The Wrong Woman

Chapter 9

Suzanne raised a hand to stop Lucas from speaking further. “That’s enough. You don’t need

to leave.”

She wasn’t petty enough to make someone lose a job they loved over such a small matter.

Thrilled, Lucas thanked her gratefully. “Thank you so much, Madam. I truly appreciate it. I’m at your service from now on, no matter what you need me to do.”

Uncomfortable, Suzanne handed him Nathan’s watch. “There’s no need to be so dramatic. Just help me return this to Nathan.”

“Sure.” Lucas took the watch from her.

Suzanne asked, “Are there any train stations or airports nearby?”

Lucas was dismayed. “Are you going to leave?”

Suzanne forced a bitter smile and nodded. She couldn’t stand watching Nathan’s affection for another woman any longer.

After all, she wasn’t a masochist.

She planned to explain everything to Nathan’s grandmother, Vera Cross, and end this marriage.

a moment’s hesitation, Lucas said, “Let me take you there tomorrow,

to Phoenicia.

Suzanne smiled stiffly. Her voice

ground in

lit everything in a

her time reading away in her room and had skipped lunch. Now, it

walked toward

there, she bumped into Nathan, who was accompanied by Cole

her in

nodded in

“Hello.”

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as distant as usual.

“Yeah.”

living

forced a bitter smile and made up a random excuse.

turned sharp. “Are you

anxiously, “It must have been hard for you to marry me just to keep Grandma happy. “Why don’t we just end things?”

three years. Shouldn’t you know

doesn’t agree, then we can secretly get divorced and pretend to be a couple

a blow with his two subordinates listening closely. Countless women in the world would die to be his wife, yet