“It has nothing to do with Zachary. I cut myself by accident.”

Acting like everything was okay, Serenity said to Elisa, “Elisa, the thing about me and Zachary…”

“I don’t blame you, Seren. You don’t have to explain or apologize to me. It’s not like we just met. I’m only furious that Zachary lied to both of us. He made a monkey out of us cousins.”

Moments ago, Jasmine had told Elisa the whole story about Serenity finding out Zachary’s identity. Elisa’s heart went out to her cousin who was fooled the whole time.

“Seren, I gave up on Zachary a long time ago. I got over Zachary the moment I found out he was married. I feel more at peace after I backed off and stopped thinking about him for a while. Don’t let me come in the way of your decision. Lying aside, he’s someone you can spend the rest of your life with.

“Of course, since he played you like a fiddle, I hope you take your time in forgiving him. At least, make him suffer for a bit.”

Now that Elisa thought about it, she was