A Million-Dollar Marriage: A Story of Heart Over Contract

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head petulantly,

said. I'm not in

een together for years, building a wonderful life side-by-sid

ng is just three hours away

come off and that's why I'm s

s, he could barely bring hims

t love me

used to love you perh

hat are y

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t was al

it

he ring and it struck the

you. A sad, pathetic man who based his entire world arou

utterly aghast as she ripped i

. I've been living a lie, putting on this pretty little fiancée act because I though

this was some kind of joke, or a prank

joke you shoul

as she said this, she tur

tried to

and shot a finger defi

en try crawli

d again, and this tim

All the memories and plans and dreams that led them up to that point...a marriage. Was

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ly pitie

r forget tha

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the o

nections that most took for granted. While his peers eagerly professed t

Olivia,

ompassionate demeanor and warmth managed to chip away at the

t at wrangling his affections? But gradually, Olivia's caring nature slipped past e

d

hing like it never e

nd rejection soon tra

turned out to be his car. Again and again, he pounded his knuc

dare

himself up to give her, only to have h

e tyres with several kicks

to pieces?Or expect him to go sulk in a c

i

rd then went on kicking and punching and letting

s soaked in his sweat and hea

ghhh

fists over his head. Somehow, he felt...nothing. No pain penetrating his bleeding knuckles an

disembodied

s void. His throat was bitter with spite for Olivia. He

s eyes tight.

let that happen. Olivia can be replaced and he'l

ing to him just

be a bride crossing that aisle to

ne to accept d

ke sure there is someone, ANYONE, waiting in a white dress to be my bride

is assistant, who hurried off

up from his chair and tugged restlessly on the knot of his ti

th him, trying to fix his look each time

ason snapp

neck

UT!" Maso

acked away and excused

irst button with a yank. The fabric strained but held, not

punishing swallow. The bitter liquid seared down his gullet, almost dul

He angrily twisted the tap and bent at the waist. Bracing his hands on the wide li

the mirror. His black hair was soaked and disheveled li

ring his phone buzzing. As he picked it up and

see a slender figure

He was soaking wet, dress shirt clinging transparently to

producer or director?'Gi

ust let herself

..." she

do," he cut her off brusquely. "So let'

deness. She stepped further into the room,

I was told I'l

nish, also raking over her d

d, then pressed at a butt

into the room, alm

at first then at Mason, who silently

and said

come w

uddled glance at the dripping, scowling man, b