She never loved him from beginning to end.
The youngest dignitary in the capital was the card she chose. She spent three years arranging a divorce and used his resources to bring down the Gu family.
He sent the necklace to be located, stood downstairs for three hours without daring to knock on the door, and recorded thirty-three heartbeats.
She wiped off the places he touched every night and kept the jewelry clearly separated in preparation for a divorce.
"Did you ever for even a second—" "No."
He thought he was the hunter, but he didn't know that she was the chess player from day one.
The moment the chess piece was put down, the chessboard shattered.
From beginning to end, I never loved it. Not once.
