Chapter 36

Not long ago, during one of Nydia and Mick's arguments, she had accused him of having a lover who was just into his money, and that was exactly how he'd responded back then. He'd seen the clear disappointment in Nydia's eyes, but instead of realizing his mistake, he'd continued to mock her. "Unlike some people, who seem like they don't care about money but actually want more than lovers. At least the lovers wear their ambitions on their faces, while some people's motives are impossible to decipher." Though it'd been an intense fight, those words hadn't been spoken in the heat of the moment. They came from his true feelings instead. Nydia had married him because the Wilcher family believed their compatible birth charts could help him regain his eyesight. He'd decided from the start that even if she refused, he'd give her a sum of money and have her play the part for a few months until the Wilcher family gave up on the idea. However, Nydia never complained and took meticulous care