Sure enough, Emily believed it and thought Mike no longer had feelings for her, so she resumed contact with
him.
When I arrived in this world, our contract had just expired.
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According to the original plot, after I take the money and leave, the story continues without me.
2316 年
After all, I’m just an extra who only appeared in three chapters of a novel hundreds of thousands of words long.
But I never expected that just as I was preparing for divorce, Mike would become self–aware.
He seems to know he’s just a tragic supporting character, and he’s given up trying.
He stopped lending money and refused to divorce me.
The once cold and distant business tycoon has even started cursing and acting self–destructive.
One night as I was about to fall asleep, my bedroom door suddenly opened.
Mike stood in the doorway hugging a small pillow, looking pitifully lost.
“Honey, I can’t sleep…”
Mike and I always slept in separate beds.
I had no idea what had gotten into him this time, so I cautiously replied, “Can’t sleep? Why don’t you go for a run outside?”
Without hesitation, Mike responded, “But I don’t want to run outside. I want to run circles in your heart.”
That line made me completely lose it.
Mike completely ignored my speechless expression and climbed onto my bed with his little pillow.
I was shocked. “You’re not planning to sleep here, are you?”
Mike blinked his innocent eyes. “You’re not going to kick me out, are you?”
Shouldn’t I kick him out?
We’re fake spouses, for crying out loud!
But hearing my words, Mike immediately pulled a small red book from his pajama pocket and flashed it bef-
ore my eyes.
“Who says we’re fake? I’m legally yours.”
Then he lay down beside me and tightly closed his eyes. “There, I’m already asleep.”
Me: ?
While I was completely puzzled about what had caused Mike’s dramatic change, I suddenly remembered how he had refused to lend Emily money earlier that day.
Wait a minute.
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Could it be that… he doesn’t want to pay my divorce settlement?
Is that why he’s suddenly refusing to divorce me?!
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As a minor character, the original novel didn’t waste words describing my interactions with Mike in detail.
But after transmigrating, I inherited all the original owner’s memories.
The original Sarah had been Mike’s college classmate.
She had always secretly loved this senior.
So when he proposed a fake marriage, Sarah agreed without hesitation.
At the time, the naive girl dreamed their pretend relationship would become real.
But in the year that followed, all she experienced was emotional neglect and watching her husband bend
over backward for another woman.
Although Mike seems to have awakened now, who knows if this is just some new tactic to attract the fema-
le lead?
After all, who can predict the twisted logic of romance novel authors!
Thinking about this, I felt I should finalize our divorce quickly and completely distance myself from all the key characters in the original story.
While I was still looking for an opportunity to end our contract, I encountered Emily again.
