“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.

his arms. “I’m more than willing to treat

said nothing, merely pursing her lips and sniffling

 

and cheerful by nature. Whenever problems befell her, she would always

she would break down and feel worn out from

and the children, but now that she was in a warm embrace and had a firm shoulder to lean on, she

you’ll never have to be afraid of anything.”

her mouth but couldn’t speak. She dared not tell him that she was now being blackmailed by

him to know that she was now being forced to marry someone. She did not want him to know that they had threatened to release all the pictures and

and only Zachary Nacht. Even if Michael could help her

enough. I can’t afford to burden him

him—not especially when he may end up having to deal with someone like

can’t rope him into

believe any of that. Knowing you, you’d never turn back

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