Chapter 3
Floral curtains, white sofas, and countless pink lilies…
All of them were Charlotte’s favorites.
Daphne stared blankly, realizing the effort Matthew put in surpassed even the grand welcome she received when she first joined the Roberts family. Her eyes dimmed, and she felt an unprecedented sense of coldness and distance.
As Emma and the other servants retreated, Matthew, at some point, had already entered the living room and was quickly heading up the stairs to see the woman he doted on the most–Charlotte.
“Matthew…”
Daphne suddenly turned, her voice trembling with emotion. “Aren’t you going to give me an explanation?”
Matthew’s cold gaze swept over her, his tone devoid of warmth.
any
“Explain what? You know Charlotte’s health condition. Her emotions are extremely unstable, and she’s even had suicidal thoughts. She said this is her only wish, and I must
fulfill it for her.”
“And what about me?” Daphne’s eyes welled up with tears
She stubbornly held them back, meeting the gaze of the man who once promised to protect
her for a lifetime.
“Don’t my feelings matter to you? Don’t forget, I am your wife!”
Matthew’s expression tightened.
He avoided her questioning eyes, his voice firm and resolute.
“There’s a divorce agreement on the table. Just sign it. Once Charlotte recovers, we’ll remarry and get our marriage certificate again.”
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“How ridiculous.”
Daphne’s heart felt desolate, and the pain she felt was indescribable.
“She wants to marry you, to have her name on your marriage certificate, so you’re sacrificing me? Matthew, don’t you think this is absurd?”
Matthew’s face darkened. “This is just a temporary measure. Charlotte’s wish is important to her. You will still be the mistress of the Roberts family. Nothing will change. What’s there
to fuss about?”
He was clearly the one betraying their marriage, yet he was using both women as an excuse.
Daphne’s heart ached, her tone laced with sarcasm.
“A ‘mistress‘ who has to rely on a fake divorce to maintain her status? Matthew, do you really need that kind of ‘master‘ status?”
