Alice was so disturbed the entire day that she couldn't concentrate on her work. Dylan's words kept ringing in her ears, and she felt the same fear surge with each passing second.
'You will be my wife only by the name. Your father sold you in exchange for the ranking he would earn after our company gets merged. There is nothing called love between us, Alice's those words kept playing in her mind, and she squeezed her eyes shut, trying hard to forget everything that happened back then.
Her eyes welled up as she recalled his harsh words, and she broke down, letting her tears fall. She didn't want to go through it again. She tried to suppress this pain.
"Why... why is he making me recall those bad times" Alice cried silently, clutching her heart. She felt her chest pain and her breath hitched as slowly her mind began to turn frizzy.
She gasped but felt restricted as her hand began to tremble and sweat broke out on her forehead.
