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!

distaste painted his face when he demanded, “Who the

his eyes. A sharp pain stung her heart, and she felt

him to show up. All she wanted was to tell him that he didn’t need to sacrifice himself, yet he was looking at

bit her lip. She sounded a little hurt when she replied,

his eyes

love his wife? Yeah, she

Still frowning, he challenged, “Why would I marry my wife if I

That question stumped Lucy.

Why would he marry 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

thoughts got Lucy to take a deep breath to calm herself down. She shifted her gaze back to Shane and replied, “Are you

on TV. Rich people always get married because

Shane’s eye twitched.

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

she was knocked back to her senses when she looked into Shane’s distant eyes, which were glowing with zero

matter if Mr. Thompson

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