"Not to mention, there's one more important thing."

Having chosen to lay everything bare, Lucas would no longer conceal a single word. He fixed his gaze on Sigourney, his voice cutting.

"Are you certain Theodore loves you for who you are?"

"Or is it simply because you're the most capable heir of the Nichols family?"

A single question, and Sigourney froze. Her lips trembled, yet for a long moment no answer came.

Yes.

She herself had no clear reply.

Because, after all, their marriage had not ...