Chapter 44: It Has Nothing to Do with Love


    Scott said faintly, but one could easily detect a note of sarcasm in his words.


    Ben turned livid upon hearing the word "miserable". Seething with anger, he cast a nce at udia


    and grabbed her tiny wrist with his strong hand. He jerked her up and threw her into his arms.


    Now that Ben was pressing her against his chest, udia was astonished. Before she could do


    anything, she heard Ben saying coldly above her head, “If it’s miserable to be my woman, I wonder


    who will make her happy?”


    Scott snorted and turned to look at udia with his deep and watery eyes.


    “What do you think, Mr. Crawford?”


    His nonchnt air irritated Ben, who pulled a long face and asked with a threatening voice, “What do


    you mean by bringing this up all of a sudden, Mr. Palmer?”


    “Nothing. I just feel sorry for udia!” Scott replied in a soft tone, as if he was having a chat with an old


    friend that he hadn’t met for years.


    The next second, Scott’s eyes moved to udia and he sighed meaningfully, “What can you expect


    from a man who doesn’t love his wife at all?”


    udia was amazed. For a moment, she felt that she was stabbed to the heart and got butterflies in


    her stomach.


    Ben drew udia closer to him, which brought her back to her senses, and growled, “Don’t worry, Mr.


    Palmer. I’ll take care of my wife, and it has nothing to do with love.”


    Which meant, Ben was just doing his duty as udia’s husband.


    That was all.


    Could udia understand Ben’s words in this way?


    Suddenly, udia had an urge to throw back her head andugh, but she held it back. How could she


    burst intoughter when she was devastated?


    The storm was still raging when Ben and udia walked out of the restaurant. It was impossible for


    them to go back to town now, because the road closed, and the sea-crossing bridge was almost


    submerged by rising seawater. The news was constantly reported on TV.


    udia sat on the passenger seat of Ben’s Rolls-Royce, looking uneasy and worried.


    Although Scott said those words to provoke Ben, what he said did make sense.


    Ben didn’t love her.


    This was an established fact.


    So naturally, he wouldn’t care about her feelings. But why did hee to the suburbs when it was


    pouring down outside?


    udia didn’t dare tter herself, but these thoughts lingered in her mind.


    Suddenly, the phone rang abruptly in the tight space.


    The moment Ben took out his phone, udia caught a glimpse of the caller ID out of the corner of her


    eye, and it was Hanna.


    Ben answered the phone, his voice low and a little hoarse, “Yes?”


    “Have you got udia? Is she OK? Is she caught in the rain?”


    Since it was extremely quiet in the car, udia could hear clearly what Hanna was saying on the


    phone. Suddenly, she realized something.


    It turned out that Ben didn’te to the suburbs to pick her up voluntarily, but Hanna asked him to do


    so.


    A man actually needed some other woman to remind him to take care of his own wife. How ridiculous!


    But udia didn’t find it funny. She put her hand on her throbbing heart, gasping for breath, the lump in


    her throat choking her.


    “She’s fine.”


    Ben replied briefly, hung up and threw a nce at udia. Since she had been in the rain for a while,


    she was soaking wet right now. She had dried her hair with some fresh towels just now, but it was still


    damp and stuck to her cheeks, making her look even paler.


    It was unknown whether it was because of the cold or the light, udia looked messy and drawn.


    Frowning, Ben searched on the navigation for a five-star hotel nearby and checked in.


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    The two walked to the elevator. Since both her and her heels were soaked, udia slipped identally


    and stumbled forward towards Ben.


    Ben reached out reflexively and took her into his arms. But the next second, Ben froze and frowned.


    udia, gasping in amazement, struggled free from Ben subconsciously, but she caught the


    impatience in his eyes, her heart missing a beat. The moment she got out of his arms, she moved to


    one corner of the elevator, as if she was trying to keep her distance from him.


    Ben’s frown deepened as udia moved away from him, but he said nothing. Soon, the elevator


    reached the top floor, and he strode into the hallway.


    The suite on the top floor was huge, and there were two bedrooms.


    udia felt constrained and uneasy as she walked into the suite. She looked around the room with her


    big bright eyes. Seeing Ben walking straight towards the outer room, she walked towards the inner


    room.


    Ben squinted at udia and knit his brows again. When had this woman be so self-aware?


    It seemed that she was avoiding him.


    udia left her bag in the bedroom and charged her phone before she went to the bathroom to take a


    warm shower, but it failed to wash off the coldness in her heart.


    udia’s heart was bleeding when she thought of what Hanna said on the phone. Her own husband


    actually needed some other woman to remind him to pick her up...


    She was nothing but a loser!


    However, udia had loved Ben since childhood.


    She had loved him for over ten years. Even if she was aware that Ben was forced to marry her at his


    mother''s will, she agreed without hesitation.


    Just like a moth darted into the fire.


    udia had never expected Ben to be madly in love with her. She only hoped that he could have some


    feelings for her, yet that had be some extravagant hope.


    But what cut udia deepest was herself.


    She was clear about Hanna’s identity, which was the other woman, as well as Ben’s ex-girlfriend, but


    she was unable to hate her, even if Hanna interfered in her marriage.


    Because Hanna was too kind and outstanding!


    She was perfect.


    Each time Hanna turned up, udia was put to shame. The more remarkable Hanna was, the humbler


    she looked. In brief, she waspletely overshadowed by Hanna.


    Clearly, udia was the legal wife, but she was more like the other woman in this marriage.


    Eaten up with frustration, udia came out of the warm shower quickly. She put on the bathrobe and


    dried her hair. When she went out of bathroom, the suite was already in total darkness.


    Since Ben didn’t like light, he turned off all the lights when he slept, and that was why the room was


    pitch dark.


    udia didn''t dare disturb Ben by turning on the light suddenly, so she could only grope blindly for her


    own room in the dark and strange suite.


    However, she touched something in the darkness. At first, it felt hard, and she turned away from it


    because she thought it was a piece of furniture. Just as she moved away, she felt its warmth and


    smooth texture. The next second, she realized what it was!


    Surprised, udia turned around, but her slender arm was grabbed by the man. Suddenly, she was


    pinned against the wall, while he propped himself against wall on one arm, his muscr body pressing


    against hers, and she could barely move.


    “What’s going on between you and Scott?”


    Ben asked in a husky whisper.