Part 2Love's Demise

To be fair, Lucy's situation was different from mine.

We had both been bound by a 'System' and married into the ultra-wealthy Blackwood family. Her mission was to seduce the domineering CEO, Liam Blackwood, and bankrupt him. But Liam's fortune was so vast that even after Lucy had become fabulously wealthy herself, she had barely made a dent.

My mission was to seduce the celebrity younger brother, Bobby Blackwood, and drain his physical energy. Although Bobby came from money, he was serious about his career in entertainment. He was a complete workaholic, constantly filming, appearing on shows, or shooting commercials. We had been married for almost three years, and while he deposited every penny he earned into my bank account, he never actually came home.

How was I supposed to drain his energy when I never even saw him?

That's why I wanted to give up.

Lucy was still on the phone. In the brief silence, I heard the sound of fabric tearing. I didn't have to guess. Liam was pulling her into the back of his Rolls-Royce. The partition was rising. He was tilting her chin up, his voice thick with possession. "Am I not good to you? Why would you run?"

Lucy's resolve crumbled. "I'm sorry, darling," she cooed. "I never meant to leave you. It was Ava's idea. She put me up to it."

A smirk was audible in Liam's voice. "So, I've been too lenient with you. She says a few words, and you run off with her? It seems a punishment is in order…"

Ugh. Here we go again with the 'forced love' trope. I hung up before their little game could really get started.