Declan came to my side and naturally wrapped me in his arms, holding the umbrella steadily over my head. He slipped off his custom-tailored suit jacket and draped it over my shoulders, shielding me from the cold rain. Only then did he turn his gaze with disdain toward Lucian, who was pinned in the downpour by the bodyguards. "She loved me for ten years!" Lucian bellowed, his eyes bloodshot with fury. "Declan, how dare you steal her away from me!" "That was a long time ago, and you know it." Declan's voice remained calm. "Several of the Lawson family's overseas ventures have already collapsed, and their finances are hanging by a thread. Yet you still have the time to harass another man's wife. It seems I wasn't hard enough on you last time." Lucian shuddered violently. So these past few

