Chapter 12 I wanted to cry so badly - for the girl in my past life who died without ever hearing those words . But I couldn't break down in front of Alex . He might think his little speech had actually gotten to me . Taking a deep breath , I said flatly : " Alex , please leave . We're from completely different worlds . " Alex ignored me . He basically moved in and refused to leave . rd opened a small family - style restaurant . The location was good , and I used quality ingredients , so business was decent . I knew trying to fight Alex would be like an ant trying to stop an elephant . So I just ignored his existence . When he followed me to the restaurant , I pretended not to see him . When he helped take orders and clear tables , I acted like I was still half - asleep . Until one of my regular customers came up and asked : " Hey Ella , is this guy your boyfriend or just some admirer ? I was gonna introduce you to my nephew ! " I finally snapped . I cornered Alex in the kitchen as he came back with a stack of dirty plates : " What the hell are you trying to do ? Our contract is over . We have nothing to do with each other . Can you please stop messing with my life ? " Alex , whose hands - which usually only touched business documents - were now covered in grease , looked hurt : " You won't come back with me , so I'm staying here with you . Can't you tell ? I'm courting you ! " I was speechless . I had no idea what Alex was thinking , abandoning his huge company to work as a server in my tiny restaurant . Because of him , my life got turned upside down . All the local ladies who wanted to set me up with their nephews kept asking when Alex and I had met . The customers loved chatting with him because he seemed to know about everything . ་ ཇ་ ྃ ་ ཇ ེ་ ྃ In just two weeks , he'd become a local celebrity . People constantly asked me : " Ella , when are you marrying that handsome guy ? " While Alex looked more relaxed and even filled out a bit , I'd been losing my appetite ever since he showed up . Finally , unable to take it anymore , I asked Alex : Chapter 12 " What's it gonna take for you to go back to being a CEO ? " Alex , munching on a banana the fruit shop owner had given him , said casually . " You agree to come back with me . You agree to marry me . Otherwise I'm staying right here . I actually like it here . " I'd thought about moving to another city . But as long as Alex hadn't changed his mind , I'd never have peace anywhere . After thinking it over and reading hundreds of online posts about men losing interest after marriage , I agreed to go back with Alex . On the plane home , Alex asked curiously : " What did I do that changed your mind ? " I couldn't exactly say I thought divorce might be the fastest way to get rid of him for good . " I don't know . Maybe I figured marrying you would be the highlight of my life or something . " Alex could tell I was bullshitting him . When he kept asking questions , I closed my eyes and pretended to sleep . I don't know what Alex was worried about , but he planned our wedding at lightning speed . Before we signed the marriage license , I hired a lawyer to draft a prenup . Alex was confused and annoyed by this move , but with his disapproving parents and family watching , he didn't say anything . I had the lawyer include : * If the husband develops feelings for another woman or has an affair , the marriage is immediately dissolved . " Plus a bunch of other restrictions on Alex . For me , there was only one important clause : * The husband's premarital assets have no relation to the wife . Alex signed his name without the slightest hesitation . Fine then . I was willing to take one more gamble . Before I found out I was pregnant , I had a dream . In the dream , I was somewhere very dark . Several voices - strange yet familiar - whispered in my ears : " Ella , live well for all of us . Always remember to love yourself most . " " Ella , all the bad stuff is behind you now . Be happy every single day . " " Ella , live happily until you're old and gray . That's what we all want for you ... " Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!