Chapter 4

The next day, Lucas brought Nara home. He even gave a justification for his actions.

"Elena, Nara's quite pitiful. She's been living alone in the lakeside villa, and I'm just afraid someone might harass her. Go ahead and make the arrangements. She'll be staying here for the time being."

After speaking, he patted my shoulder and turned to leave.

The corners of Nara's lips lifted uncontrollably. She smiled as she gently touched the wolf fang necklace around her neck.

"Elena, sweetheart, I'm so sorry. I asked Lucas to go home last night, but he insisted on taking care of me. Oh, gosh. I guess such clingy behavior must've made you worry. I've already talked to him. He'll try to show you more respect from now on, or those reporters won't stop laughing at you.

"Honestly, I should thank you for taking care of him all these years…"

She was waiting for me to explode in rage. Unfortunately for her, I simply gave a faint smile, not at all bothered by Lucas' behavior.

"It's fine. Lucas and I are husband and wife. His decision is mine too. I trust he knows what he's doing. But I do worry about you. So many people are calling you the mistress. Our noble Ms. Nara Boris, I hope you won't start coughing up blood from anger.

"As for that wolf fang necklace on your neck? It's completely worthless. How could it compare to a multi-million-dollar diamond ring?"

Her hand froze on the necklace. Frowning, she asked, "What did you say?"

"I said, only someone poor would be satisfied with a wolf fang necklace. I'm Lucas' legal wife. Half of everything he owns belongs to me."

"That's impossible!" Nara's face twisted with rage. She swung her hand at me, aiming for my face.

Nonetheless, I was not about to indulge her and swiftly sidestepped. She lost her balance and fell to the floor instead.

In an instant, she pulled a silver dagger from her clothes and lunged at me. I dodged in haste, but her blade still grazed my arm, leaving a shallow cut.

I quickly grabbed the knife from her. I was about to throw it away when Lucas returned for some reason and caught me from behind.

His voice was cold as he questioned, "Elena, how dare you hurt her?"

I laughed in disbelief, turning around to face him. "If I hadn't grabbed the knife in time, it would've been buried in my throat."

Lucas glanced at the blood on the blade, stunned for a moment.

"Nara, why did you stab Elena?"

Nara immediately threw herself into his arms, crying miserably. "Lucas, I didn't mean to. Elena called me a mistress… And she hit me… She said I wasn't worthy of you. I love you so much, and I blacked out when I heard her say that. I didn't even know what I was doing…"

The moment Lucas heard her, his heart softened. He pulled her into his arms with a look of indulgence.

"Alright, alright. As long as I'm here, no one is allowed to bully you. Be more careful next time. That silver dagger is dangerous. You could hurt yourself by accident."

I pressed a hand to the wound on my arm, feeling too drained to argue.

Once, someone had treated me like a treasure. He would never let me suffer even the slightest injustice. However, that person was already gone.

Just then, Leah arrived. She immediately called for the maids to bring a first aid kit.

"Lucas, this is outrageous. Elena is your wife! She has always been sensible and ambitious since she was a child. Only she is fit to become the future Luna. Have you forgotten? You once said you'd cherish her and grow old with her. If you hurt her now, don't regret it later!"

Leah had never married as she had devoted her life entirely to the family. Lucas had always respected her for that.

Yet now, he simply gave a cold chuckle.

"I really did start to accept Elena in the past few months. I even tried to love her. But now that Nara is back, what could possibly be more important than her?"

Leah grew so angry that her voice rose. "You treat marriage like a game. What do you expect Elena to do now?"

Lucas raised an indifferent eyebrow. "This is a small matter. I'll handle it."

Leah blurted out, "Do you even know that Elena's—"

I reached out and grabbed her arm, stopping her before she could say more. Lucas' face twisted into mockery.

"What about Elena? Ha, don't tell me she has some terminal illness and you expect me to treat her kindly because of that?"

I smiled. "No. I don't need your concern."

Lucas no longer looked at me. He left while taking Nara with him.

He did not even notice that the wound on my hand had begun to rot rapidly, blood still dripping steadily to the floor.

The injury from the silver dagger, coupled with the wolfsbane already in my system, made the bleeding uncontrollable. It was like a broken dam as blood gushed out of the wound.

Leah turned around just then and was stunned by the large pool of blood on the floor.

"Elena, are you alright?"

Just before I passed out, I gave her a faint smile. "I'm fine… Just a little cold…"

I thought to myself, 'Lucas, I only have one month left to live, and I only have one wish before I die. But I suppose… There's no need for you to know about it.'