Chapter 2


    Chapter 2 Her Uncle Called


    As she met Julian’s earnest gaze, Annalise almost agreed to his suggestion. However, she immediately


    regained her senses and rejected coldly, “I’m sorry, but I’m not interested.” She would think of a way to


    get back the inheritance left for her by her mother, which her uncle, Kent Barton, had seized from her.


    When the elevator reached the first floor, she pushed Julian’s hand aside. However, he moved quicker


    than she expected, quickly pulling Annalise and trapping her against the elevator’s wall again. Then, he


    reached out his hand and pressed the button for the twentieth floor. The elevator went up slowly again.


    Annalise was infuriated as she cursed inwardly, “This bastard. You asked for it, so don’t me me for


    what happens next!” She was just looking for an outlet to vent her anger. Twisting her neck left and


    right, she released popping sounds from her neck joint and raised her knee abruptly. However, the


    image of him hunching over in pain upon impact did not greet her eyes. Instead, Julian swiftly dodged


    Annalise’s attack. Annalise’s eyes instantly turned serious, and she immediately elbowed Julian’s


    chest. “Ugh!” he grunted painfully, as he did not manage to avoid the blow this time. Bam! Annalise


    showed no mercy as she struck him on the chest with her other elbow. “Ouch!” Julian groaned,


    clutching his chest. Annalise warned, “Be more polite when you treat women in the future. I was pretty


    lenient on you this time. Next time, you won’t be so lucky if you meet someone who has a bad temper.”


    “Hey, you should consider my suggestion! We will help each other out for just three months. Besides,


    since I obviously won’t be able to win against you in a fight, you won’t have to worry about me taking


    advantage of you either,” Julian said, still clutching his chest. “Huh! This woman’s more interesting than


    my report showed,” he thought. Just then, Annalise frowned as she recalled what Abigail had said to


    Benjamin earlier. “What if she found out that everything you’d done for her was actually to help me get


    the shares her mother left her?” Abigail had asked Benjamin. Then, the words Benjamin had spoken to


    Annalise shed across her mind as well. “Annalise, your family has a marriage contract with the son of


    the Parks family of Jadeborough. If Abigail does not marry him, then you will have to…” There was no


    way Annalise would marry a fifty-two-year-old man. However, Benjamin had a point. Moonlight Group,From N?velDrama.Org.


    which was left for her by her mother, was now managed by her uncle, Kent. Thus, Annalise had limited


    ess to it. If Kent were to use thepany’s shares to threaten her into marrying the eldest son of


    the Parks family. Annalise would undoubtedly be manipted by them. As she thought of that, her eyes


    turned grim. “Instead of letting others control me, I might as well take charge of my own fate,” she


    thought. With that, she looked toward Julian. “May I know how I should address you?” “Julian Parks,”


    he introduced himself, stretching his hand out to Annalise. “I’m Annalise Barton, Annalise uttered as


    she shook his hand, thinking it was quite a coincidence that hisst name also happened to be “Parks.”


    She could already imagine Kent’s reddened face when she showed him the marriage certificate.


    Pleased with that thought, Annalise asked, “When will you be free for us to register our marriage?” Now


    that she had made the decision, it would be best to settle the matter as soon as possible. After all, the


    marriage was only supposed tost for three months. “I’m free right now. What about you?” Julian


    asked. “So am I,” Annalise replied. After removing her name from her household registry with her family


    last week, she now owns her own ount. Luckily, she had it with her in her bag. “d to hear that.


    Let’s head to the City Hall now, then,” Julian replied. Annalise drove while Julian yed on his phone.


    He sent a message on WhatsApp swiftly. It read: “Have my household registry sent to the City Hall at


    once!” Two hourster, they received the marriage certificate. Seeing thest few digits of Julian’s ID


    card printed on the marriage certificate, Annalise looked at him in surprise. “You’re not from


    Horington?” “Uh-huh,” Julian answered. “Can I look at your ID card?” Annalise inquired. She did not


    notice that when they had registered their marriage earlier. He handed her his ID card without


    hesitation. “You’re from Jadeborough?” she asked, as his address was an address of Jadeborough.


    With that, Annalise questioned in surprise again, “Are you rted to the Parks family of Jadeborough?”


    “Yes, I’m from the Parks family,” Julian replied. “Hmm,” she hummed in response before returning the


    ID card to him. Since they had already registered their marriage, it was meaningless to care where he


    was from at this point. The marriage was only for three months anyway. In the meantime, Annalise


    would im back thepany her mother had left for her as quickly as possible. Once three months


    were up, they would go their separate ways. On their way back, Annalise asked Julian, “Should I’drop


    you off at the hotel, then?” “No. Let’s go to Golden Lux instead,” he stated. Golden Lux was the biggest


    jewelry franchise in Chanaea. Annalise did not ask him why he wanted to go to Golden Lux. She just


    drove toward the biggest Golden Lux located in Horington immediately. “We’re here,” she announced.


    “Let’s get out, then,” Julian said. “I’m not going,” Annalise rejected. Just then, she thought Kent might


    possibly suspect that the marriage certificate was fake. Thus, she asked, “How long will you be staying


    in Horington? Are you free tomorrow? If you’re free, can you apany me to meet my uncle? You


    just need to tell him that we have truly registered for our marriage, and that’s it.” “Okay. Get out of the


    car now,” Julian reiterated. “I said I’m not going,” Annalise refused again. ncing at her bare ring


    finger, Julian said, “We have registered for our marriage, yet you don’t even have a ring on you. Do you


    think your uncle would believe you?” Thinking about that for a mornent, Annalise realized he had a


    point. “All right.” She got out of the car with Julian instantly. As long as she paid for it with her money,


    there should be no problem. Julian went to the section of the shop disying matching diamond rings.


    “Do you like this one?” he asked, pointing at a set of rings worth over 135 thousand dors. “You don’t


    have to mind me. I’m good as long as you like it,” Annalise uttered. Since it was only a front meant to


    fool Kent, she thought it did not matter what kind of design they chose. As for the price, she could


    afford it.. “We would like to have a look at this set, please.” Julian had the shop assistant take out the


    rings. Then, he tugged Annalise’s hand, trying to test the ring on her. However, she retracted her hand


    immediately. “I’ll do it myself.” Just when she was about to slip the ring onto her ring finger, Julian


    snatched the ring and grabbed her hand. “The husband has to put the wedding ring on his wife.”


    Annalise fell speechless. “Has this guy gotten addicted to acting? Forget it. I’ll just let him be, then,” she


    thought. Thus, she let him put on the wedding ring on her finger. Watching how sincerely he did it, she


    suddenly felt an inexplicable pang in her heart. She never thought breaking up would be so painful. No


    matter how hard she tried to divert her attention, it was still agonizing. Even though Benjamin was an


    utter jerk, her heart still ached when she thought about him. “It looks good on you,” Julian


    complimented, observing the ring on Annalise’s finger with a look of satisfaction. Then, he pushed the


    box of the wedding ring toward her before stretching his hand out. Annálise quickly snapped out of her


    daze upon seeing his long and slender fingers in front of her. She took the men’s version of the ring


    from the box and slipped it onto Julian’s ring finger. Afterward, Julian tugged Annalise’s hand, sped


    their hands together, and took a picture. “I’d like to take a picture as well,” stated Annalise. However,


    just as she was about to take out her phone to snap a picture, her phone rang. It was a call from Kent.


    Annalise’s face fell instantly. “What is it, Uncle Kent?”- Kent’s voice came on the phone. “Anna, when


    are youing back? There’s something I need to talk to you. about.” “I’ll be back at night,” she replied


    coldly. “All right. You continue with what you’re doing. Be sure toe back early.” With that, Kent


    ended the call. “Was that your uncle?” Julian asked. “That’s right.” Annalise nodded. “Later, we should


    learn more about each other’s particrs over dinner. We can’t call each other wrong names in front of


    your uncle, can we? I’ll see your uncle tomorrow morning,” he suggested. “All right,” Annalise


    concurred. She couldn’t agree more with what Julian just said. They should indeed learn more about


    each other’s backgrounds first. Then, Julian handed his credit card to the shop assistant to pay for the


    rings. Annalise swiftly took out her own card as well upon seeing that. “I’ll pay for thedies’ version of


    the rings.”