Meredith never told him any of those. In fact, she only revealed her innermost thoughts while under pressure, as she no longer had a care in decorum and saving face. All she wanted was for him to stay, as well as for her to be able to hold him.

Pierre never knew she had feelings for him, as he assumed she wanted to marry him because of the children as well as the status that she could gain. He didn't expect it to be an act out of love. However, he still stood firm in his conviction. "But I don't love you."

Once again dumbstruck, Meredith let go of him. His words cut like knives, with every cut creating a bone-deep gash that drew blood.

"Let's end things here. You can come visit the children anytime you like. I can guarantee that nobody will stop you. Other than that, because you are the mother of my children, you can come to me if you ever need help. I promise I'll help you to the best of my abilities."

The terms he laid out were his bottomline. There were things that he wished not to bring up. Considering the fact that Meredith must've known about the wedding beforehand, he came to her in hopes of hearing the truth from her, but she betrayed nothing.

own wedding. It was Meredith's choice to step onto the aisle without his consent, so its doomed outcome was but

used to be infatuated with. After a long while, she questioned, "Is this because of her?" Turning around to meet her with a frown on

knew of Pierre's

time to come to terms with the truth. Turning around to leave, he seemed to have recalled something

that. Her eyes darted around in panic as she recalled the eerie sight of

bruises on her. It was a frightening sight to behold, which made Selena feel sorry for her. Holding Juniper's hand, she was on the verge of tears

could still recall back when Juniper was a baby, and she was so tiny while in her arms, but she already grew up so much since then. Back then, she used to hope that Juniper would grow up faster, but

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