“We just need to be patient.” John sighed and patted Robyn’s shoulder reassuringly. “Healing is a long process, and we shouldn’t rush things.”

Robyn smiled. “I’m glad you’re so optimistic, John. Anne is so lucky to have you.”

John chuckled when he heard this. “I don’t agree with that.”

Sometimes, he would wonder if it was he who dragged Anne down.

After getting to know Anne’s social circle, John realized that she should never have settled down with someone as mundane as him.

All of Anne’s friends were members of the social elite. Luna, for instance, hailed from a powerful family even though she had, at one point, been adopted by the Gibsons.

Bonnie, on the other hand, was the heiress to a massive fortune.

would be easy for her to settle down with a rich, powerful man who could afford

on the other hand, was just a regular man. Although he was ambitious and possessed skills that

like Anne.

had not chosen him…perhaps she would

all his fault. He failed to protect her

spiraling thoughts. This was not the first time John blamed himself for Anne’s downfall. “Anne chose you because you made her happy. Happiness is subjective, and you can’t be the judge of someone else’s happiness. As long as she

if she had chosen to be with someone rich, he’d be able

it’s not like that. Besides, once you ace this pitch, you’ll be able to afford her surgeries, won’t you? There’s

sighed and continued, “Stop overthinking. Is the alcohol playing tricks on you? Should I make you a

forced him to drink, she had

was used to drinking from all the social obligations he had to attend to, so he built up

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