Rich Man's Wife
By Pearl Mulberry
Date: September 4, 2024
Ch. 5Hypocritical


"Yes, Lucia," Aunt Lucia added.

"We're all family here. Why make things complicated? Beata apologizes to you, so forgive her. Cleon loves Beata and doesn't love you. It's not Beata's fault. We all think that even though you love Cleon, you wouldn't be able to marry him. Cleon loves Beata very much and will most likely marry her. That's why we didn't tell you. It's also for the good of the company."

Lucia ignored everything they said and asked the moving bureau to keep things moving. The people passed Beata's kneeling figure, placed a special box on the trolley outside, and immediately pushed the trolley toward the stairs.

"Lucia." Beata saw that the books had been moved and became even more anxious.
"I will break up with Cleon as long as you forgive me. I will never see him again."
"I promise to break up with Cleon. Please don't go."

Lucia finished checking the room to see if there was anything left. She decided that everything needed had been removed and said, "This house has been sold. You have two days to move your things. In two days, this house will belong to someone else. If you don't go, the new owner may call the police. So don't blame me for not warning you."

"What did you say?" Emil looked at Lucia in shock and angrily said, "You sold this house? This is the house I bought with your mother. I am your father, and you dare to sell it without my consent?"
Helena was also very anxious, so she immediately followed Lucia and said, "Lucia, you are overreacting. Even though you are an adult now, your father is still around. How can you sell the house without your father's approval? And since you've sold the house, where will we live?"

"Where are you guys going to live? What's that got to do with me? Isn't your son with Cleon now? One of the Franklin family businesses is real estate; they have a lot of money and a house. Let the Franklins give you guys a house or a mansion. Why bother living in my house?"

Helena and Beata's expressions immediately turned ugly upon hearing Lucia's words. If they lived in the house Cleon gave her, Beata would have gone from dating Cleon to being the sugar baby man. The two things are very different. If Beata had a reputation as a sugar baby, not only would she be looked down upon, but the Franklins and Cleon's grandfather would not agree to let them marry.

Beata had yet to learn that Lucia would go so far as to sell the house. She quickly ran after Lucia and looked at the woman with a pale face.

"Lucia, what do you want me to do? I will do everything you say."

Lucia smiled coldly and said, "I've sold my house and have also finished saying what I have to say. I will do whatever I want from now on. The time when you always depended on me but secretly betrayed me is over. You have to learn to be independent."

"Lucia." Beata called out to Lucia, who walked away.
"You're risking your future and that of the entire company, you know very well. I know I was wrong, and I apologize for that. I admit my sins, but I hope you don't punish yourself for this mistake of mine."

"Do you think Cleon is so great that he can do whatever he wants to me? You better worry about where you're going to live." Lucia immediately walked away the moment she finished speaking.

"Stop! This is my house; who allowed you to sell it? Stop." Emil shouted while chasing Lucia.

Helena sat on the sofa with weak legs, then looked at Beata and asked, "Will this affect your marriage to Cleon? What should we do?"

Beata sat down with a gloomy face. She did not know what to do at this point. She could only discuss it with Cleon.

Emil chases after Lucia, but Lucia is gone. He could only angrily return home in a hurry.

When Lucia and Emil's mother divorced, Emil also acquired some property. With it all, Emil began to make various investments to prove his ability. However, the man's investments failed, and he lost all his money. Now Lucia is selling the house and is no longer responsible for all their expenses. They became poor. From now on, the class difference between Beata and Cleon would be even more distant.
"Emil, Lucia has sold this house. Where will we live in the future?" Aunt Lucia turned anxiously and angrily cursed at Lucia, "This Lucia has a big ego and a hard heart! I can't believe she doesn't even care about her father and has the heart to sell the house! What should we do?"

"Do not move. This is my home, and I will never give it up." Emil growled.

However, Lucia has gone through selling the house according to the rules.
Homeowners have changed, and inevitably, they have to move.

In the spring, Lucia will start lectures.

Although achievement and grades are usually critical factors in choosing which university to choose, special entrance exams are required.
The university entrance exam can only be taken if you have taken the school graduation exam.

On the day of the graduation exam, as soon as Beata walked into the classroom, her classmates, who had been chatting, immediately looked at her. They then took out their cell phones and started typing something.

Beata pretended to sit quietly and took out her iPad to start reviewing the lesson, but she couldn't understand the material. She knew that she would have to get used to people's strange views of her from now on. However, with her strength, she would prove that even though she had no money or background, she was worthy of Cleon just by her abilities.

Beata consoled herself in her heart. The gossip and being looked down upon were temporary, so it was no problem. She could endure it. When she proves her worth and marries Cleon, everything will change.

“Beata and Lucia usually seem very close, like siblings. I did not think that one of them would steal the other's boyfriend.”

“Yes, and her method is very clever. She looks gentle, kind, and honest. But she turned out to be very cunning and disgusting.”

“Yeah, this kind of hypocrite is the most disgusting.”

“If she were to say outright that she likes Cleon and competes with Lucia openly and fairly, I would not look down on her. However, she uses subtle but devious methods to get to Cleon, even before they break up. Moreover, she acts like Lucia's great friend. It is a shameless name.”

“I believe people like her are the scariest and shouldn't be made friends. She acts as if she likes you on the surface, but who knows how many knives will be stabbed into your back.”

“Yeah, she is the type of person we really should not get close to.”

When Lucia entered the classroom, the students looked directly at the girl. And then they type even faster.

“Lucia looks like she is fine, but she must be feeling much pain in her heart.”

“Isn't it obvious? If the person closest to you snatches your lover, won't you be hurt.”

“I just saw a message from the group chat saying that Lucia has sold her house. It looks like she wants to cut ties with Beata.”

“But Lucia's way of exposing Cleon and Beata is too much. Wouldn't that offend Cleon.”

“You're right. Her way of humiliating them, even though it could vent anger, was equivalent to directing herself down the path of hell. Will Cleon just let it go?”

“Who knows? We'll have to wait and see what happens next.”

Beata also turned and looked at Lucia. She then took out her cell phone and texted Lucia, saying they should meet and talk when the exam was over. But she didn't know Lucia had blocked the number and wouldn't receive any messages.
Lucia is currently focusing on the iPad. However, she was not reviewing the lesson. She was studying a specific part of a mountain in a country.

After the bell rang, all the students immediately put down their cell phones and took out their iPads. The internet network was blocked after the exam questions were sent to them. They can only leave after the answers have been filled out in a certain period and sent back.

Beata wants to concentrate on the exam. However, because she was too worried, she couldn't focus.

The exam time should have been an hour. Lucia only needed half an hour to submit answers and leave the class. Since being born again, Lucia discovers that her brain has become very smart. Moreover, it felt perfect.
During the two-day exam, Beata needed help finding an opportunity to talk to Lucia. Lucia did not want to give her a chance to say that boring bullshit.

Two days after the exam ended, Lucia immediately went abroad.

In her previous life, Lucia was hiding in Finland. She thought that no one would recognize her in such a remote area. However, she got lost and accidentally entered a resort in a forest area. That's when she met the man. At that time, Lucia could not see the man's appearance. She glanced briefly at him before passing out in front of the man.

Lucia was cared for by the man and spent more than a year with him. Even though Lucia spent months without saying a word during that one year, he never forced her into anything. He just told Lucia she was free to stay or go. While living with the man, Lucia felt an inexplicable sense of security. She did not know why. She just thought that this man would be able to protect her. So she chose to stay.

Within a year, Lucia fell in love with the man. The man was always cold, his legs were crippled, and he had to sit in a wheelchair. In addition, half of his face was damaged. However, Lucia felt the man's incredible charm every time she looked at him and could not help but fall in love with him. Lucia sensed that he loved her but tried to hide and hold back her feelings. He was not gentle, but he got better after being with her.

Back then, Lucia didn't want revenge at all. She also did not want to prove anything to anyone else. She just wanted to spend her entire life with that man and live a safe and peaceful life. However, Cleon suddenly appears and destroys her dreamlike life.



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