The Billionaire's Ex-Wife Returns (Lucy and Landon) novel Chapter 40

Chapter 40: A Friend of an Enemy

"Let go of me, Kai."

His sharp glare intensified as a twisted smile formed on his lips.

"Or what?"

"Or I’ll scream."

His tone was light. "Do it."

Lucy frowned as she contemplated doing it. But she resisted, as she knew that Kai was not going to let her go even if she did scream.

He hadn’t changed at all, even during these years. Kai Denvers was a man many feared for his ruthlessness and reckless behavior. He never thought of the consequences of his actions, and the scar on his face was the evidence of it.

Lucy heard that Kai got that scar when he was in high school. He was the leader of his own gang, but he messed up with the wrong people. But at the end of it, he won and the people he offended retreated and were later swallowed up by him.

However, Lucy didn’t know of Kai until Landon brought him to her. He introduced the scarred man to her as his best friend. A strange combination, really. But Lucy was not one to judge a person because of their appearance nor their past.

And Kai proved himself to be a quirky man. Because despite his fearsome looks, he was kinder than anyone she had met among the people involved with Landon.

At least, he had never mocked or belittled her like the others.

And so, even though she hadn’t planned to meet him there, Lucy did not run when she recognized him.

Although, right now, she wished she had.

"I didn’t think you’d be someone into that thing." Lucy chuckled softly. And when Kai looked confused by her words, Lucy revealed, "Someone who’d be into voyeurism."

Kai’s expression contorted with anger and disgust. He almost backed away as if she had suddenly transformed into a slimy monster.

Almost. As his expression turned normal again and he laughed coldly, as if he guessed correctly what she was aiming.

Tsk.

Lucy rolled her eyes as she leaned against the counter.

"There’s no specific reason. I was just fed up by everything." Since there was nothing she could do to get him off her back, Lucy decided to tease him with a little something. And hopefully, it was enough to satisfy his curiosity. "I learned that nothing in this world is more important than myself. And I never belonged to the world Landon lived in. You must have already seen it, at least once."

"But he didn’t want you to leave him."

Lucy felt insulted as she whipped her head to face him. "Really? Is that what he told you?"

Kai shook her head. "No. But that’s what I saw when you disappeared."

This time, Lucy could no longer hold back the laugh that she was holding. It pealed slowly and gently before stopping abruptly, as if it had never happened. All the while, Kai never tore his eyes off her, seemingly even more perplexed by her reaction.

"Please, just because you’re his best friend, you don’t have to make up stories for him. Because I won’t return to him." Lucy didn’t believe a bit of his words. She knew what she saw and heard. And that was enough for her.

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