Chapter 243

Maria Lewis suddenly looked up, disbelief flashing in her eyes—clearly proving Amelia White had hit the nail on the head. It was during the second year of their fake marriage when she started falling for James Bennett. She had second thoughts, of course. Real life wasn’t some romance novel. In books, love often came after marriage, but in real life? Not so easy. Was she really okay with spending the rest of her life with someone who didn’t love her? And with a mother-in-law who made her life miserable? There’s a saying that once a woman falls in love, her IQ drops to zero—that was pretty much her. James once gave her a bracelet from a business partner. She was over the moon, wearing it daily like it was some kind of lucky charm. He told her she had a knack for design, sometimes took her out for a drive, and even gave her a black card to use however she wanted. Those little gestures? She held onto them like treasures. They made her care more, wonder more—did he maybe feel a little somet