Anne lifted her hand, intending to wipe the corner of Nigel's lips. "Nigel, are you

okay?"

Before she could touch him, Nigel took a step back. "I'm heading home."

With that, he left.

Anne's hand froze midair. Now that no one else was around, she dropped the

gentle act, her expression twisting with resentment and malice.

She hated Fiona.

Anne was the daughter of the Hampton family's driver. Years ago, her father had

died saving Nigel's father, leaving her an orphan.

Out of gratitude, Nigel had always looked after her, and she had grown up

alongside Nigel.

She had loved him for as long as she could remember, convinced that one day

she would marry him and become his wife.

However, out of nowhere, the Hamptons and the Jakemans arranged a marriage

alliance, and Nigel married Fiona.

At first, Anne consoled herself with the thought that Fiona was nothing more than

a bargaining chip. She had always thought Fiona was just a woman doomed to a

lonely life in a loveless marriage, but that wasn't the case.

Fiona was a seductress. The moment she married into the family, she latched

and never

Nigel's study one night two years into their

closed,

through the gap, she saw them.

desk when Nigel was

lap, and her slip dress slipped

bare, silken skin.

"I still have a lot of work

him and said, "Stop working, darling. I

arms and replied, "Let's go

"Let's do it right here in

tilted his head back and kissed her, letting her hands slip under his

shirt and roam wherever they

"I heard you hired

"Who?"

play dumb. That gorgeous secretary of yours-she's practically

like a meal."

have no

since you don't even know her, I'll just tell your secretary to

her transferred somewhere else."

"Do as you like."

Satisfied, Fiona's voice turned

do you think

It's your fault for

and rich. If

an eye on you,

'feeding the public."

serious

hand under her dress. "You

a chance to.

every night-there's nothing

for anyone else."

"Darling,

with the

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