Lucian's POV
For a moment, she just stared at me, her lips trembling slightly.
What happened between us was a huge mistake and I shouldn't have initiated that conversation yesterday.
My relationship with Mia taught me enough lessons for me to know where to draw the line when it comes to women.
They're all the same.
Betrayals, cheats and shameless.
This is a contact marriage with no strings attached and it should remain so.
I expected Rhoda to cry after what I said, maybe beg or ask why I was being this way.
But instead, she surprised me.
Rhoda wiped her face with her palm, clearing away the tears that clung to her cheeks.
Then, to my shock, she smiled a bitter, empty smile that didn't reach her eyes.
“It's fine,” she said quietly. “I'm okay”
Her voice was calm but somethin
