The only solution would only be to prove that she and Aurum had not slept together. Only then could she feel a sense of resolution. Otherwise, the matter would remain pressing on her heart.

"I feel personally responsible for what happened. Gale, actually, I came to talk to you..."

After a long pause, Aurum finally said, "Goodbye."

Gale was shocked and met his gaze. "Goodbye?"

What did he mean? Where was Aurum going? Was he leaving Sea City? Why?

"Yes. I'm leaving, Gale." Aurum smiled faintly.

"To where? On a business trip?"

"No, permanently leaving Sea City."

Gale guessed why Aurum was leaving. Sure enough, she heard Aurum say, "Since waking up last night, I've been thinking about what I can do to minimize the impact of this matter and to not affect your relationship with Shawn and your life together with him.

"Gale, you and Shawn have been married for many years, you have children together. You can't ruin it all because of this. Joshua has just been reclaimed by the Wood fam