Repeated Failures

"I fell in love with the only person who visited me in that apartment. My contract husband, who paid me to cover his secret relationship, I foolishly fell in love with him from the beginning of our marriage and was heartbroken the whole time."

Vivi's explanation certainly surprised Lucas. All this time, he had been completely unaware of it. Whether it was because Vivi was very good at hiding it from him or because he was insensitive, Lucas didn't expect Vivi to have such feelings for him.

When he thought about it now–about how often he talked about Freya or how he always praised her to Vivi–Lucas felt that he had become very cruel to Vivi.

"I really don't know," Lucas said. He was filled with regret and guilt at the thought of how much pain Vivi had endured during their marriage because he had been completely insensitive to her feelings. "If I had known earlier, I would have–“

"I would have ruined everything." Vivi interrupted Lucas' speech with a faint smile.

"I was paid to cover