Hidden Marriage, True Love

she had spent eight years of her life there. There were too many silent grief concealed deep within her heart. The truth was, no one could ever comprehend her anguish. Only she knew exactly how belittled and awful she was throughout that time. She didn't want to display her frailty in front of just anybody. Writting was her only way to vent out anger.

William couldn't help frowning after hearing that. What was she attempting to hide?

"Come here." He spoke in a hushed voice. Ada paused upon hearing that.

She could never grasp what this guy was thinking at every time, but she had no option but to attend to him.

She gently inched closer towards him.

WWilliam lifted his eyebrows slightly. Ada took over the paper and remarked in a quiet voice, "I have attempted to interview for the script position at your firm. It appeared that they truly wanted me for the position, but later on, for some reason, I was being branded as inappropriate for this job."

William observed her attentively and destroyed her aspirations before she could offer anything, "If you' re thinking of including the Mountain Hill in this, I have to say no. The Wood family couldn't purchase the property for now."

Ada was absolutely going to tackle this matter, but she was going to grab that piece of property for her own instead of letting Alfred possess it. That manner, she could finally get a negotiating chip that permitted her to speak on equal footing with Alfred . Obviously, her suggestion had been rejected even before she could bring it up.

A poor script of coursewouldn't be able to help her use it to buy a piece of land . "You may compensate me with money." Since she couldn't take back her mother's dowry for now, she had to earn extra money so that her mother could live her life peacefully.

In the future, she would have a kid. She needed a lot of money to guarantee their future was a great one.

Ada flicked the pages of the paper gently.

"I will charge one hundred thousand for trial writing. This is a very reasonable offer if you ask me."

William remained to keep mute upon hearing that.

William didn't provide an answer, therefore Ada assumed that William was unwilling to offer her that amount,

"The sum I just said is actually not much, you know. If you think it's a little too expensive, should I. decrease my price?"

"There's no need for it. I' ll pay you for what you have asked."

"Alright then." Ada grabbed the paper and got up,

"I need some tim. I'll finish it in my room and send it back."

"Wait!"

"Yes?"

"I hope you understand," he warned.

William stood up and walked towards her.

He told Ada, "You're still my wife in name, so don't sleep with other men."

He didn't care how they met. He couldn't accept infidelity while they were married.

This was his limit and manhood!

Ada didn't understand him. When did she start dating men?

Didn't you sleep with other ladies here?

"I didn't sleep with other ladies," William's brow furrowed.

Ada froze. She thought Jean slept here yesterday.

William's face became worse every minute.

Ada softened her tone and said, "I'll try to comply. I'll..."

She waved the paperwork to signal her intentions. William stammered a reply, but his voice was angry.

Not Ada, but himself! Why would he tell her? He was nuts.

Ada needed to complete trial scripts quickly since she had a bar job. She wasn't finished by midnight.

Her vitality was dwindling. She took the paperwork to the living room to freshen up.

The mansion was silent then.

William and Rose were likely sleeping.

She put the papers on the table and poured lukewarm water. She set the cup down and sat on the carpet.

William was thirsty so he went downstairs in the middle of the night.

As Ada passed him the materials, he frowned.

When William noticed a cup of water on the table, he instantly drank it.

Ada intended to tell William she was using the cup, but he was already drinking from it.

She couldn't continue. William saw that she was hesitant.

His eyes lingered on her for many seconds before moving to his cup.

Under the light, he spotted lipstick on the cup's edge. His lips nearly brushed the cup.

He used someone else's cup. Ada's response suggests it was her.

Ada remained still, staring at the floor.

Her face burned, nevertheless. They were too unknown to share a cup, therefore she found it too personal.

William licked his lips, which trembled slightly. He didn't know what to do, so he drained the cup at once. He set the cup down and approached her.

"Are you asleep yet?" Ada kept her head down,

"I'm not sleeping yet." William glanced at her before heading upstairs. When he reached the top of the stairs, he recalled she had interviewed at his firm but wasn't chosen.

He returned to his room and called Mathew. Matthew was asleep when the phone rang, so he was irritated.

He snatched the phone with disgust, cursing whomever called him so late at night. Seeing the caller's name erased his fury. "Yes, Mr. Greenburg," he said uneasily.

"Find out why HR declined employing a the script author."

Why would the president contact him for something so silly? His face warped.

Was he intentionally waking him up?

The following morning, Rose saw Ada sleeping on the table.

She suspected it was work-related and sighed, "Don't overwork yourself without sleeping."

She covered Rose with a blanket despite not understanding Ada's condition.

William was descending stairs.

Seeing Rose cover Ada with a blanket, he felt a muted but growing emotion.

He approached her and picked up the papers. She wrote documents flawlessly.

Doesn't she sleep? William glanced at her.

Rose sighed, unsure what to say.

William was eating when Ada woke up.

She massaged her eyes while straining on the table, but her legs were numb.

She had to wait till the sensation subsided before waking up. She washed up and took a bath to revive herself.

Ada came out of her room after getting dressed and handed William the paperwork.

"If you're free, pay me," she said. She feared he wouldn't pay her.

"I don't carry cash," William said after staring at her for two seconds.

" Find me later in the company." He then stood up.