Became A Queen After divorce

The night was serene, and the garden of Gilliam Mansion was filled with the fragrance of flowers.

Sam, dressed in a white suit, walked through the darkness, the moonlight casting a mysterious glow on his flawless, handsome face.

A young girl walked with her head down, closely following behind him.

Neither of them spoke, allowing the silence to stretch and the distance between them to shorten.

As they were about to leave the Gilliam family estate, Sam suddenly stopped. The unsuspecting girl bumped into his warm, solid back.

“Ouch!”

Her soft cry brought her back to reality and made Sam chuckle.

He turned to look at her and saw Pearl holding her delicate nose with tears in her eyes, looking as if she was about to cry from the pain.

“Does it hurt?”

Pearl nodded and replied irritably, “Of course it hurts! Why don’t you try bumping into something?”

Hearing this, Sam deliberately glanced at her petite frame and continued expressionlessly.

“Your body is too soft.”

At first, Pearl didn’t understand what he meant. When she realized, her face turned red with embarrassment.

“Where are you looking, you rogue?”

Sam laughed softly, his voice as gentle as ever.

“Miss Pearl, don’t be angry. Don’t you want to know what Mr. Gilliam and I discussed in the study?”

She had been silent all the way, thinking about this. In fact, Sam had been waiting for her to ask.

Pearl’s heart tightened. Of course, she was curious about what her father and Sam had discussed in the study.

But…

She glanced at the tall man beside her and asked softly, “Will you tell me?”

“I will.”

Sam was much taller than her and could easily see the expression on her face without looking down.

“Are you questioning my credibility?”

Pearl looked up in surprise and hiccuped.

“Hic~ How did you know?”

Because she was so innocent that everything was written on her face. He didn’t need to guess what she was thinking.

To save time, Sam decided not to beat around the bush and directly told her Mr. Gilliam’s decision.

“Mr. Gilliam wants me to marry you.”

His words echoed in her mind. Pearl couldn’t believe it and pinched her thigh secretly.

She doubted she had heard correctly, but looking at Sam’s serious face, it didn’t seem like he was joking.

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It hurt!

It seemed she hadn’t heard wrong.

For her, this was good news, but… Pearl felt both ecstatic and hesitant.

“Did… did you agree?”

Pearl trembled with nervousness as she asked this question.

Sam noticed her small movements and a barely noticeable smile appeared on his lips.

At that moment, time seemed to stand still, with only their shallow breaths breaking the silence.

Although she wanted a positive answer, she knew very well that Sam didn’t love her.

She asked just to break her own heart once more. Maybe Cheyenne was right.

Loving someone secretly often ends only after accumulating enough disappointment to give up completely.

Just when she thought she would get a negative answer, Sam finally spoke.

His answer surprised her.

“I agreed.”

“What?!”

Pearl stared at him blankly, her porcelain-white face alternating between joy and confusion.

To Sam, her reaction seemed like she was overjoyed. He couldn’t help but flick her forehead gently.

It wasn’t painful but felt somewhat intimate.

“What kind of reaction is that?”

The pain on her forehead brought Pearl back to reality. She was indeed happy that Sam had agreed to marry her.

But then she felt a sense of sorrow.

“Why?”

When it came to emotions, Sam never thought he would encounter them and despised using such despicable means to manipulate an innocent girl.

He admitted his ambition openly.

“Because you are the lady of the Gilliam family.”

At that moment, Pearl didn’t know whether to be grateful or sad for being the lady of the Gilliam family.

The man she loved was willing to marry her, but only because of her status, not because of who she was.

Reality was so cruel and harsh.

It felt like an invisible hand was squeezing her heart, making it hard to breathe.

The heaviness, discomfort, and grievance… all these negative emotions surged in, causing Pearl’s heart to ache sharply.

“Huff huff~”

Sam proved to be a gentleman by gently patting her back soothingly.

His magnetic voice sounded in her ear, filled with concern.

“Don’t overthink it. Calm down and control your breathing. Inhale, exhale… slowly, don’t rush.”

His hand seemed to have a magical power. Under his comfort, Pearl felt much better.

She didn’t immediately leave his embrace, savoring the warmth of his palm just as she longed for him as a person.

After a long while, Pearl finally gathered the courage to ask the question that had been troubling her heart.

“If I weren’t the lady of the Gilliam family, would you still marry me?”

Sam remained silent.

Perhaps even he didn’t know the answer to that question.

If Pearl weren’t the lady of the Gilliam family, they might have never had any connection in this lifetime.

His attitude said it all. Pearl smiled self-deprecatingly.

“Alright, let me rephrase. If someone else were the lady of the Gilliam family, would you marry her?”

Compared to the previous question, this one was easier to answer.

Sam looked at her deeply and nodded affirmatively.

“I would.”

“As expected. I knew it.”

All along, it had been her one-sided affection carrying the weight of their relationship.

When would Sam ever see her true feelings?

She wished he wanted to marry her not because she was the lady of the Gilliam family but simply because she was Pearl.

After thinking for a moment, Sam felt it necessary to explain himself to her.

“I know you must hate me now. But I, Sam, have never been a good person. I have enemies all over the world.”

“For power and my goals, I can do anything by any means necessary!”

“Marrying you or someone else is just a part of my plan. I won’t fall in love with anyone because I don’t have a heart. You’d better not invest too much emotion in me.”

He never cared to explain himself before. Today he said so much to her; it was already unlike the old Sam.

Pearl listened quietly to every word he said.

She felt sad because he didn’t love her but also relieved that he didn’t love anyone else either.

But who knew how long this relief would last?

Sam reached out with two long fingers and lifted her chin. Pearl had no choice but to look up and meet his gaze.

“Look at me!”