To be more specific, the figure was blocking Shane’s path.

It was Lucy.

Shane furrowed his brows the second he saw her.

Silas was frowning just as much. However, he was still aware of what his job scope was, so he stepped forward and shielded Shane behind him. The former seemed a little impatient when he looked at Lucy and asked, “Ms. Rivers, it’s past your working hours. Why are you still here?”

“I’m here for Mr. Shane,” replied Lucy. She took a step closer to them, and her eyes shone with love when she stared at Shane.

All that only served to make Shane’s frown tighten even more. “What do you want?” he asked.

“Mr. Shane, I…” Lucy fiddled with her fingers, mustering her courage. “You don’t love Ms. Smith, so you don’t need to throw a wedding or marry her. You don’t need to sacrifice yourself like that.”

“What?” Silas was utterly confused.

What the hell is this woman talking about? What does she mean when she said that he doesn’t love his wife? Heck, that man is so in love that he is bordering on lunacy!

as well. He regained his composure soon after, and distaste painted his

in his eyes. A sharp pain stung her heart, and

she wanted was to tell him that he didn’t need to sacrifice himself, yet

bit her lip. She sounded a little hurt when she replied, “No one told

rolled his eyes at

on the matter is that Mr. Thompson doesn’t love his wife? Yeah, she definitely has some

was getting impatient. Still frowning, he challenged, “Why would I marry my wife if

That question stumped Lucy.

her if he didn’t love her? D-Does that mean… Is he really marrying her because he loves her? No, that is not possible. If he truly loved her, he would’ve

down. She shifted her

Rich

Shane’s eye twitched.

out, “Ms. Rivers, it’s true that many rich families join forces by arranging their marriage, but Mr. Thompson doesn’t need to do that. He is powerful enough on his own. Mr. Thompson is with his wife because he loves her, understand? You should stop saying bullsh*t about how Mr. Thompson doesn’t love his wife. That is ridiculous. Who does he love if not his

Lucy blushed. Her first instinct was to nod, but she was knocked back to her senses when she looked into Shane’s

“I hope that is true. Let me give you a kind-hearted warning. It doesn’t matter if Mr. Thompson loves his wife. An

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