Livia narrated calmly with her head down, as if experiencing the pain of the past all over again.

“Was it my fault? Not long after we broke up, Nathaniel came to apologize. He said that he knew who drugged that glass of wine. His mother was the one who did it. He said that he was willing to marry me and hoped that I would forgive his mother. I was already pregnant at that time. I didn’t know what to do. I told him that I was pregnant with another man’s child and asked him if he was still willing to marry me.”

Nicole’s eyes flickered, and her expression grew slightly cold.

“He refused?”

Livia shook her head. She held back the tears in her eyes and took a deep breath.

“He hesitated for a minute and agreed. During that minute, I stood in front of him feeling like I was being lynched. I felt like my life had never been so miserable. I’d rather go back and marry Keith than have anything to do with that man. At least, I don’t love Keith, so he can’t hurt me. But for Nathaniel, he was th