I leaned on the coffee table, staring at her intently.
“Why not? You can’t afford Lucas’s treatment anymore. His condition haunt improved at all during the time he’s been with you.”
LIBZEUM USATHENTAI LESQUILES, NIIe vesi payunoregais, ne can gerine vest.
“I am his lover”
linterrupted her.
The woman finally looked up at me, her exquisite makeup reflecting nothing but disdain.
“Who knows? He hasn’t married you. Lucas hasn’t married you.”
“He said he would marry me.”
“But how he hates you. Look-”
The woman pulled out a small knife from her pocket and held it against my neck.
She turned me towards the staircase, where Lucas was slowly walking down.
The man watched expressionlessly as Chloe held the knife to my throat.
“See, even if I killed you right here, he wouldn’t have any reaction.”
It was like she was choking me and saying, look, your conscience has been fed to the dogs.
How good had I been to Lucas? So good that I had almost torn out my heart for him.
But when my life was threatened, he didn’t even spare me a glance.
It seemed like all my
y efforts had been in vain.
So… I might as well make more efforts.
This was t
was the promise between Lucas and me. We said we wouldn’t give up on each other.
No matter what
My hand slowly gripped the blade.
Of course, Chloe didn’t really
want to hurt me. Her movement obviously hesitated,
“I won’t let you take Lucas away”
in the midst of the silent standoff, she suddenly smiled.
“Then let’s com
compete fairly
“Let Lucas choose. Wispever wins, Lucas goes with ther
them
“How about that?
Lucas wault an object. Lucas w
wasn’t something to be fought over.
After they left, I sat alone on the sola
The light in the living room really want bright enough I should change it one of these days.
I lowered my head until a a
until a shadow enveloped me. His stood in front of me, his volca flat and emotionless.
“They didn’t break in I opened the door for them
“When that woman held a knife to your throat, i really didn’t feal anything”
Lucas seemed to know too well how to stab knives into my heart.
I looked up at him, seeing my own reflection in his dark eyes. I looked so flustered.
Lasked him softly.
