brokensoul2006
Born without a name, without parents, and without a place to belong, Ethan survived a childhood that tried to break him.
With nothing but intelligence and quiet determination, he rose to the top of his class - earning the sponsorship of the powerful Woodcraft family.
But generosity from the wealthy always carries a price.
On the day of his graduation, Ethan is summoned to the Woodcraft Manor and asked to repay their kindness... by marrying their cold and untouchable eldest daughter, Ashley Woodcraft - a woman whose heart already belongs to another man.
For three years, Ethan lives as her husband in name and her servant in reality.
He cooks for her.
Waits for her.
Endures her silence.
Endures her humiliation.
And loves her... quietly.
Until the night she finally invites him to dinner - only to place divorce papers in front of him.
At midnight, Ethan signs without a word.
And by morning... he is gone.
But when the silent husband disappears, the woman who never wanted him begins to realize something terrifying:
The man she treated as nothing...
was the only one who ever truly stayed.
Too bad she learned it after he signed at midnight.
The Gratitude Contract" 😅🗓️