Chapter 5

The butler wiped away his tears, looking at me with sympathy.

I gazed at my father's peaceful face, sobbing uncontrollably.

Suddenly, it felt as if a rusty knife had sliced through my heart, and my chest filled with an icy chill.

Eventually, my vision went dark, and I collapsed from exhaustion.

I once thought Alec and I could live happily ever after, but reality always seemed to hit me hard.

Since college, I had always had feelings for Alec.

But back then, Alec was dating Isadora, so I could only keep my burning crush a secret.

Later, because Isadora was born out of wedlock, the Carlisle family looked down on her and refused to let Alec marry her.

At that time, Isadora had an opportunity to study dance abroad, so she proactively broke up with Alec and left the country.

It was during this period that the Carlisle family took notice of my family's influence and proposed an arranged marriage to completely sever Alec's attachment to Isadora.