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Lucas’s expression darkened, and his words left Emily confused and defensive.
“Lucas, what are you saying? Zoe’s money is something everyone wants. Haven’t you disliked Zoe for a long time?“>
Emily’s voice was sharp, and she stared at him coldly, clearly puzzled.§
At first, she genuinely liked Lucas. But when she learned that Sandra disliked me, she saw an opportunity–to win over her future mother–in–law, perhaps improving her chances to marry Lucas.>>
Sandra had told her that Lucas didn’t really like me, that he only cared about my money. Once Emily heard this, she began plotting to claim my money faster.
She planned to exploit Lucas’s kidnapping and my love for him.
It worked. Emily grew bolder in pursuing Lucas.
At first, Lucas didn’t notice her, but with Sandra’s help, she arranged a meeting at a drinking party. Emily deliberately asked Lucas to buy her several drinks, then seduced him.§
Lucas panicked at first, afraid I would find out.
Emily pretended to be innocent, shedding a few tears and saying softly,
“I don’t want you to take responsibility. I’m with you because I like you. I just want to silently be by your side. You don’t have to care about me.”
But once a man cheats, it’s hard to stop.
With Sandra’s support, Emily learned everything about Lucas’s life.§
She kept showing up in front of him, just like she said–to silently accompany him, appearing only when he was vulnerable and lonely. Slowly, Emily took up more and more space in Lucas’s heart and mind–more than I ever had.
When Lucas finally brought her into the company as his secretary and she became pregnant, Emily knew her moment had come. She secured her place as Lucas’s wife.
And I was reduced to a woman he only tolerated for money.
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Sandra had told her this directly.
Hearing Emily’s confession, Sandra looked desperate.§
Seeing Lucas’s face grow darker by the second, she hurried
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“It wasn’t me! I never said those things!“}
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But Lucas already understood everything.
No wonder Sandra favored Emily so much!
She had conspired with others to trap him–and to hurt Zoe as well!! Emily watched the tension and realization in his eyes and said quietly, “So, you still love Zoe? You regret betraying her, which is why you won’t use Her voice cracked with sadness. She had always thought she mattered to Lucas.} But she never expected that even after all their fights, Lucas still loved me.
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“Did you plan the kidnapping? Do you know it killed our first child?” Lucas’s eyes were red with pain as he gripped Emily’s shoulders tightly, demanding answers.
Emily was stunned. She opened her mouth but could not find words.
Suddenly, Lucas’s phone rang.
He answered quickly, and his eyes lit up as a surveillance video played.
It was footage of me meeting Zachary two days earlier.
In the video, my face was sorrowful.
“Zachary, I know you want me to join your company, but I can’t stay in this city any longer. I want to leave Lucas.”
“For the sake of our past cooperation, can you do me a favor?”
Zachary nodded.
And so, the plan began.
Zachary deliberately provoked Emily, causing her to harm herself.
Then, he proposed to take Emily away–but in reality, he was seizing control of Lucas’s company.
Compared to Lucas and Emily, I’d rather entrust the company to Zachary–at least he was straightforward.
The plan went smoothly, but I never expected Lucas to treat me so coldly for Emily’s sake.
The video shifted to the company gate–where I was taken away by Zachary’s men.§
“Tell Zachary the plan is going smoothly. Take me to the airport… I want to leave him forever.” The car drove off toward the airport.
But…
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When the car reached the airport, the license plate changed.
That meant…
I never went to the airport at all.
