“It’s all my fault.” Michael felt extremely remorseful. “Your father would’ve still been alive and well had I not left H City and cut everyone off like that.”

“It has nothing to do with you,” Charlotte replied, taking a deep breath. “I guess this is fate.”

“You never used to say such things.” His heart ached as he gazed at the woman he once loved. “It must have been tough on you these few years.”

“Well, it hasn’t been that bad. It’s just that…” She suppressed her urge to tell him the truth and hurriedly changed the subject. “Have you come back to see Helena and Mr. Brown, Michael?”

“I came back for you,” the man answered, staring into her eyes. “After hearing what you’ve been going through, I decided to come back and see if I’d be able to help you in any way.”

“Don’t be so nice to me,” she couldn’t help but reply chokingly. “I’d only feel guilty if you treat me so nicely.”

She turned to look at his hands on the steering wheel. The man wore a glove on his left hand to conceal the fact that he didn’t have a ring finger.

That finger was supposed to be where he would wear a wedding ring one day, but he had lost it because of her.

he hurriedly pulled her into his arms. “I’m more than willing to treat you

pursing her lips and sniffling

 

Whenever problems befell her, she would

down and feel worn out

showed such feelings in front of Mrs. Berry and the children, but now that she was in a warm embrace

afraid of anything.” Michael kissed her hair.

by the mother-daughter

want him to know that they had threatened to release all

not reveal how she had been forced to sign a debt repayment contract with the one and only Zachary Nacht.

owe Michael enough. I can’t afford to burden

can’t make more enemies for him—not especially when he

can’t rope him into

Michael. “I’ll never believe any of that. Knowing you, you’d never turn

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