"This isn't just pride talking!"
Leona Grant's voice suddenly rose as he spoke with agitation. "I don't want us to be apart! I don't want you to marry another man. We can be together, so why do we have to separate?"
The rims of his eyes grew even redder. "It doesn't matter if you don't love me. This time, let it be my turn to love you. The odds of meeting the right person in a lifetime are already so low, and the odds of falling in love in this vast sea of people are even lower. Are we really going to let each other go so easily? Annabelle Linton, I can't do it."
"I don't believe you can do it either. Can you really throw away over twenty years of history just like that? I know you're angry with me. I'll do everything I can to make it up to you. Will that be enough?"
