Chapter 19

From that day on, it was as if Lester had truly lost his soul. Back when Margaret was still alive, even though he hated Scarlett, there was something about the fire in Scarlett's eyes that slowly wore down his defenses. While torturing her, he found himself inexplicably drawn in. He refused to admit she affected him, but he couldn't bring himself to let her go either. It wasn't until Margaret's death that he finally woke up and let Scarlett go. Just as Margaret had asked him to do so many times when she was still alive. After that, he no longer cared. No matter how much Scarlett kicked up a fuss, he remained unmoved. Because the day Margaret died, a piece of him had died with her. He knew he had done wrong, so he was going to spend the rest of his life trying to atone for it. He never loved anyone again. The woman he lost on that rooftop would be the only woman he would ever love in his life. In their memories, their most beautiful and most painful moments all took place on