Chapter 401 His Most Despicable Self Revealed to Her

• He gripped Lucille tighter, as though worried she would not believe his words.
• He earnestly explained, "When my grandfather coerced me into marrying you, I was furious. He used the Ashworth Corporation, which I had built with my efforts, as leverage to force me into marrying a stranger. The humiliation of compromising with my grandfather and meeting you was overwhelming ... "
• He laid bare his darkest thoughts to Lucille then. "Lucy, I was terrible. Throughout our marriage year, I intentionally ignored you, channeling my anger onto you. I shamefully thought that sharing my misery about compromising with my grandfather made it easier. It wasn't your fault, yet I treated you so poorly.