Chapter 145

Samuel asked. “But Owen didn’t hurt Soph, did he?

11 Samuel had figured out things sooner, perhaps things wouldn’t have spiraled to the point of no return.

Billy slowly loosened his grip on Samuel’s collar and sat back down on the couch. He no longer sounded angry. Instead, his voice was filled with resignation. “Don’t you get it? Shirley is married. It’s over between you two.”

Samuel thought about what he had seen at Blackwood Manor this morning and closed his eyes in pain. He remained silent for a long time.

When Billy saw Samuel’s pale, exhausted face, his anger gradually subsided.

“I’ve said my piece. I hope you can understand who you should really be protecting.”

With that, Billy stood up and left the living room.

Samuel sat there for a long time and didn’t move. The last thing that Billy told him lingered in his ears

up. He went to

hugging a teddy bear. Her body was curled up, and her sleeping

at her. He had always felt sorry for her. Whenever he saw how comfortable and well–off Shirley was,

Billy told him, he reached out and tucked a strand of hair behind Sophia’s ear, revealing a beautiful, innocent

she wasn’t as stunning as Shirley, her adorable appearance

couldn’t help but observe Shirley’s every move. It filled him with guilt and

Now that he finally drove her away for good,

someone else while he was gone for a week she didn’t even give

it would have taken him

he hadn’t heard the news of Shirley getting married after returning to the country, perhaps he wouldn’t have realized his

for so long, things had become a habit. Even if she hadn’t gotten married, it wouldn’t be long before he realized how important she was to Jim. Maybe another two weeks or a few days, he would have figured

most brutal method to break his heart. She ended their relationship in the

of love and time spent together–gone just like

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