Chapter 5

It felt as if she had suddenly fallen into an ice cellar. So cold—despite the height of summer, Nina was shivering uncontrollably.

She thought she was strong enough. She thought she could accept all this. But when she saw it with her own eyes, she couldn't help feeling physically sick.

She rushed out of the bathroom and vomited repeatedly.

From the bathroom behind her came intense sounds of movement and muffled breathing. Since Lucas had rented the entire park today, there were no other visitors, so he was letting loose without restraint.

Nina felt she couldn't stay in this place for even one more second. After finishing, she turned and left immediately.

She took a taxi home and replied to her lawyer's message on the way: "I'm at home. Please have the divorce papers delivered right away."

An hour later, the lawyer personally delivered the divorce papers.

Just then, Lucas also came racing home in his car.

"Nina, why did you leave without saying anything?" His handsome face was filled with concern. "Did I do something wrong to upset you?"

Nina looked up, staring at Lucas for a moment before saying, "I waited for you for a long time but didn't see you return. I thought you might have gone to meet Melody in private, so I just came home by myself."

Lucas's expression froze for an instant but quickly returned to normal.

"My little queen, are you determined to wrongfully accuse me?" Lucas's tone was exasperated yet indulgent. "I swear to you, I invited Melody only because I discovered her in your music playlist, and she just happened to..."

At this point, Lucas suddenly stopped. He looked hesitant, as if considering whether to tell Nina the rest.

Nina's dark eyes deepened. "She just happened to what?"

"Ah!" Lucas let out a long sigh. "I didn't want to betray my friend, but my wife is much more important. Since my wife suspects me, I have no choice but to sell out my buddy."

With that, Lucas opened the car door. "Get in. I'll tell you the truth!"

What game is he playing now? Nina frowned slightly but didn't say anything. She just took the divorce papers and got into the car.

"What's this?" Lucas glanced at the envelope in Nina's hand, asking with slight curiosity.

Nina lowered her eyes and replied flatly, "I'll show you tonight."

Soon, the car stopped in front of a private club. Lucas led Nina inside.

In the club's VIP room, Lucas's good friend Henry was embracing a sexy woman. When he saw Lucas bringing Nina in, he looked up with drunk, hazy eyes and said, "Hey, Lucas, perfect timing! I was just about to look for you!"

"Didn't we agree that my Melody would dress up as that cartoon princess and sing for your wife to celebrate her birthday? But Melody just came back by herself. She told me your wife was angry... I don't get it. Why would she be upset? Doesn't my Melody sing well?"

Nina suddenly realized that the woman cuddling with Henry was none other than Melody, who had changed out of her costume.

"Nina, I know you have a thing about cleanliness, so I didn't want to bring these messy affairs to your attention. But if I don't, I'll be wrongfully accused like some modern-day martyr," Lucas said helplessly. "So I'll just tell you the truth—Melody is actually Henry's mistress. I invited her to sing for you only as a favor to him."