Chapter 124:

She stressed the words “twenty days” with a sardonic twist.

Belinda’s expression didn’t waver. “So what?” she retorted, her defiance clear. “Until Lucas and I are formally divorced, I remain his wife. And you, Miss Reed, are nothing but a homewrecker!”

Verena’s face contorted with emotion as she glared at Belinda. “Who are you calling the homewrecker here, Mrs. Clark? Lucas and I were in love first.”

Belinda’s laugh was light, almost airy, as she replied, “Lucas and I are still legally married, our union sanctioned and protected by the law. And you, Miss Reed? You’re merely an old flame of his, nothing more.”

Verena’s lips quivered, and she pressed them together, unable to counter the truth in Belinda’s words.

Belinda’s expression remained calm, her demeanor unshaken. “Once the divorce is finalized, feel free to pursue Lucas. Do whatever you want then. But before that, I expect you to respect my marriage with Lucas and keep your distance from him.”

Reed, consider this my last warning. If I catch you asking Lucas to see you at odd hours or delivering him meals like today, I

her heel and stepped into the elevator without a backward

from white to flushed as anger and humiliation surged through her veins. The power Belinda wielded over her, simply by virtue of being Lucas’ lawful

boiled at that moment! Yet, as her initial rage began to wane, a sliver of consolation crept in. Only twenty days remained until the divorce was finalized. She reassured herself silently

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would make sure Belinda

as she was thinking about that, her phone suddenly chimed, snapping her back to reality. She took out her phone and checked the message she had just

night at ten, Room 3202, Sumner

she gripped her phone, the message glaring back

clear and curt, and it

the last person she expected to hear from at this time, the one who could turn her already turbulent world

pounded in her chest, and a cold sweat broke out across her forehead as she

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