章節 242: The game has begun.

Gina's expression froze. She didn't believe him. "No, you are lying." She shook her head. "You said that only to make me leave you. Actually, you are scared that I'll manipulate you." Pulling a smile to her face, she reassured him, "I'm telling you again: I'll never deceive you. My loyalty be with you always. I don't care about Claudia or my father. All that matters to me is you. Let's get married."

"I am married already," Theodore snapped, his eyes blazing with rising annoyance. "And I love my wife."

"Wife!" Gina narrowed her eyes with disbelief. "You mean, Bella! But you divorced her, didn't you?"

"No, I didn't," Theodore replied instantly. "It was just an act to keep Bella safe. I love her, and I'll never leave her."

"So, you are rejecting me for Bella," Gina mumbled, realizing everything. Her heart ached. She had been trying to woo him for years and dreamed of marrying him, but Bella had ruined her dream. Her hatred for Bella only grew deeper.