# Chapter 164: The Truth Behind the Veil
Hello everyone, it's me again! How are you all doing? Today I will continue to walk with you and review Chapter 164 of "Remarried After I Secretly Divorced the CEO". Ah, this chapter is a turning point—a moment where long-held secrets tremble like fragile glass, ready to shatter. So grab a cup of tea, settle in, and let me tell you what unfolded in this gripping installment.
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The morning air was crisp and sharp as Selena stood by the window of her small apartment, watching the city stir awake. She had been avoiding his calls for three days. Three days of silence, of hiding, of pretending that she hadn't heard the raw desperation in Lucas's voice when he'd left that final voicemail. But this chapter opens with a knock that tears through her fragile peace.
It wasn't Lucas at the door. It was someone far more unexpected—his mother, Victoria Chen.
Selena's heart slammed against her ribs as she stared at the impeccably dressed older woman, whose eyes held a mixture of cold judgment and weary sadness. "May I come in?" Victoria's voice was clipped, but there was something beneath it—a crack she'd never heard before.
Inside the cramped living room, Victoria didn't bother with pleasantries. She placed a manila envelope on the coffee table and said, "I know why you left him. And I know what my son did."
Selena's breath caught. The secret divorce. The hidden truth. But Victoria's next words made her blood run cold.
"He didn't have an affair with Mia," Victoria said slowly, her gaze unwavering. "But he did something worse. He let you believe he did, because he thought it would protect you from a much darker truth."
As Victoria spoke, the fragments of the past three months rearranged themselves in Selena's mind like pieces of a broken puzzle. Lucas's distance. His strange meetings. The bruises he'd tried to hide. The late-night phone calls that ended with him slamming the phone down.
"He was investigating your father's company," Victoria continued, her voice thin. "Your father had been involved with a dangerous trafficking ring, Selena. Lucas found evidence that implicates your father in crimes that could send him to prison for life. And when Lucas tried to protect you by burying that evidence, the criminals threatened you. So he created a lie—made you think he was having an affair with Mia—to make you hate him, to make you leave, to keep you safe."
Selena's hands trembled. "But... why didn't he just tell me the truth?"
"Because he knew you would try to save your father," Victoria said, her eyes glistening. "And that would have put you in their crosshairs. He chose to lose you rather than risk your life."
The chapter weaves between Selena's shock and a flashback to three weeks ago—a rainy night when Lucas stood in the shadows outside her apartment, watching her through the window, his knuckles bleeding from a fight he'd had with one of her father's associates. He had whispered her name, so softly the rain swallowed it. And then he turned and disappeared into the night, choosing to be the villain in her story so she could remain the heroine of her own.
Selena's tears fell silently. All this time she had hated him for his betrayal, but he had been bleeding for her behind a mask of ice. Now the mask was crumbling, and she realized that the real betrayal wasn't his lies—it was her failure to see his pain.
The chapter ends with Selena grabbing her coat, her face set with fierce determination. She had to find him. She had to tell him she knew. And she had to face her father's sins head-on—not run from them.
"Wait," Victoria called as Selena reached the door. "He's not at his penthouse. He's at the old warehouse on 12th Street. The one where he was attacked last week."
Selena's heart clenched. Without a word, she rushed out into the rain.
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**Reader's Impressions & Star Rating:**
Oh, what a raw chapter! My heart aches for both Selena and Lucas. The twist that Lucas wasn't truly unfaithful, but was sacrificing his own happiness to protect Selena from her father's criminal entanglements—that hit me hard. It's a bittersweet revelation that pulls back the curtain on so much pain. The writing was taut with emotion, and the flashback scene was beautifully crafted. I give this chapter a solid ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4.8 / 5 Stars. The only reason it's not a perfect 5 is I want to see Selena's father confronted directly—but that's just my impatience for the next part!
**Next Chapter Prediction:**
I believe in Chapter 165, Selena will storm into that warehouse—and she'll find Lucas wounded, perhaps cornered by the criminals she didn't know existed. The reunion will be explosive, full of tears, confessions, and a fierce decision to fight together. But will her father try to stop her? Or will Lucas push her away again for her own safety? I'm predicting a cliffhanger where they are forced to go on the run together, rekindling their trust in the darkest hour.
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