Chapter 9 She Is With Another Man

Lucinda heard someone call out her name and turned to look. She had a blank expression on her face though.

She had expected Nathaniel and Eleanor to show up. After he had asked her to apologize to Eleanor in the villa, Lucinda's love for him faded away.

He was now just her ex-husband, a man who meant nothing to her.

She put on a decent smile and took Cyrus' arm as they walked forward.

When Eleanor noticed them walking in their direction, she was shocked and looked at Nathaniel.

His eyes were fixed on Lucinda. He appeared to be surprised too, but then his face grew dark.

He actually felt a bit guilty for what happened earlier during the day.

However, Lucinda had obviously moved on. She was acting like a dignified lady and was with another man only a few hours after they ended their marriage.

Despite everything, Lucinda looked breathtaking.

Nathaniel couldn't help but notice this. Although they had been married for three years, he had never seen his wife look so gorgeous.

Was she dating Cyrus now?

They had only gotten divorced in the morning, and Lucinda was already with someone else in the evening of the same day?

Nathaniel wasn't pleased about it. His eyes slowly turned cold, like he would lose it at any moment.

He gazed at Lucinda as she walked his way, waiting for an explanation from her.

However, she turned and shook hands with the man beside him, greeting him with a smile. It didn't even seem like Nathaniel existed in the space.

It was clear that he meant nothing to her.

And Nathaniel noticed that Cyrus appeared hostile towards him as well.

As Nathaniel's face turned dark, Eleanor also got embarrassed. Just moments before, she had reached out her hand to shake hands with Lucinda and was about to make a statement to get her upset.

But Lucinda ignored her. The words she had just made up had to remain in her head.

Nathaniel's younger sister, Vivien Roberts, who had been drinking champagne in the hall, came out when she heard the commotion at the door.

She walked to Eleanor and gently tapped her shoulder. "How did that woman get in here?"

Eleanor's face lit up when she saw Vivien. "You don't know, do you?" she replied in a hushed voice. "Lucinda and your brother got divorced this morning. I didn't expect her to find a new man so quickly. I'm glad to see she's happy though."

Vivien's expression darkened as she processed the information.

"No way!"

She cast a fiery glance at Lucinda, who was mingling with the guests with Cyrus. "She ended her marriage with my brother just this morning and she's already out with another man at a high-end banquet? What a slut!

Bitch! She was probably already seeing that man before she got a divorce. How dare she cheat on my brother! I'm going to give her a piece of my mind!"

Vivien was livid. Without hesitation, she stormed towards Lucinda.

Eleanor pretended to try and stop her, but smiled as she watched Vivien approach Lucinda.

"Excuse me, sir!"

Vivien called out to Cyrus as she approached from behind. He turned around and she was completely smitten by him.

She couldn't believe that there was really a man that was as attractive as her brother in Forden.

Her envy and rage towards Lucinda peaked for a moment.

"Who are you?"

Cyrus asked coldly, looking at Vivien.

Lucinda leaned over a bit and introduced Vivien with a smile. "She was my sister-in-law, the most arrogant person in the Roberts family."

Cyrus's expression grew even colder upon hearing that.

Their whispers were not low enough, and Vivien heard all Lucinda said. Their closeness provoked her further.

Due to Cyrus' presence, Vivien hid her anger and acted like she was kind as she tried to persuade him. She said convincingly, "Don't be fooled by this woman, sir. She's been married before. She is nothing but a liar, a gold-digger who came out of an orphanage! She's very canny and even had an affair with my grandfather. And- Ah!"

Before she could finish, a loud slap echoed through the room.

This silenced all the guests.

Vivien covered her face with one hand and gaped at Lucinda in disbelief.

"How dare you hit me?!" she exclaimed.