Chapter 29

Maren waited, her heart pounding so fast she could hear it, for her husband's response.

And when he returned his attention to the laptop open in front of him, without saying a word, she broke the silence, forcing the tears to stay back.

"You... You keep acting like I'm the devil here, but it's your family that helped my stepmom to destroy my reputation. Then your mom made me marry you, I... I was