Fake Marriage: Love Takes Me To You

It was afternoon but dark clouds had blotted out the sun. The cold wind whipped the curtains into a frenzy. A storm was approaching.

In the dimly-lit bedroom, Megan Lin suddenly opened her eyes and saw a figure she hadn't seen for days.

Lucian Lu had come back home.

It was their second wedding anniversary today.

Tears of joy welled up in Megan Lin's eyes as she gazed at his handsome face.

"Lucian, the gift on the table is for you."

As he approached her, Megan Lin's heart beat faster and a smile of expectation appeared on her lips.

However, Lucian Lu turned a deaf ear to her, walked to the bed, grabbed her collar, and mercilessly threw her down on the carpet.

"Pack my clothes! I'm only here for my belongings," he yelled.

After that, he picked up his suitcase and threw it at her feet.

Trembling all over, Megan Lin stood up to face Lucian Lu, who towered over her. The smile on her face froze.

Packing up? Hearing this, Megan Lin was scared. Her lips shivering, she asked sadly, "Lucian, where are you going?"

Lucian Lu turned her face with his slender fingers. "I'm moving out. If you don't want to divorce me, you can die here alone," he snarled.

Then he shoved Megan Lin away abruptly. She fell and hit her head on the corner of the cabinet. Blood trickled down from her forehead.

Lucian Lu irritably took out a handkerchief and threw it at her in disgust. With a sneer, he said, "Wipe it yourself!"

Megan Lin shakily picked up the handkerchief and dabbed at the blood on her face. Overcome by grief, she scrambled over to Lucian Lu's feet, sobbing hard.

"Lucian, don't go. You haven't been home for a month. Today is our wedding anniversary. Please stay with me just for one night, okay?"

Suddenly the lightning outside the window pierced the gloomy sky, and the bedroom was flooded with light.

Lucian Lu's face looked sinister in the light. With a nasty smile tugging at the corners of his mouth, he asked, "For one night?"

He grabbed Megan Lin's frail body and threw her on the bed. Then he drew down her silk pajamas and pressed himself on her.

"Isn't this what you want?" he asked crassly.

"No! No! I just want to talk to you... Ah!" she screamed in pain.

There was no tenderness or affection in his actions at all.

A lump formed in her throat. She endured his punishment and disappointment repeatedly in despair.

"All you can think about is our wedding anniversary. Do you even remember what had happened on this same date a year ago?"

Megan Lin clutched the sheet tightly. She gritted her teeth through her suffering. Silent tears flowed as she didn't want to say anything anymore.

How could she ever forget that fateful night? Lucian Lu had wanted to kill her after he got Shelly Yao's letter.

Lucian Lu believed that Megan Lin was a scheming bitch, who was exposed by her best friend on their wedding anniversary night. She was a monster, who went so low as to coerce her best friend to commit suicide.

A year ago, on the same day, Lucian Lu had accompanied Shelly Yao to an island for vacation. Megan Lin was indignant and insisted on accompanying them. She watched as her husband and her best friend frolicked on the beach. She was truly heartbroken.

That night, she left the island alone. The next day, Lucian Lu confronted her with Shelly Yao's suicide letter.

"Answer me!" Megan Lin was suddenly snapped back to the present with Lucian Lu's roar.

Closing her eyes in despair, she realized that they could never go back now.

"It's was all her. She felt guilty!" Megan Lin sneered as a bolt of thunder exploded outside. Then Lucian Lu released all his pent-up frustration and anger between her thighs.

It was raining cats and dogs outside. Megan Lin saw the white mass on her legs and stared dolefully at Lucian Lu's rigid back.

"The next time you see me, remember to bring a signed divorce agreement with you," Lucian said coldly.

Then he kicked away the suitcase in front of him and marched off, slamming the door behind him.

Megan was trying to drive fast, but the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the mist was blocking her vision.

After the red light turned green, she gently stepped on the pedal and continued to tail the Maserati in front of her.

Soon, the car stopped at the hospital. Megan, too, parked her car hurriedly and spotted Lucian walking towards the inpatient building with an umbrella.

'Is someone in his family sick?' she wondered.

Confused, Megan followed him inside. She stopped outside the ward in which Lucian had just entered.

In the VIP ward, along with Lucian's gentle voice, she heard another familiar voice.

It was Shelly Yao.

Megan couldn't believe her ears. The woman, who had committed suicide a year ago, had come back!

No wonder the police officials hadn't found her body. All they managed to trace was some blood on the reef. It was another carefully planned move by Shelly Yao.

Megan saw Shelly's pale face through a crack in the door. She looked weak as she lay on the bed, gently snuggling into Lucian's palm.

Hearing Lucian's concerned words, Megan felt her heart being ripped out of her chest.

It had been a long time since Lucian had treated her nicely. Megan had suffered countless days and nights of misery and pain.

"Ah! There seems to be someone outside!" Shelly shrieked.

While Megan was overwhelmed by grief, she didn't realize that she had been spotted by Shelly. Lucian turned back sharply to see who the intruder was.

Megan didn't have the time to hide. Lucian had fixed his icy eyes on her, and she froze.

"Don't be sneaky!"

Before she knew it, Megan was dragged into the ward by Lucian like a chicken. She stood beside the bed and stared at Shelly's sickly face, hatred boiling inside her chest.

This morning, Shelly had suddenly appeared outside the Empire Group building. When Lucian's assistant found her, she had pneumonia and was ghostly pale. It seemed that she had suffered a lot.

According to Shelly, she committed suicide by jumping into the sea and was rescued by a fisherman. She had lost her memory and when she gradually regained her memory, she had found her way back.

Only Lucian would believe such stupid nonsense.

But Megan was very grateful. At least, now he couldn't blame her for Shelly's death.

"Megan Lin, what are you doing here?" asked Lucian curtly.

All of a sudden, her mind was drawn back to reality. Megan bit her lip and said sulkily, "I just want to prove my innocence."

Lucian sneered and asked sarcastically, "Prove your innocence? If you want to do that, kneel down and apologize. I will consider forgiving you."

Looking at Megan, Shelly opened her mouth with difficulty. "Lucian, don't make things difficult for Megan. After all, she is my good friend," she begged.

Lucian stroked her hair lovingly, with tenderness in his dark eyes.

The sight drove a knife into Megan's heart. Lucian's kindness towards Shelly was unbearable for her, especially since he was brash and ruthless with her.

"Silly girl, your biggest weakness is that you are too kind!" said Lucian to Shelly with a loving smile. Then he sighed and turned to Megan. "Kneel down and apologize, or get out!" he commanded.

Megan stared into his eyes and saw a deep misunderstanding that could never be clarified. He only felt a deep-rooted hatred for her.

"Huh!" Megan sneered, her resentful voice cutting through the tense atmosphere in the ward. "How can anybody prove their innocence by kneeling down and apologizing? I'll make it clear for the last time. I didn't try to kill Shelly. That day when I saw you two playing in the sea, I went home by ship. What happened after had nothing to do with me!"

Squinting hard, Lucian coldly glared at Megan, chipping away her tough attitude with his sinister smile.

He clenched and unclenched his fists. The only thing he wanted to do was to drive this impenitent woman out of the ward, and his life!

"Mr. Lu, Dr. Han asked you to go to the consulting room to get the test report," chimed a nurse sweetly.

With a disdainful look at Megan, Lucian left in a huff.

Only Megan and Shelly were left in the ward, and the atmosphere became dark.

Megan could tell that Shelly was not pretending to be sick.

However, her former best friend had broken her heart so the greetings were spared. Besides, Shelly didn't need her care.

"Megan, you are so shameless. I can't believe that you are still with Lucian!"

Megan, who had been wondering how to face Lucian later, was startled to hear Shelly's feeble yet arrogant voice. She fought the impulse to strangle this phony bitch.

Although Shelly appeared sick, she was in high spirits and her cunning eyes were full of vigor.

Megan looked askance at her, and said righteously, "I am his legitimate wife, Mrs. Lu of the Lu family. So who is the one being shameless?"

Shelly was furious! She sneered, "An abandoned wife is not better than a whore."

Megan was so shocked that she couldn't find any words to counter.

After being away for a year, Shelly had clearly become more eloquent.

With a faint smile, Megan shrugged, taking the high road. She approached the bed and asked, "Shelly, you are so cruel to yourself. It's hard for you to go through the hardships you have created for yourself. Tell me, where have you been in the past year?"

Shelly's face was white as a sheet. Of course, she knew well what she had done to frame Megan. When she was about to mock Megan, she heard footsteps in the corridor.

Lucian was walking quickly to the ward with the test report. He was really worried about leaving Shelly alone in the same room with Megan.

As the footsteps got closer, Shelly suddenly smiled slyly, and then slapped herself hard. The sound was audible outside the ward.

"Ah! Megan, please don't! I really didn't seduce Lucian!" she begged Megan tearfully. Shelly had suddenly turned to a timid rabbit.

When Lucian heard the sound, he pushed the door open and rushed in. Shelly was holding one hand to her face and blood pooling at the corner of her mouth. Seeing this, he flew into a rage.

"Megan Lin! I just went out for a few minutes and you slapped her? You are crazy!" Lucian held Shelly in his arms, comforting her.

The next moment, he stood up, furiously stomped towards Megan, who was standing by the window, and slapped her hard.

"You deserve it. Get out of here right now!" he barked.

Megan couldn't remember whether she felt the pain first or the slap. Her face was burning and her mind was spinning.

Drops of blood fell on her beige dress. Megan didn't bother to wipe it. She held on to the windowsill and burst into tears.

"This is the first time you slapped me. I..."

Before she could finish her words, she suddenly lost her strength and collapsed on the ground.

When Megan woke up, she found herself in a VIP ward. The bed was a little hard and there was an intravenous drip in her arm.

Looking up at the infusion tube, Megan suddenly saw Lucian sullenly staring at her.

The images came rushing back to her: Lucian protecting Shelly and slapping her hard. However, at this moment, she was touched to see him by her side.

Lucian was like a prince charming to her. He came from a prominent family and was the CEO of the Empire Group. He was attractive and had a gorgeous body. All in all, his looks were comparable to a movie star.

He used to be gentle, humorous, and considerate. Although it was in the past, Megan could not forget it.

"Come, sit here next to me, Lucian," Megan said softly, snapping out of her reverie. She smiled gently and held out her hand feebly to him.

Lucian didn't move, nor did his expression change. He gave Megan a cold stare.

"Mrs. Lu, here is another a bag of IV fluids for you," said a nurse as she knocked on the door and walked in. She changed the drip for Megan and smiled at her. "You are very weak. You should have more nutrition and be in a good mood in the early stage of pregnancy," she advised cheerfully.

After the nurse left, Megan looked at Lucian with a mix of excitement and surprise.

During the two years of their marriage, Lucian had only touched her a few times. She had never thought that she would be pregnant since he took away her virginity.

Megan suddenly remembered that a month ago Lucian had used her body to release his anger. Maybe that was when she got pregnant.

However, her joy didn't last long. "Have an abortion. You don't deserve to be a mother at all," Lucian ordered cruelly and stormed out of the room.

In an instant, Megan, who was floating on a cloud, felt like she had been thrown into an abyss.

Lucian was ruthless and indifferent towards her and their baby. He was abandoning his unborn child.

She stood up from the bed and made her way to Shelly's ward, intending to speak to him.

But when she saw Lucian seated next to Shelly, blowing on a spoonful of porridge before feeding it to her, Megan could no longer hold back her tears. She wiped her red cheek and left the hospital.

It was still raining heavily outside. She drove home and fell asleep in the cold and lonely villa.

The next day, when she woke up, she looked at the rising sun and a new hope filled her heart. She decided to keep the baby regardless of what Lucian said.

Lucian had left her devastated, but fortunately, Megan still had solid support from her mother.

After a simple breakfast, she drove to her mother's house. She wanted to give her mother the news of her pregnancy.

She knew that her mother had been dreaming about having a grandson day and night.

"Mom, I'm back! I've come to see you today!" Megan announced happily. Armed with a big bag of fruits and skincare products in her hand, she pottered around the house, looking for her mother.

Strangely, her mother wasn't sitting in the living room watching TV as usual today. Then she spotted the servant, Lisa, cleaning silently.

"Miss, you are back," Lisa greeted Megan politely.

Lisa, who had been working there for more than ten years, was not only a maid to Megan's mother but also a friend.

Seeing the happy look on Megan's face, Lisa said in a low voice, "Miss, your mother is upset. She went to her bedroom after receiving a package just now."

It looked like Lisa wanted to elaborate but she stopped abruptly. She sighed and asked Megan to go upstairs and ask her mother herself.

How could a package cause so much distress to her mother? Megan went upstairs, feeling puzzled. As soon as she opened the door to her mother's bedroom, she saw some familiar documents strewn on the bed.

"Megan!" Her mother was surprised to see her daughter suddenly. She hurriedly gathered the documents.

Megan had seen this before. Lucian had drawn up three divorce agreements ever since Shelly marched into her villa on the night of her wedding. Shelly told him that it was her who saved him in the past and not Megan. She said Megan had lied to him because she was desperate to become the wife of a rich man.

"Mom, stop hiding. I saw it!" Megan felt anxious and angry at the same time. She grabbed the divorce agreement from her mother's hand irritably and stuffed it into her handbag.

In the two years of their marriage, this was the fourth divorce agreement. She never thought that Lucian would be mean enough to send it to her mother.

Megan's mother sighed sadly and asked, "Megan, what happened between you and Lucian? Why does he want to divorce you all of a sudden?"

Megan frowned and clenched her teeth. Then she tried to calm herself down and comforted her mother. "Mom, please don't think too much about it. We just had a silly quarrel. We reconciled yesterday itself," she lied.

But her mother didn't buy it. After all, she had more experience in marriage, so she knew better.

"Megan, was it really that simple? Tell me the truth. You know I'll back you up if anything happens."

Hearing her mother's emphasis on the words "back up", Megan felt a lump in her throat and almost broke down again.

However, she had never confessed to her mother about the misunderstanding created by Shelly that drove a wedge into their marriage on the first night itself. The past two years had been a huge struggle for Megan and she had suffered a lot.

She smiled weakly and sat beside her mother. Then she put her hands on her mother's knees and had a long talk with her. However, the conversation failed to comfort her mother. Instead, it worried the old woman even more.

They chatted until noon. Suppressing her apprehension, Megan's mother smiled calmly and announced, "Okay. Today, I'll cook for you myself."

Megan nodded contentedly and watched her mother walk out of the bedroom.

She was staring blankly out of the window when suddenly she heard Lisa's panicked voice downstairs.

"Miss, miss! Come down! Your mother has fainted!"

Blood rushed to her head. Megan stumbled unsteadily out of the bedroom.

Megan was pacing back and forth anxiously in front of the ICU. Her mother was still in a coma even after she was admitted to the hospital. She had been suffering from high blood pressure, and it got worse after hearing Megan's problems.

Megan hadn't slept for 24 hours. At this moment, she was worried and eager to confront Lucian.

She took the elevator to the VIP ward downstairs. As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she saw Lucian in the corridor.

When their eyes met, the two of them glared at each other, as if they were lifelong enemies.

Megan strode toward Lucian irately.

"You are so despicable. How could you send the divorce agreement to my mother? Are you satisfied now that you've put her in a coma?" she asked harshly.

Lucian was enraged at first, but when he heard Megan's words, his anger faded away.

"Your mother is in a coma?" he asked with concern. Lucian couldn't believe it. He shrugged and continued, "But I haven't sent her anything. How is she now?"

Megan was outraged! He was a coward, who dared to commit reprehensible acts but not take responsibility for them.

"Oh! You don't dare to admit it, do you?" Megan frowned and sneered, "Is there a second person called Lucian in the world, who wants to divorce me too? You are so malicious!"

Lucian had been busy with the company and Shelly for the past two days. Although he did have the idea of sending Megan another divorce agreement, he had no time to do so.

Megan's misunderstanding reminded him of the accident that occurred this morning.

Lucian angrily pinned Megan to the wall and put his strong arms on her body. "Megan, don't push your luck. You have done something shameful and now you're using your mother as an excuse. You really impressed me!" he warned acidly.

Confusedly, Megan looked askance at Lucian's arrogant face and said, "What do you mean by that? Don't fling accusations at me."

She couldn't understand why even after she explained ten thousand times, he still didn't believe her. However, he always buy what Shelly said.

"What are you talking about? My mother has been in a coma since yesterday. I am not using her as an excuse!" Megan's bright eyes turned red with anger.

Lucian was about to retort when his phone rang.

Suddenly, he released his hold on her and moved away with one last glare.

She stood aside and saw the inscrutable expression on Lucian's face when he answered the phone.

All of a sudden, he hung up stormily. Lucian scowled, his eyes holding a dangerous look. He turned around in a hurry and was about to leave, but he stopped.

He stalked over to Megan and grabbed her collar. "Shelly was kidnapped from the hospital last night. If she hadn't escaped smartly, she would have been molested by your hired thug. Megan, don't tell me that this has nothing to do with you. I will investigate this matter thoroughly. Just wait for the punishment!"

he warned and left.

After that showdown, Megan spent many days in the hospital by her comatose mother's side. She and Lisa took shifts every day to be with her mother.

She was not in the mood to think about Lucian or Shelly. As for the new allegation, Megan chose to simply ignore it.

One afternoon, Megan showered and went to the hospital to take over from Lisa.

As soon as she arrived at the ICU, she saw Lucian and the doctor having a discussion about her mother in the corridor.

She had already forgotten their clash from the other day. Megan's head was in a mess and her thoughts were occupied with her mother's illness.

Lucian's sudden appearance surprised her. Looking at the tall, handsome man, Megan was deeply moved.

The doctor concluded the conversation and returned to the consulting room. As soon as Lucian turned around, he saw Megan standing behind him.

His calm eyes belied the rage building within him. Turning up his chin, Lucian walked up to Megan and said shortly, "Now that Shelly is back in the hospital to recuperate, please don't disturb her anymore. You are the most vicious woman in the world. If you dare to hurt her again, I won't spare you!"

The smile on Megan's mouth froze. She didn't expect Lucian, who was so gentle a second ago, to turn so nasty as soon as he saw her.

Megan was so angry that her face turned red. "You are insane!

You blame me for everything, but you clearly know that..."

However, before she could finish her words, Lucian had already turned around and walked into the elevator.