Chapter 6

Hearing the news, only one voice screamed in my mind— [She’ll kill us all!] [Get away!] [Divorce her!] Those were Mrs. Lee’s last words to me. After that day, I’d never seen her again. Only one person knew what happened that night. I started avoiding Blair. Late at night, I’d often pick up our photo. In the picture, she looked gentle and serene, her delicate features always touched with a hint of melancholy. I remembered our first meeting. On a dark, freezing night, I’d been drunk, hit by a car at a corner, and left in the snow. If she hadn’t found me, I might not have survived. Our backgrounds were vastly different. Many women had pursued me over the years. But I knew, deep down, that without her, I wouldn’t have made it through that winter. The hit-and-run driver used fake plates and was never caught. But my misfortune had brought me my greatest love. My parents had initially opposed the marriage, but my business success eased their concerns. To make Blair feel secure, I’d rarely vi