Chapter 2

After leaving Lucas and returning home, I immediately had someone investigate his first love's background.

Lucas's dream girl was named Sophia Newman, the daughter of a branch of the Newman family.

Oh, and she was an illegitimate child who had just been officially recognized by the family. That's why she was able to return from abroad.

I looked at the photos attached to the email.

The girl in the picture wore a white dress, her brown hair in a messy bun, smiling brightly and innocently.

She was indeed quite pretty.

But what really caught my attention wasn't her beauty, but the tear mole under her eye - identical to mine.

So this was why Lucas had accepted me...

As I flipped through Sophia's photos one by one, I found it increasingly laughable.

I laughed at my years of sincere devotion.

I laughed at how my wholehearted dedication had only earned me a relationship built on deception from the very beginning.

I propped up my forehead, laughing so hard my hands shook.

Suddenly, I noticed a familiar figure in one of the photos.

Frowning slightly, I zoomed in and realized the man looked very much like someone I had casually helped years ago.

I stared at the man in the photo for a long time, suddenly feeling unsure.

The man in the photo wore an elegant suit.

His hair was styled neatly, and he held a glass of red wine, his expression neutral but dignified as he chatted with others.

He seemed very different from the man I'd met years ago.

After looking a while longer, I was still curious.

I asked someone who the man in the photo was, and learned he was actually Sophia's uncle.

In other words, Samuel Henderson, the current head of the Newman family.

I stared at Samuel's photo for a long time before making a decision.

Sophia, Lucas.

No matter who, I wouldn't let them take what was mine for nothing.