Chapter 1452
Chapter 1451:
Elliana noticed immediately and, before her friend could react, snatched the document from her hands. “Since Allan wants us here as witnesses, we have the right to know what’s in it,” she said. “I’ll read it aloud p>
Without waiting for approval, she began.
The opening clauses were nothing more than standard legal formalities that drew no reaction. Everyone remained impassive. That changed, however, the moment she reached the third clause, and then the fourth. Confusion spread through the room, followed by a shock that mirrored what had overtaken Adah moments before.
In essence, the agreement was devastatingly clear.
Once the marriage was formalized, everything Allan owned — whether accumulated before or after the wedding — would become marital property. Adah’s fortune, on the other hand, would remain exclusively hers, untouchable and inaccessible to him, both now and in the future. If the marriage ended, she would claim half of Allan’s entire fortune while retaining all of her own assets in full.
Elliana fell silent after finishing that section.
Signing this meant Allan was willingly surrendering half his empire to Adah. His net worth hovered around eight hundred billion. The moment she agreed to marry him, four hundred billion would become hers.
If the relationship fell apart, she would become one of the wealthiest people in the world, while Allan would plummet in the rankings.
There was no ambiguity in the document. It protected Adah completely and left Allan vulnerable in every respect.
A soft laugh escaped Elliana as she handed the papers back to her friend.
Calling this a prenuptial agreement felt dishonest. It was more like a confession of Allan’s deep feelings for Adah — a declaration written in legal ink. If devotion could be measured, this was its most extreme form.
Meanwhile, Adah stood stunned. Her eyes swept the page once more before she slowly raised her gaze to her fiancé. “Why p>
𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗅𝗼𝖺𝗱a𝗯𝘭𝘦 𝗣𝘋𝖥s о𝗻
She genuinely couldn’t make sense of it. Why would he be willing to sacrifice so much for her? In truth, Allan had only been drawn to her beauty. His devotion owed more to her youth and appearance than to anything profound. But time would eventually take that beauty away. And when it did, wouldn’t he turn to someone younger? Honestly, to Adah, signing such an agreement seemed reckless. Had he never considered divorce? Or the consequences it would bring?
Yet while she remained rigid and uneasy, Allan appeared thoroughly amused. His eyes crinkled with humor as he spoke, his voice deliberately light. “You know I’ve always been weak for a pretty face. Think of this as an insurance policy to keep me from misbehaving p>
His tone was playful, but she could see past the humor. The warmth in his gaze was genuine. Besides, no man would risk half his empire over an infatuation. Only someone deeply in love would make such an outrageous decision. Four hundred billion was not a symbolic gesture — not pocket change, not a reckless whim. It was everything he had built.
And then, suddenly, Adah saw it clearly. She finally understood why his attitude had shifted so dramatically after discovering her true identity. It turned out that Allan’s initial resentment toward their engagement had never been about her appearance. What had bothered him was the arranged marriage itself — the fact that he had been cornered into a future he hadn’t chosen, the loss of control over his own life. She had simply been the face attached to that resentment.