He maintained his relationship with Sandra because he felt empty inside after Olivia left.

He didn't love Elissa and had no intention of falling in love with her. So he found someone else to fill the void.

After a prolonged silence, Elissa looked at Raphael through the mirror and softly said, “Don't worry. I'll help you resolve the crisis. But first, we need to sign an agreement before I do anything for you."

Elissa's voice was gentle and sweet.

Yet, it sounded so pitiful.

After a brief pause, she continued, “Raphael, life is complicated, and so are people's minds. Many couples who share a bed don't truly know each other, like my parents... That's why I've made this decision to protect myself and my child."

Raphael noticed how she spoke about the baby.

The child belonged to her and to her alone.

It was only the second day of their marriage; Raphael hadn't expected their relationship to come to this. But he agreed to sign the contract with Elissa anyway.

Perhaps it was because he had no other family in the world.

He had no feelings for Elissa, but the child she carried was his flesh and blood. In other words, the baby was the only family he had.

Therefore, he accepted her terms.

On the way to the company, neither of them uttered a word.

Both were consumed by their own thoughts, reminiscing about the people they had once loved and loathed.

Finally, the car stopped in front of the office building. As they were about to get out, Elissa suddenly said to Raphael, "When you first founded your company, you still couldn't forget about her, right? Raphael, if you love Olivia so much, it's okay to cherish her in your heart. I knew that when I met you and I told you I didn't mind. But... your relationship with Sandra ruined everything, including my love for you.”

When Elissa realized that her feelings for Raphael meant nothing to him, she decided to trade her feelings for the future of her baby.

It didn't take Elissa long to think through the matter.

Raphael didn't oppose it.

He even offered her a quiet apology. Though Elissa's eyes welled with tears, she refrained from shedding them. Her baby was on the verge of inheriting 51 percent of the shares of Pryor Technology, worth hundreds of billions of dollars. Logically, she should have been overjoyed.

Acquiring such a vast fortune was undoubtedly the dream of many.

Yet, it wasn't what she had hoped for. Elissa felt like a mockery of herself.

As they stepped into the meeting room, Raphael's lawyer was already present, having arranged the paperwork per Raphael's instructions.

Elissa was taken aback when she saw the terms of the agreement. To put it simply, Raphael had divided the shares into three parts.

Their child would inherit 51 percent of the total shares.