if her husband's mistress would seize the opportunity to ask her to give up her husban

said mildly. She returned

ends. There's no need

end means." Sophia rolled her eyes. Friends? Fuck being

oves. It has always been me." Rebecca had

Ling should have been yours to begin wi

in her anger. She was certain that Lucas loved her, and t

convince him you deserve to be his wife. If you can do that, I'll gladly give you what you want. If he divorces me, wel

sad, miserable expression again. She was an expert at winn

ss Shen, if memory serves me right, this is only the second time we've met. We're practically strangers." She would never forget her first meeti

e reached the stairs, she turned around to say, "Here's my advice, Rebecca Shen. Don't play with fire if you can't handle the heat. Still, I have to admit that your complete lack of

Sophia being so smug? Rebecca chewed on her lip. She had been worried that her three-year absence from Lucas' life would change his opinion of her, but her fears had been unfounded. He had treated her like a queen as soon as she had returned. She h

now. The rose was Rebecca's favorite flower, too. What changed? Why was everything different now? She deserved an explanation. They had been in love for two years and married for six months when their fairy-tale romance suddenly turned into a tragedy. And it was all because of Rebecca. Perhaps the saying was right: marriage was the tomb of love.

phia murmured to herself. A breeze stirred her hair. Her eyelashes, lon

better judgment, was now openly admiring his devastatingly handsome face and the tantalizing glimpse of his broad, tanned chest beneath his unbuttoned collar. She was hopelessly weak agains

a show of looking him over. "You're not bad. Unfortu

ou've seen someone mo

men out there. There's always someone more

pain. "What are you doing?" Sophia demanded. "This isn't how you treat a lady." The p

ay?" Lucas pointed at the laptop on the table. The

t I get to look for other men when

crolling through an entertainment news site out of boredom. Her husband's petty a

so lonely you desperately need the

know what that word means,"

. Sophia rubbed her arm and said mildly, "If you're here because I u

cas asked,

who I mean

ous?" Lucas l

lifted his hand and slapped Sophia, hard enough to leave a hand print on her fair face. But as soon as he realized what he had done, his anger receded and his blood ran cold. Why had he hit her? What had

into the guest room. I don't care either way." Lucas' expression darkened. He glared at Sophia, before storming out the room and slamming the door shut behind hi