Chapter 3

James stormed over angrily, demanding: "Uncle, what's the meaning of having my ex-wife be your secretary and companion?"

Lucas leisurely lit a cigarette, took a drag, and said, "Coco needed a job. I wasn't comfortable with her working elsewhere."

James immediately became furious, pointing as he said: "Lucas Fu, you've got your eye on my ex-wife, don't you?"

"Yes, I do. What of it?"

Lucas' frankness made me gasp. He was clearly pouring oil on the fire.

"You shameless, depraved beast..."

Lucas calmly smoked as he waited for James to tire himself out cursing. Then he opened the car door, gesturing for me to get in.

James hurriedly tried to stop me: "Coco, we've both been manipulated by Lucas. He's the one who broke up our marriage. Don't fall for his tricks..."

Faced with his endless chatter, I looked away. The car window quickly rolled up, completely shutting him out.

As the car drove at a steady speed, Lucas said unhurriedly: "News of us will surely spread like wildfire tomorrow. Are you afraid?"

I coughed dryly in response, "An upright person fears no false accusations."

Lucas suddenly leaned in close, his lips near my ear as he softly said, "But our relationship already became improper the night of your divorce."

Lucas drove me home. I didn't invite him in - that shameless woman was still there.

I opened the door to find James in the living room.

The room was filled with expensive gifts.

James came over and wrapped his arm around my waist, acting completely natural as he said: "Mom knows we had a fight and you were upset, so you moved back home. I've sincerely come to take you home."

May must have taken bribes from him. She immediately said, "Sweetie, couples fighting is normal. Be a good girl and go back with him."

I silently went to my room. James eagerly followed me in.

As soon as the door closed, James pushed me onto the bed, kissing me sloppily while trying to take off my clothes.

I pushed him away with all my strength, panting as I said: "If you dare do this again, I'll report you for rape!"

Just then, May's voice came from outside the door: "Don't be difficult. Go along with what your husband wants."

Go along with James?

He cheated whenever he wanted, hit me whenever he wanted.

Now he wanted to force himself on me, and I was supposed to just lie back and let him have his way?

Feeling rebellious, I bit down hard on James' shoulder. He let out a pained cry.

I quickly got off the bed and sent a text to Lucas.

Opening the door, I calmly said to May: "I'm already divorced. He hit me."

May immediately started cursing: "Ungrateful wretch! Where will you find another man like him? You actually divorced? Besides, it's perfectly normal for a man to hit his woman. It's not like he beat you to death."

James chimed in from the side, "Mom, she's been seducing other men."

May pointed at me accusingly: "You didn't behave properly as a wife and broke up the family on purpose, just to anger me, didn't you?"

I asked, "Who's the one not behaving properly, bringing men back home to fool around?"

May hadn't expected that I, who had always been obedient, would talk back and defy her.

She immediately started crying and making a scene.

I had endured this kind of moral coercion for years.

When I signed those divorce papers, I said goodbye to the past. No one could threaten or pressure me anymore.

Just then, there was a knock at the door.

Lucas stood in the doorway. I took the initiative to wrap my arms around his neck and kiss him passionately.

Perhaps infected by my enthusiasm, Lucas held me tightly, kissing me back fervently, lost in the moment.

May let out a shocked cry and fainted.