"You're actually just here because you have no choice. The contract has been signed and there's no need going back. However, you must not expect me to love you, Carlos Bill does not love anyone..."
His eyes were so cold that the small petite girl shivered under the weight of his heavy aura.
"The day you demand for my love, that day will be the last for our relationship! I hope I've made myself clear?"
Anna nodded as she gulped.
He smiled and slowly pulled her in for a hug.
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Sheltered and cared for, Annabel Liam, twenty years old, diagnosed to have the very same illness that had been the cause of her father's death, she lived a carefree life, working in a hospital as a cleaner.
She grew up with a loving family and came from a good background, but when her ailment became worse, and she neared her death, she decided to experience the feeling of love and the feeling of being married.
Maybe... just maybe, she would actually find solace in the great beyond if eventually she dies.

Inside the hospital room, Trisha refused to say anything at all. In fact, Trisha was shocked to realize that she was in the hospital and in pains. 


Trisha groaned, her body twitching uncontrollably and her memories, blank. When Anna walked in, Trisha asked a surprising question.


However, Anna did not delay and she turned towards her parents and said; "Please can I talk to her alone?" 


Trisha's parents did not waste any time at all, they left them both alone and in that moment, Anna exploded.


"Who is that man that maltreats you?" 


Trisha's eyes slightly stretched wide. "What are you talking about? There's no man!" 


Añña's eyes flared in a furious flame of anger. "I know everything, doctor Siya told me. But Trisha I'm your best friend, how could you keep such important information from me?" 


Chapter 18 - Shocking realization