I chewed on my food slowly and didn't know what reason I could use to put Lucas off. In the end, I decided to keep silent. "Why aren't you talking?" Lucas continued to ask. I lowered my head and kept silent, ignoring him. He had no choice but to give up. After the meal, he took me to a nearby mall. "You need to get some new clothes," Lucas said and sized me up. I said with dissatisfaction, "Why? I don't need any new clothes." I didn't have much savings for new clothes. Lucas raised his eyebrows and said disdainfully, "Look at the clothes you are wearing now. They are cheap and prove that you have bad taste in clothing." "How can you judge me like that?" I complained. "If it was only for yourself, I wouldn't care about it." Lucas snorted coldly. "But you are going to be my secretary and represent me. How will my clients see me if you wear such shabby clothes?" I picked some less expensive dresses

As I walked, I wondered who this woman was. She looked vulgar and was not the same kind of person as Tasha.I felt strange. Since Tasha and I became friends, we shared everything. If Tasha had a new friend, why wouldn't she tell me?I looked at the woman. We were both somewhat embarrassed.At that time, Tasha returned."Tasha, your friend is here. Why didn't you tell me?" I walked over and asked.The strange woman turned to me. Tasha glared at her and then Tasha smiled at me.She said, "I don't have a husband. Can't I have a few more friends?""Of course you can," I said with a smile.I breathed a sigh of relief when Tasha joked with me. I put my bag on the sofa and went to the bathroom. When I came out, I saw a person sitting next to Tasha's friend."Tasha, is there another guest?"Tasha did not answer me. I felt a little strange and walked closer, only to see Derek's malicious face.I

As Lucas spoke, there was no smile on his face.As an Alpha, his aura was powerful and dangerous.It made him look particularly terrifying.I could tell that Lucas was furious at the moment.After Lucas gave his order, those strong men said yes spontaneously.Then, they walked into the house and closed the door. Soon after, heart-wrenching screams came through the door. Lucas carried me to the car. I watched as the car drove away from Tasha's house, and I finally felt a little relieved.Lucas was driving quietly. I couldn't help but ask, "How did you find me?"His expression had returned to normal. He said, "When I called you, I felt strange because you kept addressing me as Marshall. At first, I thought that I called you at the wrong time, so I hung up. But soon, I realized that something was off. I found the location of your phone and got a locksmith to open the door to Tasha's house.""And..." Lucas paus

Now, I thought about it carefully. Why would Tasha suddenly come to visit me that day? How could Derek appear there so coincidentally?Everything was strange, but at that time, I was too frightened to notice that something was off.After that, I found out that Derek was my mate, and I fell into Derek's trap.If marrying Derek was a terrible accident in my life, then the mastermind behind it was Tasha.If Tasha had not mentioned it just now, I would have forgotten the role that she played in my marriage. More often than not, I thought that I married Derek just because he was my mate.What a joke. It turned out that my life had long been arranged secretly, and the one who caused the tragedy was my bestie.Looking at Tasha's sinister smile, my heart was as calm as a pool of stagnant water."Cynthia, you didn't expect this coming, right? Aren't you always aloof? So? How do you feel after being fooled by me?"The hysterical Tasha lo

I was stunned by Lucas' words. We never talked about work before. But he was so quick-witted and was worthy of the title of president of a company.Dali was convinced and smiled with gratitude. I felt a little relieved.However, he did not intend to ignore the details. He asked Lucas, "If that's the case, why do you come with Cynthia to my house since Los Angeles is far from Texas?""Dali, if you misunderstand Cynthia because of the rumors, I will feel sorry. Moreover, I don't want to lose an excellent employee. So, I thought about it and decided to explain it to you in person."Lucas was such a good liar and he impressed me. This way, Dali would not blame me and may think that Lucas valued me.Dali had always been proud of me since I was a child and he often bragged about me to others. Dali must be happy since Lucas said so many good words about me.As expected, Dali laughed. He said repeatedly that he was honored that Lucas would come and