Chapter 1
On my first day as a college lecturer, my colleague pulled me aside with a warning:
“There’s a female student whose boyfriend is incredibly powerful. Whatever you do, don’t cross her.”
I smiled softly, not taking it seriously.
After all, nobody knew that my CEO husband had invested $10 billion in this university. With him backing me, no one would dare
touch me.
So when that student skipped class, I didn’t hesitate to dock her points.
But my confidence shattered along with my office when I found it completely destroyed the next day.
Standing amid the wreckage, Jessica’s fingers trembled slightly. She took a deep breath and turned to confront Olivia Grant about the incident, only to spot her husband, Maxwell Reed, at the corner of the academic building.
Maxwell was tenderly embracing Olivia, his thumb gently wiping her tears away. “Don’t cry, baby. I already handled it for you. No one’s gonna mess with you while I’m around.”
Olivia looked up with reddened eyes, sniffling. “Thank you, Mr. Reed… if it weren’t for you, I’d be bullied to death at school. I don’t know how to repay you.”
Maxwell chuckled softly, his thumb caressing her lips. “How about a kiss as repayment? What do you say?”
Olivia feigned shyness, hesitating for a few seconds before standing on tiptoe to place a light kiss on the corner of his mouth.
“This is just repayment… not acceptance of your pursuit,” she whispered. “You already have a wife. If you’re pursuing me, I still need to evaluate you for a while.”
Maxwell affectionately ruffled her hair. “Alright, I’ll wait for you.”
Jessica stood in the shadows, feeling as though her blood had frozen in her veins.
She suddenly recalled their wedding day, when Maxwell knelt among rose petals, looking at her with deep emotion as he said, “Jessica, I will only love you in this lifetime.”
It had been just three years, and his “lifetime” was already over?
After Olivia returned to her dormitory, Jessica approached the car with a pale face.
Maxwell was leaning against the vehicle, smoking. His long fingers held the cigarette, the flame illuminating his sharp features.
When he saw her, he visibly startled. “Jessica?”
“Maxwell,” Jessica heard her own voice shaking, “you and her… when did it start…”
Maxwell hesitated for a moment before letting out a low laugh. He languidly exhaled a smoke ring, his captivating eyes still heartbreakingly beautiful through the haze.
“Since you’ve discovered it, I won’t hide it anymore,” he said with casual indifference. “In life, a person can only play around for about ten years. Once we grow old and lose our looks, we won’t have the chance anymore.”
“Jessica, I do love you, but I can’t just love you alone. I’d get bored. Olivia reminds me of how you used to be–innocent and pure. I find her interesting. Don’t worry, I have no intention of divorcing you. When I’ve had enough fun, I’ll naturally come back to you.”
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Jessica’s heart contracted painfully, as if squeezed by an invisible hand. “I can’t accept this! If you end it with her now, I can still forgive you.”
Maxwell suddenly frowned, his tone impatient. “Don’t make a scene. I’ve made myself very clear. I’ll spend most of my life with you,
as long as you…”
He gripped her chin, his gaze turning cold. “Be a good girl and don’t bully my little lover.”
With that, he released her and walked away.
Jessica stood there, trembling.
She had heard about the debauchery of the elite social circles–keeping relationships on the side while maintaining a marriage. Men like Maxwell, heirs to powerful family fortunes, were pursued relentlessly by countless socialites.
But she never imagined Maxwell would become one of them.
Because once, he had truly loved her so much-
Loved her enough to defy his entire family’s opposition to marry the daughter of an ordinary teacher. Loved her enough to stand outside her dormitory for three days and nights just to reconcile with her. Loved her enough to remember she took three sugar cubes in her coffee, that she had menstrual cramps on the fifteenth of every month, that she hated rainy days…
At their wedding, he had held her hand and solemnly promised before everyone that he would love only her for his entire life.
Little did she expect that “entire life” would end so soon.
Jessica didn’t remember how she got home. She collapsed onto the bed in a daze, tears soaking her pillow.
When she next awoke, ice–cold water had already risen to her chest.
She opened her eyes with a start to find herself suspended in an enormous transparent water cube, her hands chained above her
head as the water level slowly rose.
Across from her, Maxwell sat on a leather sofa in his immaculate suit, his long legs crossed as he played with a lighter. The flame
illuminated his handsome profile but failed to reach his cold eyes.
“Maxwell…!” she struggled, water splashing around her. “What are you doing?!”
“You confronted Olivia,” he began, his voice as cold as ice. “Told her to stay away from me.”
The lighter snapped shut as he stood, walking step by step toward the water cube. “So she deleted all my contact information.”
“This is your punishment. Remember this lesson.”
Jessica shook her head frantically, her voice trembling on the verge of breakdown. “I didn’t! I haven’t seen her since I went home!”
“Still lying.” Maxwell let out a cold laugh, signaling to his bodyguard. “Adjust the water level.”
The water suddenly surged, the cold current wrapping around her neck like countless demonic hands.
Jessica was forced to tilt her head back as the water reached her chin. Each breath came with the terror of drowning.
Maxwell watched her struggle with indifference. “I told you, I love you. Give me ten years, and I’ll come back to you after that.”
“But the condition is, stop targeting Olivia.”
With that, he turned and left.
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“Maxwell! MAXWELL!”
Her cries were swallowed by the water as Maxwell walked away without looking back.
The water level rose every ten minutes, the cold, suffocating sensation following her like a shadow.
At the brink of death, she hazily recalled that spring outing years ago when Maxwell jumped into the lake like a madman after she accidentally fell in.
She remembered countless nights when she was afraid of the dark, and he stayed awake all night to talk with her.
She remembered the hot porridge he bought after running all over the city when she had a stomachache…
But now, everything had vanished like smoke.
When the bodyguard finally pulled her out, Jessica no longer had the strength to stand.
She collapsed on the floor, coughing violently, soaked through and utterly miserable.
Like a sixth sense kicking in, she trembled as she pulled out her phone–sure enough, Olivia had just updated her Instagram:
[This is the first time someone has waited outside my dorm all night just to get my contact information back~)—
The accompanying photo showed Maxwell standing beneath the women’s dormitory, holding a bouquet of roses, his gaze tender.
Looking at the photo, Jessica suddenly laughed, though tears fell onto her screen.
She staggered to her feet, and the first thing she did when she got home was draft a divorce agreement.
It wasn’t until evening that Maxwell returned.
Seeing Jessica’s pale face, he rarely softened his tone: “Let me take you out for dinner, make it up to you, hmm?”
He ruffled her hair, as if soothing a pet throwing a tantrum. “Let’s consider this matter settled. I’ll only play with her for ten years, so don’t cause her any more trouble.”
Jessica looked up calmly. “Fine, but you need to sign an agreement.”
She handed him a document. “Guaranteeing you’ll return to the family after ten years.”
Maxwell signed without even looking at it.
“Satisfied now?” He smiled, leaning down to kiss her.
Yet Jessica turned away, whispering, “Yes, I’m satisfied.”
She was indeed satisfied.
Because he hadn’t noticed that what he signed wasn’t any return agreement.
It was a divorce agreement…
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