Chapter 3
Category:
Romance
Author:
NoemiWords:1073Update time:25/05/26 20:02:29
"So, if things aren't going well, we can part ways anytime. If you want to leave, I won't stop you..."
The warm yellow light of the villa cast upon Lucian's flawless, still vibrant face, and for a moment, I felt like I was in a dream. My eyes stung with the emotion I was trying to suppress.
In the full-length mirror, I looked just as I did when I was 23—a red off-shoulder evening gown, chestnut waves cascading down my back. I must have looked beautiful.
It was a choice I made specifically for him—elegant yet not too showy, all to leave a good impression. But Lucian refused to even look at me.
On our wedding night, he even grabbed a pillow and retreated to the study, claiming he had a cleanliness obsession and couldn't sleep with a stranger.
I simply thought he had a peculiar temperament. Lucian was still talking in a low voice.
As the current head of the Lucian family, a titan of the business world, he was an expert negotiator, and I could barely find a word to counter his arguments.
"You..."
Lucian stared in disbelief, his eyes wide with shock. His cheeks flushed with color, and he trembled slightly, as though unable to grasp what he had just witnessed.
I wiped the lipstick mark I had left on his cheek, smiling brightly. "Lucian, are you sure you want to say this to me on our wedding night?"
"Are you sure you want to leave?"
Still clutching the pillow, Lucian awkwardly retreated to the study, almost fleeing the room.
His ears were red, his eyes avoiding mine. He looked just like the little rabbit I once raised as a child—a far cry from the proud and cold Lucian I knew.
I remembered what his mother had said in the past.
He liked me.
This is absolutely insane!
He always talks to me in such a cold, cutting tone—what girl would ever suspect he actually likes me?
For the next three months, just as in his previous life, Lucian would leave early in the morning and return late at night. Lucian came and went, always avoiding me.
But I had no intention of holding a grudge. After all, when dealing with a patient, one should have patience, shouldn't they?
Besides, given that I had lived a decade longer than him, in this new life, I was like a senior to him. And as a senior, I should care for and protect him.
When I showed up at the Lucian Corporation with lunch, Lucian's male secretary greeted me with surprise, calling me "Madam."
I interrupted him, "You can either call me Marie, or Miss Ferguson."
Many people follow the tradition of taking their partner's surname after marriage, but I find that idea unappealing. It feels like giving up a piece of my identity by losing the name that truly represents who I am.
The secretary quickly changed his tone, "Understood, Miss Ferguson. Please wait, your husband will be right with you."
……
She's so passionate about me.
It made me wonder—did Lucian really love me so much that everyone knew about it?
Why couldn't I see it?