When Love Ends, I Set You Free — Novel

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In a world where love is entangled with ambition, Adrian Walker finds his life spiraling out of control as his childhood dream of marrying Claire Bennett slips through his fingers. With their arranged marriage on the line and the stakes higher than ever, every mistake made by Claire's assistant, Ethan, ignites a firestorm of jealousy and resentment. Why does Claire show Ethan the tenderness she once reserved for Adrian? As her heart seems to drift toward another, Adrian grapples with the haunting realization that the woman he thought he knew is changing right before his eyes.

Caught in a web of familial loyalty and unspoken feelings, Adrian must confront the painful truth: love is not always enough. With Claire’s future at stake and their relationship hanging by a thread, can Adrian reclaim what’s slipping away, or will he find the strength to set her free? As emotions run high and tempers flare, the question looms—what happens when love ends? In a delicate dance of heartbreak, ambition, and betrayal, Adrian must decide if he’s willing to fight for the life he envisioned or walk away forever.

When Love Ends, I Set You FreeChapter 1

When Claire Bennett’s young male assistant mistakenly filed for divorce registration instead of a marriage license for the ninety-ninth time, I stormed into her office.

“Claire, is this what you call the value of a master’s degree from a top university?”

“If he can’t even get this right, then fire him already!”

Claire lifted her eyes from the pile of documents and glanced at my phone with an indifferent tone.

“I told you before, someone like him is never suited for grunt work.”

“If you’ve got time to argue with me, you could’ve scheduled it yourself.”

She didn’t even bother looking up as she spoke.

I bit back my words and turned to leave the office.

[ Dad, I don’t want to marry Claire anymore. ]

What Claire didn’t know was that her position as the Bennett family’s heir depended on our arranged marriage.

If the marriage fell apart, there were plenty of others in her family ready to take that seat.

My father only sighed on the other end of the line and told me to think carefully before making a decision.

But I already knew—there was no going back for me and Claire this time.

I stared at my phone: ninety-nine notifications of divorce appointments.