Chapter Nine
Amber’S POV
On getting home, the first thing I did after getting rid of my clothes and taking a quick shower was get
myptop and prepare to write down a list of rules that Richard and I had to live by if we were going to
live as a married couple.
The first rule I believe he had to follow was the no–touching rule. Although he didn’t seem like someone
who was going to ever attempt to touch me inappropriately, I still needed to include that as one of the
rules, because thest thing I wanted was to have any sort of rtionship with a man.
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Love and rtionships were out of the books for me, and I’ve just concluded that after getting my
revenge on Kayden and Marlene, I’ll be done with Richard and men forever.
A few other rules that came to mind included Richard and I living our lives separately, without one
person interfering in the other’s life, except, of course, if it would ruin the basics of our false
marriage.
I also didn’t want him to ever act like he had any right over me or act as my husband when we were
alone. We shouldn’t even share the same room, much less the same bed, andst but not least, he
should never fall in love with me.
I knew thest rule was weird because it was obvious that he only saw me as a tool, but just to be
sure, I decided to include it on the list, just to let him know that I had no interest in ever having a
rtionship that exceeded business with him.
I was about to send the few rules that I had managed to put down to him when I suddenly stopped
myself and closed myptop.
I decided that sending it now wasn’t the right timing, and I also wanted to give myself more time just in
case some other things would end uping to mind.
I tiredly went back to my room, picked up my phone, and decided tozily scroll around until I got tired
enough and eventually fell asleep.
Not so much to my surprise, the first thing I saw as soon as I opened up my favorite blog was several
articles that kept writing about Kayden and Marlene’s honeymoon trip, including how Kayden was
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Suddenly, I started to reminisce about my honeymoon trip with Kayden and how that bastard did the
bare minimum. Of course, back then, it didn’t really matter to me since, initially, our marriage had been
quite rushed and things between us had been quite stiff until I foolishly fell in love with him.
Tears stung my eyes, but I shook my head and forced it back. I would no longer cry for them because
had cried enough and they no longer deserved my tears.
I dropped my phone and closed my eyes, determined to do everything I could to force myself to sleep,
but just when I was about to drift into L Land, my phone rang out, and I groaned in frustration.
Could it be Richard wanting to check up on me?
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I opened my eyes and reluctantly picked up my phone to check on the caller, only to find out it was
Alison. I rolled my eyes and dropped the phone again.
I had no reason to pick up her call anymore. To me, she was no different from those other idiots who
were happy to see me ruined.
The fact that she was trying to stop me from taking revenge on Kayden and Marlene made me feel like
needed to distance myself from her. It felt as if she was in support of them, just like everyone
else.
I turned my back away from the phone so the ringing would stop bothering my sleep, but she kept on
calling again and again, not giving me the chance to shut my eyes in peace. I cussed silently as I
picked up my phone again.
I hesitated for a while, but eventually, I picked it up. “What?” I asked coldly.
“Miss Amber. How have you been?” Alison’s gentle voice asked over the phone, and I scoffed.
“Did you call to check if I’m still dead or alive? If so, then I’m happy to tell you that I’m alive
and I’m not dying anytime soon, so you can rx,” I said to her, wanting the conversation to end as
quickly as possible.
She was silent for a while before she sighed loudly. “I don’t know why you think I’m calling to check
if you’re dead when you know that’s thest thing I want. I called to ask you when you’d being
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back. You need to continue your session, Amber. You and I know you’re not doing okay mentally, and
just don’t want something bad to happen to you,” she said, and I rolled my eyes.
I couldn’t believe that she had called me to tell me toe back to therapy like I was some crazy
woman. I mean, I had only gone for therapy in the first ce because I was hurt, but the fact that
I
she was making it seem like I was crazy annoyed the hell out of me.
I stared at my phone screen for a while, trying to hold back my anger so I wouldn’t end up cursing her
out, but again, I realized there was no way I could keep calm. I knew that the more I listened to her try
to convince me that therapy was the best thing for me, the more annoyed I would get.
And because I did not want to have to insult her, I did the best thing I could have done in the situation,
which was to hang up.
After hanging up, I suddenly started to feel frustrated all over again, because it really felt like
if I had not met Richard, I would have never gotten a chance to get back at Kayden and Marlene.
Every person I knew didn’t seem to understand my anger and my pain, and it annoyed me so much tha
they all seemed to be on their side despite the fact that they were in the wrong.
I took a look around me, taking in the fact that not only was I bitter and pained, but I was also extremely
lonely. I had no one to talk to since I cut off my family, and it was after my divorce from Kayden that I
realized that most of the friends I thought I had were never really my friends.
After thinking to myself for a while, I decided that sleep was not an option at the moment.
Sitting at home like this would only make me even more depressed, so I put on a short knicker and a
large hoodie, covering my messy hair with the hood. I picked up my phone from the bed and left my
room to take a little stroll outside, just to clear my mind.
I listened to music as I walked down the street with a tired look on my face.
I had a lot of thoughts in mind, but my biggest worry turned out to be my soon–to–be wedding with
Richard and how society was going to react to us.
I didn’t think I was prepared for how huge of a change my life would go through once I married
Richard, and it scared me to think of the possibilities.
I was still deep in thought when a car suddenly parked beside me, but I paid no attention to it since
I didn’t think aRUAR
Amber!” I heard my name and immediately halted. I didn’t need to turn around to know who had called.
me, because that voice belonged to the very person that I wanted to strangle the most.
I froze, and my eyes turned red as I tried to make sense of what was happening. It suddenly felt like
I
I was losing my breath, and it annoyed me so much that I was still so weak and easily triggered by him.
“mber?” he called again, and I let out a deep breath. I wish that I could ignore him, but knowing
I
that wasn’t even an option, I decided that I would face him as best as I could.
I turned around and immediately threw him a displeased re. “What is it, Kayden?” I asked, and he
frowned.
He looked at me from head to toe and shook his head, almost like he was pitying me. “You’re faring
worse than I thought, Amber,” he muttered, and my eyes twitched with fury.