My mother-in-law and Izzy glanced at each other in surprise. They might not believe in their ears. I ignored them and walked by my mother-in-law’s side. I took the divorce papers from her hand and signed them immediately. I threw the papers before her while saying, " I have signed the papers as you wished. As for your son's signature, you can take it on your own. I have nothing to do with him anymore."

I then turned to Izzy and said with a smile," Congratulations! Christian is all yours now. May your life bloom with him."

My mother-in-law checked all the papers and blurted out in a surprised voice," You really signed them? I didn't expect you to give up so easily. I thought you would make a huge amount of money out of it. Anyways, now that you have divorced Christian, please leave this house as soon as possible. Izzy wants to renovate the house according to her taste."

I had exhausted myself in decorating this house for the past two years. Every bit of this house, even the door mats were personally selected by me. I had selected everything according to Christian’s preference. He was impressed with my work. Now, it was all useless for them.

I didn't see any need to talk to these women. I headed back to my room and packed my belongings that I brought to this home after marrying Christian. I left all the precious items that Christian and his grandmother once bought for me.

After packing all my stuff in a small old luggage that I brought with me, I came downstairs. I shot a short glance over the place I had lived for two years. This house was a gift to me from Christian's grandmother on our wedding night. Christian and I shifted to this house the next day. After that day, I had never left home. While remembering all this, I became emotional. I wiped the corner of my eyes and held my luggage tightly. I was about to leave but then I heard a cold voice directing at me, “What are you still doing here? You can't change your mind now. You have already signed the papers.”

It was Izzy’s voice. The girl who was pretending to be elegant before Christian’s mother, had now lost all her calmness.

I pursed my lips before saying, “ Don't worry! Unlike you, I don't cling to something I have already rejected.”

My words fell sharply like an arrow. She sneered at me, saying, “Then hurry up and get the hell out of my home.”

I felt a push from behind. I couldn't balance myself and fell off the floor. I turned my head back only to find Izzy standing behind me with a faint smile, saying rudely," Hurry up and leave. I don't have much time. I want to renovate this place as soon as possible."

I tried to get up but I couldn't. I had fallen on my stomach. I sensed something wrong and looked down only to see my private part bleeding.

"My baby... " These words abruptly came out of my mouth.

I was terrified. Izzy's face also turned pale. She stuttered, “I didn't do anything. I didn't know… Laura Green! Are you pregnant with Christian’s Child?”

Meanwhile, a deep male voice sounded from behind, "What is happening here?"

It was Christian's voice. He looked down at me and his forehead wrinkled. He immediately came to support me, saying in a worried voice, " Laura, what are you doing down there and... the blood? What the hell is going on?"

I don't know what happened after that. I lost my consciousness. I had no idea who picked me up and took me to the hospital. I was unconscious all this time. However, sometimes I would open my eyes and could feel what was going around me.

There was a time when I opened my eyes and listened to Christian's conversation with the Doctor.

"Are you sure, Mr. Walton? You really want to do this?" The doctor asked.

"Yes, I'm sure, Doctor. I don't want the baby inside her." Christian said in an indifferent voice.

"It's too risky, Mr. Walton. If we force it, she might not be able to become a mother in future. Are you willing to let her sacrifice the biggest happiness of a woman's life?" Doctor asked. Christian seemed irritated while replying," Why are you continuing to mention the risks to me I'm already aware of? Don't forget my company develops all kinds of medical instruments. I know everything. I just don't want the kid inside her. If I wish to have a child, I can have it with any woman but not by her. So, take it out immediately."

They were killing my child. I couldn't listen to their conversation anymore and fell unconscious in remorse.

***

I was an orphan, adopted by Miss Georgia. She was a divorced woman and had no intention of marrying again. She had raised me with great difficulties. When I turned eighteen, she fell sick. To pay her medical fees and take care of us, I had to seek jobs at a very young age. I started working as a caregiver. I was soon hired by Mrs. Rosaline Walton, Christian's grandmother. She was a very kind woman and liked me very much. She would share her thoughts with me. She remained worried about her grandson's marriage. She would often tell me that she wanted her grandson to marry a girl like me. But, Christian already had eyes for someone. That woman was Izzy Watson.

Mrs. Rosaline didn't like Izzy. For this reason, she would often have arguments with Christian. He was determined to marry her.

One day, Mrs. Rosaline's condition got worst yet she was refusing to take medicine. Everyone tried their best to persuade her but she refused to take medicine. Her only condition was to see her grandson getting married. She was very stubborn and made her point loud and clear that she would not take medicine until she saw her granddaughter-in-law. However, Christian was also stubborn. He said he would marry only one girl in his life and that girl would be Izzy Watson. In the end, Mrs. Rosaline gave up and agreed to his wish.

In the midst of the night, Christian went to propose marriage to Izzy. But, she refused. She had received an offer from abroad. She was going to become a movie star in a foreign country. She couldn't marry for two years according to the contract she had already signed.

Christian returned home empty handed. He knocked at the door of Miss Rosaline's room. I opened the door and he called me out. Our eyes met for a second and I immediately moved my eyes away to avoid eye contact with him. It was the first time when I saw Christian from such a close distance. His aura was calm and demeanoring. I had never believed in love at first sight until today.

" You are Laura Green, right?" He asked in a deep male voice.

"Yes, Sir." I replied hesitantly, trying to hide my emotional imbalance caused by his sudden call.

"Grandma talks about you a lot. She really likes you, doesn't she?"

"She is a very kind woman. She likes everybody. She makes me feel so good with her presence that it feels like she is my family." I said with a genuine smile.

"Now she would really be." He said before adding in a commanding voice, "From now on, the Walton family belongs to you, including me as your husband, Laura Walton."

"I'm sorry, what?" I chuckled.

"We are getting married tomorrow!”

I remained silent for a while, trying to process what I heard just now. I then raised my eyes to meet his gaze for a second before adding," Sir, please! Don't make fun of me. Your Grandma is sick. There is no time for joking around."

His eyes turned dark as he said in a deep voice, " Miss Green, look into my eyes and tell me, Do I look like a person who cracks jokes?"

His words made me speechless. He seemed pretty serious about the words he said to me. But, it was too much for me to believe. I still protested, saying," I-I don't get your words, Mr. Walton. Why would you want to marry me? You love Izzy Watson. She is the love of your life. For her, you always argue with your Grandma. Then, why change your mind all of a sudden? Besides, even if you are not to marry Miss Watson, there are a million girls who will want to marry you and are worthier than me. Then, why are you asking me instead?"

"In response to your first question, I can't marry Izzy because she rejected me. As for your second question, you are right. There are millions of girls who are a better option for me but my Grandma likes you. Besides, I have only one day. And at this time, I can't find any reliable girl other than you. That is why you will be my bride." He replied calmly.

So, I was just an option for him!

"What if I refuse you?" I asked, looking deeply into my eyes. He smiled faintly before saying, " You can't!"

"And what made you think that?" I asked while raising my eyebrows. He added," It's because I have investigated you before offering you the marriage. Your Foster mother is sick. She would die in a month if you don't arrange money for her surgery. No job is going to let you earn the money you need for surgery. But, I can. Only if you agree to this marriage."

This is how I got married to Christian Walton. Despite falling for his charm in our first meeting, my marriage to him was only for money. At least in his knowledge, I married him for money. But, only I know that it wasn't all about money no matter how much I try to convince my heart conversely. It still had feelings for such a money-centric person who thought he could buy anything in this world with his money.

The next day, we registered our marriage and returned to Walton Villa to seek blessings from Mrs. Rosaline. She was overjoyed with the news and immediately agreed to take medicine. She gave me a home to live with Christian. According to her, newly married couples should live separately.

We were chatting with Grandma while Christian's phone rang. He went outside to receive the call. Just then Grandma winked at me, saying," How was my acting? Did you see any flaws in it?"

"WHAT?" I was surprised. Grandma laughed before saying in an excited voice, " I left a spy on Izzy and I found she has received a film offer and she can't marry anyone according to the contract she has signed. That is why I created all this drama. I knew she wouldn't agree to marry my idiot grandson and in the end, he would have to marry you."

"Grandma, you shouldn't have done this. This is not right." I said, didn't know what to say on this. She made me speechless. I never thought she could do something like that.

"Oh please! Everything is fair in love and war and this is my love for my grandson. He will understand later that a woman like you suits him best, not that greedy Izzy."