Chapter 4

Timothy watched her face carefully. "Carol, did I do something wrong? Should I take it off?"

Carol's tone softened instantly. "Keep it on."

But when she looked at me, the worry in her eyes kept growing.

At the party, the socialites spotted Timothy and me together, gossiping and laughing among themselves.

"Lucien sure is thick-skinned. He actually stomachs all this. What a classic cuckold!"

"You don't understand. With the Gordon family's prestige, tolerating a couple of scandals is no big deal for them. He knows exactly what he's doing."

"I heard they're even planning a wedding. Who would've thought Lucien…