Caged By The Man Who Wants My Ruins

Chapter 02: AunctionAria’s POVEverything’s ruined. The wedding was cancelled, and my stepmom got mad at me. What’s worse? The media is tearing me apart. Everyone’s blaming me for ruining the wedding. I stayed in my room, sulking, when someone knocked.I still hadn’t recovered from the shock of yesterday when she slapped me. I wasn’t expecting that. I thought she would comfort me, but instead, she looked at me furiously.“Look what you’ve done, Aria! You don’t know how important that wedding was—yet you ruined it!” she exclaimed. I had already explained everything to her, but here she was, still mad and accusing me of bringing shame to our family.“Mom, he cheated on me. I saw him and my best friend kissing. He even confessed that they’ve been together for years,” I reasoned, but she only let out a heavy sigh, placing a hand on her forehead as if overwhelmed.“For God’s sake, Aria! What’s important is that you marry him! I already spoke with his family, trying to cover things up, but

Chapter 04: Trophy Wife Aria’s POV I wake up in the morning, familiarizing myself with the things inside the room. Still unsure if I made the right decision—though I was left with no choice. I already signed the contract, and there's no turning back. While I’m in the middle of thinking, someone knocks on the door. A maid enters the room. “Mrs. Montez, your husband is waiting for you at the dining table for breakfast,” she informs me. The word makes me feel uneasy. However, I play along because that’s what I’m supposed to do. “I’ll just clean myself up,” I answer. I walk into the shower room after she leaves. Aria, I just hope you made the right choice. You have your reasons for accepting this deal. It’s only for one year, and after that, you’re free. You can leave this mansion and live the life you wanted. After I’m done, I walk down the stairs. As I arrive at the dining area, he is already waiting—calm and composed in his tailored suit, reading the newspaper like nothing unusu

Chapter 6: Judged and Defended Aria’s POV“Stop right there!” His voice was powerful and made the whole crowd fall silent. Lena let go of my hair instantly. Things became like slow motion as Lucian walked towards me, wiping the cake off my face. His face darkened when he saw the red mark on it.“Here comes your knight in shining armor,” Lena arrogantly said, and I could hear the mockery in her voice. Mr. Montez clenched his jaw, unsatisfied with the happenings.“Is he the owner of the LM company? It’s him. I must not make a mistake,” one of the guests said, shocked, his face showing a scared emotion.“What?” Lena curiously asked that person, her gaze going to Lucian who was busy cleaning the mess off my face.“There must be a mistake,” Richard said, confused while looking at us.“He’s Mr. Montez, but why is he with that girl?”“Maybe it’s Mr. Montez’s another toy.”“Gosh, did that girl just seduce him?”“There’s no way on earth Mr. Lucian Montez would hook up with a prostitute—someon

Chapter 8: Behind Closed DoorsAria’s POVI got tired all day with the training. If I was given the choice, I would never undergo this training.“Damn, can I just have a normal day? This training is exhausting,” I stretch my hand.“Did I hear someone complaining?” I was stiff when I heard him talk. I slowly turned around. He just got home from work.“Who's complaining? I never heard someone complain.” I looked around trying to fool him, but he couldn't be fooled.“How's your training today?” he asked me while removing his coat and placing it on the couch. I look away, I still can't look into his eyes.Something about him makes me silent. His aura is different. I can't tell exactly what it is.“Great, I’m actually learning a lot of things. Tried things I've never tried before,” I told him. He paused and looked at me for a moment. His eyes were serious and cold, and it's hard to read his mind.“Good. I’ll ask Lolita to make sure you learned something. Make sure you're learning because y

Chapter 10: Honey?Aria’s POVThe training went great. In fact, Mr. Montez invited me to join him for a party. He said he was invited, and as his wife, I should join him. But before that, he told me that I could go to the mall to buy clothes I wanted to wear. That's why I’m already here with his two guards.They keep on following me wherever I go, and it's annoying me.I entered a dressing shop. He said that it's just a birthday party, so there's no need to wear elegant clothes.While I was choosing dresses, someone caught my eye. I smiled genuinely at them. I could see from their clothes that they weren't that rich, but the little girl was happy that her father was buying her a dress.That scene touched me, though her father kept on checking the price of the dress.I remembered my father. I just missed him. My mom died giving birth to me. I grew up with my dad's care. He'd been a busy man before, but he never missed any special events I had. He was the best father, and I know if Mom