Nathaniel hurried over to help Eleanor up.
Then he turned to Lucinda, disappointed. "I thought you'd have more self-control after the divorce. I never expected you to still be so cruel and heartless. I was going to give you this villa, but it doesn't seem like you deserve it."
"Don't blame her, Nate. It was my fault. I must have said something that made her mad, and she pushed me out of anger. I'm sure she didn't mean it," Eleanor said, leaning into Nathaniel's chest, sobbing and looking pitiful. But she felt satisfied as she shot Lucinda a smug look.
Nathaniel's face hardened. "Apologize to Ellie right now," he ordered, staring at Lucinda.
He wanted her to apologize?
Lucinda was livid.
She looked back and forth between the two lovebirds and a smile appeared on her lips. Then she gently pulled Eleanor away from Nathaniel's embrace.
Eleanor was expecting Lucinda to get mad and defend herself, but Lucinda was still smiling.
With a doubtful expression on her face, Eleanor didn't resist as Lucinda pulled her. She wondered what Lucinda was up to.
Pak! A loud smack echoed through the air.
"Ah!"
Eleanor yelled even louder than earlier, clutching her swollen cheek as she crumpled to the floor in pain.
Lucinda had hit her so hard that her palm was now a little numb from the impact.
Surprisingly, Lucinda was still smiling, as if nothing had happened.
She stared down at Eleanor on the floor and said softly, "You accused me of bullying you, so I might as well confirm your accusations."
Tears streamed down Eleanor's face as she sat on the floor and sobbed.
Nathaniel was shocked that Lucinda had hit Eleanor before his eyes. He was too stunned to even react.
His face darkened as he glared at Lucinda. "Not only did you not apologize, but you even slap her? Are you trying to push me to the wall?"
Lucinda's expression didn't waver as she replied coolly, "Of course not, Mr. Roberts."
She waved her hands and smiled widely.
"We used to be a couple after all, so I have a parting gift for you before I go!"
While she spoke, she pulled out a thick stack of papers from her bag and flung it at Nathaniel's face.
The papers scattered across the floor.
Nathaniel picked one up to read. It was filled with insults and sarcastic remarks. The sender was very rude. As he glanced at the sender's number, he was shocked.
On the back of the paper was proof about him being drugged the night before, and all signs pointed to Eleanor being the culprit.
Frowning in disbelief, Nathaniel stared down at Eleanor on the floor.
Her face had turned pale.
It was all true. She had orchestrated the plan to drug Nathaniel and lure him to the hotel, but fate intervened, and the driver mistakenly took him back to the villa. That was why he ended up in bed with Lucinda.
Eleanor was so furious that she just wanted to cuss Lucinda.
Little did she know that Lucinda would put up a fight this time!
What would Nathaniel think of her now? The weight of her actions suddenly became unbearable.
But before she could even begin to explain herself, Lucinda grabbed her suitcase and gave one last look to the man she used to love.
"Don't forget, I was the one who walked away from you, not the other way around! I no longer want you, and frankly, you don't deserve me!" With that, Lucinda left.
The Love Trap
In order to get her mother's medical fees, she sold herself and was pregnant with a stranger's child. Moreover, she was forced to marry to marry a man whom her father set up for her. On the day of her marriage she found that her new husband was with another woman. She originally thought that she would not be affected by anything but as the time passed by she developed feelings for her husband. But just she was about to give birth, her husband threw divorce papers on her face: "I don't want to be with a woman like you! Get the hell out of her life." She took both her broken heart and marriage and despaired without any trace. Years later, she again came with a completely changed version. However, when she thought that she would never interact with that man again, the man went to the head over the heels to get her back. When she asked him why he was doing this, the man said with a smirk, "As my children's mother, shouldn't you stay with your husband?"
Divorcing The Tyrant: Falling For My Temptress Wife
If desire were a blade, their first encounter left him bleeding in silence. He'd built a life on peril and pleasure, armor forged from recklessness, never imagining a woman could make him lower his guard. But even with the truth veiled in lies, he was already in too deep-entangled in the game, and captivated by the player.
Finding Bliss Again: My Baby Daddy Is The Most Powerful Man Alive?!
At their wedding night, Kayla caught her brand-new husband cheating. Reeling and half-drunk, she staggered into the wrong suite and collapsed into a stranger's arms. Sunrise brought a pounding head-and the discovery she was pregnant. The father? A supremely powerful tycoon who happened to be her husband's ruthless uncle. Panicked, she tried to run, but he barred the door with a faint, dangerous smile. When the cheating ex begged, Kayla lifted her chin and declared, "Want a second chance at us? Ask your uncle." The tycoon pulled her close. "She's my wife now." The ex gasped, "What!?"
The Phantom Heiress: Rising From The Shadows
Brenna lived with her adoptive parents for twenty years, enduring their exploitation. When their real daughter appeared, they sent Brenna back to her true parents, thinking they were broke. In reality, her birth parents belonged to a top circle that her adoptive family could never reach. Hoping Brenna would fail, they gasped at her status: a global finance expert, a gifted engineer, the fastest racer... Was there any end to the identities she kept hidden? After her fiancé ended their engagement, Brenna met his twin brother. Unexpectedly, her ex-fiancé showed up, confessing his love...
The Humble Ex-wife Is Now A Brilliant Tycoon
For three quiet, patient years, Christina kept house, only to be coldly discarded by the man she once trusted. Instead, he paraded a new lover, making her the punchline of every town joke. Liberated, she honed her long-ignored gifts, astonishing the town with triumph after gleaming triumph. Upon discovering she'd been a treasure all along, her ex-husband's regret drove him to pursue her. "Honey, let's get back together!" With a cold smirk, Christina spat, "Fuck off." A silken-suited mogul slipped an arm around her waist. "She's married to me now. Guards, get him the hell out of here!"
Beneath His Ugly Wife's Mask: Her Revenge Was Her Brilliance
Elliana, the unfavored "ugly duckling" of her family, was humiliated by her stepsister, Paige, who everyone admired. Paige, engaged to the CEO Cole, was the perfect woman-until Cole married Elliana on the day of the wedding. Shocked, everyone wondered why he chose the "ugly" woman. As they waited for her to be cast aside, Elliana stunned everyone by revealing her true identity: a miracle healer, financial mogul, appraisal prodigy, and AI genius. When her mistreatment became known, Cole revealed Elliana's stunning, makeup-free photo, sending shockwaves through the media. "My wife doesn't need anyone's approval."