Novel1The phone line went silent for a moment.
Chloe casually asked, "Didn't you hear they've already tied the knot?" Her eyes locked onto Lucas as she spoke.
Lucas had been staring at the floor, avoiding Chloe's gaze. But when he heard her voice over the phone, he
snapped his head up. With Chloe's phone on speaker, everyone around could clearly hear what was being said.
Lucas was taken aback that Chloe would actually call Tara.
Tara's voice cthrough the phone, as furious as a storm: "That jerk, sneaking off to marry that sly fox behind
everyone's back! He used to swear he was done with her, even claimed he couldn't forget you and would wait for
you forever, never marrying. | felt sorry for him! Who knew he was living a double life, saying one thing to your
face and doing another behind your back..."
Tara was livid: "That bastard, just wait until | get my hands on both of them..." With that, Tara slammed down the
phone.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBarely three seconds later, Lucas's phone buzzed. He knew exactly who was calling. Holding the phone, he didn't
answer, his eyes fixed on Chloe.
The things Tara blurted out were his own buried feelings. He truly couldn't let Chloe go and had planned to stay
single, always waiting for her. But when Chloe heard those words, her face remained expressionless, with even a
hint of impatience and disdain in her eyes. Was he, Lucas, really so worthless in her eyes now?
Linda's face briefly showed her irritation too. Her marriage to Lucas was something the Moncada family was
clueless about. She had been keeping tabs on Chloe's life and deliberately chose to get married on the sday
as Chloe, just to see her reaction. But today, Linda was sorely disappointed.
Lucas had turned off his phone.
Linda tightened her grip on his arm: "No matter how the Moncada family sees me, whether they acceptor
not, Luca's heart has always been only with me, and soon we'll be a happy family of three."
Linda placed a hand on her belly and looked at Lucas: "Luca, let's go. We've got a prenatal appointment to get
to."
Lucas didn't want to be here in the
first place. He was dragged along by
Linda. He hadn't expected Linda's
plotting to be so spot-on, even making him stumble upon Chloe and Connor getting their marriage license.
Lucas felt a heavy weight in his chest, making it hard to breathe. The girl who'd been his childhood friend for two
decades, who shared his youth was really married to someone else now. All he wanted was to get out of there.
Lucas shot Linda a cold glance, his voice frosty: "Let's go."
They'd barely taken a few steps when Connor called out, "Mr. Lucas, hold on a sec."
Lucas stopped, turning around: "What's up?"
Connor's face wore a smile, but his eyes were icy. One hand in his pocket, dressed sharply in a tailored suit, he
looked every bit the dashing gentleman. In Lucas's eyes, he seemed so full of life and triumph. Lucas thought he
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmwas gearing up to brag about marrying Chloe. His expression and tone were tinged with hostility and cool
indifference.
But then Connor said, "Today's not a holiday, is it? So, is Mr. Lucas skipping work today?"
Lucas was caught off guard. It was Monday, definitely not a day off. He wasn't sure why Connor brought this up,
but a sinking feeling started to settle in.
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