The Bride’s Revenge

Chapter 43 Outside Lucas’s House

Marion kept a composed face. She had figured out that Jameson was not giving up. She pursed her lips and looked up at Lucas with a hint of embarrassment. “I probably won’t go back tonight.”

Her hand tightened nervously, fearing Lucas might not let her stay over that night.

“Moving in early might be a good idea,” he said casually.

He turned off the TV, and the surveillance footage disappeared. Lucas put down the remote control and gazed at Marion. In a calm and unhurried manner, he added, “I forgot to mention, Mrs. Craig,

our house has only one bedroom.”

Was he joking? Marion found it hard to believe. After a pause, she cautiously asked, “In such a large place, you only have one bedroom?”

“It seems that you don’t quite trust me,” Lucas remarked, as he rose from his seat and walked toward

her.

Marion watched him approach. “Wha–what’s happening?”

“Let me take you upstairs for a tour.”

A fresh scent of wood wafted through the air, growing stronger. Marion looked at Lucas as he once again lifted her into his arms. She hesitated to say she did not need to be carried but felt it might

offend him.

it was not the first time he’s carried me‘ she thought to herself.

The rooms on the upper floor were concealed behind hidden doors, and

the study, followed by the gym, and finally to the bedroom at the end of the hallway. The bedroom was spacious, featuring not only a bed but also a

a bathroom of about

on the bed, Marion heard Lucas speak as she settled in. “The basement is the entertainment

villa was expansive, with well–designed and generously sized functional areas.

be as difficult to accept as she initially thought. The division of

take a shower,” he said then entered the bathroom, leaving Marion alone on the bed.

was quite large.

towards the bathroom. She could feel

43 Outside Lucas’s House

not, as a ‘fake couple‘ they could not share a

cover her face,

situation was easily resolved. Later, when Lucas came out, she would

conversation with

person who could not possibly be oblivious to why she insisted on getting married

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true. Although her marriage with Lucas was not something she could break off in the short term, she was

was more focused on completely getting rid of him.

labeled her as despicable or shameless, she indeed needed assistance. So bluntly speaking, she was

contemplating this, her phone suddenly lit up with a message from Cassie.