Chapter 1

At the bachelor party before the wedding, Vivian, Adrian's female friend, suddenly raised her glass and draped her arm around his shoulders.

"Bro, I can't believe you're actually willing to abandon us friends to marry a woman so early. Drink up as punishment!"

"The first glass—I toast to your loyalty. Because I said I wanted to see the northern lights, and you ditched your fiancée without a word to accompany me to the Arctic."

"The second glass—I toast to your years of devoted care, like when you stripped off my clothes to wipe me down when I had a fever."

Thunderous applause erupted in the private room.

My mind went blank. My ears rang.

So on our fifth anniversary, Adrian's "urgent matter" was accompanying Vivian to see the northern lights in the Arctic.

And when I nearly died from amniotic fluid embolism during childbirth, lying in the ICU for three days—ultimately delivering a stillborn baby—he was wiping down Vivian's naked body!

Amid the crowd's cheering, Vivian acted coquettishly, wanting to share another drink with Adrian.

Before raising her glass, she looked at me and smiled:

"The last glass—I toast to Emma's generosity."

"Thank you for lending me Adrian to register our marriage, so I could win the war against my ex-boyfriend."