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.

Each step seemed to affect the ambience of the room. Then a furious grimace marred his brow. "Tell me, what do you want?" Did she want him to be the father of her illegitimate kid and have the child be the first grandchild of the Greenburg family?

Was the earlier bargain really a tactic to trap him?

The more he thought about it, the more his face darkened.

Ada moved backward till she ran with her hands covering her belly, fearful that William might injure her kid.

"I didn't intend to keep it from you. The marriage was simply a short-term arrangement, and that's why I-I kept it from you. "

William's tone became menacing.

"Oh? Really?"

"This can't be confused. If I think evil ideas, I'll die miserable. If I caused you difficulty, Mr. Greenburg, you could murder me."

William saw her tiny movement. He looked at her covered stomach then her face.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

Ada trembled and rubbed her chilly, clammy palms on her shirt as she remembered about that night.

"I-I just learned..."

She didn't disclose her hospital exams.

She didn't want William to believe she was lying.

William's expression was black, and he warned.

"Be obedient for three month, or I'll..."

Ada vowed she'd be obedient and be at her disposal if she did anything wrong.

She was already in a tough position, and having another opponent would hurt her chances of getting her stuff back.

William glanced at her as though gauging her veracity.

Knock... They turned to the door and Rose yelled out.

"Breakfast's done."

." I'll see you downstairs."

Ada's legs weakened when William departed.

She rested against the wall behind her and gripped onto a low cabinet. She squatted to pick up the clothing . She cried when she viewed the ultrasound images.

She wiped her face and told herself sobbing was weak.

Her mom and baby needed her. She folded and carried the photo.

She changed and went downstairs. The dining area was vacant and only a coffee cup plate. William finished eating and went.

Ada was relieved she wouldn't be forced to see William. She ate dinner at the table.

Then Ada departed. She told her mother she'd visit soon since Elizebeth would worry.

Elizabeth met her at the door.

"Mom."

Ada's tone was heavy, and she wouldn't speak.

"He's lovely. Don't worry." Eliza beamed.

Ada huggedElizabeth.

She didn't intend to, but she was too tired after convincing William she meant him no harm. Elizebeth felt her daughter's fatigue.

"Sleep if you're exhausted." She wasn't weary but wanted to sleep.

Elizebeth brought Ada beef once she sat down. "I cooked your favorite beef."

Ada ate her mother's beef. She loved the sweet and sour flavor.

When she smelled the odor, her stomach churned. She couldn't contain her moan.

"Ugh...Ada." Ada covered her mouth and ran to the bathroom, where she threw up.

Elizebeth worried and followed Ada.

When Elizebeth witnessed her daughter's response, she paled.

Elizebeth didn't believe it since herl daughter had never had a boyfriend.

"What's wrong?"

Ada tensed and clutched her sink-mounted fists.

Ada looked to her mother.

"I'm pregnant."

Elizebeth lost her equilibrium and stepped back, shocked.

Elizebeth's accident-related procedure was costly, and so were her son's funeral costs.

Ada told Elizebeth she got money from the offender's insurance before releasing her from the hospital.

Ada's silence revealed her falsehoods.

Elizebeth's heart broke, and she didn't trust the facts.

"Don't sell yourself..." Elizebeth took Ada's wrist.

"This baby can't be born. We must go to the hospital before the pregnancy worsens. "

"Why?" Ada questioned, pulling away from Elizebeth.

"Giving birth will wreck your life!" Her life would change if anybody knew.

"Mom. Ada pleaded,

"Give birth!"

Elizebeth refused Ada's pleas and was determined to stop her.

Elizebeth brought Ada to the hospital.

Elizebeth threatened suicide when Ada wouldn't go.

Abortion needed many testing.

Elizebeth left Ada alone in the hall with her tummy covered while she got the findings.

She sobbed uncontrollably. She felt utterly powerless.

"Yes, William. I just got a fever, don't worry." Jean grins.

She wore a tight skirt over her sshoulders.

... Ada slowly turned to see Jean and William walking down the hall.

Ada felt like a clown since she lost her virginity early, was pregnant, and didn't know the father. Ada observed the two till she lost her composure and was amazed.

A nurse watched in the operating room doorway as a young lady covered her abdomen and said, "If it's a painless abortion, why's it so fucking painful?" William frowned as he looked at Ada. She'd shown him how much she loved about her kid, so why was she seeking a painless abortion? His wrath grew.

Ada seemed familiar, but she couldn't place her. Jean respected William.

"Here?" Because she got pregnant so young, he thought her private life was untidy.

She offered him motherly affection, yet she had an abortion behind his back.

How cunning! The nurse questioned Ada again,

"Have you considered it through?"

"I've planned."

"Come along."

Ada walked entered the surgery room without glancing around.

The surgery room was closed and secluded. Jean felt worried when she saw William upset over the other lady.

She clutched his arm and whispered. "William." William was stone-faced. "Go." Jean tightened his armhold. She gazed at the closed OR door and William's response.

She felt familiar, yet he'd never had another lady at his side. She felt sure she was alone.

Who was that woman? What was wrong?

"William, that lady..."

"Forget it, it's unimportant." Jean nodded.

Despite being intrigued, she stopped asking.

Ada flinched at the antiseptic implements in the surgical room. She couldn't abandon her baby. "Lie down."Ada turned and fled.

She was so terrified that she rushed into a guy and a gathering.

"Ada"Jonson believed it was her, but she covered her face, so he asked.

Ada was astonished.

"Why?"Jonson cured Ada's brother's autism. During the therapy, Ada met him.

"I'm here to have a exchange visit."

"You? What's up? You sick?" questioned Dr. Jonson .

Elizebeth ran over with a checklist.

She was astonished when the nurse told her Ada ran gone.

Elizebeth yelled when she spotted Ada.

Ada was about to cry. "Mom."

Jonson turned to Ada and Elizebeth .

Jonson knew Elizebeth. Dr. Jonson helped pay for her son's treatments when she couldn't afford them.