The Reborn Aristocrat's Daughter - Chapter 22 - Delivering to the Orphanage_1

Instead of struggling meaninglessly, he acknowledged his place.

When a national athlete of China laughs at being able to win a gold medal in video gaming, what a pro-gamer like yourself ought to do is take your size-42 shoe and measure it against his pretty face!

“Do you love...me?” My eyes stung as I asked my so-called husband.“No,” he said quietly. “I don't love you. I don't need to love you. I just need to take care of you as I promised your father before he died.”My world crumbled down on me.His words hit me like a physical blow. I staggered back, the world spinning around me. “S-So that's it? This whole time, you've been with me out of some sense of duty?”Elijah looked away, unable to meet my gaze. “Your father asked me to look after you, to make sure you were happy and safe. That's what I've been trying to do.”“Fine then. Let's get a divorce!” I announced, loud and clear.___Ash always believed he could make his cold and vicious hubby fall in love with him.However, after three years of marriage, Ash received only betrayal from Elijah. Elijah never loved him and was only with Ash because he promised Ash's father that he would take care of him after his death. Ash, heartbroken and sorrowful, decided to quit his marriage.However, when he handed Elijah the divorce papers, he ripped them pieces and pushed Ash against the wall.“You have lost your mind if you think I will ever divorce you.” Elijah glared, but Ash was unaffected by his rage. However, once Ash had left him for good, Elijah realised how deeply he loved him, and not just because of his responsibility to Ash. So he resolved to go after Ash and bring him back.Amidst this, he came to know that Ash was the one who caused the accident four years ago in which Elijah lost both of his parents. He had investigated this case for years but now that he found out it was Ash, he was devastated.“Come back before I lose my mind and do something you will regret.”But can an emotionless and frigid man who has never learned to express affection or feelings approach the love of his life while he conflicted between taking his revenge and loving Ash?

Betrayed and murdered by his closest friend, Halo thought death was his final punishment, until he woke inside Damnation of the Gods, a brutal game he’d barely played.This world is rotting with Sinners and monsters wear human skin.And the so-called hero? His holy crusade will only finish what the gods started, the world’s destruction.Armed with the knowledge of the game’s true ending, Halo must hunt the hero before destiny collapses again.But can a damned soul defy fate without losing what’s left of his humanity?This isn’t a game anymore. It’s his second death waiting to happen.—WARNING: THIS NOVEL MIGHT CONTAIN DEPICTIONS OF VIOLENCE AND SCENES THAT MAY BE UPSETTING FOR SOME READERS.