The blow hit hard. My vision went blurry with stars, my cheek swelled almost instantly and blood welled at the corner of my lips.
Luca quickly helped Lilian up before staring at me with an icy gaze. It was as if he had forgotten he was the one who just hit me.
Lilian whispered with feigned concern, “Don’t be angry. Miss Yvonne is just too heartbroken. She didn’t mean it.”
He finally turned to me and mercilessly said, “You shouldn’t have pushed her. You brought this on yourself.”
The doctor was clearly warned in advance because he said nothing about my injuries. He simply handed over some medicine and left.
There were bodyguards stationed outside the ward. Luca had imprisoned me here.
I lay in silence, thinking how absurd all this was. I had devoted them to a man who turned out to be nothing more than a heartless liar.
What made it even more absurd was the news Zoe brought me soon after.
Lilian and Luca had officially gone public and they had paid marketing accounts to rewrite the story, painting me as the mistress.
The story was carefully crafted and supported by pictures and captions. Even more damning, just yesterday, someone had exposed me for allegedly sleeping my way to the top. With so much fuel added to the fire, the netizens had no choice but to believe it, even if they did not want to.
Zoe was so furious she practically jumped up and down. “How could Mr. York be so heartless!”
On the other hand, the moment I realized it was Luca’s doing, I did not even flinch.
“Zoe, did you bring my phone?”
“I did, but please don’t go online,”
“Don’t worry.”
I dialed Luca’s number and surprisingly, he picked up on the first ring.
“Zara, you…”
“Let’s get married.”
There was a stunned silence on the other end. After several seconds, he finally spoke in disbelief, “What did you just say?”
Zoe looked like she had seen a ghost, but I remained calm. “Didn’t you say you wanted to marry me? Fine. I agree. Let’s go get our marriage certificate tomorrow.”
“You’re insane, Zara. You…”
“You only get one chance. If you don’t want it, forget it.”
There was a long pause before Luca finally responded, “Fine. Let’s get married.”
Zoe looked absolutely horrified. “You’ve lost your mind. Even if you want revenge, this isn’t the way. You can’t throw yourself into the fire like this!”
“Getting married is easy,” she added, “but getting divorced is a nightmare!”