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!

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

the distaste in his eyes. A sharp pain stung

waited for hours for him to show up. All she wanted was to tell him that he didn't need to sacrifice himself, yet he was looking

sounded a little hurt when she replied,

his eyes at

doesn't love his wife? Yeah, she definitely has some sort of brain damage or

challenged, “Why would

That question stumped Lucy.

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 is no need to wait for so long. He must be lying to me. Yes, that has to

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

Rich people always get married because of political

Shane's eye twitched.

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

first instinct was to nod, but she was knocked back to her senses when she looked into Shane's distant eyes, which were glowing with zero

if Mr. Thompson

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