The Moment I Froze His Black Card Was More Satisfying Than Our Wedding Night - Chapter 104: Chapter 104

During the three years I was away, I had hired countless caregivers, paid them generously, hoping they would treat her as their own.
But I knew—
She missed me.
Every day, she had been waiting for me to come home.
I became a stand-in because I was in desperate need of money.
Grandma needed surgery. The doctor said only an elite specialist could operate on her, which meant astronomical medical fees.
If I had stayed in the small town to care for her, I would never have earned enough.
So I took a gamble.
Fortunately, Lily saw my potential.
She knew Willow was going abroad and wanted a double.
The moment Willow picked me, she wired me five million upfront, calling it a deposit.
When the three years were up, I would receive another ten million.
No one rejects money.
Even if it meant becoming someone else's shadow.
People in the town gossiped.
They hadn't seen me for years, but they knew I kept sending money back.
They whispered that I had sold my body.
That my money was dirty.
I ignored them.
Compared to Grandma's life, my dignity meant nothing.
"Grandma, I have enough now. I'll stay with you forever."
She squeezed my hand, smiling through tears.
"Okay, my good girl…"
Though I had left Berlin behind, I sometimes still thought of Hunter.
Half-asleep, I would instinctively reach out—only to grasp empty air.
If it doesn't belong to you, don't think about it too much.
I laughed bitterly.
What was I thinking?
I was just a stand-in.
I used the ten - million to pay for the remaining medical expenses for Grandma.
After that, there was still some money left, so I bought a small house in the county seat. It's big enough for Grandma and me to live in.
For the rest of my life, I don't want to be in a relationship anymore. I just want to take good care of Grandma and spend the rest of my days like this.
It was like I was going through withdrawal.
But I never expected—
Two months later, I saw Hunter again.
When Hunter appeared in the small town, I thought I was dreaming.
I knocked on my head and rubbed my eyes.
"Lucy, have you gone crazy missing a man?"
"This isn't Berlin. A wealthy young master like Hunter—an overbearing CEO—would never set foot in a backwater place like this."
But no matter how hard I rubbed my eyes, the figure before me didn't disappear.
Step by step, Hunter walked toward me.
His gaze was filled with deep emotion, laced with grievance.
"Lucy, how could you be so heartless?"
"You left without a word, just disappeared."
"Are you trying to kill me with anger?"
I finally snapped out of my daze and realized—the man before me was real, flesh and blood.
Hunter had actually come to this small town.
I stood frozen, staring at him. I opened my mouth but failed to utter a single word.
But Hunter didn't mind.
He stepped forward and ruffled my hair indulgently. "Look at you—so disheveled, it's pitiful."
"Come on, let's go home."
He grabbed my hand, ready to take me away, as if we were nothing more than a couple who had just had a petty argument.
But I remained rooted in place, yanking my hand free.
"Mr. Green, you've got the wrong person."
"I'm not your girlfriend."
Hunter stopped in his tracks and slowly turned back. The smile on his face faded bit by bit.
Then he let out a cold chuckle and stepped forward, questioning me.
"What did you just say?"
"You say you're not my girlfriend? Then who was the woman who slept beside me for three years?"
"You say you're not my girlfriend? Then who was the one who made me sobering soup for three years, who stopped me from smoking and drinking, who nagged me to come home early?"
"You say you're not my girlfriend? Then who was the woman who kissed me so desperately, eyes red with passion, tangled with me in bed?"
His voice wasn't loud, but it was just loud enough for the passersby to hear.
Curious glances turned our way.
My face instantly burned with embarrassment. "Hunter, why are you saying all this so loudly?!"
Only then did he smile in satisfaction.
"Lucy, that's more like it."
"Stop wearing that ugly makeup that doesn't suit you. You look so fresh and beautiful like this."
"This is how my girlfriend should look."
I was furious. "Hunter, don't you get it yet? These past three years, I was just lying to you."
"I was nothing but a stand-in Miss Hughes hired. Now that she's back, you should be with her."
"You two should be happily reunited, get married, have children, live a blissful life. You should forget about me completely."
I nearly shouted the words out.
But Hunter remained unnervingly calm as he gazed at me.
"Lucy, you're wrong."
His voice was low and steady.
"At the beginning, I did mistake you for Willow's shadow. You caught my attention."
"But after that, every single time—I was fully aware that you were Lucy."
"I knew it clearly—"
"Lucy is Lucy. Willow is Willow."
I froze.
Hunter stepped even closer, pulling me into his arms.
"I've always kept the two of you separate in my heart."
"I never once thought of you as Willow's stand-in."
I was completely stunned.
I never expected Hunter to say something like this.
His familiar heartbeat thudded against my ear, his familiar scent enveloping me.
For a moment, I greedily breathed in his presence.
But in the next second, I shoved him away.
"Hunter, that was in the past."
"The three-year contract has expired. There's nothing between us anymore."
"If I appear in front of you again, it would be a breach of contract. Miss Hughes won't let me off."
"You should go back. You're a man of wealth and privilege—go back to your glamorous city. This is not where you belong."