“What are you looking at?” Michael walked over and asked.

“Nothing. Let’s go.”

Charlotte furrowed her brows, feeling heavy-hearted. I’m disappointed in you, Hector.

Back then, you said it was your parents who wanted to cancel our marriage and that whatever happened between you and Luna was a moment of drunken stupor.

So, what about now?

Just the day before yesterday, you swore to protect me. But look at you, cheating with Helena now.

You’re nothing but a scumbag!

“What’s wrong, Charlotte?” Michael asked, noticing how absent-minded she appeared. “Don’t worry about Luna. She’s always been a nutcase. I even told you back then not to hang around with someone as wicked as her.”

The woman let out a sigh and turned to him. “You’re the only one among all my friends who haven’t changed, Michael,” she lamented.

Yup. Hector, Helena, and Luna—they’re all different now.

 

as pure-hearted

he ruffled her hair gently. “You haven’t eaten much just now, have

Let’s find a nice, quiet place to sit down.” Charlotte

some fresh air

them to the seaside and wound down the window. Then, while gazing into the night sky full of stars,

own for the past four years,

years of living a simple and stain-free life felt like

long turned into a white

of her many dark pasts and ugly rumors, the woman was

she couldn’t bring herself

selfish and use him as a

simply wasn’t

mind that you’re not willing to talk to me about,” Michael said as he held her hand. “I don’t care what you’ve been through. All I want is to be your shelter and

But instead of giving in, she hugged him and put on a relaxed expression. “Why would you need to be my shelter?

“Charlotte…”

think we’ve done enough for

with Michael—if it weren’t for

was destined to

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