NovelXXXChapter 824
Chapter 824:
There was no such thing as perfection. No matter how wealthy or handsa man was, what good was any of it
if he was mentally unstable?
The women who had once gazed at Aliza with envy now regarded her with a strange mix of pity and satisfaction.
Wealth and good looks meant nothing if they cwith a man whose mind was a ticking tbomb. What if one
day this man lost control completely? What if he had an attack in the dead of night, his strong hands wrapping
around her throat before she could even scream?
Aliza noticed the shift in the atmosphere and felt her face heat with embarrassment. She looked at Kristopher—
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇthis shirt damp, his expression weary—and for the first time, she felt something close to resentment. “Forget it,”
she muttered, standing up. “We're done here. Go pay for my dress, and then we’ll go home.”
Aliza crossed her arms, impatience creeping into her voice. She had known that his relapses would be an issue,
but seeing him like this—vulnerable, disheveled, and completely unlike the man she had attached herself to—
filled her with doubt.
What if his situation got worse later on? Would she have to take care of him for the rest of her life? She was only
in her early twenties, at the prof her life. Yet here she was, playing caretaker to a man who was supposed to
be her key to a perfect future.
Aliza and Kristopher stood at the entrance of the mall, waiting. The driver had yet to arrive.
While they were shopping, Aliza had sent him to stand in line for a viral cake that had taken the inteby
storm. It would take stbefore he returned.
She glanced at Kristopher, who looked dazed, his gaze unfocused. A flicker of impatience crossed her face before
she quickly masked it. Pressing her lips together, she made an excuse. “Kristopher, wait for a bit. I'll go back
inside and buy you another jacket to change into.”
“No—" Kristopher lifted his head, about to stop her, but she was already walking away.
A frown creased his brow. Doubt flickered in his eyes.
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't remember why he was engaged to Aliza.
His mother had told him they were childhood friends, that after his divorce, he had run into Aliza in Isonridge,
and they had fallen in love at first sight. That was how their relationship began.
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But none of it felt right.
Instinctively, his body rejected Aliza. Even the smallest physical contact made him uncomfortable. Holding hands
felt forced.
When she tried to seduce him, he felt nothing.
She had even tried slipping into his bed at night, but the moment her clothes coff, whatever arousal he had
disappeared like a puff of smoke.
At first, he had been concerned—so much so that he secretly went to the hospital to get checked, fearing the car
accident had caused an injury. But the test results cback normal. There was nothing wrong with him.
And yet, when it cto Carrie... He clenched his fists, remembering the night at Morrison Manor. The way his
body had reacted just from kissing her. The unbearable heat, the throbbing ache—so overwhelming that he had
been forced to leave early. Even on the drive home, his arousal had refused to subside.
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