Chapter 24

As Daniel sat alone in his prison cell, he kept wondering how Gemma felt three years ago when she was in his shoes. Had she felt despair? Or pain? Did Gemma's heart feel like it was being shredded by blades, just as his was now? Who knew someone as selfish as Daniel could still feel such a thing as regret? Gemma had said she'd wanted to go to Shineapolis with Daniel and her grandmother. It was Daniel's fault for losing Gemma in the end. When Gemma returned to the small town, Jennifer held a birthday party for her. The theme was "Rebirth". Many people joined the party that evening. There were their customers, their neighbors, as well as those they'd helped before. They partied late into the night before Gemma returned to her comfy bed. Monica had lost her sanity after Daniel's brutal revenge on her. She couldn't answer a single question from the prosecution. All she remembered was that she didn't want to go back to the asylum. But in the end, that was what Monica got—she was se