A Marriage Scam in High Society: The Bewitching Wife

Eighteen years of waiting in an orphanage ended with her father pushing her into prison as a scapegoat for his younger sister.

After four years behind bars, her reputation was ruined, and she had nothing left.

He is the formidable business tycoon of C City, the ruthless, perpetually icy young Master Huo. Countless women throw themselves at him, but he has eyes only for her.

She is a stubborn little sparrow, while he is a cunning old fox.

He lays one trap after another, waiting for her to fall in, step by step. In the end, she is left with only one path: marry him.

*

In the cramped space, the air is charged with an unusual tension. He kisses her fiercely and without restraint, while she blushes scarlet and dares not make a sound.

In the hall outside are her boyfriend and his fiancée.

“Only in a situation like this are you so obedient. So this is what you’re into.” He gently strokes her flushed cheek, watching her look terrified and furious, too afraid to make a sound. A wicked smile curls across his lips.

*

Outside the civil affairs bureau, she waits anxiously for her boyfriend to arrive so they can register their marriage.

He stands not far away, waiting with her for an ending he had long since predicted.

In the freezing snow, she stubbornly waits from dawn until dark. She develops a high fever and collapses into his arms.

She cries like a child. “Why does everyone abandon me?”

He holds her tight. “No one but me deserves to have you.”

*

“Daddy, what does it mean to be a real man who can hold up the sky?”

“Someone like your daddy.”

“But Mommy says Daddy is kind of shameless and not much of a man.”

“Then she must be blind.”

“Mm, Mommy says that too.”

“???”

“Mommy says she must have been blind to marry a shameless daddy.”

“…”