On my wedding night, I hid under the bed to surprise my husband. Instead, my mother-in-law walked in, put him on speaker, and asked, “She still has no idea?” Seconds later, I learned the shocking reason he had married me.

7 million pesos had come from money my grandmother left me.

I temporarily transferred those funds into Rodrigo’s account because he claimed he could negotiate a better purchase arrangement with the seller.

I covered the remaining amount using my own savings.

Rodrigo had merely executed the final transfers.

Patricia lowered her voice.

“So now comes the difficult part.”

“Exactly.”

“When are you going to make her sign?”

“After the honeymoon.”

My heart started pounding.

Patricia asked, “Sign what?”

“A co-ownership agreement. After that, we can apply for a loan using