A Love That Transcends Mere Romance

Nina swore she really wanted to believe Lucas.

But how could she believe him? He still smelled of that woman's perfume, which hadn't washed off even after his shower, and there were faint kiss marks visible beneath his collar...

Lucas, please tell me, what do I need to do to believe you?

Nina looked at Lucas with furrowed brows, her eyes filled with sorrow.

But Lucas just smiled. He playfully tapped the tip of Nina's nose, then slipped the blue diamond ring onto her finger. "You little troublemaker, you accuse me wrongly and then you're the one who gets upset?"

He reached out to wipe away her tears. "There, no more crying."

"I'm giving you the ring now, but you'll have to wait until tonight's fireworks show for the necklace and bracelet."

Looking at Lucas with his eyes full of tenderness, Nina suddenly felt that exposing him seemed pointless.

She had already broken down, her eyes red from crying, yet he maintained his composure perfectly, with no flaws in his words or behavior.

...She had already lost, lost completely.

They say the one who falls in love first usually loses first, but how had she, who fell in love second, ended up losing so thoroughly?

For the rest of the time, Lucas diligently played the role of "world's best husband." He attentively cared for Nina's every need. When she felt thirsty, he immediately handed her water. He even speared fruit with a fork and carefully fed it to her to keep her hands clean. When the sun became too harsh, he proactively held a UV umbrella over her, tilting it almost entirely to her side...

Nina enjoyed his attentions, but her heart felt incredibly bleak.

She couldn't help asking him, "Why are you so good to me?"

If you don't love me anymore, why not just tell me and get divorced?

If you still love me deeply, how can you bear to hurt me like this?

"You're my wife. If I'm not good to you, who should I be good to?" Lucas replied. "And I promise you, I won't just be good to you now—I'll be good to you in the future, and better and better. When you become a little old lady, I'll still spoil you into being the happiest little old lady in the world."

Nina said nothing more. In her heart, she thought: Lucas, we don't have a future anymore.

Her phone suddenly vibrated. Nina picked it up and saw a message from her lawyer, "Ms. Jackson, I've prepared the divorce papers for you. I can have them delivered to you now. Are you home at the moment?"

At the same time, Lucas's phone also vibrated.

Whatever he saw made his throat bob and his eyes darken.

Nina recognized this expression well—it was the look he got when he was aroused.

She couldn't help glancing at Lucas's phone and saw a pair of beautiful legs in black stockings on the screen.

Another message popped up: "Third stall in the castle bathroom. You only have five minutes. Don't be late!"

Lucas's breathing noticeably deepened. He quickly turned off his phone screen and said with uneven breath, "Nina, I need to use the bathroom. I'll be right back."

With that, he hurried away.

His mind was so preoccupied with Melody's stockinged legs that he didn't even notice Nina had been looking at his phone for quite some time...

Go take a look, Nina thought.

Let me completely give up hope.

Seeing is believing. She would no longer trust any of his lies or pretend not to see his actions.

With this thought, Nina followed him.

Then she saw that before even entering the bathroom, Lucas impatiently embraced Melody, who was still dressed as the princess.

They kissed passionately at the bathroom entrance. Under Melody's lifted princess dress, sexy black stockings were visible.

"You're actually wearing black stockings under a princess dress?" Lucas laughed, pinching Melody's face teasingly. "You naughty little girl, you've dirtied this pure fairy tale."

Melody looked at him seductively. "What, don't you like it?"

"I love it," Lucas said, bending down to kiss Melody again. "...Come on, let's go inside. I'll make you even dirtier."