Chapter 6

At that moment, looking at the two documents, Luke remembered everything. That day, when I asked if he still remembered his promise, this was what I meant. He sank to his knees, gripping his hair, pulling at it with frantic force. He couldn't understand how everything had come to this. We had loved each other so deeply, and we've been so happy. When had it all gone wrong? Was it the moment he agreed to Jenny's request to take care of Susan? The first time he entered Susan's room? Or the day Susan announced her pregnancy, and he fastened the diamond necklace around her neck? Covering his face, muffled sobs escaped through Luke's fingers. "Scarlett, I'm sorry… Did I really lose you?" By then, I was already on the speedboat I had arranged in advance, gliding down a tributary toward another city. I had used the pretense of a birthday solo cruise to stage a meticulously planned "accident" and free myself from the Graham family for good. When I stepped out of the airport, I spotted my