Chapter 52 · TWMTFS

Chapter 52

Silence fell over the room as if water had been poured over everyone.

A few maids gasped and instinctively shrank back.

The Dowager Duchess's face turned red, then blue with rage.

Wow...

Lucy was stunned for an entirely different reason.

She had been silently watching Edward's dazzlingly ruthless insults, barely resisting the urge to applaud and instead enjoying the show as if eating popcorn.

...My wife?

That one phrase echoed endlessly in her mind.

My wife. My wife. My wife...

It had been the same when he casually called her "sweetheart" in that deep voice.

But hearing Edward call her "my wife" had an even greater impact.

Her ears grew hotter and hotter, and she found herself swallowing nervously.

I mean... once we're married, I really will be his wife...

She knew they were only acting like a married couple in front of everyone.

She knew those kinds…