The Marriage License Was A Lie Chapter 02

The Marriage License Was A Lie Chapter 02

I whipped my head toward Adrian. He only sighed, his face perfectly calm.

“Adrian, what does he mean?”

My voice shook. After everything I had given him over the past three years, the thing I feared most was learning that all of it had ended in mockery.

“He means exactly what he said.”

His posture was lazy, and his voice carried naked contempt.

“Evelyn, you’re a small-town nobody. No matter how capable you are at work, your background will never be good enough for me.”

“The Whitmore family is old money. You were never worthy of me. I just didn’t want to break your heart, so I let you believe the marriage was real and kept you around as my mistress for a while.”

One of his buddies pointed at Chloe.

“His real future wife is standing right here. The Whitmore and Prescott families are about to form a marriage alliance. That’s why Adrian let her prank you.”

My mind went blank.

I had seen some of it coming, but not this. Never this.

So Adrian had been playing with my feelings all along.

After using me to help him beat out the family’s illegitimate son and secure his place as the Whitmore heir, he was kicking me aside?

Furious, I shouted at him, “Is that true?”

The contempt on his face cut deeper than any answer could have.

“Yes.”

In that instant, the last bit of hope I had for him shattered.

I lowered my head and let out a cold laugh. I laughed at how cunning he was, at how thoroughly he had used me, and at how stupid I had been for trusting such a piece of trash.

I was about to call my people and tell them to hurry, but Chloe rushed in and snatched the phone from my hand.

“Aw. You’re not allowed to call for help before the half hour is up.”

“Evelyn, you homewrecker, I’m already being generous.”

“Look, I’m allowing you to be Adrian’s temporary mistress. Shouldn’t you repay me for that?”

“Women like you end up passed around sooner or later anyway.”

If I had been wearing a robe, I would have stood up and ripped that mouth of hers open.

Seeing my expression darken, Chloe smiled even brighter.

“Oh, come on. A mistress still thinks she gets to act righteous?”

“Go ahead. Get angrier. The foam covering your chest will disappear faster.”

“They’re all dying to see what you’re hiding.”

As soon as she said that, everyone burst into laughter.

I had no way out. I clenched my fists, covered myself as tightly as I could, and sank deeper into the water.

Then two cockroaches suddenly dropped into the tub.

I screamed in terror, and the men surrounding me grew even more excited.

My voice came out hoarse as I begged Adrian, “Adrian, I’m asking you one last time. Make them leave. Send me a robe.”

I was terrified of cockroaches, and he knew they were the one thing I feared most.

When I was a child, the fight for power within my family had been bloody.

My stepmother was afraid I would come out on top, so she once locked me in a room crawling with cockroaches, hoping I would die inside.

There were bones in that room. There was a rotten stench. The scene had haunted me ever since.

I had told Adrian that secret, which meant he was the one who had handed my weakness to Chloe.

But he ignored my plea for help and let Chloe keep tormenting me.

“What are you acting so wronged for? You should be grateful you even get to be my mistress. Now you can’t even make one little sacrifice?”

“Holy shit, I think we’re about to see it.”

The men exploded with excitement. Rage burned through me until my vision blurred.

“Don’t worry, Evelyn.”

“If Adrian gets tired of you, you can come to me. I’ll keep you comfortable.”

“Get lost. Don’t you already have a wife at home?”

“Evelyn, come with me instead. I’m single right now. If you were good enough to serve Adrian, I’m sure you’re not bad in bed.”

“Damn. I want a taste too.”