Chapter 182

She lowered her gaze when he leaned in closer. She felt the cold air when her wound was exposed and the warmth of his breath on her skin. Anne gazed up to meet Lucas's eyes and felt her pulse speeding. "Did Anthony do this?" He asked. She looked away frantically. "No. I drank too much last night and fell. It's true...I'm sorry for not being there when you went all the way there to pick me up. I didn't expect Anthony to be having dinner there as well and he just forced me into his car..." "What exactly does he want?" Lucas asked calmly. "I...my aunt married into the Marwood family and he resents me because of that. It's been going on for a while now, so I've gotten used to it," she explained gloomily. Lucas must already know about the situation, but what he did not know was why Anthony would resent Anne's mother so much that he had to vent his anger on Anne, in Anthony's eyes, Sarah was a homewrecker and Anne was the daughter of the homewrecker that destroyed his family. "Have y