She shook...

"Congratulations, two months of pregnant ."

Doctor's comments lingered in her head after leaving the hospital.

She found out when she went to the hospital without telling Elizebeth. She was confused and upset.  She instantly massaged her stomach.

Despite being astonished and embarrassed, she wouldn't give up the kid. First-time motherhood brought too much love and optimism.

She seemed confused.

Ada concealed the baby's sonogram before entering the home she and her mother were living in. When she saw Alfred, her mood sank.

Alfred didn't appear happy, and she seemed to have kept him waiting. He snarled as she entered. "Clean up." Ada sighs.

"Why?"

Since you're marrying the oldest Greenburg son, you must meet him.

"Are you going to meet him in that outfit? Are you humiliating me?"s he became numb after selling herself and losing her sibling.

The agony returned as she heard Alfred's hurtful comments. He transported her and her mother to a poor nation and then abandoned her.

What more could she have done? Having money would have prevented her brother's death from delayed care. Her fists clinched at her sides. Alfred's face shifted when he realized what he said. "Go. We can't keep the Greenburgs waiting.

Ada..."

Elizebeth concerned about Ada and wanted to cancel the wedding.

She lost her son and wanted to care for her daughter.

She didn't know what type of guy the Greenburgs' oldest son was. She worried.

Ada reassured her. "Go"

Alfred pressed her. He pushed Ada, afraid she'd alter her mind.

Alfred brought Ada to an exclusive store to purchase her a frock before meeting the Greenburgs. A salesman met them at the shop. Alfred told Ada to get her something to wear.

The salesman sized her up and said, "Follow me." She gave Ada a long, sky blue dress.

"Try on in the dressing room." Ada reluctantly took the outfit to the changing room. From the door gap, she saw a lady placing her arms around a man's neck. "Can't you marry anothe woman ?

William Greenburg eyed the lady helplessly. His lat mother planned the marriage, so he couldn't refuse. He couldn't disappoint Jean after that night, however. He inquired, "Are you comfotable last night?"

He was drugged one night, and needed a woman to vent out,

Jean White helped him. During that period, he struggled to restrain himself.   He hadn't enjoyed their first time together because of his tremendous desire. He didn't realize how difficult that was for her.

The only sign of her agony was how much she shook in his arms afterward. William knew Jean liked him. Never gave her a chance.

He didn't love her. His mother organized his marriage. Jean  stayed at his side silently, nevertheless. Since then, he's wanted to recognize Jean.

He remembered the bloody pool after the intercourse. Jean hugged him. She dropped her eyes and muttered.

She was William's secretary and admired him. She was no longer virgin, but she couldn't ell William.

She understood how much men valued virginity. She spent a lot of money that night to find a virgin to offer to William. Jean pretended to be her when the girl departed. "If you like these outfits, purchase more,"

Ada was reprimanded.

In an expensive store, they separated each changing room and had a VIP area. A separate lobby was available for friends to relax. Ada groaned and went right. She thought about the couple while changing. The Woods were mentioned. Could he be...

That clothing is flattering. It's your style." The saleswoman had excellent fashion sense and could choose items that fit consumers just glancing at them. Ada's skin seemed whiter in her long light blue dress.

Her waistband ribbon emphasized her thin physique. Underweight made her seem fragile.

Alfred proceeded to pay for the outfit. He later found the outfit cost $100,000. Alfred paid since she was meeting the Greenburgs. He then scolded Ada.

"Go."

Ada sensed his harshness as a kid and after dad abandoned her, but his indifference made her uncomfortable and hurt her heart. She followed him to thecar . The car arrived at the Wood villa after a silent trip.

The driver helped Alfred. Alfred and Ada exited the car . Ada was trancelike in front of the villa. While she and her mother struggled due to her brother's illness, her father lived in a magnificent villa with another lady. Ada fist-clenched.

"What are you doing?"

Alfred turned and saw Ada's stunned gaze as she stood at the door.

Alfred let Ada wait in the living room after maids said the Greenburgs hadn't come.

They put a violin beside the living room's French window. German-made Se

Ada's mom got it for her fourth birthday.

Ada hadn't played since Alfred sent them away.

She touched it, feeling familiar and eager.   Her fingers were stiff from inactivity.

A voice from behind said, "Who let you touch my ?"  Ada turned to see Tannu Wood clenching her fists.

Tannu was 15 months younger. She inherited her mother's beauty.

She appeared fierce with her distorted face.

Even Ada's violin was theirs?

Ada tightened her hands and told herself not to behave impulsively. She had to wait to reclaim her and her mother's possessions.

"Ada Wood...?"

Tannu recalled that today was the Greenburgs' arrival and that her father had brought Ada and her mother back.

Tannu remembered Ada's pity when Alfred sent them overseas. She begged Alfred not to send her away on her knees.

Tannu sneered at Ada, crossed her arms and stared with scorn. "Don't be joyful, for Dad brought you back so you'd marry the Greenburg son instead of me. The son-" Tannu laughed as she said. She gloated at Ada's misfortune in marrying a crippled guy.

Marrying him would wreck her life. Ada frowned, but a maid interrupted her. "Greenburgs are here."

Alfred greeted them at the door and brought them in. Ada observed a wheelchair-bound guy enter. He had attractive looks. Nobody showed him scorn despite his wheelchair.

Nobody showed him scorn despite his wheelchair. Ada recognized him as the guy flirting with the boutique lady. Was he Greenburg's eldest?

Alfred summoned Ada over while she pondered why William was acting impaired

. "This is Greenburg's oldest son."

Alfred bowed and a woman gave him a chair to match William's height.  Mr. Greenburg  was  a handsome, dignified guy had become crippled.

William saw Ada and estimated her age. He furrowed his eyebrows after seeing Ada's malnutrition. His mom organized the marriage.

Son, he couldn't violate the pledge. Because of this, he said he couldn't be detoxified and was paralyzed after a car accident overseas to alter the Woods' minds. The Woods didn't.

William became silent and glum.

. He couldn't ell whether Ada was beautiful, but he saw Alfred's strange conduct and that he wanted to marry his daughter to him despite being a "cripple."

He raised one eyebrow coldly. "I got hurt on a business trip overseas and can't walk." I can't be a husband-" Ada said, "That's OK."

Alfred offered to refund her mother's dowry if she accepted the marriage. Ada would consent to marry William and divorce the following day. Ada comprehended William's wishes after some thought. She believed it was because of the lady Ada had seen him with. He didn't want to follow his mother's vow and wanted to end the agreement.

He didn't expect Alfred to sacrifice his unloved daughter to keep his word.

William glared at her. His look chilled Ada and made her tongue harsh. She shouldn't marry him. If she refused the marriage, she'd be sent away and never get her mother's riches . Ada faked a grin. She recognized the bitterness underlying the grin.

"We've always been meant to marry. Whatever happens, we're married."

Ada tried to resist shrinking when William's eyes darkened.

Alfred asked, "So, about the wedding date-"

William's demeanor quickly changed to calm and demurring. How might we violate the agreement between two families? Ada didn't dare glance at him. He was as miserable as she was, maybe more.

"Wow!" Alfred was thrilled. Connecting with the Greenburgs via a minor daughter was excellent. The Woods were affluent, but the Greenburgs were richer.

"I've instructed my chef to make supper; eat here before departing." William scowled at Alfred's greedy actions.

"No thanks." He rejected the offer and waited for Mathew Baron to push him outside in the wheelchair. When he passed Ada, he raised his hand and eyed Mathew. "Is Miss Wood free?

Alfred warned Ada. "Sure."

He didn't want Ada to upset William before their wedding.

Alfred thought William's apathy meant he was unhappy with Ada.

The Woods benefited from the agreement. The family business would benefit by marrying into an important family.

Alfred will do everything to save their marriage.

Ada ignored her father's disapproval and accompanied William and Matthew outdoors. She knew Alfred's plans. What made him think she'd help him join the Greenburgs?

Did he assume she'd remain since she was his daughter? Since cheating on her mother, he hadn't spoken to her. Was he expecting Ada would forget the  years he'd ruined her family? She hit something hard while daydreaming. She returned to the present and saw William Greenburg's perfect face.

William stood up easily, so she had the upper hand. William's glare numbed Ada's scalp, and she calmly faced his eyes, braced for his rage. "Are you faking paralysis?"

William squinted his eyes and spoke in a low but angry tone.

Why did you marry me despite my disability? " To enjoy the high life?"

Ada felt chilly as William peered at her. As if an invisible hand were holding her heart, she had trouble breathing. "our moms planned the marriage. Could I have understood about money and becoming affluent at that age? I want to honor our moms' wishes."

Ada hesitated and lowered her voice.

"When I was 2, you were three years older. I should have disliked you for being older, but I didn't."

I should have disliked you for being older, but I didn't." William laughed.

She called him elderly. They had chemistry. They gazed at one other, neither one backing down. Ada's hands were clasped at her sides. Her marriage to Alfred Greenburg was just to restore her mother's money, not to become his adversary. She swallowed her pride and lowered her words to avoid making matters worse.

She looked at William's face. Ada saw his little face change.

Ada said, "Mr. Greenburg, let's negotiate."

She didn't want to join the Greenburgs; she just wanted to go home and get her belongings. William laughed at Ada's offer. What was her plan?

William asked Ada, "What do you want?" "After three month of marriage, I'll divorce you. ." One month sufficed. She'd divorce him after reclaiming her mother's dowry.

William sighs. "That's your offer?"

"Yes. As per our moms' wishes, we must marry despite our feelings. In your mother's memory and mine. They simply pledged to marry us, not to remain married. If we don't match in personality and values and divorce, we haven't broken the vow."

"If we agree to this contract, you won't be stuck with someone you don't like. It won't hurt you-"

Ada continued after seeing William consider her offer.

"Have you met someone you like, and that's why you've attempted to breach the Woods' promise?"

William's jaw and cheeks tensed.

"I didn't know you were that clever..."

Ada was right;s he wanted to help Jean.

William looked at Ada's concerned expression and responded.

"You? What would month of marriage buy you?"

She didn't want to lie or tell him the truth about seeking her mother's dowry.

My mother's health is terrible, therefore I don't want to disappoint her.

Ada avoided eye contact to conceal her untruth.

William woke Ada up with a frightening voice, as if he'd read her thinking. "Wow!"

Ada's stomach shook. His eyes were penetrating. William's phone rang as she tried to stay calm and decide what to do.

William saw her and grabbed his phone.

He moved away from Ada to answer the phone, but then turned back.

Since the marriage would be short, there's no need for a ceremony. Ada nodded and agreed.

"Sure.

Matthew picked up Ada three days later. Only a marriage certificate was issued.

Ada didn't feel anything since she was only accommodating their requirements.

If their moms hadn't planned their marriage as youngsters, they may never have met.

The car stopped beside a mansion.

Under the sun, the big stone edifice appeared magnificent. "Enter,"

Mathew waved Ada forward. He wasn't interested or nice.

Ada felt he knew the marriage between her and William was a promise.

She wasn't a Greenburg. The Greenburgs' magnificent mansion had just one servant.

Mathew didn't introduce Ada and departed when she arrived. Ada had trouble fitting in.

Mr. Greenburg lives here.

Rose is his servant.

Rose took Ada to a room to explain. "Tell me what you need."

Ada carried her toiletries for one month.

Ada nodded despite not needing much. Rose hesitated after opening a door. She looked to Ada and bit her lip as if to speak.

Today Mr. Greenburg may not return tonight. Ada was William's wife despite no wedding. Today was their wedding day, but he was staying with another lady.

Rose felt bad for Ada since her husband had just given her the cold sshoulder. Worse times ahead?

Ada looked at the bedroom furniture. The monochromatic space was basic, clean, and elegant. Mr. Greenburg's room.

Ada understood they should remain together since they were married.

* First night in her temporary residence, Ada couldn't sleep.

She explored job sites on her phone while leaning on her pillow.

She needed a job to support her mother and her unborn kid.

Someone employing writting scripts surprised her.

Alfred moved Ada's family to Country A.

She has been writting since she could write words. She wrote many stories based on her own experience and was a little famed on the internet.

Good salary, perks.

She filled out the application, added her résumé, then fell asleep.

Silent night moonlight glistened like silk on the glass.

Ada had fallen asleep after tossing and turning and didn't see the flare of white light in the yard. A tall figure exited the car .

He walked inside the home. His lips was dry as he removed his tie.

William went to his chamber to get a drink of water without waking his maids.

His Adam's apple dropped as he drank.

In a wine-induced haze, he didn't care as water dripped down his chin. his throat stopped burning.

He drank white wine during the dinner party and red wine while celebrating Jean's birthday.

The drinker became a little tipsy.

He exited the restroom with his jacket on a chair. He found his bed and fell asleep immediately. . Dawn came sooner than expected.

light, like shimmering threads, permeated the room.

William and Ada slept like newlyweds. William's eyelids twitched and opened.

He needed a shower to clear his mind from the hangover.

His arm got trapped as he attempted to stand up.

Turning over, he saw a lady in his arms.

Long black hair fell over his arm. Her eyelashes curled like butterfly wings. Her beautiful lips were parted and she breathed softly. His gaze gently travelled down her face to her tiny neck and collar bone.

He choked. He'd never experienced that need with Jean.

He furrowed his eyebrows and looked uncomfortable, but he couldn't look away.

Ada jolted up from her dream. She opened her eyes to see deep, peaceful eyes.

She froze. She gaped and covered her chest while wobbling.

"WHY?" William quietly removed the blanket.

"Wasn't it your girlfriend's birthday? She inquired as she got out of bed and stood next to William. Ada slept well all night after Rose told her William wouldn't return.

It's hardly surprising she didn't notice his entrance.

She slept with a guy. As she glanced away from him, her neck and cheeks burned from having slept in his embrace.

William undid his shirt.

He slept in it and it smelled like booze.

He wanted to shower since the wrinkled material was uncomfortable.

William smiled as he saw Ada terrified alongside the bed.

"My girlfriend's birthday trumps my wedding night? "

Ada froze. Ada glanced aside as William removed his shirt.

She disguised her repulsion at William's nakedness.

Men revolted her when she sold herself, particularly intimate touch.

Panicked.

"I'm leaving" Ada quickly left the room.

William ignored her.

He unbuckled and entered the restroom.

William's hair was damp and untidy after a shower. His white bathrobe wrapped his slim physique, revealing his toned chest.

He walked to the closet to get some clothing but stopped when he saw a cartoon underwear. She's so childish! She placed her stuff in his closet?

He grimaced and changed.

After dressing, he put away the hanger and dropped her underwear.

Her belongings slipped out. As he knelt to pick them up, he saw Ada's two month's pregnancy ultrasound.

Pregnant ?

In the living room, Rose saw Ada sitting alonein her pajamas, Rose flashed her a radiant grin. "Did you sleep well last night?" Rose figured Williamwouldn't come back last night while he was with Jean.

However, Rose had heard a commotion in the night so she got and found out that William had returned back last night and even slept in his bed.

The young master was finally married so Rose, who'd been taking care of him for years. Her tone and demeanor seemed too accommodating and made Ada uneasy.

Ada's lips twisted into a forced grin.

"Pretty, quite good."

Rose stepped into the kitchen and began cooking.

Ada glanced down at her pajamas. The clothing she'd packed were still in the room.

William should be done with his shower and have gotten changed now, right?

Ada rose and proceeded to the bedroom. She stood in front of the door and knocked lightly a few times.

The door wasn't locked and it swung open the instant she pushed on it.

However, the instant the door opened, Ada was hit with a cold wind that froze her to the bone as if it were winter in December.

William sat on the side of the bed coldly gazing at a piece of paper. That paper.

As soon as Ada saw the paper William was holding in his hand and the mess on the floor, her heart sunk and her blood boiled.

She faced extreme embarrassment as her privacy was being totally neglected.

Ada hurried up to him, seized the paper, and said,

"How can you touch my stuff without my permission?"

William sneered.

"Privacy?"

The way he smirked was especially unsettling,

"You married me with a bastard in your belly and now you come lecturing me about privacy?" "I-I." Ada wanted to explain but she was suddenly at a loss for words.

William arose and his steps looked almost robotic.