larine’s POV
Chapter 11
“Although I don’t know what you want to achieve by marrying me, we are now on the same boat. I will try my best to meet your needs.”
Hans’s scrutinizing gaze was unmasked, but he remained silent.
“If one day in the future, you need to terminate the cooperation and end this marriage, just tell me in advance. I can fully cooperate with you. Hans, can you tell me what you want from me?” He raised an eyebrow, neither confirming nor denying anything. “Why do you assume I had an ulterior motive for marrying you?”
Marriages among wealthy families were almost always for mutual benefit, weren’t they?
Even when Tyler married me, it was because his family’s finances were in trouble and they desperately needed cash flow to save their business.
My father kept his word and the day after our wedding, he gave the Jacobsons a contract worth over a hundred million dollars.
He gave them an extra advance payment three days later, which helped the Jacobsons safely get through that crisis.
My standing in the family wasn’t as good as Clara’s and the Robinsons were nowhere near as powerful as the Schneiders.
But since three years had passed and Hans still hadn’t changed his mind about me, there must be something the Robinsons, or I, need to accomplish for him.
“Hans, you don’t strike me as the kind of person who does good deeds out of charity.”
Hans suddenly laughed. “Clarine, you really don’t understand me at all. But it’s fine, we’ll have plenty of time to get to know each other from now on.”
“However, I can give you one last chance. If you regret this, you can still back out now.”
I didn’t hesitate for a second. “I don’t regret marrying you.”
No one could possibly treat me worse than Tyler did.
The Robinsons weren’t my sanctuary. If my father found out I was divorced, he wouldn’t let me return home anyway.
No matter what Hans planned to gain from me, at least I’d have a roof over my head and could slowly plan my next moves.
Hans seemed surprised by my quick response and paused for a moment.
After a while, he finally spoke, “If you want to leave in the future, I can give you a sum of money to ensure you live comfortably for the rest of your life.”
“Next, you’ll need to cooperate with me by announcing our marriage publicly and attending related events.”
“The wedding date hasn’t changed. It will be held at the largest hotel in Los Angeles in a week.” I nodded, agreeing to all of Hans’s requests.
But he still didn’t mention what he wanted from the Robinsons.
Chapter 10
8:06 pm DDD
Three days later, I began trying on wedding dresses.
During this time, my phone vibrated constantly with messages from my lawyer.
[Miss Robinson, Mr. Jacobson wants to see you.]
Tyler wanted to see me? Why? Wasn’t divorce exactly what he wanted?
Once he divorced me, he could legitimately marry Clara.
Then, Tyler probably wanted me to drop the lawsuit and stop bothering her.
I wouldn’t compromise on that, so there was nothing for me to say to him.
I directly rejected Tyler’s request. [You want to meet me? Fine. See you in court.]
At some point, Hans had changed into a suit and walked out of the dressing room.
He wasn’t using a cane or a wheelchair; he walked out naturally on both legs.
I stared at him in shock. “You …”
“Oh, this? I’ve been fine for a while now. Surprised, Clarine?”
I cleared my throat, my face flushed. “So, everything’s working fine?”
He leaned in close and whispered, “Perfectly. I promise you won’t be sleeping alone.”
3:06 pm
Tyler’s POV
