The CEO’s Billion Dollar Bride
Chapter 304 - 284. Do you have someone in your heart?

"Daddy, will Uncle Thompson beat Aunt Cathy?"

"Yeah, Michael, does Oliver have a violent streak? I think his face is pretty terrifying!"

As soon as Bianca asked, Ivy also spoke up. Her understanding of Oliver was limited to his cold and scary expression. This man emanated a dark aura, especially when he frowned, it was as if he were the King of Hell walking out of hell.

"No way!" Lina shuddered instinctively when she heard the words ’violent tendency.’

"Ahem!" Michael glanced at Bianca, then at Ivy, and finally at Lina, before speaking to Ivy, "Wife, only a fool would hit his own woman. A normal man would just take his woman to bed, dominate her there, and solve any problem. What are you worried about?"

These past few days, Oliver had been quiet, following Cathy around like a shadow, going wherever she went. He was almost unrecognizable to Michael, so he took the opportunity to provoke him. If he could be provoked, it meant there was still hope; if not, he wouldn’t be much different from a useless man.

"So...is Oliver a fool?"

Lina glanced at Mario Jensen, nervously and seriously asking Michael.

"Young Master Jensen, did you abuse her so badly that she became a fool?" Michael raised his eyebrows and looked at Mario, laughing, "How did a fine girl come up with such a stupid question?"

Mario Jensen: "..."

"Lina, don’t worry, he isn’t a fool, so he won’t do something like hitting his wife!" Mario glanced at Michael and then turned to Lina, even smoothing her messy bangs a bit.

"Oh!"

With that explanation, Lina finally understood the meaning of Michael’s words about abuse and becoming a fool, and her face turned red again.

After leaving the hospital, Lina couldn’t help but keep her head down, not daring to look at Mario. It wasn’t until a while later that she remembered that they got married that day, and she knew better than anyone else why they married.

"Um...Fabian Nala, I have something to tell you!"

"I have something to tell you too!"

Mario stared deeply at her, his eyes focused and serious, "You go first!"

Lina nodded, took a deep breath, and then spoke earnestly, "First of all, thank you for helping me. Second, I won’t take this marriage seriously, and I hope you don’t feel burdened. Third, if you find someone to replace Ivy, you can tell me, and I...we’ll be as we were before!"

Lina’s voice gradually lowered, and Mario’s face darkened with each word. Did she even know what she was saying?

So they got married, and she thought he was just helping?

"Like before?" Mario gazed at her somberly, and the colors in his eyes shifted dramatically, "Like last night?"

The mention of last night made Lina’s face flush again. In fact, for the past few nights, he had been holding her while sleeping, worrying about her being alone. But in her mind, as a woman with an ulterior motive, the situation seemed different.

"You know that’s not what I meant!"

Though she said that, Lina couldn’t help but lower her head, only to have it forcibly lifted by someone. The close eye contact filled the small space with an ambiguous atmosphere. Mario looked into her eyes and asked, "Lina, is there someone in your heart?"

At first, Lina shook her head, and then she nodded, feeling somewhat at a loss. She wanted to tell him she loved him but couldn’t bring herself to do so. The burden of agreeing to marry her was heavy enough, adding that she loved him would only make it heavier!

She thought that if she said there was someone in her heart, Mario would agree with her previous words. However, his response truly took her by surprise.

"Then forget about that person in your heart!" Mario’s grip on her jaw tightened, and his eyes darkened ominously, "Now that we’re married, let’s live our lives together!"

She wanted to; more than anyone or anything, she wanted to. But did she truly have that right?

That night, he was drunk and mistook her for Ivy. But when he pushed her down, she could have resisted. However, she didn’t. She acquiesced to the drunken man, effectively initiating the act herself. She couldn’t even imagine the consequences if Mario ever found out the truth.

Would all the positive feelings he had for her over the years shatter overnight?

"Live our lives together?" Why did these words make Lina feel like crying? "I...can we?"

"Of course. We can do it better than anyone else!" They were already married, with a child, and years of understanding and companionship. Mario cupped her face, kissed the corner of her eye, and said, "You forget the person in your heart, and I’ll try to forget the person in mine. I’ll try to be a good husband and father!"

"Mmm!"

As her tears overflowed and dried up, Lina’s mood was better than ever!

The car stopped in front of the villa, and as usual, Mario reached out to lift Lina out of the car. He had grown accustomed to holding her as days went by, and her slender body filled the emptiness and loneliness of his one-sided love for all these years.

With her head buried in Mario’s chest, her eyes still glistening with tears, Lina became more and more attached to these embraces. He said he would try to forget the person in his heart and asked her to do the same, but she couldn’t forget. All she could do was remember even deeper.

"Yo, son, you guys are finally back! I’ve been waiting for you for a long time!"

Mario had just entered the door, holding Lina, when the woman’s voice came chattering non-stop, "This must be my daughter-in-law, come and let me see!"

As she spoke, she walked towards Mario. Lina’s heart raced upon hearing the voice. She never expected Mario’s mother to show up so suddenly. Just yesterday, Mario told her that his mother wanted to come over but was refused, so she was completely unprepared. Now she was exposed!

And he was still holding her. His mother-in-law would definitely think she’s a delicate woman. Her first impression must be ruined!

"Fabian Nala, put me down, quickly!"