The Day My Contract Ended I Married Another Man novel Chapter 23

1 froze, momentarily paralyzed by his words.

Lucas’s back stiffened. “I told you, don’t go looking for him.”

I slowly loosened my grip on his arm, my heart sinking.

“Sorry, I just feel that my past with him shouldn’t involve you.”

Lucas gripped my hand in return. “So, the things you agreed to with him, you don’t think I should know?”

His tone was unusually off. I asked, “What things?”

I met Lucas’s slightly angry gaze and calmly responded, “I haven’t agreed to anything with him.”

Lucas looked at me intently, his gaze unwavering.

I took a deep breath and said, “Lucas, if I agreed to something, I’d tell you! Are you doubting me based on some baseless assumptions? Or would you rather trust someone else over me?”

“I’ll say it again, I just had a meal with him, I didn’t agree to anything.”

I yanked my hand away from Lucas and turned to leave. “If you don’t trust me, then please leave.”

I stood there, stiff, and after a long silence, I finally heard a sigh. Lucas slowly embraced me from behind, his chin resting gently on my shoulder. I turned my head slightly and could hear his low, anxious voice in my ear, filled with worry.

“Don’t meet him, Evelyn.”

He said, “I don’t want you to meet him.”

My heart tightened. “Can you wait a little longer? It’ll be over soon.‘

Just four more meetings, and everything will be finished.

The night felt heavy like fog, and Lucas’s lashes lowered before he kissed my lips.

The next day, Lucas had all the materials previously handled by the Whitmore Group replaced through other channels.

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The professor said, “This will increase the costs significantly.”

Lucas nodded. “It’s fine.”

At least he wouldn’t be under anyone’s control. When he calmed down, he understood what Alexander’s visit had meant that day.

First, using Maxwell Harris to control Evelyn, and then manipulating him to force her into contacting him.

Evelyn had never backed down, but it seemed that her weaknesses were always tied to him.

Severing ties with the Whitmore Group would cost her, but at least she wouldn’t be under anyone’s thumb anymore.

Lucas pulled out his phone and checked a message. He saw that Maxwell had gone into the

military and wouldn’t be back for about three years.

His gaze darkened as he put the phone away and drove to Evelyn’s apartment.

At the apartment, I picked up the phone, feeling slightly flustered. “Lucas?”

Hearing the voice on the other end, Lucas seemed to have shed all his exhaustion from the past few days.

“Are you cooking dinner tonight?”

I froze, glancing over at Alexander, who was glaring at me across the table. I lowered my voice and said, “I already ate out.”

Lucas replied, “Should I come find you?”

I quickly answered, “You haven’t had dinner, right? You should eat out. I need to rest early

tonight.”

“Oh,” Lucas responded, his voice tinged with humor, “But I want to see you.”

I felt my throat tighten. I really didn’t want to see Lucas look disappointed.

But when I looked at Alexander again, I bit my lip and reluctantly refused. “Can I come find you tomorrow?”

After exchanging a few more words, I found a way to hang up the phone, pursing my lips as I

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looked at Alexander.

“Mr. Whitmore, what’s this about now?”

Alexander quietly listened to the entirety of my conversation with Lucas before finally speaking in

a low tone.

“Does it always have to be about business when you meet me?”

I didn’t respond, merely watching him warily.

Alexander looked at me, his expression suddenly shifting into a smile, his voice somewhat tinged with sadness. “Today is August 17.”

I was momentarily stunned, and then it hit me.

August 17 was Alexander’s birthday.

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