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CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED & TWENTY SIX
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No Longer His Ugly Wife CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED & THIRTY
Lucy’s POV“No! No, no! You’re not supposed to be here!” I exclaimed. “I told Ray that I wanted nothing to do with-”“I know! I know,” He quipped. “Please give me a second to explain everything. Please.” He begged me.How could I object? So much had gone on in the course of the time between the last time I’d seen him and this moment. Then to hear Kingsley's name in a hard-hitting scandal yet again.I needed to know what was going on.“Okay,” I finally gave in, my voice barely above a whisper. “Come…to my office.” He nodded, and waited for me to lead the way up the stairs.After I closed the door to my office, Alaric wasted no time in speaking, “I’m assuming you’ve seen what’s been on the news.”“Of course, I have,” I managed to say, though flustered as I was. “From the moment that Ray left my restaurant until now.” I alluded to the fact that I had done exactly as he requested via Ray’s message.“And I have to say, I wasn’t expecting any of this. Is it really true? What they’re sayin
No Longer His Ugly Wife CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED & TWENTY NINE
Alaric’s POVThe murmurs began. I knew that I had to immediately explain what was going on before I lost the audience. “I know that you all have your questions. That you’re wondering why you’re here if not for a wedding, because the truth of the matter is, there will be no wedding today.” “Alaric, what the hell are you doing?” My dad’s aggression could be heard in the background but I ignored him. “Truth is, we are all here today to expose all of the underhanded dealings that have led up to this moment.” I announced it to everyone. “I never wanted to marry Livia Simmons and I never stopped loving Lucy Whitmore.”The crowd gasped. There were some who clearly still had their doubts. “I know that this may sound incredulous, but I have proof.”I moved to the side, and immediately a projector screen began to lower. Nothing played on it yet, however. Everyone needed to hear an introduction to the monster that they called friend.“She drives me crazy!” Livia declared through the audio.
No Longer His Ugly Wife CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED & TWENTY EIGHT
Alaric’s POV“Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today…”The priest began to perform the ceremony, adding in his own small anecdotes and jokes in between his performance. Because that’s exactly what it was. A performance. For the audience. For the cameras that Livia insisted be present for this mockery.Something, she’d soon regret.Every single thing he said seemed to be centered around Liv, and how amazing she was. How great of a catch she would be as a wife as well as great addition to the Kingsley name.It was deplorable that she’d even had the priest spinning around on her little wheel self-assured fancy.But things would soon change.“Before we move any further, I must ask if there are any objections to this union.” I looked Livia in the eyes, and she looked into my eyes with triumphant confidence. She knew that this was going to happen. That everything was going to go her way.“Of course there are no objections, father,” She said to the priest. “Now let’s get on with this
No Longer His Ugly Wife CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED & TWENTY SEVEN
Lucy’s POVIt had been days since the attack. Insurance was taking care of the damages to my property.“Even with the restaurant temporarily closed, you’re still raking in,” Amanda said as she rounded the corner.While all of the appliances were fixed, the interior still needed some work. So the restaurant wasn’t available for dine-in, but we still did pick-up and deliveries so that the employees could sustain steady income. “Thank you for taking a few days to help me, Manda. You didn’t have to do that.” “Of course, I did,” she said. “You shouldn’t even be here, Luce. I told you that I could run this place and the Whisk while you rest.” “I need to be doing something,” I sighed. “Yeah, but with your injuries-”“My injuries are more mental than physical-”“But, Lucy, you said that he-”“I know, Manda!” I snapped unintentionally. I paused, took a deep breath. “I’m sorry,” I muttered, fighting the tremble in my voice. “I…I didn’t mean to-”“I know,” Amanda said. “I’m the one who shoul
No Longer His Ugly Wife CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED & TWENTY SIX
Alaric’s POVIt was the night of the engagement party and somehow, despite my transgressions that night in visiting Lucy, I had managed to placate Livia without giving into her desires.Convincing her that my still being in love with Lucy had nothing to do with not making love to her, took effort, but worked in the end.“Sex after our marriage would solidify our unity in a way that could never be for Lucy and I.” Is what I told her that night. And she believed every word of it. Reluctantly, at first, but in the end, Livia was so desperate for my affection, she’d believe almost anything.Now, all that was left to do was smile and wait. As she lived on cloud nine at our engagement party, I suffered in silence. “Congratulations on your…new engagement, Mr. Kingsley,” A friend of the Simmons family had said on approach.I smiled, and wrapped my arm around Livia’s waist. “Well, what can I say? We owed it ourselves to give this thing a chance. Right, dear?” She looked up at me adoringly,
No Longer His Ugly Wife CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED & TWENTY FIVE
Alaric’s POV“Where is she?!” I growled as I shoved passed the yellow tape. I froze stunned when I saw the damage done to Lucy’s restaurant; the windows were shattered, a chair hanging out of one.Further in, tables were turned over, the warmer was broken. The bannister leading up the stairs was bent.“Mr. Kingsley!” Stephanie exclaimed as she stumbled towards me. Her eyes were misty with tears as she ran up to me. “Steph, are you okay? What’s going on?”She shook her head. “I’m-I’m fine,” she cried. “What happened?” I demanded, looking around to figure out where Lucy was. “Where is Lucy?” “She’s in the back. In her office.” Stephanie took my hand and led me to the back through the kitchen and into her office where the paramedics as well as the police were standing. “What’s going on here-”My words sank in my throat when I saw her sitting there, her hands wrapped around the back of the chair.Her shirt was torn, bra ripped at the strap, and her lip cut. Her hair was disheveled an
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