Chapter 241

Sebastian had once been jealous of how Shane had so easily gotten everything he'd ever wanted. Now, it turned out that he had been the reason for Valeria's scar—and all her suffering. "That year, why did you decide to break up with me without saying a word? I received your letter about a year after I returned from studying abroad," Sebastian said. Once, when he'd been drunk, he'd tried to call her number—only to find out it was already out of service. Sebastian continued, "At a class reunion, I asked about you. Our classmates said you were sick and had taken a break from Stredview University…" It turned out she had already been pregnant at that time. He had always avoided confronting the truth of his relationship with Jane—never even daring to say her name aloud. Then, one day, he met someone who reminded him of her, and instead of facing the past, he pursued that woman as a way to escape it. At that moment, Sebastian couldn't bring himself to look into Valeria's eyes. He