185. Believing Him

Never?

Now Lucas knew what it felt like to desperately want something that was always far out of one's reach the more you longed for it.

When he wanted something, he got it at the flick of his finger.

Three years ago, he didn't even want a wife but was blessed with the most perfect one he'd ever wish for.

If only he'd cherished her earlier.

“Look, Heidi,” he said gently, cleaning some speck of dust off her hair. “I promise… I promise to change my ways. I won't treat you the way I did before, I'll do anything to make you happy. Forget about Steve Anderson.”

“Why should I?” Heidi wanted to glare at him, yet, she found herself avoiding his gaze in order not to read the emotions in his eyes.

The blurry line between what was real and what wasn't was evident.

She wouldn't be swayed by just a simple word from him.

“Would you rather be with a man who can't even protect you from a kid?”

Heidi knew he was speaking about the incident just now with Mr. Malcolm's son.

“So what? If you hadn't a