All Chapters of Runaway Groom, Regretful Bride: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Lucian stared fixedly at Giselle. After a while, he finally shook his head. "It's not that. I just don't want to see you."Giselle's heart sank, her eyes clouded with sadness.Lucian ignored her and wordlessly began getting dressed. Once he was done, he was about to leave when she hugged him from behind."Don't go, darling! Let's not get a divorce. I don't want a divorce!""Let go of me.""Never!" Giselle gritted her teeth and wrapped her arms tightly around him, her gaze full of stubborn determination.Lucian snorted coldly. "You don't want a divorce? You want us to carry on living like this instead? Aren't you worried about your precious Eddie? What if I end up beating him to death one day?""No! That won't happen!"Giselle shook her head frantically. She didn't even care that she wasn't dressed. She quickly climbed out of the bed and stood in front of Lucian, completely naked.She looked up at him and said, "I know I made a mistake, darling. I promise that, unless it's for

After staying home for a while, Lucian and Giselle headed to the company. The employees didn't react unusually at the sight of them. It was as if the previous incident never happened.Lucian's office had been cleaned and tidied up. Even the bloodstains left by Edward had been wiped away, leaving no trace behind. The only thing that couldn't be restored was the group photo Lucian took when he left the orphanage. The thought of that still vexed him.After busying himself for about half an hour, he was basically done with all the tasks he had on hand. He made a round through the sales department to check on the employees before heading back into his office and idling his time away.It was almost noon when his door opened."Darling!" Giselle called out happily after shutting the door behind her.Lucian looked up. "What are you doing here?""Did you seriously just ask me that? You're so annoying!" Giselle whined.She walked over and jumped onto his lap with practiced ease.Smiling,

Edward wasn't surprised to see Giselle here. His eyes flashed with smugness. Playing hard to get always worked. It was now time for him to put on his best performance.First, he stared at Giselle, looking somewhat dazed. The mix of emotions that swirled in his eyes could almost be dissected down to the very last element. Seemingly moved by her appearance, he conveyed a mix of joy, resentment, hurt… and more.Then, he bit his lip and looked away without saying anything.Unfortunately, Giselle didn't think much of his reaction. After coming into the room, she exhaled in relief and said, "I'm glad you're fine, Eddie. Next time, you must take my calls, okay?"Staring out the window with a bitter smile on his face, Edward said, "You're the one who said we shouldn't be in touch anymore. I was worried Lucian might get upset.""That's only because of his own misunderstandings," Giselle said nonchalantly as she took a seat."Yeah." Edward nodded and said nothing more.Seeing this, Gisell

Later in the afternoon, Lucian returned to the office. Only then did he find out that someone had recorded the incident and posted it on social media.When he saw the words of praise and approval from the sales department's group chat, he got the feeling that something was fishy about the situation. However, he couldn't quite put a finger on what it was.He'd rested in his office for a while before hearing a knock on the door."Come in," he said.Lacey came in and said courteously, "Mr. Hale, Ms. Lambert wants to see you."Nodding, Lucian replied, "I'll be right there."After Lacey left, Lucian felt increasingly unsettled about the situation. Following the incident where he somehow became the hero who saved a damsel in distress, the series of events that happened afterward left him at a loss.Ten minutes later, he stepped into Giselle's office. She quickly turned her screen off and got up, saying, "You're here, darling."Nodding, he asked, "Why did you want to see me?""What d

Instead of answering the question, Giselle diverted by saying, "Anyway, this matter is settled. I've already told Wyatt about the change, so you can't expect me to take it back now, right?"After staring at her for some time, Lucian sneered. "It's your company. Do whatever you want."He turned on his heels and walked off."Darling!" Giselle called out after him, but he ignored her.Once he was gone, she frowned and mumbled to herself, "What's with him? Why did he get all riled up?"She didn't think she'd done anything wrong. He was the one who threatened her with divorce and even got all cozy with another woman today. It wasn't as if she'd lashed out at him for any of that. All she did was change his position in the company, yet he was taking that attitude with her. He was completely in the wrong!…Lucian didn't head back to his office. He left the company and went back home instead. It was only after spending over an hour in the gym that his frustrations finally ebbed somewhat