ログイン"This is a love letter I never had the courage to send. Cecilia, I think I’ve fallen for you. But Marcus is by your side. When you look at him, your eyes shine. I know this can only ever be a secret crush."Standing there in her white wedding gown, Cecilia’s eyes grew wet.She truly hadn’t expected that Lucas had started secretly loving her back in high school.Through tear-filled eyes, she looked at him.Just then, a hotel security guard rushed in, breathless.“Mr. Paterson! Someone is trying to jump from the rooftop of the hotel. It’s… it’s Mr. Leedon.”Cecilia’s hand began to tremble.She had thought she made everything clear to Marcus yesterday.Lucas looked at her.“Cecilia, I’ll go handle it.”Cecilia shook her head.“Lucas… let the wedding continue as planned. Delay it by twenty minutes. Is that okay?”Lucas pulled her gently into his arms. His voice was soft.“I know if something happens to him, you won’t feel okay about it. I’ll wait for you.”Tears welled in Cec
Marcus never expected that after spending five years searching for her overseas, Cecilia had actually been in the country the whole time, with Lucas.By the time Marcus flew back to Summerville, it was already the next day.He went straight to Paterson Group and stormed into the CEO’s office.The first person he saw was Cecilia.His eyes instantly reddened. He rushed forward and pulled her tightly into his arms.His whole body was trembling.“Cecilia… Cecilia, I finally found you.”Cecilia knew Marcus had spent all these years searching for her around the world.And when the wedding was made public this time, she had already expected him to come back.“Marcus, this is my husband’s office.”Marcus’s body stiffened. Anger flared in his eyes.“No. I won’t let you marry anyone else. You can only be mine. I’ve been looking for you for so long.”Cecilia looked at him coldly.“Marcus, I was only abroad for one year. For the other four years, I was right here in Summerville.”She
Marcus watched the helicopter carrying Cecilia disappear into the distance.His own helicopter had already landed on the lawn.But he didn’t move for a long time.His bloodshot eyes were filled with pain.Cecilia’s final words kept echoing in his mind.She had said that no explanation mattered anymore.Her weak, exhausted voice had been full of disappointment and finality.He had hurt Cecilia so deeply, yet she never once lashed out at him.And the cruelest revenge she gave him was this—she disappeared from his world completely.Marcus collapsed.He fell seriously ill and was rushed to the hospital.After three days and three nights of emergency treatment, he finally survived.Only one person came to see him.Donovan.He said, “Marcus, the bridal boutique where you and Lucy held that wedding… it belonged to Cecilia.”Marcus fell into complete despair.He ripped the IV needle from the back of his hand.Blood streamed down as he rushed out like a madman and headed stra
A month ago, when Cecilia left Summerville, Marcus had publicly announced his relationship with Lucy.And now, less than a month later, he was begging her to come back.How ridiculous.Cecilia returned to the hotel.But at the entrance, she ran into Lucas.His voice was low and magnetic.“Marcus came looking for you earlier, but I told security not to let him in.”Cecilia nodded slightly.“Thank you, Mr. Paterson.”Lucas’s gaze darkened.“Cecilia, you can just call me Lucas. We were classmates, after all.”The corner of Cecilia’s lips lifted faintly.“Alright. Then I’ll have to trouble you these next few days, Lucas.”“It’s no trouble.”At that moment, Marcus’s car pulled up outside the hotel.The moment he stepped out, Lucas’s expression turned guarded.Cecilia glanced at Marcus behind her.Then she spoke calmly.“The Summer family and the Leedon family now have only one relationship left—plaintiff and defendant. Mr. Leedon, we’ll see each other in court.”For the m
“Seven years ago, out of guilt, I secretly transferred all the shares under my name to Cecilia. And now every last one of those shares has been acquired by the Paterson family. Grandpa, back then you forced me to marry Lucy. In exchange, I wanted every share of Leedon Group that was in your hands. And now, Leedon Group is finished.”Old Mr. Leedon coughed up a mouthful of blood.“What did you say?!”The smile on Marcus’s lips deepened.“Cecilia was the one controlling Leedon Group’s shares all these years. Grandpa, you sold off Leedon Group with your own hands.”His grandfather flew into a rage.“You worthless fool! Get those shares back! That was my life’s work! And you gave all of it to that old Summer bastard’s granddaughter? Marcus, I should have killed Cecilia too back then. Leaving that little curse alive is what destroyed the Leedon family!”Marcus could feel the hatred Mr. Leedon held toward the Summer family, and toward Cecilia.All these years, he had been blind.He
And for Lucy’s sake, Marcus had even had Cecilia’s uterus removed.Marcus didn’t even dare imagine how desperate Cecilia must have felt lying on that operating table.At the time, all he could think about was making it up to Lucy.He had only thought that since Cecilia could never have children anyway, losing her uterus didn’t matter.But he had never considered that the fragile womb he threw away had once carried his two children.He had never realized that Cecilia had paid such a terrible price, all because she wanted to give him the best gift she could.And he had destroyed it all.He had lost it all.Every time Cecilia went to try for a pregnancy, she had done it behind his back.Looking at the dates on the medical reports, Marcus realized they all happened while he was at work.He suddenly remembered one time he had called her, and something had sounded off in her voice.“Marcus, why do you keep calling me? I’m not feeling well.”He had rushed home immediately, only to







