Contractual Marriage: Unconditional Love

When Chole’s brother and the friends around saw me coming out, they all came up to persuade me.

"Elliot, my sister and Noah are just friends. Don't think too much about it!"

"Elliot, you're a man. Be generous. They're not really married."

"Elliot, how many years have you been in love with Chole? Don't let such a small thing..."

Looking at my old friends, I felt a sense of desolation.

"Don't call me Elliot. When we meet each other on the road in the future, just pretend that we don't know. I can't afford to have friends like you."

Some of them were my classmates I had known for more than ten years, and some of them were my friends who grew up with me.

But in the face of Chole.

The first thing that came to their minds was not telling me.

Instead, they hid it from me.

They wanted me to continue to stay in a daze in the dreamland that I had woven.

I was like a fool.

But why?

I sat in the driver's seat and slowly opened the front drawer.

There was a property ownership certificate inside, which Chole had been longing for for a long time.

I bought the house for her.

I wanted to give this to her as a gift on the day of our marriage.

Now it seemed that there was no need.

In fact, the relationship between Chole and Noah was clear.

There were signs half a year ago.

At that time, the company had just started to take off.

I rarely went home.

Once in a while, I would come back, but I didn't see Chole.

Every time I called her to ask, she used all kinds of excuses to cover it up.

"I'm playing with my bestie. You’re often not at home. I’m lonely and can't I find my bestie?"

When I listened to her blaming, my heart was filled with guilt.

"I'm doing this for our future. When I'm done with my work, I'll definitely accompany you."

"Honey, take your time. Don't worry about me. I'm not the kind of person who needs someone to accompany me all the time. Work hard so that we can have a good future."

I was touched by her reasoning and subconsciously regarded the strange male voice on the other end of the phone as the voice of the TV.

Now that I thought about it, I realized that she was not playing with anyone, but with Noah.

How ironic.

I contacted the sales manager and was ready to sell the house.

It didn't matter whether the price was high or not.

However, I didn't expect that the buyer would contact me so soon.

What's more, the buyer happened to be one of the friends of Chole and I, Riley Harper.

She was one of the few friends who didn't show up at the banquet today.

She looked at me and sighed softly.

"Did you buy this riverview apartment for Chole?"

I nodded and laughed at myself. "Not anymore."

She looked at my expression and sighed helplessly. "It seems that you already know about that absurd thing."

She had a complicated expression on her face. "I've tried to persuade her. How can she fulfill Noah’s such absurd wish like that? But she's born with a stubborn temper. The more we talk about her, the more determined she is.”

"I know Noah. He’s rich and has liked Chole for a long time. But even if he likes Chole, he still flirts with other women."

"This time, I heard that it was because he found that he didn't have much time left. In order to fulfill his wish, he asked Chole for help. Chole is so stupid!"

As for the fake marriage, Riley felt that it was absurd.

On the basis that she already had a fiance, Chole still married someone else.

This was no different from having an affair.

Did she really dare to say that she had never cheated on her boyfriend?

Wasn't she afraid that her boyfriend would break up with her when he found out?

Maybe she didn’t care about it.

Other than this, what else could it be?

I don't know.