Elizabeth Connerty let out a muted, incredulous laugh. "It was just a joke. How could you possibly take it seriously?"In that moment, the gentle, graceful woman standing before me overlapped with the bright, carefree girl she had been eighteen years ago.Our marriage was a business alliance. Before meeting me on a blind date, she'd had a college sweetheart—Lucas Ryder.He came from a poor family, and the Connerty family refused to accept him as their son-in-law. They sent him overseas instead.I laid out two choices for her.First, she could chase after Lucas, and I would find someone else to marry.Second, she could marry me—and cut ties with him for good.Out of duty to her parents, she chose me.After we married, she treated me well. She soon became pregnant, and I began to believe that I could gain both business advantages and love from this union. So when I had my car accident, my instinct was to call her.But she didn't answer.When I came out of the emergency room, sh
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