A Love That Transcends Mere Romance

Nina couldn't understand how everything had turned out this way.In the beginning, Lucas was the one who pursued her. Unlike other short-lived suitors, his love was all-consuming. He chased her for two full years, during which she rejected him almost daily. But this never dampened his enthusiasm. He still sent her flowers every day, personally waited in line for hours just to buy her favorite gourmet cream puffs, kept track of her every move, and whenever she lingered on something while shopping, it would inevitably appear on her desk the next day, beautifully wrapped as a gift...Between them, though there wasn't a passionate, dramatic romance, the tenderness that flowed through their quiet days together was enough to touch Nina's heart.On the day he confessed his love, Lucas spared no expense and rented the entire theme park. After nightfall, he presented Nina with a fireworks show created just for her.As the dazzling fireworks filled the sky, Nina was moved to tears. Lucas kis

Nina swore she really wanted to believe Lucas.But how could she believe him? He still smelled of that woman's perfume, which hadn't washed off even after his shower, and there were faint kiss marks visible beneath his collar...Lucas, please tell me, what do I need to do to believe you?Nina looked at Lucas with furrowed brows, her eyes filled with sorrow.But Lucas just smiled. He playfully tapped the tip of Nina's nose, then slipped the blue diamond ring onto her finger. "You little troublemaker, you accuse me wrongly and then you're the one who gets upset?"He reached out to wipe away her tears. "There, no more crying.""I'm giving you the ring now, but you'll have to wait until tonight's fireworks show for the necklace and bracelet."Looking at Lucas with his eyes full of tenderness, Nina suddenly felt that exposing him seemed pointless.She had already broken down, her eyes red from crying, yet he maintained his composure perfectly, with no flaws in his words or behavior.

Nina sometimes couldn't help thinking that perhaps all married men were natural-born actors. Otherwise, how could Lucas and Henry act so convincingly?"Hehe, Nina, don't be angry. I just wanted my little sweetheart to earn some extra cash," Henry acted as if it were completely real. "Since Lucas was going to spend money to make you happy anyway, better for my Melody to earn it than some stranger.""Get lost!" Lucas kicked Henry as soon as he approached. "Let me tell you, my Nina is upset with me today because of you! You keep a mistress, and I almost took the blame for it!"They were such convincing actors! Nina silently applauded these two married men in her mind. If she hadn't personally witnessed Lucas passionately embracing Melody at the bathroom entrance just hours ago, she might have actually believed them."What? Nina actually suspected you of having a mistress?" Henry widened his eyes, displaying a look of disbelief. “Nina, you must be joking! Everyone in our circle knows L

As night fell, Nina walked into Lucas's study with the divorce papers in hand.Lucas was wearing headphones, listening to something. When he saw Nina enter, he said quietly, "Nina, I'm in a Zoom meeting. Could you come back in a bit?"Meeting? Nina's gaze dropped to Lucas's lower body. His belt was undone, and his pants were hanging loosely on him...What meeting? He was clearly engaged in a sex video call with Melody.She had entered too quickly. He had only managed to pull up his pants but hadn't had time to zip them."It's just a signature, it won't take long," Nina said, taking out the divorce papers, turning to the signature page, and handing it to Lucas.Lucas was still wearing his headphones. Melody was probably teasing him on the other end, and he was so distracted that he didn't even look at what Nina had given him. He simply signed it.Nina laughed bitterly as she took back the divorce papers. "Aren't you going to look at what you're signing?" she asked with a smile.

"Beep—beep—beep—"The phone went dead, and Lucas suddenly came to his senses.What had he just done?!The car had reached an intersection, and because Lucas was momentarily distracted, he hadn't noticed that the traffic light had turned red. He nearly crashed into a truck coming from the left.Fortunately, Lucas had quick reflexes and impressive driving skills. He turned the wheel in time, drifting to the side of the road, narrowly avoiding an accident.But Melody hit her head on the car door from the momentum."Ouch..." She had just begun to whimper in pain with tears in her eyes when Lucas grabbed her throat with one hand!The man's eyes were terrifying like never before. "Melody, are you tired of living?"Melody turned pale with fear. She immediately stopped her antics and tearfully apologized, "My king, your little kitty was wrong. I'll never dare do it again. Please don't be angry, okay?"But Lucas didn't cool down easily like he usually did. Instead, he slapped Melody ha