Chapter 19

One of the comments read, "A devoted husband? Men like Alex will say whatever fits their narrative. Didn't you see how he cast his wife aside for his adoptive sister? "And that kid? Well, Lucas is just like his father. He blindly devoted himself to the mistress. He even slapped his mother for her!" Someone else wrote, "But didn't Alex's adoptive sister end up with nothing in the end? She never married into the Palmer family and even lost her status as their adoptive daughter, right?" Another replied, "Who knows what they were thinking? He kicked his wife out to be with the mistress, but when she finally stepped aside like he wanted, he turned around and dumped the mistress too!" … Until now, every encounter had been through a screen. But seeing Lucas in person, Gabriella finally grasped just how much time had passed. He had grown so much. Nearby, Stephen noticed her distraction. His grip on her hand tightened before he shifted from across the table to sit beside her. Then, h