Lahat ng Kabanata ng He Lost Me, His Uncle Claimed Me: Kabanata 121 - Kabanata 130

His fingertips were warm, even through the thin layer of silk. Everywhere he touched, tremors followed.In the distance, Xandra’s voice rang out. “Anna, where did you go?”They were hidden behind the trellis, a wall of blooming roses shielding them from view.If they walked out now, it would be obvious what they had been doing.Even though Xandra knew they were married, Anna still didn’t want to corrupt her innocent little friend.Heart pounding, she pressed herself against Lorenzo’s chest. Her bandaged fingers hovered near her lips as she motioned for him to stay quiet.Lorenzo looked down at her sneaky, flustered expression and found it unbearably adorable.Instead of letting her go, he pushed her gently against the back of the trellis, one hand braced beside her head. He leaned close and murmured in her ear.“Scared?”Scared was an understatement. She was seconds from a heart attack. If Xandra walked around the corner—While her nerves were strung tight, his breath brushed her neck

Lorenzo’s words struck Orlando straight through the heart.Forrest swirled his wine glass and shot Orlando a teasing look. “Finally said it. I was about to explode holding that in. If you didn’t, I would’ve.”“You don’t get it. It’s called romance,” Xandra grinned.Asher shot to his feet. “So all of you knew? I was the only idiot left in the dark? I even told Anna not to love me because there’d be no future. What kind of clown am I?”Clown?If anyone wore that title tonight, it was Orlando.He had just deliberately brought up the childhood “hubby” nickname—while the real husband stood right there.To his credit, Orlando recovered quickly. He stood and raised his glass. “I didn’t expect you to be married already, Anna. As your old classmate, I owe you a proper toast.”“Congratulations. I wish you happiness. I’ll definitely attend your wedding.”Forrest silently muttered, Impressive composure.Asher and Patricia both drank heavily—each nursing their own heartbreak.Inwardly, Orlando cur

Poppy grabbed Lily’s hand. “Why even waste your time on someone like her? Just looking at her, you can tell she’s here to hook a rich guy. I feel dirty even talking about her.”“True… but doesn’t she look a little familiar?” Lily frowned.After thinking for a moment, she decided it was probably because the girl vaguely resembled Anna.How unlucky. She couldn’t escape that woman’s shadow anywhere.After kneeling for a full day and night, she had fallen seriously ill and lost a lot of weight. She was still simmering with resentment.Poppy squeezed her arm. “Are you really going to catch Lucas cheating? In our circle, not just the men—women play around too. If he has someone on the side, that’s normal. You’re not even legally married yet. If you make a scene, you’ll be the one embarrassed. And if you ruin this engagement, what do you gain?”Lily watched Lucas boarding the cruise ship, helplessness flickering in her eyes.“I’m not planning to cause a scene. I heard he had a girlfriend in

No wonder Lorenzo said he would arrive later. The ship had already left the harbor. How else would he board?Because this was his ship.He could come home whenever he pleased.Anna had worked for over a decade and still could not touch even the edge of Lorenzo’s world. Things she once chased desperately were now placed in her hands simply because she married the right man.It felt like standing on clouds.Beautiful. Weightless. Unstable.Love was intangible. Today he could adore her. Tomorrow, who knew?The privileges he gave her now could just as easily be handed to another woman someday.Only what she secured for herself would ever be real.She needed to hold on to him.Her mind drifted. Had he once stood exactly where she stood now, high above the crowd, watching everyone below like pieces on a board?Like a god deciding who won and who lost.This ship did not operate in daylight. It ran in the shadows.A floating money furnace. Underground casinos generated profit at terrifying sp

Anna watched the footage on the monitor, seeing Michelle’s disgrace. The woman looked utterly pathetic, a far cry from the arrogant tone she had used when calling Anna earlier.Anna wondered, was Michelle regretting calling her an old woman now?Her compassion had died long ago, the day her mother passed when Anna was ten. With no one to protect her, Anna had armored herself, becoming prickly, a woman no one could touch without consequence.In this life, she despised nothing more than the third party who destroys someone’s relationship.She spoke coldly, "Maurice, once the video is out, make sure you push it along.""Understood, Madam."Moments later, a local video surfaced online."Warning: This woman is notorious for cheating. Caught in the act by her original partner, be careful who you trust."As she continued watching, Anna’s phone buzzed with a call from Xandra, her voice practically bubbling with excitement."Anna! You won’t believe what I just saw! Asher’s ex was caught red-ha