Chapter 35

The drizzle pitter-pattered against the ground as his scarf shielded me from the harshness of the rain. His tenderness melted my heart and yet simultaneously anguished me deeply. I was tempted to discover a reason for why he had had to lie to me that day... I had only uttered 'Gregg' before Dixon cut me off out of nowhere. I turned around, dumbfounded, and saw him standing in the rain with his clothes soaked. My mouth hung open in shock before Lance explained in a timely manner, "Loraine committed a crime and Miss Shaw was the one who sent us back." Aside from calling me 'Little Lady', this was the first time he had addressed me otherwise, and it was a formal 'Miss Shaw'. I could not help but be stunned, and that was when a grave realization struck me. In his heart, I was marked as his brother's former wife. "His younger brother's former wife..." Dixon's lawfully wedded woman. It finally occurred to me why he had not admitted that he was Lance Gregg that night. Perhaps he had