Chapter 2 Marriage Countdown

Arianna's lips quivered, but she couldn't utter a word.

The hand around her neck didn't squeeze tightly enough to make it impossible to breathe, but she still felt short of breath, as if something essential was being drained along with the oxygen...

Feeling the back of his hand becoming damp, Chris recoiled as if he had touched something scalding. He shook her off, disgusted and wary of getting dirty.

"Enough with your melodrama," he said.

Biting back her frustration, Arianna closed her eyes and, as if she needed all her strength, said, "Then, when your eyes recover, I will divorce you."

"What kind of trick are you playing now?" Chris furrowed his brow, his expression revealing deeper disgust.

With the blood rushing in her chest, Arianna said with a hoarse voice, "I have one condition... in the last month, let's live like a real couple. On the same day next month, I'll sign the divorce agreement."

She said it all in one breath, as if afraid she would lose her courage.

When she uttered the word "divorce," Arianna felt as if an invisible hand had twisted her heart until it bled.

She had never imagined that she would be the one to propose divorce in her lifetime. She thought she would be Mrs. Grimes for her entire life, even if it was in name only.

Three years, five years, ten years, she had always believed that someday she would warm Chris' heart.

Perhaps Heaven had also seen her struggle and granted her only a short time left.

"But if you don't agree, I... I won't divorce you, no matter what."

Chris clenched his fist, and since he heard of Chelsea Riddle's return, he had been restless.

Chelsea was back, how could he allow Arianna to get close to him?

Seeing him hesitate, Arianna suddenly rushed forward and hugged him.

"Just one month, please... One month from now, I'll disappear from your world."

Chris paused for a moment, and a strange annoyance rose in his heart. His hand moved involuntarily to push her away.

But when he touched her, he realized she seemed to have lost a lot of weight, and her entire body felt fragile, as if he could snap her with a little effort.

Deep in thought, he considered that Arianna was irrelevant to him. What mattered was whether he could truly get rid of her in a month.

"As you wish," Chris said in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Arianna's pupils filled with despair, but she felt powerless...

The Grimes' Mansion.

The changes in the relationship between the couple were first noticed by the Grimes family.

Chris was dissatisfied with the marriage, and the couple had always been formal and distant. But this time when they came home for dinner, there was a subtle thaw in their relationship!

Chris' parents were naturally pleased. "Will there be good news soon?"

"Work harder and let us become grandparents soon!"

Chris, fed up with it all, finished his meal with a stern face. He was about to leave, and Arianna assisted him to the car.

As soon as the car door opened, she was pushed inside by Chris. Her head unexpectedly knocked against the other side of the car door, causing her to break into a cold sweat.

"Do you want to get pregnant? Is that your goal?"

Arianna looked up in surprise, and in the eyes that had lost their luster, his disgust was still projected onto her with precision.

It hurt her entire body, not just her forehead.

"No... no..." Arianna swallowed her dry throat. She wanted a child of their own, but her body didn't allow it.

"That's for the best," Chris sneered. He got into the car and continued to stab her, slashing her mercilessly. "I'd rather have no heirs than have a child with you."

"Don't worry; it won't happen." Arianna felt a sense of sorrow. She couldn't, and he didn't want to.

They drove in silence.

When the car stopped at the door of their home, Chris opened the car door. Arianna quickly got out from the other side, jogging forward, holding his hand.

The remaining days would no longer be spent in the icy respect they had lived with before.

Chris' tall body stiffened, and he was determined to count down the last ten days when all this would end.

Arianna's eyes lit up with joy, and a hint of blush appeared on her pale face.

If time could stay at this moment, it would be perfect...

"Chris, I'm back." A sudden sweet voice sounded behind the two.

That voice was like a curse, instantly shattering Arianna's illusion of happiness.

Chelsea stood not far away, her smile as charming as flowers.