Lucy’s POV The second her gaze met mine, Jane's reaction froze. "L—Lucy, is that really you?" Jane asked uncomfortably, her mouth slowly opening. Vianne stepped forward and scrutinized me from head to toe, “It’s really you.” and she whispered in my ear, “How did you survive?” I smiled at her, “Maybe I should be the one who asked how you guys survive after all this time?” "What are you talking about?" Angela asked in response as she scowled at me. "Obviously, we had nothing to do with that assault on your life. That was Thomas." "And you can't do anything with it anymore," Cristelle said with a soft laugh. "We told your husband about him already, and guess what? Thomas is already locked up." My lips trembled as I asked in confusion, "Jail?" I thought Arman killed him the other day. "Yes, you heard it right. Thomas is already in prison," Jane replied while slowly shaking her glass of wine. And she smiled sweetly at me, "But if you came here to spite me. Don't bother doing i
Lucy’s POVMy heart was so heavy that I cried the whole way outside. It was so lonely, and I felt like no one cared about me, so I thought I was going crazy.The rain started pouring down as I crossed into the walking lane. I felt awful about myself, but I had to keep going. I stood in the middle of the road for a short time while tears slowly ran down my cheeks, but unexpectedly, someone grabbed me out of the road and hugged my small frame. My eyes suddenly widened as I saw it was Arman. He dragged me to the corner of the road and asked, "What are you doing? Are you planning to kill yourself?" "N–no." I then pushed him away and wiped my tears away. My evening gown was drenched, yet I couldn't help but shake as I gazed at him, as if he were in tears under the heavy downpour. He asked, "Do you hate me so much that you have to stand in the middle of the road to kill yourself? What would happen if I didn't save you? You never know what might happen to you!" I threw the wedding ring
Lucy’s POVAs soon as I stepped foot in the airport, an employee saw me and came up to say, "Hi, Miss Lucy Hansley, Arman Romano's wife, I assume?"I wasn't sure what to say at first, but I nodded and stated, "Y–Yes?" She forced a sweet smile on her face and said, "Mr. Romano has banned you from traveling right now." "What the heck?" I raised an eyebrow in surprise. How could that jerk stop me from going on a break? I thought he was set on letting me go, but now he's changed his mind. I clenched my hand and left without saying anything. Someone walked up to me as I dragged my luggage back to the cab stand. He was dressed in a blue royal suit and smiled at me. He extended his hand and said, "Hi, Mrs. Romano, I'm Anthony Hernandez, and I am your divorce lawyer."Damn! I was fed up with it all. This Arman Romano guy is making me crazy. I took a deep breath, shook the attorney's hand, and asked, "What are you doing here in the airport? Tell me, did he just tell you to follow me?" He
Lucy’s POVI never expected to see my grandma again after all these years. She has this ingrained belief that I am a product of an illicit love affair, so when I visited her in her Swiss home a long time ago, she seemed somewhat aloof from me. I took a deep breath and was about to say something, but her palm landed on my face.I touched the side of my face and slowly looked at her with shocked expression and asked, “Grandma—” "Don't call me your grandma. Your family and you are such a shame to my name. Oh, why are you even here? Do you not know that Mr. Roux owns this hotel? The one who fell victim to your father's con?" Stepping back, I noticed Jane's gleeful expression as she watched me cower in shame. "Maybe your dad owes a lot more to all my acquaintances," Grandma Barbara said as she sighed and looked at me with disgust. I wiped away my tears and pursed my lips. "Are you now completely deaf? I asked you, why are you here?" "He is still your son," I said as I looked up. "Yo
Lucy’s POV"Did you hear that right?! Or are you hearing impaired?" The moment she heard my humor, she looked completely crazy. Just as she was going to strike me, Arman intervened and prevented her hand from reaching my face. She looked at Arman in shock and said, “And who do you think you are?!” Arman gave my granny a piercing glare, but I yanked his hand away and said, "Arman—Stop it." "I always think I'm an angel, but it turns out I'm a demon who collects old souls like yours," he said as he plastered a sweet smile.When the tall, intimidating man in front of them said that, everyone's expressions changed to one of utter amazement. The hotel manager fearfully cleared his throat and said calmly, "Madam, the case is already over. Miss Hansley is leaving this hotel soon."Grandma’s lips quivered a bit and raised an eyebrow, “Well, that’s good news.” I could tell by the look on Jane's face that she was shocked and scared by what Arman had just said to them, so she grabbed Grandm
Lucy’s POVI hold my breath as I look at the divorce papers. That sour smile came from the fact that Arman and I were no longer tied. It was sad to say goodbye in this way, but I guess it's for the best since I can't change anything."Miss Hansley, congratulations," my divorce lawyer said with a smile, and he added, "There's no need to wait three months for it to be dealt with. You're now free."I smiled and sighed. "Thank you, Mr. Hernandez." He took out two keys from his suitcase and said, "These are the keys to your new home. The other key is for your new car." "And here's your new bank account that Mr. Romano has already deposited the one million dollars in compensation," he added, presenting me with the bank passbook.This level of generosity from Arman is unbelievable. As in, he paid for everything so I wouldn't complain; he gave this to me so I wouldn't worry about him anymore.He paid me this much because he wanted me to stay out of his life.I bit my lower lip and smiled bi
Lucy’s POVAs I stared at him, holding my breath, I tried to clear my vision, but I still couldn't place this man. Slowly, he moved toward me, and I moved back while I thought about what to do. A voice in my head tells me to run, but I can't move. I was shocked and couldn't move while looking at the man who was getting closer and closer.Until I saw him slowly take something out of his leather jacket. At that moment, I decided to run away from him and clutched my purse. I turned away from him and scanned my surroundings, hoping to find an exit.I turned the corner and saw the word "exit." I sped to the exit while panicking and quickly breathing. I stumbled a little, but when I looked back, he still followed me, which widened my eyes. I took off my green stilettos and ran as fast as I could.I kept running and running, eventually running into someone on the street. My heart dropped as I realized this man could also put me in danger. I moved away from him slowly and looked up to see h
Lucy’s POVI wanted to stop him, but I couldn't, as it would be pointless if I didn't have the right to begin with. I kept telling myself that I couldn't think about him anymore because there were more important things to do. Edward dropped me off at my newly vacant villa and suddenly asked, "Are you sad that he's leaving the country today?" "No. Why do I feel sad that he's leaving the country? He's no longer my business."I smiled at him and then took my bag. But before I got out of his car, I told him, "Thank you for today. But my house is still empty, and I don't have anything to offer. I wish I could ask you over for coffee. Perhaps another time?" He shrugged his shoulders and put on a cute smile. "It's okay. I get it. Here is my phone number in case you need to get in touch with me." He gave me his business card and put it in my hand. "Call me any time." I softly smiled and said, "Uh, okay. Sure." And he left.When I opened my phone to read Mr. Hernandez's instructions, it