After I Helped His Lover Plot, He Crawled Back

I create a fake account, add Lucas Bennett's lover, and then help her with advice and strategy.

"A little drama keeps the spark alive. If you don't stir things up now and then, how else will he remember to pay attention to you?"

So on my birthday, he spends an hour in the bathroom coaxing her to eat.

On our fifth anniversary, Lucas sneaks off to a hotel and spends an hour tangled up with her.

Lucas spends less time with me, but their relationship grows stronger.

On the night of the company banquet, when Lucas is entertaining important clients, I tell her, "Lucas' girlfriend will be there too. If you don't ruin this contract, they'll be tied together forever."

That evening, she picks up a glass of red wine and dumps it over my head.

Lucas, who's been fawning over my dad, completely lost his composure.

When Lucas Bennett was preparing to propose, I discovered flirtatious messages on his phone from a woman I didn’t recognize.

I created a fake profile and posed as a relationship counselor. Shortly after I added his mistress, Sophie Reid, she messaged me.

"He's proposing to his wealthy girlfriend and told me to keep my distance. What should I do?"

I kept my cool and asked her every detail about how they met. That was when I realized he'd been cheating on me for our entire five-year relationship.

The bitter irony was that he'd even met his mistress because of me. I was the one who had taken him to the hotel where she worked.

I was ready to confront him with everything I'd uncovered. But just as I approached his office, I heard him laughing and bantering with his friends.

"Once you tie the knot, you'll be tied down for good. You okay with that, man?"

Lucas scoffed, casually spinning the engagement ring on his finger that I'd once seen as a symbol of our love.

"It's just to put Mr. Thomas Cruise's mind at ease. I should probably rein myself in for a while and actually act like a good husband. I'll figure out the rest later."

One of his friends laughed and nudged him playfully.

"There's plenty of fish in the sea. Secure the bag with the marriage first, then you can settle down with Sophie."

My fists clenched so hard my phone dug painfully into my palm.

Lucas must have heard something, because he hurried out to see what was going on. When he spotted me in the doorway, a flicker of guilt crossed his face. He pressed his lips together briefly before settling into his signature easy smile.

"Why didn't you tell me you were coming?"

My mind flashed back five years, to when he had taken a huge hit in the business world and had begged my dad for help.

Dad hadn't wanted anything to do with him.

But I was the one who took pity on Lucas. I provided the capital to start this tech company and