Chapter 93



Lucas snapped back to reality in an instant. He stood up, his gaze cold as ice as he stared at Chloe. He couldn't believe he'd nearly kissed her. Now, caught in the act, all he felt was a mix of embarrassment and frustration. Without a word or excuse, Lucas turned on his heel and stormed out of the lounge.

As he passed Linda, he didn't say a word or even glance her way. Maybe it was guilt, but he couldn't bring himself to look at her. Linda felt as if her heart had been thrown into a bottomless pit.

Lucas left the TV station and got into his car. His mind was a chaotic mess, like a Pandora's box had been flung open, releasing a flood of uncontrollable desires. He found himself longing for Chloe in a way he hadn't in years—not even with Linda.

had said that the burn injury he sustained years ago had damaged him fundamentally. That was why he and Linda had to use IVF to have their child. To this day, they hadn't had sex, which made Lucas feel he owed Linda deeply. But just now, it was as if a beast within him

to catch her sweet scent. Her skin was soft and smooth like

Chloe. He thought he was a normal guy. He would be burning with desire and feeling restless on lonely nights. But with Linda, he felt nothing. It wasn't that he couldn't. It was that he only reacted this way to Chloe. This realization left Lucas both depressed and angry. Once he calmed down, guilt toward Linda crept in. He smoked one cigarette after another in

in the lounge was

to seduce Lucas?" Linda demanded, showing a rare side of herself, one filled with

Linda used Vivian to set Chloe up: Their

I

just momentarily bewitched. Don't think he still has

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