After three years of marriage, Wendy Stewart was used to Michael Lucas's sarcastic remarks, his frequent threats about getting divorced, and even his indulgence of a mistress. She thought that she could bear with this her entire life, until she accidentally got pregnant with a child that Michael did not want. Finally despondent, Wendy signed the divorce agreement and left. She thought they could have parted ways forever, but Michael refused to stop looking for her after the divorce. When they met again, she was the world's top designer. Smiling sweetly at her ex-husband, she said, "My dear, we're already divorced." Michael simply stared at her coldly, "Tell me, what will it take for us to reconcile?"
"Give her up and we'll wipe the slate clean. We'll forgive your digression and welcome you back into the fold," Alberto said coldly as he stared at Christian.
"No way!" Christian refused without a second's hesitation.
If he had intended to give Wendy up, he would not have protected her from Clement.
Neither would he have gone to so much trouble to take her out of Lake City and bring her to Rheinsville City.
In an instant, Alberto raised his cane and with evil radiating from his eyes, pointed it directly at Christian's forehead.
That cane of his was custom-made and was not just an ordinary mobility aid.
In the process of raising it, he had activated a hidden switch in it.
A slim dart had appeared at the end of the cane and was pointing about an inch from Christian's forehead. This dart contained an extremely poisonous toxin that would cause immediate death upon contact.