Eleanor's POV

I could not leave Lawrence, I could not walk down a different path and take a step forward into a different life. In the end, I still chose him. I still wanted to make a final push for our marriage.

I was tired of being misunderstood and talked about, I needed to let everyone know that I was Lawrence's lawfully wedded wife, not some temptress who had tried to seduce him. And I was definitely not the third wheel in this relationship.

If anyone was to bear the stigma of being the third wheel, it would be Bena, not me.

Bena may have been Lawrence's ex-girlfriend, but they...