Colleen's POV I felt relieved when Dr. Gerard agreed to my request. I was hesitant to ask him for such a favor because, whether he told me or not, I know that he was disappointed when I didn't manage to convince Jared to lend me the money for my surgery two years ago. I saw him smiling and laughing the way he used to after I confirmed with him my decision. I actually didn't want to ask him for help, but I felt like I wanted to live and enjoy the life that God had given me, so I wanted to protect it and do everything I could to save it. Even if I am not happy with my marriage, life is still beautiful and worth living to see my future. I didn't expect to see Jared in the hospital, and I was worried for a bit when I saw his angry face. Well, he was always like that, so I am getting used to it. But it was different that time, and I don't know what the difference was. He left me, so I went home by myself. It was fine, though. But when he confronted me in his bedroom, I didn't expect him

Jared's POVColleen is somewhat different; she dared to tell me that she married me for money, and yet she gets nothing besides the monthly allowance I voluntarily gave her. Yes, she asked for money when we were just starting our marriage, but after that, she never asked again. She said it was a matter of life and death, and yet she didn't ask me anymore.In our marriage, there were things that I found out about her; those are only based on what I had observed from her. I didn't want to waste my time hiring a private investigator because I am 100% sure that Ingrid and Mom had done it already. It's not that they were cautious with every person they met, but they let me marry her, so it was only right to assume that they already did.They should have told me if Colleen needed the money and the very reason that she asked for it, but they never talked to me about it, so I just shrugged my shoulders. I planned on filing a case against her for hurting Stacey the first time, but after I did s

WARNING!! MATURE CONTENT!! Third Person's POV Colleen felt him deepen their kiss, so she couldn't help but respond. With that, Jared moaned as he liked what she just did. He was still carrying her, and for him, he thought he was carrying nothing. She was so light, which made him decide to be gentler with her even more. He put her on her bed and continued kissing her. Colleen, on the other hand, likes what Jared is doing to her. She had been waiting for this moment for a long time, and all her heartache towards him washed away instantly. She never thought that they would be sharing an intimate moment like what they were doing now, and even if she didn't know whether it was good for her health or not, she still didn't stop him. Jared wanted to do more, so he moved his hand and roamed around her body. He realized that Colleen was so tiny that he thought she was a child. If not for the fact that they were married, he would have thought otherwise. Slowly, he undresses Colleen, and she

Colleen's POVI had been hopeful after that night. I thought that we would start to get to know each other and that Jared would give us time to make up for the years that I thought we wasted. But I was wrong; he never talked to me even once, which depleted my confidence."Colleen, do you want to eat already?" Betty asked, smiling. It was hard to reject her when she was looking like that, so I returned her smile with a nod. "I asked a doctor about food that is good for you, but I don't know exactly what your condition is, so I just told him that you don't want to get tired," she added as she placed the food on the dining table."You eat them all; I made it cholesterol- and fat-free. The doctor said that you might have a heart condition, so he told me to prepare something that has zero fats," she said again."Thank you so much, Betty.""You are most welcome. As long as you're going to be OK, that is fine with me," she replied."Why don't you join me? Call the other as well. I always eat

Jared's POV My face dimmed when I saw her laughing with the doctor again. I received a photo of her with that doctor as well as the coffee shop's address. I know that Colleen said that he was only a friend to her and that she would never cheat on me. But how can I believe that when she had not smiled at me the way she smiled at that doctor? I cannot accept the fact that someone can make her happy who’s not me. In the past two years, there have been a lot of things that have come to my knowledge. Although I had no idea about those things before, I still felt guilty at some point. I didn't give our marriage a chance, which should have been my first priority as soon as we got married. Colleen never blamed me for that. For distancing myself from her, I never heard anything from her. Now that she looks happy, I don't think that I wanted to see her like that with another man. Because of that, I got out of the car and entered the cafe. She had not noticed me yet, as she was still laughing