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Lucas was overwhelmed with jealousy because Lauren’s brilliance completely overshadowed his own light; he just wanted to dim her shine a little.
After all, Lauren was just a woman. What good would her academic excellence do? Eventually, she’d just marry, have kids, and become a homemaker.
As for himself, he was capable of carning money and could support her in the future. Why did she have to aim so high?
He kept these thoughts buried deep, knowing they would be unpopular if voiced.
So, he watched passively as Lauren was tormented by others, allowing her to be worn down by the world.
He thought, once everyone else had dulled her sharp edges, he would appear at just the right moment, offer her warmth, and then Lauren would have no choice but to depend on him. She wouldn’t think about becoming a scholar, a mentor, or a professor ever again…
Breaking her wings was meant to spare her hardship; he would be her sanctuary, providing for her, loving her. Wouldn’t that be good?
What he never anticipated was how resilient Lauren would be, even after enduring inhuman treatment in prison. Despite being worn down, she remained defiant.
Not only did she refuse to depend on him, but she also despised him to the bone.
They had spent over a decade together in the orphanage, sharing a deep bond, yet Lauren discarded him so easily, which Lucas found brutally harsh.
Now, she had taken up with some rough–looking guy who obviously had a temper, and she was pregnant. How shameless!
He hated Lauren for not seeing clearly, and he hated Willow even more for using him.
If it weren’t for Willow stirring things up, he and Laurie would never have ended up like this.
Lucas‘ rage clouded his mind completely, and he shook the iron bars wildly.
The bars groaned under his brute force, sounding as if they might snap at any moment.
His eyes bulged like bells, his facial muscles twisted in fury, his features nearly displaced by his grotesque anger, making him look like a demon, sending chills down the spine.
“You damn wretch!” Lucas roared with all his might, “I’ll kill you!”
His madness was like a rabid dog in the throes of disease.
Willow watched Lucas‘ deranged, cannibalistic demeanor, and her pleasure surged like a breached dam, reaching unprecedented heights.
She let out a sharp, piercing laugh, which mingled weirdly with Lucas‘ screams.
The crazier Lucas got, the more wildly she laughed.
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fool, regretting only now? Too late?”
While laughing, she even twisted her body provocatively as if flaunting her victory to Lucas,
The commotion quickly attracted the guards
Two officers rushed over and restrained Lucas, one on each side.
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Yet Lucas continued to struggle, kicking, wildly and twisting his body, trying to break free from the police to continue his charge at Willow,
“Let me go, let go of me! Lucas screamed madly, his voice hoarse and nearly breaking, “I have to kill her, I
must!”
His gaze remained fixed on Willow, the hatred seeming to burn her to ashes.
Willow watched as Lucas was dragged away by the police, her smile growing brighter. She even made a face at him, mocking, “Just keep regretting on the outside. Once I’m free, I’ll go abroad and enjoy life, while you rot in endless agony here!”
“You wench-”
Lucas‘ cursing faded as he was dragged out of the jail, disappearing along the long corridor until it was no longer audible.
Outside, the night had deepened. Lucas sat despondently in a wheelchair.
The dim streetlight cast a weak glow on his face, marked by wear and fatigue.
It’s over, all over.
The once–glorious career had shattered like a bubble; his most cherished Laurie, he had pushed into the abyss himself, never to forgive him.
Now, he had nothing left but a heart full of regret and loneliness.
Lucas‘
eyes gradually moistened, and hot tears rolled down his cheeks, dropping onto his worn clothes.
“Laurie, I didn’t mean it, I just wanted to take care of you.” He muttered to himself, but there was no one around to hear his belated confession.
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