Eighteen Again: The CEO's Wife was a Delinquent
In order to be loved, she changed her whole personality, but all she got in return was a cold husband and her unrequited feelings. Now that she lost her memories and went back to her old self, she's determined to never love again. She wouldn't let anyone trample on her anymore. But then, why is her husband coming back around again - turning over a new leaf and wanting to take her back so desperately? "You should know well by now, my beloved wife. Didn't you change yourself for love...?" he muttered vehemently, voice low and smoky. His unwavering eyes are blazing with passion and a deep sense of endearment that she'd never seen before. This isn't her husband at all - instead of cold, his gaze appears to be on fire. "The same goes for me... So, love me, love me not - you're going to take responsibility." --- Impassive, strait-laced, stiff and very compliant - that's how everyone sees Cassidy Eleanor. She's an underdog wife who's desperate to gain her husband's affection and would even sacrifice her own freedom. Coming from an unknown background, she was neglected by her spouse, persecuted by his family, and misjudged in her workplace. That's all until it came to a point when she already had enough. In an effort to flee from the clutches of a loveless marriage and all the obligations that were forced on her, she got herself a ticket and boarded a plane. Little did she know that a bombing incident would ultimately ruin her plan to start anew. Then, before she knew it, she woke up to find herself with a type of amnesia that caused her to forget everything that happened to her when she's past the age of eighteen-years-old. To be exact, Cassidy had gone back to her old self - right before she met her husband, Adrian Millicent. --- Cold, distant, steely and iron-willed - that's how everyone sees the owner of the country's richest conglomerate. Adrian is known to be a prodigious figure in a variety of fields and commerce, a prestigious individual with billions of assets, and a man of outstanding achievements overall. He used to be the most-sought-after bachelor of the country, but only to get in an arranged marriage by his grandparent - with a woman of unknown origin, to boot. He really couldn't care less, though. After all, he never needed love to begin with. That's all until Adrian found this reserved and amenable wife of his acting like a wild and boisterous teenage girl one day. -- WFP #23 Gold Tier Winner -- [Warning: Mature Content] (Cover Photo Not Mine: Credits to the original artist) - Follow me on Instagram (acieetin) - DM me on Discord (Aciee#1841)
His Reason
For what seems like a fraction of eternity, Adrian only remains silent and continues exchanging looks with Cassidy, a rioting storm of emotions starting to stir within him.
Though thrown at a shell-shocked state by how boldly she offered a divorce, he still couldn't help but try to recall why exactly he's holding onto this marriage to begin with. He knew that he didn't need love and wasn't into the idea of getting an heir at this age.
Women are nothing but a bother to him either. In fact, he disliked those type who would try to rob off too much of his time at work for something so meaningless.
"Oh, what's with that look...?" Cassidy chimed in again, smirking knowingly.
"Tempted, are we? Thinking about doing it tomorrow already? You decide when, bossman. I have your back-"
"You gotta be kidding me."
Then, she paused.
For some reason, he seemed to have gotten a lot angrier.
Cassidy could feel the temperature dropping and the air around Adrian thickening. As he musters a tyrannical expression, a deep scowl marring his frame, she can't help but shudder a little in fear.
And that's saying a lot.
Cassidy isn't one to ever fear a fellow human.
It's just like back when they first met at the hospital. That's the first time she saw him revolted. On this one, though, there seems to be an underlying weight to it.
Cassidy can sense a certain emotion clouding his half-lidded sapphire orbs at the moment - one that just turned out to be something that Adrian couldn't decipher well himself.
"Divorce? Have you lost your mind...?" he hissed out of nowhere, standing up from his bed and walking back to her.
"Don't be too cocky only because you lost all your memories for the past few years. You had no idea how much you kept pestering me the whole time."
"What are you rambling about now? Quit guilt tripping me when I'm obviously offering a solution already," she retaliated, both nonplussed and vexed by his uncalled-for reaction.
"A solution? You think it's that easy? Why the heck would I not divorce a pest if I knew I could do it back then?"
Once more, Cassidy found herself caught off guard. Now that she thought about it, she really didn't get his side of the story.
All she focused on was the reason why she clung onto this marriage no matter how cold the people around her were, and that's because her adult self loved him. She loved him so much that she struggled to cope up with a kind of lifestyle that's not suited for her and dealt with the world even though it did not want her there at all.
But as for his reason, she had no idea at all.
"Why indeed?" Cassidy managed to hurl back, not wanting to falter.
"You wouldn't understand..." Adrian sneered with a conceited smirk.
"But as for why you can't just divorce me like that, I'll make you understand using another reason."
That's when he finally comes to a halt, standing right in front of her once more. She only glares at him from below, sensing some sort of scheme brewing in his mind.
Right then, Adrian narrows his eyes ever so meaningfully while Cassidy just frowns in miff.
"You're my woman - that's the reason."