No Renewal: My Contract Husband (Nella and Alfred) novel Chapter 20

Chapter 201 Feel Sorry for You

Nella wanted to deny it, but Jasmine jumped in first.

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“Don’t lie. Your hotel couldn’t have missed the avalanche. You finally got the chance to go there -you wouldn’t just stay holed up. Something happened, didn’t it?”

Tears started falling from Jasmine’s eyes again uncontrollably.

Nella let out a sigh, patted Jasmine’s shoulder, and said, “Look, I’m alive, aren’t I?

“They say surviving a disaster brings luck. I’ve got plenty of it coming my way.”

She thought of what Lyra had told her on the plane and tried to use that to soothe Jasmine. But her words also confirmed Jasmine’s guess.

Jasmine cried even harder.

“I knew it! I knew something had happened to you! And Alfred … What a jerk! How could he leave you like that and pretend nothing happened, all while traveling with Zoey?! What does he even take you for?!”

The harder she wept, the sharper her words became. She tore into Alfred from every angle.

Nella just nodded and kept wiping Jasmine’s tears.

“Stop crying. People are staring. I’m okay now. That’s what matters. Really. It’s fine.”

Comforting wasn’t Nella’s strong suit, so she repeated a few lines.

Finally, Jasmine calmed down a little, though her eyes were still red. She glared at Nella, furious

and disappointed. “After all that, you’re not going to forgive Alfred, are you?”

Nella froze, then smiled and shook her head. “With him, it was never about forgiveness. Honestly, he didn’t even need to come on that trip with me.”

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Chapter 21 Fake Couple

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Nella wanted to tell Jasmine that she and Alfred weren’t that close, so there was no reason to get so worked up over him.

But to Jasmine, it sounded like Nella was still making excuses for him. That set her off.

“You’re still defending him? You’re his wife, but he doesn’t even have to be with you, and somehow he’s got time to hang out with that fake-sweet Zoey? You … you’re driving me crazy!”

Jasmine was practically bouncing with anger.

Nella tried to calm her down. “No, I’m not defending him. I just—”

“Just what? Don’t even think about making excuses for him!”

Jasmine was fuming. “Birds of a feather! Everyone in Mason’s circle is a jerk!”

“Yeah, yeah, I get it.”

Nella should’ve realized it sooner, but at least she saw it clearly now.

“What I mean is … ”

After thinking it over, Nella finally explained that her marriage to Alfred was just a contract.

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