Chapter 132

Hearing all that, Victoria couldn't help but feel a dull ache in her chest. No matter how much resentment she used to hold against him, in this moment, she just couldn't bring herself to blame him. "Forget it," she sighed softly, her face clouded with a kind of quiet sorrow. Her eyes, full of conflicted emotion, drifted toward Henry across the table. After sitting in silence for a bit, she finally gathered the courage to say what she'd been holding back. "Since we're going to be in-laws soon... no, we already are, I hope we can let go of the past and get along. We'll see a lot of each other from now on, and I really don't want outsiders saying there's tension between our families." She had already made up her mind. Holding onto grudges forever wasn't doing anyone any good. Henry met her gaze, eyes still, saying nothing. Thinking his silence meant agreement, Victoria went on, "Let's just let the past be the past. Whatever happened before, just treat it like it vanished into thin air. I