Contract Marriage: If You Don't Love Me, Get Divorced!

Eva didn't expect Bella to be this tolerant. She gritted her teeth and said, "Thank you."

It wasn't that Eva was being reckless, causing trouble for Bella right after entering the house. When Lincoln sought a wife, he only left one message. "I heard that Ms. Flores and Bella don't get along."

That one sentence was enough for her to know why Lincoln wanted to take her as a concubine. The reason couldn't have been more obvious, especially since he married Bella and took a concubine right away.

She knew that she had to make Bella's life difficult to win Lincoln's favor.

Lincoln saw everything. He didn't expect Eva to be so ruthless and Bella to be so tolerant. He saw her burned hand, the redness was clear. If it didn't hurt, it would be unbelievable!

Bella calmly endured this situation. It wasn't until she returned that she noticed blisters had formed on her hand.

Clara looked at Bella's hand and burst into tears. "Madam, they're so cruel."

"Alright, stop crying. Go get some oil to apply to it," Bella said.

Today, she didn't believe Lincoln hadn't seen it, but he said nothing. Eva must have assumed that Lincoln would turn a blind eye. If that was the case, there could be more trouble ahead.

As the saying goes, "Open spears are easy to dodge, hidden arrows are hard to defend against." The days ahead might be more difficult than she had optimistically expected.

Clara quickly brought the oil and applied it to Bella's burn, tears streaming down her face. She had only been at the manor for less than three days, but she had already had enough. This place was worse than a den of tigers and wolves.

The next morning, Bella had just finished breakfast when Eva came over with her maid.

"Bella, I've come to apologize. I accidentally burned you yesterday, and I've been feeling uneasy. So I came early to apologize," Eva said. As she spoke, she took a box from her maid and handed it to Bella. "This hairpin is my apology gift. I hope you can forgive me."

Although she was apologizing, her expression was arrogant. Her tone was condescending.

Clara was so angry that she wanted to step forward, but Bella held her back.

Bella took the box from Eva and said, "We are both women of Marquis Miller, so we are sisters. Since it was unintentional, how could I blame you? I'll accept your gift. I also have a gift for you."

Then she looked at Clara and said, "Clara, go get the gold hairpin from my cabinet."

Clara knew what the gold hairpin was. It was a top-quality hairpin, intricately crafted, with two golden butterflies that swayed with the wearer's movements. It was stunning. Giving it to this woman was simply a waste.

Clara didn't want to go, but Bella urged her with a look. She had no choice but to reluctantly retrieve the hairpin.

Eva didn't expect Bella to give her something so nice. She loved it and immediately had her maid put it on her. Then she looked at Bella and asked, "Bella, does this hairpin look good on me?"

"Of course. Your appearance is delicate. You look beautiful even without these decorations," Bella said.

Eva felt great after hearing that but hadn't achieved her purpose yet. So she said, "Bella, won't you look at the gift I prepared for you? It's not as good as the one you gave me, but I hope you won't dislike it."

Hearing this, Bella had no choice but to open the box. Inside was a plain silver hairpin. Considering Eva's family was wealthy, even the maids in her household wouldn't wear such a hairpin. It must have taken some effort to find something cheap just to disgust Bella.

Bella looked at it and said, "The hairpin's design is simple. It's actually my preferred style. You've put a lot of thought into this."