Chapter 349

Aria's POV My mind raced back to that day in his office when we'd signed those papers. I'd been so desperate to escape the humiliation of Liam's betrayal that I hadn't scrutinized every clause. "What do you mean there's no time limit?" I whispered, tilting my head back to look at him. His arm tightened around my waist, and I could feel the steady rhythm of his heartbeat against my back as he continued speaking to my father. "Mr. Jones, I understand your anger. If someone treated my daughter the way I've apparently treated Aria, I'd be furious too." His voice was calm but firm. "But I need you to know that while this marriage started unconventionally, my intentions toward your daughter have never been dishonorable." The night air felt suddenly colder against my tear-stained cheeks. I stared out at the city lights below our balcony, trying to process everything happening around me. The entire internet was exploding with screenshots of our marriage contract, my father was justifiably upse