Chapter 190

Chapter 190:

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The spark in his eyes dimmed, like a flame strangled by smoke. After everything they had endured, he had believed she might finally see him—not the contract, not the title, but him. Yet her words bound them back to that single sheet of paper.

She added, her voice softer, almost a murmur, “Don’t worry. So long as I am your wife, I will remain loyal. I will not betray you—”

Her reassurance broke mid-sentence. The cushion beside her sank empty, and she nearly stumbled from the sudden shift.

Andrew was already on his feet, his face carved from ice. “I have business. I am leaving.”

She blinked after his retreating figure, stunned. What had she said wrong? Had she miscounted? She ticked off the days on her fingers. It was indeed less than nine months. Was he worried she might cling past the deadline?