Chapter 43

"Where are you taking me?" I demanded as Ryder veered onto another road.

"In a place where Lucas can't take you away from me," he replied cryptically, pressing down on the accelerator.

My protests fell on deaf ears as Ryder continued to drive, and I felt my anger boiling inside. How could he just decide to whisk me away like this?

"This is kidnapping!" I exclaimed, my frustration mounting.

But Ryder only laughed, infuriating me further.

"I am still your husband, remember?" he reasoned, a smirk playing on his lips.

Seething with anger, I attempted to snatch the steering wheel from him, but he firmly held onto it, his focus fixed on the road ahead.

"Stop it! Do you want us to be disgraced?" he scolded me, his tone firm.

"What do you really want to happen, Ryder?" I demanded, sinking back into my seat in defeat as he navigated into a private village.

As we approached a lavish residence, I couldn't help but be awestruck by