The Transactional Marriage That Imploded novel Chapter 340

I moved heaven and earth to get her to marry you. She took care of you for three years, and you treat her like she's the center of your universe.

And look what happened! That vicious bitch ruined my daughter.

Didn't you say you were too cold-blooded to save Rosalind? I raised her with everything I had; how can you let her rot in a cell?

She's already suffering enough in lockup. I don't want to look at you anymore."

Memories of his life with Bianca looped relentlessly through Mathis's mind. If his mother hadn't orchestrated that marriage, he probably never would have gone looking for Bianca.

And without Bianca's meticulous, obsessive care, he genuinely might not have survived those three years.

She had meticulously planned every single meal, running all her recipes by Simon first to ensure they were perfect.

When his migraines felt like his skull was splitting open, she would massage his head all night long, her own wrists covered in medicated oil the next day.

Mathis's brows knitted tightly together. On one side was the woman he loved more than life itself, and on the other, his mother.

He sat in the hard plastic hospital chair for hours, turning it over and over in his head. Ultimately, he chose to save Rosalind.

He didn't try to force Bianca to drop the charges or write the letter of forgiveness. He couldn't give her the condition she demanded.

Once they divorced, she would firmly and unhesitatingly choose Milo, and that was the one reality he refused to accept.

He pulled strings and got Rosalind out on bail pending trial. She would still face sentencing eventually, but it would just be probation.

It would serve as enough of a warning to ensure Rosalind didn't commit another crime during her suspended sentence and stayed the hell away from Bianca.

Milo found out about Rosalind's release almost immediately. He bypassed everyone and went straight to the authorities to report whoever authorized her release, only to discover they had executed everything perfectly within legal boundaries.

He called Bianca immediately to check on her.

"Not great," Bianca admitted flatly. "But I completely expected Mathis to throw me under the bus.

I can't even find proof that he possesses a human conscience anymore. He refused the terms I gave him, and honestly, I have no idea what sick pleasure he gets out of dragging this out."

Milo knew exactly why—Mathis simply refused to let her go.

"He's the kind of sociopath who thrives on mutual destruction," Milo said. "As long as it hurts you, he doesn't care if it ruins him too.

It kills me that I'm so swamped right now and can't fly over to be with you.

Please don't let this drag you into a dark place. Just treat that piece of trash like he doesn't exist.

By the way, any luck transferring to Austin City?"

Bianca repeated what Cillian had told her. Milo knew exactly how highly she valued her career, so he didn't push the issue.

He spent the rest of the call gently coaxing her, refusing to hang up until he finally heard her laugh.

Meanwhile, Mathis was trapped in a suffocating depression and headed straight to the boxing gym.

The moment Yonah Lomax saw him, he gave him a bizarre, scrutinizing look. Mathis frowned. "Is there something on my face?"

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