The Man I Shouldn't Have Loved

I entered the cafe and looked around, immediately noticing her.

She was in an expensive dress, looking regal.

I sat down opposite her as she started, though with a tinge of annoyance, "I'm Lucian's fiancee, Wendy Kensington."

I nodded. "You've mentioned in your message. What's up?"

Wendy did not expect this reaction from me. She furrowed her brows. "You're his girlfriend. Aren't you surprised to find out he has a fiancee?"

I smirked self-deprecatingly. Ever since I found out that everything from Lucian was just a lie, I had given up on him. Any other information would just make me loathe him more.

I was no longer surprised at the things he did.

When she did not get the reaction she wanted, she hissed through gritted teeth, "Lucian and I have been promised to each other through a marriage of family alliance. We'll have our engagement party soon. No matter who you are, Lucian will break up with you. I'd advise you to leave him on your own. You'll save everyone the trouble."

I did not take the bait of Wendy's provocations. "When are you announcing the date of your engagement party?" I calmly asked.

Wendy looked mildly baffled. Then, she raised her chin and said smugly, "It'll be the beginning of next month. It'll depend on Lucian."

The beginning of next month was the graduation ball. It seemed like Lucian had planned everything. He intended to play our intimate videos at the graduation ball and dump me. Then, he would get engaged to Wendy.

A cruel man, no doubt about it.

I snickered. "If you're here to humiliate me, I'm sorry to disappoint you. Just a piece of advice, though: Lucian doesn't love anyone but himself. It's one thing to have a marriage of convenience. If you really fall in love with him, you'd lose."

Wendy's expression instantly turned ugly. I was just about to get up when she picked up her cup of coffee and splashed the coffee on me.

"How could you say that about Lucian?!"

I never expected that Wendy would get physical. I was caught off guard, drenched in coffee.

The hot coffee trickled down my hair and face, staining my clothes. I grabbed Wendy by the wrist, wanting to teach her a lesson, when right at this moment, someone kicked the cafe door open.

"Stop right there!" Lucian barked.

I did not know who he was calling out to. I turned around to see him entering with a few of his friends, striding over, looking extremely intimidating.

Lucian took off his shirt and put it around me, asking me softly if I was alright.

Wendy was so furious that she stomped her feet. "I'm your fiancee! How could you protect her instead!"

Lucian ignored her and continued to coax me, "Nina, go to the car. I'll handle this and be right over."

I held back my urge to hit Wendy and headed to the car. After all, Lucian and his friends were there, and I definitely could not overpower them.

Soon after, Lucian came out of the cafe. When he got in the car, he tenderly applied ointment to my burns.

"Nina, don't get me wrong. Wendy's engagement with me was arranged by our families. I only found out about it just now. When I heard that she came looking for you or trouble, I immediately came over."

He added, "I adore you, dearly. I'll never marry her."

His explanation was a little comical. I never knew what a great actor Lucian was.

Nonetheless, I did not want to alarm him, so I nodded silently as if I accepted his explanation.