The office was pitch black, with only the clink of swaying wine bottles.
Dany sat by the window, countless empty bottles lying at his feet. By moonlight, he gently stroked Lucy's smiling face in their wedding photo with his fingertip.
In truth, he and Lucy had never registered their marriage.
At first, to prove he did not want the Grant family's wealth, he had voluntarily suggested not registering the marriage and having no claim to their property.
Later, it took him nine years to take control of the Hayes family. By the time he gained power, Nina had appeared—and he no longer wanted to marry Lucy officially.
But now...
As he thought, Dany shook the half-full bottle and drank it down in one gulp.
The burning liquor choked his throat, and he could not stop retching.
A familiar stabb
