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Helen was finding it difficult to control her excitement as she sat on a couch in a private lounge in the most exclusive club in London, a glass of whisky in her hand which she needed to reel in her feelings as she waited for Luca to arrive. When she got the call from Luca that they should meet, she was scared that he may have seen the countless messages she sent to Iris but he didn’t seem angry when they talked so that couldn’t be it.

She had contemplated not coming since it could be a trap but she was desperate. She wanted to be his wife. She wanted to live the life of luxury that swine was living, after all, it was all meant to be hers until she snatched it from her.

If there was one thing she didn’t delude herself for, it was Luca’s affection. The man was a cold-hearted bastard and would probably never come to like her if she succeeded in throwing Iris out and becoming his wife but who cares?

She didn’t want Luca to love her, she just wanted his last name and the privilege that ca