The Temporary Wife Quotes
"You can't trust men. In the end, they're all the same. Every single one of them will betray you eventually, trampling all over your heart."
"You have no idea why my grandmother appointed a young college drop-out as my assistant eight years ago, or why Valentina continues to be invited to events that are meant strictly for family."
"I’m not the one who called his son a dimwit and messed with him like he’s fucking prey."
"The whole industry? Really? That’s the best he could do?"
"If nothing else, he should’ve chosen an emerging investment vehicle that falls outside of my area of expertise."
"The last thing you need is rumors about your executive secretary attempting to find a sugar daddy."
"Sometimes it’s nice to rely on someone, even if you don’t have to."
"I never should’ve chosen an emerging investment vehicle that falls outside of my area of expertise."
"I’m not sure what I would do or say to make you believe otherwise, but quite frankly, I’m tired of having to prove myself to you."
"You have always taken the initiative to make reservations for me when I take either Sierra or Raven out for lunch."
"I’ve outgrown this position, Luca. You know that as well as I do."
"I don’t care what you do with your fiancée. It has nothing to do with me."
"You could never be just another hook-up to me, Valentina."
"A holiday won’t solve the underlying problem, Luca, and you know it."
"I don’t want to wake up one day and realize that my entire life is empty."
"I don’t want to work with you anymore, Luca. I don’t know how to explain myself any clearer than that."
"I need a break, but not the kind you’re thinking of."
"I didn’t think I’d ever see him look so relaxed, so disarmed."
"Your long hair falling down your shoulders, your face devoid of any makeup."
"We’re married now, but technically, you’re still engaged to Natalia."
"I can’t help but smile at his words and shake my head."
"I’m freezing all of your family assets, Luca."
"I always knew being with him would be amazing, but that felt like more than just sex. It felt like he truly wanted me. All of me."
"Stay right here in my arms, where you belong."
"I'll never tire of hearing her moan my name."
"It's in the way she laughs, the way she twirls on the dance floor and leans into my sister."
"The last thing I want to do is pressure you into telling me something before you're ready."
"You’re my wife, and we’re in this together, aren’t we?"
"I don’t just want the best parts of you, baby. I want all of you."
"I’ll never get enough of you. I’ll still want you this way when we’re gray and old."
"The panic in his eyes brings me joy, but it isn’t enough."
"Please tell me what’s going on. I can fix this, if you tell me what it is you’re displeased with."
"I’ll reconsider if you go down on your hands and knees in front of Valentina and beg her to forgive you."
"I don’t know what that little wench told you, but she takes after her mother."
"No, they won’t. They’ll applaud me for doing what Windsors always do: putting family first."
"I’ll take every single thing that you left her for, and I’ll drive it into the fucking ground."
"Valentina, you make me wish it were possible to pluck a star from the sky, just so I could make you smile."
"If she hadn’t, we might not have ended up this way, baby."
"Valentina, I’m not the problem. It’s her. She doesn’t love me."
"Without my wife and the workflows we’ve created, everything takes 10x longer."
"It kills me to know I can’t offer her consolation, and that my presence is essentially meaningless to her."
"She looks away, and I sigh as I take a step back and grab her soap."
"You don’t need to be perfect, you know? You’re worthy of it just as you are, and we do, we all love you."
"I’ve never met a woman who wanted me for who I am, but I thought you did, Valentina."
"I’m trying my hardest to remind myself that this is just your grief talking, but you’re breaking my fucking heart, baby."
"The last thing I want to do is make my wife suffer."
"Is any of this even real? How long will it take for Luca to tire of me?"
"For the rest of our lives, I’ll let you punish me for the things I’ve put you through, okay?"
"Despite that, even then, I knew I could never let you go. You are the love of my life, and I will never stop fighting for you, for us."