He Thought I Loved Him, But I Loved His Heart

Chapter 3

Anna's face paled instantly. Someone had secretly replaced all the capsules in the bottle with hormone pills!

Luka's face turned dark with rage, a flicker of pain he did not notice flashing in his eyes. "Anna, you really meant it?"

Anna shook her head in panic. "I didn't do it. Someone switched the medicine. You can check the cameras right now..."

Besides her, only Lucy had free access to the house. The culprit was obvious.

"Lucy, framing me with such a cheap trick."

Anna took a deep breath and looked at Lucy coldly. "This kind of hormone medicine requires a doctor's prescription. I've never bought any. We can find out who did it with one check."

Panic flashed across Lucy's eyes. She leaned weakly into Luka's arms. "Luka, she's lying. I've never touched your medicine. I want you to be healthy more than anyone!"

"Lucy, I believe you."

Luka soothed Lucy, then turned to Anna with icy eyes. "You've been with me for years. You know all about heart medicine. I always let you fill my prescriptions. You're close to the doctors. Getting hormone pills secretly would be easy for you."

Anna didn't bother arguing. She tried to leave, but Lucy grabbed her wrist tightly. "Anna, if you're upset about me, you can just say so. Why hurt Luka with such dirty tricks?"

Her sharp nails dug into Anna's skin. Anna flinched and pushed her away instinctively. Lucy fell to the floor and let out a sharp cry.

Luka shoved Anna hard, then picked Lucy up at once, his eyes filled with distress. "Anna, are you crazy? Apologize to Lucy right now!"

Anna's lips trembled. She pointed to the nail marks on her arm. "She grabbed me first. It was just a reflex. I won't apologize."

She tried to leave again, but Luka blocked her way. "Apologize. Or I'll drink an entire bottle of alcohol. If my heart rate spikes and I end up in an ambulance..."

Anna froze in place. She turned to look at him, utterly disappointed. He was actually using that heart to threaten her! And it was exactly her weakness.

She clenched her fists tightly, hesitated for a moment, then finally bowed to Lucy. "I'm sorry I pushed you."

A satisfied smile curved Luka's lips. He was about to speak.

"Sorry isn't enough," Lucy cut in softly. "Anna, why don't you drink a glass as punishment? Then I'll forgive you." She smiled wickedly and held out a glass of strong liquor. "It's just one drink. Surely the future Mrs. Hunt can handle that?"

Anna stared at the glass. She was severely allergic to alcohol. Even a drop would cover her in rashes. But all this time, to protect the heart inside Luka, she had blocked drinks for him again and again, drinking until she threw up to help him win deals.

"I'm allergic to alcohol." She looked straight into Luka's eyes. "Luka, I never told you. I break out in rashes and itch all over after drinking. I have to take allergy pills every time."

Surprise flickered in Luka's eyes. He instinctively grabbed her wrist. "But I thought you could drink..."

"Luka, she's lying!" Lucy cried out tearfully. "She's not allergic at all. I saw her drinking an entire bottle of whiskey with male models at a bar just days ago. I have photos!"

With that, she opened her photo album. The pictures showed Anna toasting with two mixed-race male models. But they were clearly edited. She had never been to such a place!

Anna's face changed. "That's not me. She edited them. We can have a professional check!"

But a storm had erupted in Luka's eyes. He bit out her name. "Anna, are you insane? Cheating on me before we're even married?"

"I never went there!"

But Luka's eyes were red. He threw the photos at her. "Then what is this? You were photographed. Even if you don't care about my feelings, at least have some respect for the Hunt family!"

Mocking laughter mixed with insults came from behind. "Mrs. Hunt, playing around right before the wedding? Luka not giving you enough attention?"

"Prove you're innocent—drink the liquor, and we'll believe you!"

Anna looked at Luka. He did nothing to stop them. "Fine. I'll drink it."

The strong liquor burned her throat. She coughed violently, her heart stinging. In an instant, rashes broke out all over her body, and she began to itch unbearably. But this time was different. Something had been added to the drink. She suddenly felt hot all over!

Luka let go of her, took Lucy's hand, and prepared to leave. His friends teased from behind. "Luka, if she stays here... can we have fun with her too?"

"We'll keep Mrs. Hunt satisfied. She won't cheat on you then!"

Anna screamed hoarsely. "Luka, don't do this to me!"

She had just miscarried, just had surgery. She couldn't endure this!

Luka's footsteps stopped abruptly. The next second, she heard his cold, sarcastic voice. "Fine. Since she loves to play, she can stay with you."