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!

was taken aback as well. He regained his composure soon after, and distaste painted his face when he demanded, “Who the f*ck told you

the distaste in his eyes. A sharp pain

that he didn't need to sacrifice himself, yet he was looking

She sounded a little hurt when she replied, “No one told

rolled his eyes at

his wife? Yeah, she

he challenged, “Why would

That question stumped Lucy.

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 had the wedding reception ages ago. There

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

it plays out on TV. Rich people

Shane's eye twitched.

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

her senses when she looked into Shane's

give you a kind-hearted warning. It doesn't matter if Mr. Thompson loves his wife. An

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