A Love Lost, A Life Reborn Chapter 2

Sophia smiled and said, "That day will never come. I won't give you a chance to leave me either."

With that, Sophia moved to embrace him again.

But Lucas was now extremely averse to her closeness.

Because her body still carried faint traces of a sickly sweet scent.

The kind of scent left behind after a man and woman spend the night together.

Lucas stood up. "I'm going to get a spoon."

Sophia immediately got up too. "I'll get it for you."

"No need, I can do it myself."

Lucas went to the kitchen and turned on the faucet.

He used the sound of running water to mask his sigh.

It wasn't that he was inadequate. It was that her past self had been too wonderful.

So wonderful that just thinking of those days when she loved him passionately made his heart ache.

Growing up in an orphanage from a young age, enduring bullying and cold stares, he had been forced to harden his heart.

He originally had no plans to date or marry, preferring to let clients drink him under the table rather than ask others for help. But then Sophia appeared.

She rescued him from those people, declaring "This man is mine now."

At first Lucas thought she would just humiliate him like those capitalists. But Sophia did nothing of the sort, only gently telling him: "Go home and get some good sleep. Forget all the unpleasant things from today. Tomorrow is a new day."

After that, she began frequently appearing in his life.

Sometimes coming to his company on business, or "coincidentally" running into him at a coffee shop. Sweet and adorable, but anyone could see she had feelings for him.

However, their marriage was still opposed by Sophia's parents.

Lucas didn't want to affect her relationship with her family, so he told her they should break up.

But Sophia just firmly held his hand and said, "No breaking up. I'll take you with me."

Later she started her own business from scratch, even enduring her parents' suppression and coercion. She bore it all, drinking herself half to death in the process.

Until later, when they were in a car accident together.

At the critical moment, Sophia pushed him out of harm's way. She and the car were hit by a large truck and sent flying off the road.

The car rolled violently before catching fire. Sophia was burned half to death, falling into a coma. Only when Lucas spoke to her by the bedside would she show any reaction.

It was at this time that Sophia's parents finally understood how much their daughter loved Lucas.

They finally relented and agreed to their marriage.

Lucas cherished this hard-won marriage dearly.

He cherished this woman who loved him to the bone even more.

He just never imagined that after only three years of marriage, her heart would stray and her eyes would turn to another man.

"Honey, is everything okay? Why were you gone so long?"

"It's nothing."

Lucas wiped the tears from his face, turned off the faucet, and prepared to go out with the spoon.

But his hand trembled and the spoon fell to the floor.

As he crouched down to pick it up, he accidentally saw the secret hidden under the dining table -

Henry was wearing the new sneakers Lucas had bought him. His toe was gently caressing Sophia's calf, then gradually moving upwards - knee, thigh, and further in...

A delicate white hand smacked him lightly. "Behaving naughty again?"

"What are you afraid of? Lucas hasn't come back yet."

"Be good, don't make trouble in front of Lucas. Later we'll go out..."

Lucas deliberately made a loud noise, and the two quickly settled down.

He returned to his seat. The two of them acted as if nothing had happened.

Sophia picked up some food for him. "Honey, eat more vegetables. It's good for your health."

Henry still looked like an innocent little brother, gazing at him enviously. "I hope I can find a wife as virtuous and gentle as sister someday."

Lucas said coldly, "You will."

Henry didn't catch his hidden meaning, still complimenting them. "That's impossible. Sister is the best woman in the world. I don't have that kind of luck."

Lucas said, "You do."

Just then, Lucas' phone rang.

"Hello, Mr. Xu, you have a package."

This time, Sophia was even quicker than him. She rushed to open the door before him and received a document envelope.

She looked at the sender. "Southern Airlines International Business Department...Honey, did you buy plane tickets? Where are you going? How come I don't know about this?"