of the few attendees. The ceremony had been a farce, an empty performance. Eduard didn't

't hard to imagine that he had insisted on marrying her only for revenge, determined to

guests dispersed quickly, as did her parents. Arabella , in silence, ac

g, majestic, with an air of sober elegance. She got out of the car after Eduard and followed him to the main ha

est emotion, turned to a middle-ag

you show the lady the h

he left directly for his study, where a video confer

nce of a place she didn't feel was hers. She tightly hugged her wedding dress, the only possession she had at that momen

uncomfortable, and

?" Antonia asked, noticing tha

etting her know she hadn't

dly. "I'll take you to the master bedroom. The mast

ansion. At the end of the hallway, Antonia opened a large doo

rdrobe, madam,"

rs, drawers were filled with carefully folded clothes, and there was an exclusive section for sleepwear, with fine lace and silk pajamas. In the back, some drawers displayed

of the necklaces, still unable

this f

," Antonia confirmed

e attention to detail. Everything seemed to have been prepared in advance,

t made no sense to believe he gave her so much import

fortable, madam," Antonia

d leave the room, A

one question, until what

face and shru

hen Mr. Eduard works, he sometimes spends the who

dding slightly, as she chose a simple pair of paj

orated with sobriety, everything was permeated with a discreet but evident luxury-th

alone, waiting for a husband who hadn't even looked at her with tenderness. Still, she couldn't ignore how handsome Eduard was

d for the first time in a long time, she smiled softly as she remembered h

waiting for his return. In the early hours of the morning, just as she was starting

cing. Nerves took over as she thought that, finally, the time

ched her in silence, his intense gaze scanning h

up. Get some rest," he said at

espond, he turned and left the r