Chapter 1272

Why did it still hurt so much, even though it was all in the past? I dug my fingertips into my palm, using the pain to remind myself to control my emotions and not lose composure. Dorothea was right here, and I couldn't let Ernest sense any opportunity. But my heart kept sinking deeper. I could hear Dorothea's angry reprimand. "Bruce, have you thought this through? Are you really going to oppose me for that insignificant woman? "Since you've said it like this, I'll clarify my stance—as long as I'm here, I will never allow that woman into the Harold family!" "Madam Harold, I've always held you in the highest regard. I've never opposed you, nor would I dare," Bruce said, bowing and adopting the most respectful posture as he spoke the most determined words. "But I swore that I would marry no one but her in this lifetime, and I will keep that vow." My heart tightened painfully again. Bruce had once promised me that he would never marry Cindy, but now he was swearing that he would mar