Celestial Emperor of Shadow - Chapter 6: When Desire Turns to Destiny

President Grant, your wife has two illegitimate children outside.A year into their marriage, her husband discovered the two children she had outside.Raina Lowell was speechless and chose to divorce.After leaving with nothing, she discovered that her children were actually her ex-husband's flesh and blood?Her ex-husband also found out that the children were his.In order to bring the children back to the Grant Family and acknowledge their ancestry, Adrian Grant used every method possible, tirelessly appearing in front of his ex-wife and children to show goodwill every day.“Raina, if you remarry me, I'll never go against your wishes again.”“Evelyn, if you just come home with dad, everything I have will be yours to inherit.”Evelyn held her mother's hand and pulled a young handsome uncle over, “Sorry, ex-dad, I have a new dad now.”At that moment, President Grant felt like the sky was falling.How could his wife and children be with another man?

Scarlett's world collapses when she is drugged and forced to marry an old, filthy-rich widower with five children.

Trying to escape her seemingly inescapable troubles, she accepts an offer of a one-year contract marriage with a mysterious gentleman. He promises this will get her out of her hostile-arranged marriage problems. She took the offer.

If everything goes well, she will be a free and independent woman in one year...

However, many things take an unexpected turn. The contract marriage made Scarlett's life feel like she was riding a rollercoaster. A mix of exhilaration, dreaded inferno, and joyful heaven.

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Only a crazy person would accept his offer. And right now, she does not fall into that category. Her mind is still sane.

“Please don't get me wrong. I'm just trying to help myself. And at the same time helping you.”

Scarlett was even more confused.

“I know my problem is complicated. But, I think being married to a man I just met, without love, feels weird...” She said.

“This is not a real marriage but a contract marriage that you can set up to your advantage. And also mine.”

Scarlett listened silently; inside, she was shocked and a bit perplexed.

Xander crossed his arms over his chest while looking into Scarlett's eyes. He continued, “As I said before, I will help you, and at the same time, you will help me. I don't need to explain what my problem is. But, I assure you, if you agree to do a contract marriage with me, then your problems will be solved. So what do you think!?”

Scarlett was in no hurry to speak. She slowly raised her head and said, “So I can put any clauses I want in the contract?”

The man nods, saying, “As long as it doesn't hurt me.”

She offered a handshake to Xander, “Okay. You got a deal!”

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At the moment of her suicide, she was filled with joy, for her great vengeance had been satisfied, and her wishes were fulfilled.Yet, heaven ordained her rebirth before the apocalyptic world.In her past life, she harbored fear towards his possessive imprisonment.In this life, she depended on him, was infatuated with him, clung to him, loved him.Together, they faced ghostly trickeries and walked through the hell on earth, never to be separated again.