find fault or treat her badly. And don’t forget a gift for Zaria too, she’s been putting in a lot of effort for your sister’s marriage.”
I met Ronnie’s eyes and said calmly, “You should ask Zaria where your sister really is and bring her back as soon as possible, or you’ll regret it.”
Ronnie’s expression darkened. “I don’t want you bringing her back, and don’t you dare bother Zaria,” he said coldly.
I looked at him in disbelief. “Why are you doing this? Did my family ever do anything to you? Why hurt others when it doesn’t even help you?”
Ronnie said nothing. He just gave a cold smile and walked out.
I sat alone in the quiet house for a long time, thinking about everything, then let out a sigh and went to buy a new phone.
The first thing I did after getting my new phone was call my lawyer. “Help me draft a divorce agreement,” I said.
By the time everything was almost ready, night had already fallen. Holding that thin sheet of paper, I went home. Just as I was about to open the door, I heard voices inside.
Ronnie’s voice came first. “Zaria, did that project go through?”
Zaria answered happily, “It did. That family wanted a college graduate to marry into their home to improve their bloodline. I married off Chloe’s sister to them, and they signed the contract right away. Ronnie, if it weren’t for your help behind the scenes, I wouldn’t have gotten that land.”
Ronnie chuckled and said, “Well done. That’s a big achievement. With this, I can promote you and raise your salary, and no shareholder will dare to complain.”
I froze at the door, my stomach twisting in disbelief. Ronnie, just to help Zaria get promoted and earn more, you used my sister as a bargaining chip, sending her to a life of misery.
Unfortunately for you, fate had played its own trick, and you had ended up hurting your own blood relative instead.
I suddenly pushed the door open and walked inside. Ronnie and Zaria were sitting at the dining table, sharing a single spoon as they ate cake together.
The sight made me let out a cold laugh. Since the day we got married, Ronnie had never once kissed me.
He always claimed he had a cleanliness obsession and couldn’t stand anyone else’s saliva. Yet here he was, sharing a spoon with Zaria.
So he could break his rules for the woman he truly cared about.
When Zaria saw me walk in, she jumped up in shock, her face turning pale as she stammered, “Chloe, I won’t dare again. Please don’t hit me.”
Ronnie looked startled and quickly pulled Zaria behind him.
