"Sign the divorce paper,"

"You... want a divorce?"

"Sandra’s back. You know the drill,"

"Johann, I..."

"You don't love me. I don't love you. Our marriage is nothing but a filial duty,"

"Would it make any difference if... I say I'm pregnant?"

"That's bullshit, and you know it, Kendra. I always take precautions."

A request from a dying mother and a filial duty of a sole heir brought two innocent hearts together.

Johann Petersen had no choice but to break up with the love of his life, Sandra Fell. One cold winter night turned his life around when his grandfather demanded he married someone else, in the name of courtesy, friendship, and paying a life debt.

Kendra Summers knew from the start that Johann married her not for love, but she was hopeful that he would fall in love with her one day. Yet, on the night of their second wedding anniversary, before she could announce her pregnancy, he handed her the divorce paper.

Will their marriage end shortly and leave them broken?

Or will their child salvage the slightest chance of hope to blossom a love that is hidden?

Once Divorced, Twice Married

　　"Why bother concerning himself with my matters? We are going to divorce soon, so why do you act as if I matter to you?"


　　When he called me a liar, I was caught off guard. For a second I thought he was talking about my hidden pregnancy. 


　　Soon, when I saw him furiously looking at my handful of medicine, it dawned on me that what he was talking about was changing into herbal and external medicine. 


　　"You! Shouldn't you be taking oral medicine? You said you won't cause any delays, and will surely tell grandpa. Now would you mind telling me how the hell will your allergy spots go away in just a few days if you use external medicine, huh?"


　　I didn't know what to say, but I knew I had to think of something else, a convincing excuse to tame him down, "Why bother? Why do you care so much? We are getting divorced sooner or later. So why get involved with my matters?"


CHAPTER 13 Mixed Signals