Chapter 514

Lucius replied, "Valerie, I thought we'd already reached a consensus on certain matters." She had, time and time again, supported him unconditionally in public and defended him. She'd helped him purify the geomancy at the old manor. She'd saved his mother when she was on the brink of death. Though Valerie never spoke about her feelings, everything she did made him feel loved. When she saw the pain and struggle swimming in Lucius' eyes, Valerie suddenly softened. She wasn't an emotionless machine. Nor was she a cold-blooded creature who didn't know how to feel grateful. Ever since they got married, Lucius had gone from resisting the marriage to slowly accepting Magnus' arrangement. He had always been compromising, yielding, giving. Valerie didn't forget any of it. "Lucius." Valerie gazed deeply into his handsome face. "Once this is over, if I'm still alive, I'll consider our future together seriously." It was the only promise Valerie could give Lucius at the moment. Of c