When My Ex's Worst Enemy Became My Sanctuary novel Chapter 17

Latham almost burst out laughing. “What, you think I’m going to hit you? I don’t hit women.”

“You’re the one who walked into the wrong room that night. You also proposed to me, remember?”

“My family was on my case, so I agreed when you asked. Now what’s this about getting a divorce?”

Dorothea let out a quiet sigh. “Mr. Stephens, I didn’t actually propose to you. I thought you were Mr. Stevens. The whole thing was a misunderstanding. I need to marry him to get what I want. We’ve only been married two days. Getting divorced won’t affect you.”

Latham gave her a crooked smile. “Mr. Stevens? Guess who that was outside the club yesterday, the guy who grabbed you?”

Dorothea’s eyes went wide. “You mean that was Mr. Stevens?”

“Who else could it be?” Latham said, almost bored. “Why do you think the security guards didn’t step in?”

Afterwards, Latham had fired all those guards. The manager even called a meeting for the staff, made it clear that no matter how powerful a guest was, they couldn’t just ignore what was right.

Just thinking about Harper made Dorothea’s stomach twist. Elise must be out of her mind. She always knew Elise didn’t care about her, but she never thought she’d set her up with someone like that. When Dorothea remembered the shares in her father’s hotel, she felt completely defeated. She lowered her head. “Thank you, Mr. Stephens.”

Latham saw her looking so down, and something flickered in his eyes. “Being married to me isn’t going to hurt you. I’m sure the Brown family won’t back out of their promise just because you married me instead.”

“You just need to play the part of my wife. Whatever you asked for before, I can do it.”

Dorothea felt a little spark of hope. “Really?”

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