Chapter 1

When I was sixteen, Lucas killed my stepfather, the beast who had molested me for years.

When reporters asked if he regretted his impulsive action, he smiled calmly and candidly: "Of course I regret it. I regret not getting rid of him sooner."

As everyone watched in shock, he lowered his eyes and laughed softly.

"Trading my worthless life for Violet's peace of mind and freedom for the rest of hers."

"It was worth it."

Three years after Lucas went to prison, I turned around and fell into the arms of a wealthy elite.

That same year, Lucas had his sentence reduced.

Later, Lucas and I reunited at a nightclub after his release.

He had leaped from being a discarded pawn of the Reed family to becoming the revered Mr. Reed of the elite circles.

And me? I was just a waitress serving drinks to pay off debts.

Someone in the private room asked, "Mr. Reed, I heard the woman you once saved, her sugar daddy went belly up. If she knew who you are now, she'd be kicking herself."

Lucas held his girlfriend close and casually blew out a smoke ring.

"That's all in the past."

The next second, his cold, piercing gaze drifted lazily to the top of my head.

"But I've long regretted it too."