I don't regret helping Lilian after she returned to Velaridge City.
What I regretted…
Was failing to understand my own feelings sooner.
And hurting Alicia because of it.
If I could go back and choose again, I would still help Lilian establish herself professionally.
But I would never maintain private contact with her again.
And I would have told Alicia everything honestly from the very beginning.
Unfortunately…
What was done could no longer be undone.
I lowered my eyes slightly as I stepped onto the aircraft stairs.
The day I publicly announced our marriage—
Was also the exact same day Alicia asked me for a divorce.
Even now, I could still remember the expression on her face that night.
Calm.
Too calm.
As though she had already given up completely.
The moment she said the word "divorce," it felt as if something inside my chest had been struck violently.
For the first time in years…
I felt afraid.
Was everything I did afterward already too late?
