Mr. Hawthorne, Your Wife Wants a Divorce Again

Inanarrangedmarriage,shebecamethesacrificiallambforhersister'sescape,becomingthewifeofthepowerfulCyrusHawthorne.Shenaivelythoughtshehadmarriedforloveuntilshewaslyingonthecoldoperatingtable,thelastthingshesawwashiscoldandruthlessgaze.“Youaremerelyavesselforherheart,Iwillneverloveaviciouswomanlikeyouinthislifetime.”AnnVaughnfinallylostallhopeandresolutelyfledfromhisside.Fouryearslater,theymetagainatabanquet,andeveryonewaswaitingtoseeAnnVaughn,theabandonedwoman,makeafoolofherself,onlytowitness——ThenotoriouslyaloofandasceticMr.Hawthornecornerheragainstthewallforapassionatekiss,asceneofintenseentanglement.“Mr.Hawthorne,pleaseletgo!”“AnnVaughn,obedientlystaybymyside,I'llgiveyoumyheart,andmylifetoo…”