In the end, he lacked the courage to tell Pierre anything. Just recently, he read from a book that relayed the hardships women went through during pregnancy. Not only did they have to go through a lot of pain during pregnancy, but going into labor would put them in a life-and-death situation.

No matter the circumstances, Meredith was the one who gave life to him and his brother after going through all the hardships. Therefore, he decided that as her son, he should at least try to defend her even though she might have done something bad.

While humans had a choice in everything, they didn't have a say in who their parents were. Although it was frustrating, he knew to accept the cards that fate dealt him. With that, he steeled his resolve. In the meantime, Meredith forced a smile as she approached Pierre. "How are your injuries, Pierre? I was worried sick."

"They're alright."

Silence descended after that. Such was their interaction all along. Although four years could be a long time, they merely met each other a few times, and only ever exchanged a few lines.

was also a victim in the sense that her wedding was no more despite the fact that she had been happily planning it. Having failed when she was just one step

that, she was in fact trying to secure from him a promise, as she did

his lips, Pierre replied,

so much so that she nearly toppled over while backing away from him. Casting her a glance, he was aware that it was cruel of him to tell her that,

she failed to

I will never marry

were playing tricks on her as soon as she heard what he said. However, him repeating himself served to shatter all delusions she had. Thrown off by the revelation, she remained rooted to her spot, unable to recover from the shock.

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