He Wouldn't Claim Me — Another Man Did - Chapter 50 - 44: A Cautionary Tale

She has nothing, dying miserably alone.Born again five years ago, she threw down the divorce agreement and went abroad for further studies while pregnant.She is ruthless in tormenting the scum, demanding they repay her a hundredfold for what they owed her in her past life.Meeting again, she coldly leaves, but he relentlessly pursues her: “Mrs. Lawson, we are still not divorced, I will make sure your body and mind are satisfied while I'm legally in charge.”She leaves gracefully, yet he chases and pampers her more and more.

In the apocalyptic world, the big boss Jiang Xin traverses to the 1980s.In the previous second, she was still slaying zombies.In the next second, she becomes a female cannon fodder in a period novel.The original owner was framed by a distant cousin and forced to marry her nominal cousin-in-law.Her reputation was ruined, and she was scolded by the villagers as a seductress of her brother-in-law.Jiang Xin opens her eyes to chaos.A mother-in-law, unaware of the truth, speaks harshly to her.The indifferent husband ignores her and even doesn’t return home.The green tea cousin acts pitiful to sow discord, turning the household into chaos.Distant relatives ransack the money and tickets sent by the original owner’s parents, leaving nothing behind.To this, Jiang Xin expresses that she can no longer tolerate it and begins to fight back.She exposes the true face of the cousin and seeks justice for the original owner, reversing her image in the village.In response to the malicious plundering by extreme relatives, Jiang Xin retaliates swiftly, warning them they don’t know the danger they’re courting.After learning the truth, the mother-in-law, who hangs her head in shame, receives Jiang Xin’s wave of indifference.After all, her career is her priority!She flips resources from her space superstore, earning massive wealth.Spotting a business opportunity, she invests in a factory on the verge of bankruptcy, which unexpectedly gets listed, with its stock price multiplying by thousands!When Jiang Xin, counting her money, is about to kick her cheap husband to the curb, planning to return to the provincial city to reunite with her parents, retire, and enjoy life,The man, who had been following her around pitifully, suddenly approaches:“Baby, are you leaving me?”Jiang Xin touches her head, looking embarrassed, as she suddenly remembers she still has this one to deal with?

Having been married for two years, he only takes her as an enemy. He never touches her, and even insult her in front of other women, “Si Wan, you are the most disgusting woman in the world.” Facing his ruthlessness, she decides to leave, “Gong Siming, if you don’t love, just let me go.” But he replied dominantly, “Si Wan, of course I love you.” Si Wan is caught in a trance. And he goes on, “I want to love you tenderly every night.”

“No one looks at you. No one touches you. You’re a Whitehall now... And you’re mine.” Roman’s voice was a low, dangerous growl against her neck.She tilted her chin, meeting the predator in his eyes with her own cold fire. “I belong to no one, Roman, certainly not a beast in a jersey. If you want to claim me, you’ll have to do better than your father’s signature on a contract.”She spun her wheelchair to leave, but he was faster. His hand locked around her waist, dragging her back as his palm slammed against the wall beside her head.“Don’t you fucking dare me, Estelle.”—Estelle Rutledge was the Ice Queen of the Rutledge sports dynasty: national treasure, global brand, and the financial backbone of her family’s empire.Until one catastrophic crack on the ice shattered her career… and left her in a wheelchair.In the elite world of the one percent, a broken asset becomes a liability.With the Rutledge legacy collapsing under a mountain of debt, Estelle’s own mother did the unthinkable. She sold her daughter to the highest bidder, trading Estelle’s freedom for a check from Magnus Whitehall, the ruthless billionaire owner of a professional hockey empire.But Magnus didn’t buy Estelle for himself. He bought her to be his son’s leash.Roman Whitehall is the NHL’s most dangerous beast. A volatile heir with a scandal-soaked reputation and a temper that threatens the family’s billions. To the league’s board, he’s a loose cannon. To his father, he’s a problem that needs a wife to clean up his image.The command was simple: “Be the one thing he can’t avoid… or lose your legs.”Now Estelle is legally bound to a man who sees their marriage as a cage, and her as the bars holding him in. Roman believes she’s a fragile burden. Estelle thinks he’s a monster fueled by rage and secrets.But inside the Whitehall mansion, built on power, money, and lies, Estelle discovers a terrifying truth: she is not the first “Ice Queen” Magnus Whitehall has broken.Trapped in dynasty politics and a contract signed in blood, Estelle faces an impossible choice. Will she let the Whitehalls destroy what’s left of her… or join forces with the beast she hates most and burn their empire to the ground?Because even though she hates it, Roman Whitehall may be the only man who can help her stand again.Even if he has to break her first.