They were silent while in the car on the way back to Albarracin. She couldn’t finish her meal—that’s how upset she was with the whole thing. Kons had no right to do it without her consent. Technically, their marriage was null and void because there was no formal ceremony. Besides, he tricked her into signing.
The guards saluted when they saw their car, and when Kons parked the car, she didn’t wait for him to open the door. She got out on her own and opened the door using the six-digit passcode.
“Watch it!” Kons almost hit his head when she slammed the front door shut. “Why are you so mad? We were going to get married before the year ends anyway. You should be thankful that I crossed out one thing on your—Vanessa!”
She knocked over an expensive vase that was there when they bought the ho
