Chapter 20

Marissa's gaze dropped, and she didn't say a word. But a moment later, she broke into a cold laugh. "You're right. At first, I did want revenge. Because I couldn't accept it. I couldn't accept that all those years of my love for you had been brutally trampled on. Even more so, I couldn't accept that I gave up my sight for five years—for your sake—just to end up in such a pathetic state. "I hated you to the core. Nothing you ever do will make me forget the pain you left behind. Whether you call it love or obsession, it doesn't matter anymore. But hear me say this one last time." She looked Joshua dead in the eye. Her eyes were eerily calm, clearer than they had ever been. "Joshua Colman, I don't love you anymore. I don't even hate you. I just want you to stay as far away from me as possible." Joshua stared into her eyes, desperately searching for any trace of a lie. But no matter how long he searched, it came to no avail. Crushed by disappointment and despair, he finally murmured, "