Chapter 36

"Just let me know if my mom is bothering you," William said.

Linda laughed. "And what good would that do? When she was abducted four years ago, didn't you immediately think I was behind it?"

The mention of the incident from four years ago made William's expression harden. "I misunderstood you

back then. I'm sorry, Linda-"

"That's enough," Linda interrupted sharply. "If a simple 'sorry' could erase the pain I've been through these

past four years and make up for all the suffering, I might as well be dead.

"William, I loved you for over a decade. During our four years of marriage, I dreamed countless times that you'd remember I was the one who saved you back then, but you never did. "Again and again, you took my words as attempts to manipulate you and treated my sincerity like dirt, trampling it underfoot.

"I remember it all clearly. I didn't return for revenge, and I have no plans to do anything to you.

"The years I spent loving you were my own foolish choice. The hardship I went through was what I

deserved.

make up for the past. Everything was too late by the time you remembered. Our relationship already ended on that winter day four years ago, amid

wish you well, but

there, dumbfounded. "Linda,

doesn't matter now if you knew or not. It's all

him was gone, and he no longer mattered.

and walked away

accept it, I'll always care about

"Do as you please.

set out to create a scene at

from people online. However, William acted differently. He immediately released the full footage from that night

had been acting erratically since Linda's

that, too, seeing it as his way to make

in the vice president's office, watching the

conference.

everything they could to pry details from William. Cameras

questions

"So

what?" Linda replied dismissively.

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