The Legal Wife

"Lucas, did you marry her because she looks like me, and her name also contains a Phoebe?"

"Quite the romantic, arent you?"

"I know I shouldnt have left you eight years ago for my dreams, but Im back now. Cant you forgive me? You clearly cant forget me, can you?"

Phoebe Wilson never expected that, eager to see Lucas North sooner, she would return home early to witness such a "brilliant" conversation between Lucas North and Sue Li...

One is her husband, the other is her best friend...

"You dont love her, do you? If you did, why would you never publicize your relationship with her? Let her work as a regular employee in your company? You must think shes a disgrace to you, right?"

Disgrace?

So... Lucas North always felt her humble origins were an embarrassment to him?

Phoebe Wilson couldnt believe it and took a few steps back. She and Lucas North had been married for two years, and he never took her to public events or announced her identity. She had thought he was protecting her...

Was it because her ordinary background didnt match his lofty status as the richest man in Maple City?

"You cant deny it. I know that the last time she was suspected of being a spy in the company was your doing. When she was beaten and driven out of the company, you were there but lied to her that you werent!"

"And the previous team-building event, when she was stranded in the deep forest, that was your intention, wasnt it?"

"The last annual party, when she was pushed into the water, that was your signal, right? On a cruise ship, you could bear to push her in. Can you say you like her?"

"You know quite a lot."

The cold, heartless voice came without denial.

Phoebe Wilson felt chilled to the bone.

She held back her tears, her body trembling as she silently stood outside the door, listening to their continued conversation.

"Her monthly hospitalizations are because of the drugs you had administered to her, right?"

"Bang——"

"Whos there?!"

Stumbling, she accidentally knocked into the potted plant by the door, alerting the people inside the study.

Phoebe Wilson didnt have time to think; she hurriedly ran away, fleeing the terrifying house!

Her heart ached, her mind buzzed, and she felt drained of strength, but she dared not stop. She was afraid, terrified that the demon behind her would catch up.

She had never been so scared before, not even when she was trapped in the deep mountains overnight or almost drowned in the sea...

She couldnt believe that the man she had treated so sincerely and loved so dearly wanted her dead...

"You finally see the truth?"

Suddenly, everything went dark as someone blocked her path—it was him.

An old acquaintance from Blue Hill.

"You abandoned your identity for him, willing to be an ordinary person by his side, but he treated you like this—"

"Stop talking!" Phoebe Wilson interrupted sharply, her eyes, already red with emotion, turning faintly purple.

"Why not say it? He used you as a substitute, was unfaithful during your marriage, and you dont hate him?"

Having her wounds reopened, Phoebe Wilson felt powerless. She squatted on the ground, wanting to cry but unable to, filled with hatred.

Thinking of the past two years, how he was always unpredictable, showing her various moods.

No matter how she tried to please him, he was always ruthless towards her, never sharing a bed, not allowing her in his car, even forbidding her from entering his private space, she felt resentful!

She always thought that was just his cold nature, but it turned out his tenderness was reserved for another woman, and that woman was her best friend!

Why was this happening?

When they first met, he was gentle with her...

"Are you still fantasizing that he has some hidden reasons?"

As if seeing through her thoughts, the man sneered, looking at her with a tilted head, "Phoebe Wilson, you are the heiress of the Blue Hill clan; use your brain, will you?"

He continued, "Two years ago, when Lucas North first saw you, he said he wanted to marry you. Dont you find it strange? Sue Li, who resembles you, is Lucas Norths first love. Even a child should know what you mean to Lucas North!"

"Phoenix Rain! If you dont speak, no one will take you for a mute!"

"Oh, you can still talk back. These past two years with Lucas North, you took everything lying down, never arguing back, always obedient. I thought you had become mute?"

...

Phoenix Rains cutting words made Phoebe Wilson recall the grievances she suffered at the Lus!

Because she liked Lucas North, she had endured so much...

Regret, heartache, and endless hatred clenched her fists, wanting to tear the adulterous couple to pieces!

"Young master, where are you going!"

"The hospital, they said she was discharged, and she must have just returned."

Suddenly, a familiar voice approached, interrupting the confrontation between Phoebe Wilson and Phoenix Rain. They exchanged glances and vanished into the air the next second.

"Madam must have heard your conversation with Miss Sue."

"Probably."

"But sir, I think Madam is very good. She never throws a fit, doesnt worry you, and is well-behaved and sensible. If you dont like her, just divorce her; why torment her again and again?"

"You dont understand." Lucas North frowned and hurried towards the garage.

The butler, unwilling to give up, followed and said, "Sir, that medicine really cant be used again. The doctor said that one more time could be fatal!"