Chapter 84 She Is My Wife

"You mean how she was back in high school?" Rupert asked. "No. I mean much younger. Seven or eight years old, maybe. She used to be shy and soft-spoken but really kind. I went back to my family estate with my parents. I got separated from the nanny. It was she who found me and led me out of the woods." Rupert's eyes widened. "Damn! So you and Lia go way back, huh?" Lucien nodded. "I swore then and there I'd take care of her for the rest of my life." "Well, you've kept that promise." "But…" "But what?" Lucien shook his head. "Forget it." But he couldn't forget. These past few weeks had made something painfully clear to him. Being friends with someone was a whole different universe from being in love with them. As friends, he could stay in his lane. Her happiness meant everything. If she was smiling, he was too. She'd never clung, never questioned, never tried to control. Now? Now, she felt like a weight on his chest, suffocating him. Back when he'd clock out of wor