Married to my Archenemy

Hot.

So hot and thirsty.

Isabella felt uncomfortable, like a fish dying of thirst in the desert. She tried to move but found herself pinned down by someone. The grip was not gentle, a heavy hand reached for her waist and tugged at her nightgown.

Isabella's heart skipped a beat, and her eyes flew open. A pair of deep crimson, cold eyes filled with killing intent met hers. Ethan!The owner of those terrifying eyes was Ethan!

"Ah!" Isabella screamed. In the next moment, she was yanked off the bed and thrown roughly onto the floor.

"You bastard!" Isabella managed to spit out a curse.A cold, cutting voice crashed down on her, "Finally awake?"

Isabella: "!!"

The way he flung her down, even someone in a vegetative state would wake up!As Isabella struggled to find a retort, a tall figure loomed over her, blocking all the light. She instinctively looked up.

Her gaze traced a pair of straight, slender legs to the white towel wrapped firmly around his waist. Above that was a lean, streamlined torso with sharply defined eight-pack abs.

Oh my god, was she allowed to look at this?Before she could tear her gaze away, his cold voice came again, "Seen enough?"

Ethan was also known as the King of Hell, a man with a fearsome reputation.

Rumor had it that a woman who once dared touch him had her hands cut off. If Ethan discovered that she had ogled his abs, would he gouge her eyes out?

Thinking quickly, Isabella flailed her hands and started acting dramatically. "Huh?

What's going on? Why can't I see anything? Am I blind?" "Blind?" Ethan crouched down, pinching her chin between his fingers as his cold, biting tone followed,

"You've been in a coma for three months, Isabella.

Your acting skills have truly declined!" "What? A coma? Three months?" Isabella gawked at him in shock.

"Why was I in a coma for three months?" Ethan sneered and released her chin. Grabbing a towel, he wiped his hands as if touching her disgusted him.

"Enough pretending. Wake up and sign the divorce papers."

"Divorce? Who and who?" What nonsense was he spouting now? Her eyes darted to the wall where a wedding photo hung. In the picture stood her and Ethan.

Isabella smiled like a fool in the photo, while Ethan looked murderous, as if someone had forced him at gunpoint. "Oh my god!" Isabella backed up hastily and pinched her arm—hard. It stung, so this wasn't a dream.

"It's impossible! How could I marry you?" Her voice trembled in disbelief. She and Ethan were archenemies! Since the day he made her had bruises and cried for a whole day, she was Six years then, could she possibly marry Ethan?

Ethan's eyes narrowed as his tone turned icy. "Do you think I have time for this farce? Last time you faked having cancer. Now you're pretending to have amnesia?"

Isabella was indignant. She clenched her fists and shouted, "Don't slander me!"But seeing her persistent "act," Ethan's patience snapped.

He suddenly leaned in as though about to kiss her.In the past, if he ever deigned to come close to her, Isabella would have rejoiced.

If he faked kissing her, she might've revealed her intentions immediately.

The next second

Smack!

Isabella's hand came crashing onto his cheek with a sharp slap."Old man, don't you dare touch me!" Her eyes burned with fury as if ready to reduce him to ash.

No one dared take advantage of her—anyone who tried ended up six feet under!

"What did you just say?" Ethan's voice turned dangerously low."You're seven years older than me, aren't you? You're basically an old man!" Isabella scoffed, refusing to back down.

"I'm not even twenty, and you're already pushing thirty. We're not even in the same generation!" "And what's with this fake wedding photo? Even if I were foolish enough to marry you, I would never be loyal.

The person I hate most in this world is you!"Her words successfully provoked Ethan's wrath. His face darkened as he grabbed her wrist, yanking her back onto the bed. "Look closely.

Are these photos fake?" She was the one who had threatened to die and dragged his grandmother—Grandma Hannah—into forcing him into wedding photos, and now she had the audacity to deny it?"Let go of me!" Isabella shrieked.

She lashed out like a wildcat—kicking, screaming, and even biting. Caught off guard, Ethan lost his balance, and they tumbled onto the bed.

She landed on top of him. He was pinned beneath her. Their eyes met. For a brief moment, silence filled the room. Then the door flew open. Madam Emily walked in holding a breakfast tray.

Her steps faltered as her eyes grew round with shock. "Ethan… Isabella…""I-Isabella, you're awake?" she stammered, her cheeks flushing as understanding hit her. "Ah, I didn't see anything!

I'll leave now!"Before rushing out, she called out joyfully, "Henry! Mom! Isabella's awake, and they're making a baby!"

Isabella: "!"Ethan: "!!"

Isabella scrambled to her feet and stomped on Ethan's abdomen, "Madam Emily, wait! It's not what you think!"---Fifteen minutes later, Isabella and Ethan sat silently in the living room.

Madam Emily, Grandma Hannah, and Henry all beamed happily at them. Isabella suddenly felt like a circus monkey under their gazes.

Madam Emily grasped Isabella's hand with concern. "Isabella, how are you feeling? Do you feel any discomfort? Dr. Olivia will be here soon.""Aunt… I mean, Madam Emily…" Isabella stammered.

Though she despised Ethan, she had no quarrel with his family."Why are you calling me Madam? Haven't you always called me Mom?" Madam Emily's face fell slightly."I was really in a coma for three months?" Isabella's head spun.

"What happened?"Grandma Hannah gave Ethan a sharp look as Madam Emily explained, "You two had a fight, Isabella, and you fell down the stairs, hitting your head."Ethan interjected coldly, "It wasn't an accident.

She did it on purpose to delay the divorce proceedings.""Enough lies!" Isabella shot back angrily. "I never married you, so why would I divorce you?

I'm going home now!" Madam Emily hesitated, looking startled. "Isabella, do you really not remember? The Wilson family went bankrupt… your parents passed away. You have no home left."

Isabella froze. The color drained from her face as her memory remained a void.