Wonderful You, My Hubby! novel Chapter 1

A man's urgent and heavy panting filled her ears. That was how Gwendolyn Ashton knew she was dreaming again.

Recently, she had been experiencing the same dream at night, where she shared passionate entanglements with a mysterious man.

In the dimly lit house, Gwendolyn couldn't see him clearly. The silhouette of his face hinted at a set of chiseled features.

Gwendolyn raised her hand to touch his face. She wanted to know if this was reality or merely a dream.

The man clasped her outstretched hand in his. He whispered into her ear almost teasingly, “A gift for you.”

A diamond ring appeared before her eyes.

The mysterious man pressed the ring tightly between their linked palms. Then, he made love to her in a near-frenzied state, driving all thoughts from her mind. The intensity was out of this world, clearing Gwendolyn's doubt once and for

all.

I must be dreaming!

Gwendolyn woke up with a start, dripping wet from a merciless splash of cold water. Bewildered, she sat up in bed and wiped the wetness from her face.

“W-What are you two doing?” she stammered.

Her stepmother, Candace Hannings, and her half-sister, Felicia Ashton, exchanged an ominous glance. Both women wore smug smiles on their faces.

Candace crossed her arms in front of her chest and stared at Gwendolyn coolly.

She said, “You fainted at the Ashton family banquet, Gwendolyn. The doctor checked you out and confirmed that you're pregnant. Only eighteen years old, yet you're saddled with a bastard child. How shameful! You're no better than a w*nch!”

Gwendolyn's expression fell, and she shook her head vigorously. “That's impossible. I can't be pregnant.”

Suddenly, she remembered the ring hanging on a chain around her neck. Was it not a dream after all?

Her eyes narrowed in realization, and she glared at the scheming pair.

“Was it you two? You must've sabotaged me!”