"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.

In Añña's room, she played with her phone. 


The animated game, Robbery Bob 2 appeared on her screen. Deep in her thoughts, remembering Carlos holding hands with that beautiful lady, Añña tsked as she realized that the guards in the game already catching up to her anime-character and — 


She was beaten up and a big, "You Lost" welcomed her on the screen.


Añña thought that playing games would get her mind off what she had seen but she was wrong. She lost three times and decided to call it quits. 


Then, she rolled on her bed and texted Trisha.


Trisha, we have a lot to talk about. Can I come over?


Anna waited, only to see the sign that Trisha was typing. 


No, let me come over. Where's your place?


Anna rolled over her bed and texted back.


Chapter 19 - 12th—Rule