Page 39 of The Rancher's Unloved Wife

One, two, three...ten...twelve...fourteen.

"H-Had something happened?"

There were fourteen men in black waiting outside the storage shed, and all of their attention was focused solely on Ryu...and her?

Ryu's air suddenly tickled her skin, and Summerine barely managed to bite back a moan.

"It turns out I don't like sharing," her husband whispered mockingly into her ear, "and they've all been hired to ensure it stays that way. From now on, I'll be the only man in your life."

Believe

SUMMERINE WAS STILLspeechless in shock when Ryu dropped her back home, kissed her forehead, andwarnedher in a very pleasant voice to 'forget the bastard who had dared to encroach on his property'.

"If you want what's good for him, that is."

Ryu didn't give her a chance to explain, and all she could do was gaze helplessly as his limo sped out of view.

What in the world just happened?

Summerine didn't even knowwhather problem was at this point.

If she allowed her husband to continue thinking she had cheated on him, would he eventually give her a divorce?

But if she protested her innocence, would he let her go if she asked for her freedom?

Was divorce still an option even...considering how things had changed between Ryu and her?

(Oh, c'mon now. Are we still going to be in denial?)

I'm not—-

(The writing's on the wall. And it's very, very wet—-)

Oh my gosh, how crude can you get?

(You tell me. I'm YOUR Inner Troll. Remember?)

Summerine's shoulders slumped.Howin the world had she ended up losing an argument with herself—-again?

(Want me to spell it out for you?)

Not really.

(Aww, don't you be self-pitying like that. It's not that bad, you know.)

Isn't it?

(Not at all. Because the truth's very simple.)

I'm not gonna like this, am I?

(You're in love with him.)

Oh, bleep.

(And this time, you're ready to fight for him.

Summerine's knees folded, but she was saved from face-planting the tiled floors of the foyer with all fourteen of her bodyguards charging forward to her rescue.

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