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?"
"Your phone is right here. Take your time to consider your options," Christian smiled eerily, adding, "Perhaps you might wish to abstain from choosing. In any case, I will marry you once Wendy is dead."
Obviously, Christian was making Zen choose. He had even given her a way to salvage what was left of her pride, intentionally pointing out that she did not have to choose. But by abstaining, she would have made a silent choice anyways.
Zen swallowed hard. This was indeed a temptation that was too good to miss. What was she to do?
On the one hand was Wendy, who used to be her very best friend, while on the other, the man she had loved for five years. Suddenly, she shook her head violently.
No way. She would not allow herself to continue on this slippery slope to the fiery depths of hell.
Although she loved Christian, she did not want to be drawn into his hellish world of evil and cold-bloodedness and ultimately become like him.