Jared's POV Today, I am going to talk to mom about the wedding. Yesterday was a mess, and I didn't know what I would do if Stacey called again. I should refrain from coming to her every time she calls me. It's not good; even if I was just being forced into this marriage, I still need to respect Colleen. We were at the breakfast table, and mom was quiet. I was waiting for her to talk, but we were almost finished, and she wasn't even looking at me. “Mom,” I called her. “I am going to marry Colleen," I added, and she sighed. “You have to think about it. I didn't want Colleen to suffer,“ Mom said. I don't know how I should feel concerned; I was his son, but she was more concerned for Colleen than me. "Why would she suffer? Isn't it me who will suffer more?" I asked her. I was furious, but I held myself. I didn't want to argue with her anymore, especially when I found out that she had been sick. Mom looked at me and shook her head. Did I say something wrong? Am I really the one who is

Third Person's POV "I thought she was living there by herself," Lucy, Colleen's mom, said, talking to herself after she left Colleen's house. She was annoyed that she thought Diane, her new husband's daughter, would have a place to stay while studying for college in the city. Diane's tuition fee was beyond her budget, and renting her a house would be too much. She couldn't afford other expenses because Rick was not working anymore, and taking care of him and his kids wore her off. She remembered what Colleen looked like, and she felt a little worried about her. Hurting her was not her intention at all, but she was hurt after she heard what she said. "Yes, I left her. But I didn't know that her dad left her as well. If I found out about it, I would have taken her in, and Rick had no say about that." She told herself, looked back at Colleen's apartment, and started to think about how Colleen managed to survive all those years. She felt guilty when she remembered slapping her; she jus

Jared's POV Ingrid helped me pack my things and send them to Grandiose Villa. I wanted to live with Mom and Ingrid because we only have each other. But because of Coleen, I will have to live in our old villa.It was beautiful, but my mom and dad's memories were there, and I didn't want to ruin them because of that woman. I can't even say her name.I came from work and I overheard them talking, so I got worried, thinking that a woman was threatening my mom, but mom immediately denied that. Although I can say that that woman looks really weak, we cannot deny the fact that looks can be deceiving as well.I went up to our bedroom and left them there to do whatever they wanted to talk about. Mom likes her, so they should be fine.Our bedroom was big; it was my mom and dad's room before. Thinking I had to share it with a woman, which I didn't know anything about, was unusual. Will she be comfortable sleeping in the same room and bed with me?The closet was full of my clothes, and I looked a

Colleen's POV I stayed at Jared's mansion and didn't leave my room if it wasn't necessary. It has been a week since we lived together; the maids arrived, and I didn't face any problems with him. It's funny. How are we going to face problems when we never see each other?As Jared's wife, I wake up early in the morning to prepare something for him for breakfast. I told Betty not to tell him about it because he may not eat it if he finds out that I was the one who made it. At night, I see to it that he has food to eat when he comes home. But he didn't eat it at all. In the morning, I prepare his clothes for work. At least I can do simple things for him, and it was up to him whether he would accept it or not.Doing my duty as his wife was difficult in the sense that he didn't like that I was doing it. I was hoping that he would just cooperate with me, not make any more demands, and be civil with each other. We can be friends, if not real lovers; after all, I didn't want to hurt him in the

Third Person's POVJared was looking outside the window when he heard the knock. He knew that it was Colleen because he saw her getting into the mansion. She doesn't go into his room and stays in her own room all the time, and Jared knew that the reason she was there was because his mom was there. Even after two years, Claire and Ingrid didn't know that they were sleeping in a separate room. "Come in," he said without looking, and Colleen entered the room."Mommy Claire is down the stairs; why don't you send her home first?" she said, not looking at him either. She didn't want to look at him when they were talking because Jared didn't like it either.Jared approached her and asked, "Who is he?" Colleen was confused, so she looked at him accidentally, and she saw him glaring at her, so she looked away."I don't know who you were talking about," she replied, going to the couch so she could sit."The man you were talking to earlier, who is he?""Dr. Gerard," she replied, and Jared was ang